Fury of Dracula is a hidden-movement, deduction, and cooperative board game in which one player controls Dracula, while the other players control four vampire hunters. The hunters try to track Dracula secretly across Europe and defeat him before he can increase his influence enough to win. Dracula secretly moves along a hidden trail and places encounters to hinder the hunters.

Four Vs. One The Race To Find Dracula

Four vampire hunters travel Europe to find where Dracula is hiding. In this cooperative game the board is a map of Europe, with the hunters openly moving between cities while Dracula secretly moves from location to location, leaving clues and triggering events behind. The hunters must work together to investigate encounters, and deduce Dracula’s Hidden trail before the three-week counter reaches its end. Meanwhile, Dracula tries to evade the hunters, place encounters in his trail, and complete his plans before they can find him.

Fury of Dracula is a 2-5 player game. When there are fewer than five players, the hunters are divided among the players, so all four hunters are still used.

Asymmetric characters: Each character has unique abilities, strengths, and playstyles. Dracula and the hunters have completely different objectives and ways of interacting with the game.

Dracula moves secretly across the board, lays traps and encounters, and tries to avoid detection while advancing his plans.

Lord Godalming can support others and endure dangerous encounters.

Dr. John Seward specialises in investigation and gathering information to help locate Dracula.

Van Helsing is an experienced vampire hunter with abilities to confront supernatural threats.

Mina Harker can use her abilities to support investigation and track Dracula.

Resource and transport: Hunters manage their limited resources while moving around Europe. They need to decide how to spend their available cards and actions while choosing between different methods of transportation. Item cards and other effects help hunters deal with Dracula and Respond to the information they uncover during the hunt. The combination of movement choices and resource management creates much of the strategic decision-making for the hunters.

Area Control: The board is divided into seven regions: Brittanica, Iberia, Gallia, Germania, Italia, Austro-Hungaria and Baltica. These groups of contiguous cities, divided also by colour can help the players determine where, or where not is dracula. Mina Harker, can use her ability “physic Bond” to ask if Dracula is in the same region as she is.

Dracula’s Deck and tokens: Dracula uses different decks to represent their movement, select encounters and threats and attack. When encounters discover a location containing one of the cards, the card is revealed and its effect is resolved. Dracula also has several types of tokens that allow him to represent the consequences of his actions. These tokens create uncertainty for the hunters because they provide clues about Dracula’s activities

Night/Day and week Counter: Each round in the game is divided between night and day phases, with certain abilities and effects changing depending on the time of day. This creates different strategic opportunities for both Hunters and Dracula. The week counter tracks how many weeks have passed since the beginning of the hunt. Dracula’s influence and the hunters’ urgency increase as the game continues.

Vampire encounters and Combats

These encounters can represent vampires or other supernatural threats that Dracula has left behind. The hunters must resolve the effects of the encounter, which can cause damage, impose conditions, or create additional problems for the group.

A combat happens when a hunter and Dracula, or a hunter and another enemy occupy the same location. Combat is resolved through a series of rounds in which the players choose combat cards and apply their effects. The outcome depends on the cards played, the characters involved, and their abilities and current condition.

How to win at Fury of Dracula

The hunters win by finding and defeating Dracula before he can gain enough influence to win the game. Dracula wins by accumulating enough influence to reach the required amount on the influence track.

FAQ

Q: Can we still play the game if we are less than five people?

A: The game is originally designed for 2-5 players. One player controls Dracula, while other players control the hunters. With fewer players, one player may control multiple hunters.

Q: How long does a game of Fury of Dracula take?

A: A game typically takes around 2-3 hours to complete. Although the duration can vary depending on the number of players and familiarity with the rules.

Q: Can Dracula revisit a Location?

A: Yes, if the location card has left the trail, Dracula can return to a previous location. Dracula can use his movement options to make his trail harder for the hunters to investigate.

Q: Can I change the hunters’ starting locations?

A: Technically, no. If you are playing with the standard rules, the hunters have specific starting locations. So you should not change them unless you are using a house rule or variant.

Q: Can Dracula heal?

A: Yes. Dracula has ways to recover blood depending on the circumstances and cards available to him.