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* SuddenDeath: Dracula's titular "Fury of Dracula" ability. After three weeks have passed, he will gain influence on every (land) turn, thus putting huge pressure on the hunters who have to act fast or lose.
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* TheChick: Mina was only added as a PlayerCharacter in the second edition, is physically frailer with a permanent Bite token from the last time she met Dracula, and serves a primarily [[SupportPartyMember supporting role]] as a SensorCharacter.
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* TrvelTransformation: Dracula's powers include Escape as Bats and Escape as Mist, both of which are used to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere end combat with the vampire hunters]], and Wolf Form, which lets him travel twice as quickly during the movement phase.
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* TrvelTransformation: TravelTransformation: Dracula's powers include Escape as Bats and Escape as Mist, both of which are used to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere end combat with the vampire hunters]], and Wolf Form, which lets him travel twice as quickly during the movement phase.
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* TrvelTransformation: Dracula's powers include Escape as Bats and Escape as Mist, both of which are used to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere end combat with the vampire hunters]], and Wolf Form, which lets him travel twice as quickly during the movement phase.
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In 2020 a digital edition was released by Nomad Games.
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* SuddenDeath: Dracula's titular "Fury of Dracula" ability. After three weeks have passed, he will gain influence on every (land) turn, turning the tables very much to his favor.
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* SuddenDeath: Dracula's titular "Fury of Dracula" ability. After three weeks have passed, he will gain influence on every (land) turn, turning thus putting huge pressure on the tables very much hunters who have to his favor.act fast or lose.
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* MagikarpPower: Aristocratic vampires have almosts zero combar value when used as trap (they cost the individual hunter exactly one turn and can be cleared out without any special items) but give Dracula 4 influence when matured.
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* ExtraTurn: Dracula can take one with his "Unearthly Swiftness" encounter card.
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* VampiresSleepInCoffins: Aristocratic vampires are shown to lie in those.
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* WeWait: One of Dracula's main strategies is to plant a vampire card in a city. With each round, the card goes further down the trail, until it matures, in this case Dracula gains influence (based on the card 3 or 4).
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Following the basic premise of [[{{TabletopGame/ScotlandYard}} Scotland Yard]], Fury of Dracula is a hidden movement game, where Dracula moves in secrecy and has only to reveal location when the hunters reach his current hideout or with event cards. While the rules of the game have been changed with new editions, the most recent rules from the fourth edition state: the hunters (who always work cooperatively) win if Dracula's hit points reach zero, Dracula wins when the influence track reaches 13.
* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Dracula wins when his influence track reaches 13. This is surely not a coincidence.
* AsymmetricMultiplayer: The game plays completely different for the hunters and for Dracula respectively.
* CannotCrossRunningWater: Downplayed. Dracula CAN cross running water but will lose [=HPs=]. Also he can't place any encounter card.
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* EvilLuddite: Dracula can't travel by rail. This is purely for game balance purposes but has resulted in a lot of snarky {{Fanon}} about why not: is he [[AbsurdPhobia scared of trains?]] So old-fashioned that he doesn't trust them? Just thinks he'd look silly [[VillainsOutShopping sitting & reading a newspaper in first class?]]
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* EvilLuddite: Dracula can't travel by rail. This is purely for game balance purposes but has resulted in a lot of snarky {{Fanon}} fanon about why not: is he [[AbsurdPhobia scared of trains?]] So old-fashioned that he doesn't trust them? Just thinks he'd look silly [[VillainsOutShopping sitting & reading a newspaper in first class?]]
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* InstantWinCondition: One for both sides. Whenever Dracula's [=HP=] reaches zero, the hunters win no matter what anybody is doing, Dracula wins whenever his influence track reaches 13.
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* SuddenDeath: Dracula's titular "Fury of Dracula" ability. After three weeks have passed, he will gain influence on every (land) turn, turning the tables very much to his favor.
