In the near-distant future, after years of war and famine, a global pandemic kills most of the world’s population. Those that survive are transformed by the virus, unlocking a latent genetic code. Now, the world is ruled by the three original species of planet earth: Vampires, Werewolves and super Humans. BANE is a three-suited competitive card game, where the suits represent powerful races (humans, vampires and werewolves), each hunting another, locked in a conflict for dominance. The Order of Prey (who hunts who) is similar to rock-paper-scissors: Humans hunt Werewolves Werewolves hunt Vampires Vampires hunt Humans Cards are played to a board in what is called an engagement. Similar to a trick-taking game, once all players put a card into play one winner is determined using the Order of Prey (described above). Cards also have a ranking, called Speed. Unlike other trick-taking games (such as Spades) a player may not play a card whose speed matches that of a card already in play - thus allowing players to 'speed block' other players. There are eight speeds, represented by numbers in the upper-left corner of each card. Example: After all cards are played during an engagement, Bob sees that his Pack Alpha (Werewolf, Speed 1) is the fastest. He will thus be able to take a trophy from another player, as long as there is a Vampire in play (because Werewolves hunt Vampires). Taking a trophy means that the player may choose from a pool of face-down cards in front of another player. The round (Hunt) ends when one player is out of cards or trophies. At that time, the deck is shuffled and a new Hunt (round) begins. WINNING THE GAME: Each player tracks their individual score. A Player wins by reaching the MASTERY space on the score track and having more trophies than opponents also in the MASTERY space. There are other elements to the game that add flavor (Special Power cards, a BANE token).