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Rhydings @hitlistvideo.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

This week, we're playing Eggs In A Basket, and things go off the rails very quickly. Our storyteller is @hardclaim.com and this is certainly a game not to miss. youtu.be/Y5VjuARmpLk #botc #bloodontheclocktower

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Snakes in a Basket | Blood on the Clocktower | Player POV Gameplay | Hit List Video

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Rhydings @hitlistvideo.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

This week, we dive back into @hardclaim.com with Viva La Sam with Manny's script "Outed Evil". We have started with a Wizard making a big splash and more high-jinks to follow. youtu.be/xO-Bmgm9zOQ #botc #bloodontheclocktower

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A Fisherman’s Tough Choice | Outed Evil | Blood on the Clocktower | Player POV Gameplay

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

"Well guys, you're gonna have to learn his f*cking name now." I went on a rant at the Zohran Mamdani event last night, against billionaires who spent millions to try and stop a guy whose name they refuse to correctly pronounce. Watch/share/subscribe to Zeteo: zeteo.com/subscribe

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mags @chillamags.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

What a fun time talking all things Clocktower with @vivalasam.bsky.social! Now my friends know all my secrets 🤣 Time for some new strats! youtu.be/KCX7Qx5XQMs?...

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Hard Claim with special guest Mags

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 17/06/2025

People also tend to vastly overestimate how difficult the game is to learn. They hear that it's "complicated werewolf", but the starting edition is taught in about 5 minutes and is basically "learn as you go," between having the script in front of you and a Storyteller to ask questions as needed.

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God @thegodshow.com · 15/06/2025

Donold’s 79th birthday parade was a pitiful failure. The No Kings protests were a massive success.

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Stephen Fishbach @stephenfishbach.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

You see how wrong it is about the subjects you do know, and can extrapolate how wrong it is about everything else.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 30/05/2025

I try to avoid Clocktower discussion on Reddit in general (I often fail at this), but I have especially learned to avoid madness discussions there especially. It's genuinely awful, lol.

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Chris Grace @chrisgrace.com · 02/05/2025

When you play Clocktower with strangers you establish histories that you can connect with a year later. “Sorry where did we meet?” “I was the Washerwoman that saw you as Sage but you were actually the Spy” “Oh but you were pithagged into Drunk and got Fang Gu jumped and then we won together!”

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 29/04/2025

Final Three Con was fantastic. You should attend if you get a chance. I'm not experiencing so much con drop thankfully, but it'll be a bit before a recover my energy. I'm already thinking of things to do next year!

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 25/04/2025

Hard Claim live from Final Three Con with special guest @eddgabriel.bsky.social starts in less than an hour, and we'll be streaming on Twitch!

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 23/04/2025

It's a couple of days early but we've arrived in DC for Final Three Con!

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 22/04/2025

If you ever wanted insight into the kind of person I am, I have no less than three grocery store/supermarket simulators in my Steam library.

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Final Three Con @final3con.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

We know Storytelling is hard, and situations can come up that you’re not prepared for. That’s why we asked some Storytellers in our community to answer some questions about situations they’ve dealt with, and give their best advice as experienced Storytellers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Iwk...

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 10/04/2025

Wow, 30,000 views. Thanks to everyone who watches our content, and especially a big thanks to @ninjanina.bsky.social who does the heavy lifting with editing and graphics.

A screenshot from an email from YouTube that reads, "Hard Claim With Viva La Sam, you're nearly 30K views! Woo-hoo! You're almost there. Keep the great content coming and watch your views grow. Check out how far you've come. You've created 100 videos*."

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 01/04/2025

It's almost as if not having due process has bad outcomes.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 28/03/2025

Hard Claim is now on Patreon! If you want to help monetarily help support some of the things we do, in exchange you can get benefits such as a members-only Discord channel, early access to videos, shout outs on streams, and credits in YouTube videos! www.patreon.com/HardClaim

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Weekly streams, weekly game videos, weekly player interviews

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Steve Hofstetter @stevehofstetter.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Sometimes it feels like the whole world is full of fascists. And then you perform at a rock club in Tallahassee where you’re reminded there are more allies than you realize. Thank you, 926 Bar. I needed that reminder today.

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Nina Turner @ninaturner.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Mahmoud Khalil is a legal, permanent U.S. resident and is granted protection under the First Amendment. He is currently being detained without being charged with a crime. The reason for his arrest was due to his political speech. This is a violation of the First Amendment.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 11/03/2025

Losing weight has definitely helped me storytell in person better. It can be very hard on the feet!