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* FightLikeACardPlayer: Combat is handled with a basic card battle mechanic. Hunters have a few stock combat cards like Punch, Dodge and Escape, and can supplement these by finding & exchanging weapons, talismans and special abilities in the course of the game. Dracula has a more varied range of starting cards, including most of the [[ClassicalMovieVampire classic vampire powers]]. All combat cards have various combinations of icons that interact based on a TacticalRockPaperScissors mechanic, so the Hunters' main advantage is in Drac not knowing what other tricks they have up their sleeves, while they (usually) know exactly what he's capable of.
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* FightLikeACardPlayer: Combat is handled with a basic card battle mechanic. Hunters have a few stock combat cards like Punch, Dodge and Escape, and can supplement these by finding & exchanging weapons, talismans and special abilities in the course of the game. Dracula has a more varied range of starting cards, including most of the [[ClassicalMovieVampire classic vampire powers]]. All combat cards have various combinations of icons that interact based on a TacticalRockPaperScissors mechanic, so the Hunters' main advantage is in Drac Dracula not knowing what other tricks they have up their sleeves, while they (usually) know exactly what he's capable of.
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* BackFromTheDead: The game is set after the events of the novel, where Dracula was supposedly KilledOffForReal. Of course, he's ''Dracula'', so it's not a huge shock that He Got Better.
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* BackFromTheDead: The game is set after the events of the novel, where Dracula was supposedly KilledOffForReal. Of course, he's ''Dracula'', so it's not a huge shock that He Got Better.
* FaintingSeer: Mina is one in the novel, and this is represented in-game by her PsychicRadar power requiring another player to be in the same location to tend to her and interpret her visions.
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* HolyBurnsEvil: "Heavenly Host", "Circle of Protection", "Holy Water", "Sacred Bullets", "Crucifix"... some of them deny movement to Dracula or ward him off, while some directly damage him or his minions.
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* TacticalRockPaperScissors: A big part of the combat strategy. Dracula's "Mesmerize" ability will overcome a Hunter's will and leave them vulnerable to being bitten next round... but can be countered by [[GoodOldFisticuffs punching him on the nose]].
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* WoodenStake: A very effective OneHitKill against lesser vampire encounters, though oddly enough it has absolutely no effect in a fight with Dracula.
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The Fury of Dracula is a board game for 2-4 players designed by Stephen Hand and published by Games Workshop in 1987. Fantasy Flight Games released an updated version in 2006 as Fury of Dracula, and a third edition in 2015 by the same name. [=WizKids=] Games released a fourth edition in 2019. The game takes place in Europe during 1898, eight years after the events in Bram Stoker’s novel ''Literature/{{Dracula}}''. One player takes the role of [[{{Dracula}} Count Dracula]], who is seeking revenge by building an army of vampires throughout Europe. The remaining players take the roles of Hunters Abraham Van Helsing, Dr John Seward and Lord Godalming. (In the second and all subsequent editions, Mina Harker was added as a fourth Hunter.) The Hunters, following clues Dracula has left behind, join together to destroy Dracula before he can succeed.
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!!Provides examples of the following tropes:
* AdventureBoardGames: Combines Cooperative, Competitive and Investigative elements; the Hunters are co-operating to figure out where Dracula is hiding, while fighting minions and the FinalBoss himself controlled by Dracula's player.
* TheBigGuy: Lord Godalming, with more Wounds than other [=PCs=] and depicted with a rifle.
* CheatersNeverProsper: Given that the Dracula player acts entirely in secret, it can be extremely hard to tell if they've (intentionally or accidentally) broken the rules, at least until long after they've benefited from it. As an incentive to be careful (or [[NotCheatingUnlessYouGetCaught ensure you aren't caught]]), the penalty for performing an illegal action is ''punishing'' - dropping to 5 health, entirely clearing any encounters you still have on the track, and... [[OhCrap revealing your current location]]. The only slight upside is that clearing the track drops all your Dracula Powers back into the deck without needing to complete their cooldown period, so you have a lot of options to help you [[KnowWhenToFoldEm run away, hide and lick your wounds.]]
