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"Denn die Todten reiten Schnell [For the dead travel fast.]" ~ Bram Stoker, Dracula ~
Europe has fallen victim to an abrupt, paralyzing fear. Rumours of rabid wolves and walking Un-Dead fill industrialized cities and rural villages alike. Corpses are decapitated and burned lest they rise again as newborn vampires. People lock their windows tightly shut at night, even along the warm Mediterranean coast, and adorn their beds with garlic, just to be safe. You are one of the few souls brave enough to openly acknowledge the truth behind the rumours: that somehow, despite all your efforts, Dracula has risen again!
Count Dracula has lived Un-Dead for centuries, if not millennia. He drove the Ottomans out of Romania, and became known as Vlad the Impaler for his brutal, bloody method of dispatching his enemies. He witnessed the devastation of the black plague and the innovations of the Industrial Revolution. He has infinite wealth, infinite cunning, and countless bloodthirsty progeny scattered throughout Europe. He is by far the most legendary and most powerful of all vampires. Yet four brave mortals are now determined to find him and permanently destroy him at any cost.
By day the hunters travel through Europe, searching for any possible clues about Dracula’s whereabouts. By night, they investigate their present locale and prepare for the upcoming day, while their quarry creates new vampires, lays traps for the hunters, and stealthily moves to a new location. Should any hunters find Dracula, or should the Count find them, they will engage in a brutal fight for their lives.
This edition of Fury of Dracula features all-new art and graphic design that complement the game’s intuitive and highly thematic mechanics. Rounds have been broken into day and night: hunters take actions during both, but Dracula can only act at night. Combat is now more streamlined and decisive. Rumor tokens give Dracula new ways to mislead hunters and extend the reach of his influence. The Count triumphs if he advances his influence track to thirteen; if the hunters can defeat him before that happens, they win the game.
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