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 10/03/2025

AEW Revolution: I think people are blowing the ending out of proportion (and also skipping over the actual closing moments of the show). It wasn't great, but it's not near as bad as people are saying. With that said, it's undeniable that Toni/Mariah should have gone on last.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 25/02/2025

For some time now I've tried to not make my Clocktower games linger too long (2 hours max) but lately I've made an effort to speed up my games even more and I've loved the result. Max of 4 or 5 minutes for whispers, even in large games. The game was designed for this and it's great.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 11/02/2025

It was more so the followup post Chris Grace posted. The number of bad faith replies were astounding, lol. I was blocked by at least one person, and downvoted by several others, lol.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 11/02/2025

People like that seriously think they have the moral high ground because they're more "inclusive" than those preaching inclusion. I thought about asking how they would feel if someone joined while wearing a swastika but thought better of it.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 10/02/2025

Apparently the many hours I spend each week talking to who knows how many people, interviewing dozens of people for a podcast, talking to event and convention organizers, community leaders, etc. are not sufficient.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 10/02/2025

My favorite part is being told I should re-evaluate something that I know for a fact very many people see as toxic behavior and sometimes downright triggering (lying about something someone else said in private.) Guess I should get involved in more Clocktower discussions! :D

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 10/02/2025

I love a good Clocktower discussion, but it's been clear multiple times over that the game's subreddit is quite often a terrible place for it.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 06/02/2025

Great thread. The idea that YouTube is rewriting our language should really have more people up in arms.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 31/01/2025

I'll be heading out for the weekend to go to WWE Royal Rumble, but the Hard Claim stream will be in good hands tonight as @ninjanina.bsky.social takes over!

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 31/01/2025

For those keeping track at home, this would actually be the third chance!

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Final Three Con @final3con.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Introducing the team behind Final Three Con! Check out our latest Youtube video where you can meet everyone who is working on making this convention the best it can be: buff.ly/3WxXNPm

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 30/01/2025

I never claimed that you claimed that you did. This is why this back and forth is pointless.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 30/01/2025

I suppose if Adam had a time machine and didn't incriminate himself, that would work. At least before that point, there was more benefit of doubt about what was going on.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 30/01/2025

For legal criminal matters in the US, sure. Adam is based in the UK, this probably isn't even a legally civil matter (but I'm not a lawyer)...but, it turns out, not all wrong actions in this world are based on law.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 30/01/2025

You do not have a monopoly on being a survivor of SA. I know too many people, including myself, who also fall into this category. I've already pointed out the abuse. Believe it or don't.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 30/01/2025

It's difficult to follow the gish gallop. We could go back and forth until the end of the time and not get anywhere new. If the pattern that is there is not a concern to you, then no amount of reiterating them from me, or pointing out immaterial excusing Adam from yourself, is going to help.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 30/01/2025

I can assure you that this matter won't be left alone. The #MeToo movement wouldn't even have happened if we merely expected and trusted the "correct authorities" (whoever that may be) to sort through everything, and we didn' demand platforms not signal boost known abusers.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 30/01/2025

X doesn't owe you or anyone else a damn thing. And they want to say something, they can. By appearances, it seems like they would prefer to move on.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 30/01/2025

Abuse of power was literally Adam's wording. More specifically, "...sometimes abusing the relative power of my celebrity..." Both then and now involve self-admitted having some level of power over another, and falsely claiming to be in an open relationship to get his way.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 30/01/2025

This is a strawman because Adam kept doing this behavior even as he publicly admitted to it, and then continued some of this behavior with X (as proved by Adam in his own video.) I don't think we need to engage in revisionist history.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 30/01/2025

This will already be his 3rd chance. The 2nd chance was already highly questionable, but people are eager to believe in a redemption arc and overlook victims. Instead of giving him yet another chance, we should be questioning those platforming someone with a known and continued pattern of abuse.

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Viva La Sam @hardclaim.com · 30/01/2025

Yes, this is easily searchable online. He publicly apologized for manipulating women in October 2017 (while he was doing this, more women claim he was still engaging in this behavior.) He published an entire article the following February saying he deserved having his life and career ruined.

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Almost 20 years ago, a doctor on TV was asked, "Isn't 12 a little early for a kid to be deciding to transition?" And her response was, "It's old enough for them to decide that it's not worth living anymore if they can't." That was the only argument I ever needed to hear about gender affirming care.

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