* TheChick: Mina was only added as a PlayerCharacter in the second edition, is physically frailer with a permanent Bite token from the last time she met Dracula, and serves a primarily [[SupportPartyMember supporting role]] as a SensorCharacter.
* {{Cooldown}}: Dracula's Power Cards are placed on the trail along with his new location, providing an inbuilt six-turn cooldown period before they drop off the trail and can be re-used.
* TheCorrupter: Dracula's entire goal is to spread a plague of vampiric corruption across Europe.
* CurbStompBattle: A lone Hunter with no weapons against a full-strength Dracula is gonna have a bad time.
* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: Killed Hunters are sent to the nearest hospital, lose their inventory and then waste one day recuperating and one travelling into town. On the plus side, they heal all Wounds and lose any [[WoundThatWillNotHeal Bite tokens]] they had.
* DemotedToExtra: Perhaps surprisingly, the novel's protagonist Jonathan Harker is not a playable character, although he appears as an Ally card the Hunters can draw.
* EvilLuddite: Dracula can't travel by rail. This is purely for game balance purposes but has resulted in a lot of snarky {{Fanon}} about why not: is he [[AbsurdPhobia scared of trains?]] So old-fashioned that he doesn't trust them? Just thinks he'd look silly [[VillainsOutShopping sitting & reading a newspaper in first class?]]
* FightLikeACardPlayer: Combat is handled with a basic card battle mechanic. Hunters have a few stock combat cards like Punch, Dodge and Escape, and can supplement these by finding & exchanging weapons, talismans and special abilities in the course of the game. Dracula has a more varied range of starting cards, including most of the [[ClassicalMovieVampire classic vampire powers]]. All combat cards have various combinations of icons that interact based on a TacticalRockPaperScissors mechanic, so the Hunters' main advantage is in Drac not knowing what other tricks they have up their sleeves, while they (usually) know exactly what he's capable of.
* FinalBossPreview: Dracula can be discovered at any point (or even [[ProactiveBoss deliberately ambush a lone Hunter]]), but the Hunters will likely have a hard time taking him down in the early game before they've acquired any weapons. Assuming they don't get lucky (or dogpile him) and finish him off to win the game, early fights will serve as this and leave inexperienced players suitably spooked about facing the rematch.
* GetBackHereBoss: Dracula's default playstyle is to run away whenever possible, either staying in hiding and spawning as many minions as possible or {{Kiting}} the Hunters.
* GoddamnedBats: Oddly enough it's not "Bats" (who are annoying, but just carry you off to another city rather than dealing damage). Rather, "Rats" encounters and the Great Wolf ally are the CherryTapping enemy here.
* GraveClouds: Dracula can control both fog and storms to waylay the Hunters in various ways.
* HauntedCastle: Castle Dracula is a special location that allows Dracula to recover hit points, but shows the Hunters where he is.
* TheMedic: Dr Seward's special ability helps other [=PCs=] recover health.
* {{Mooks}}: In addition to vampire spawn, Dracula can leave animals and human followers behind him to ambush the Hunters
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: One of the central and most frustrating objectives for the Hunters is finding out where Dracula ''is''; as such, a Dracula player who deliberately ambushes a Hunter is making that part of their job a lot easier by revealing his location.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Dracula's abilities largely follow the novel; he can transform into bats, wolves and mist, is unharmed but [[WeakenedByTheLight weakened by sunlight]], and vulnerable to garlic and [[HolyBurnsEvil holy objects]]. Drinking blood heals him. The Hunters themselves cannot be turned into vampires, but the fact that he can spawn other vampires in places he's visited suggests that TheVirus is in effect offscreen. Dracula is also harmed by travelling across the sea.
* {{Pride}}: A specific rule for Dracula, requiring him to remain in combat for more rounds before [[VillainExitStageLeft misting out]] once the game has carried on for a certain period of time.
* PullTheThread: Dracula's last six locations stay on the "Trail", and he ordinarily can't double back to them. The easiest means of finding him is to reveal one of these locations and then work out where he could have travelled from there. He has a few Power Cards that can obscure this, however, such as by moving more or less than one city in a turn, or removing a location from the trail.
* ScoringPoints: Dracula needs [[ThirteenIsUnlucky 13 of them]] to win, gained by spawning vampires and successfully biting or killing Hunters.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney and ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Lord Godalming's two special abilities are named "Wealth" and "Privilege", and make him better at sourcing item cards and train tickets.
* SensorCharacter: Mina, due to her PsychicLink with Dracula allowing her to sense if he's in the same region of Europe as her.
* TheTheTitleConfusion: First edition was published as ''The Fury of Dracula'', subsequent editions dropped the 'The'
* VampireHunter: All the non-Dracula player characters. Abraham Van Helsing is of course included, but (in fitting with his TheSmartGuy role in the novel) isn't notably better at it than the others apart from being able to withstand one ore Bite than anyone else. Instead he's better at researching new abilities for other Hunters.
* VampiricDraining: Dracula's "Fangs" combat card allows him to drain 2 health from his opponent and recover the same amount himself.
* VillainExitStageLeft: Dracula's default playstyle, unless he wants to be a ProactiveBoss picking the Hunters off one by one. Specifically, the Escape As Bat card allows Dracula to fly directly out of combat to fight another night.
* WoundThatWillNotHeal: Mina Harker still has a vampire bite from her encounter with Dracula in the novel several years previously. It grants her a faint PsychicLink with Dracula that can be used to [[PsychicRadar sense his presence.]]
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!!Provides examples of the following tropes:
* AdventureBoardGames: Combines Cooperative, Competitive and Investigative elements; the Hunters are co-operating to figure out where Dracula is hiding, while fighting minions and the FinalBoss himself controlled by Dracula's player.
* TheBigGuy: Lord Godalming, with more Wounds than other [=PCs=] and depicted with a rifle.
* CheatersNeverProsper: Given that the Dracula player acts entirely in secret, it can be extremely hard to tell if they've (intentionally or accidentally) broken the rules, at least until long after they've benefited from it. As an incentive to be careful (or [[NotCheatingUnlessYouGetCaught ensure you aren't caught]]), the penalty for performing an illegal action is ''punishing'' - dropping to 5 health, entirely clearing any encounters you still have on the track, and... [[OhCrap revealing your current location]]. The only slight upside is that clearing the track drops all your Dracula Powers back into the deck without needing to complete their cooldown period, so you have a lot of options to help you [[KnowWhenToFoldEm run away, hide and lick your wounds.]]
* TheChick: Mina was only added as a PlayerCharacter in the second edition, is physically frailer with a permanent Bite token from the last time she met Dracula, and serves a primarily [[SupportPartyMember supporting role]] as a SensorCharacter.
* {{Cooldown}}: Dracula's Power Cards are placed on the trail along with his new location, providing an inbuilt six-turn cooldown period before they drop off the trail and can be re-used.
* TheCorrupter: Dracula's entire goal is to spread a plague of vampiric corruption across Europe.
* CurbStompBattle: A lone Hunter with no weapons against a full-strength Dracula is gonna have a bad time.
* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: Killed Hunters are sent to the nearest hospital, lose their inventory and then waste one day recuperating and one travelling into town. On the plus side, they heal all Wounds and lose any [[WoundThatWillNotHeal Bite tokens]] they had.
* DemotedToExtra: Perhaps surprisingly, the novel's protagonist Jonathan Harker is not a playable character, although he appears as an Ally card the Hunters can draw.
* EvilLuddite: Dracula can't travel by rail. This is purely for game balance purposes but has resulted in a lot of snarky {{Fanon}} about why not: is he [[AbsurdPhobia scared of trains?]] So old-fashioned that he doesn't trust them? Just thinks he'd look silly [[VillainsOutShopping sitting & reading a newspaper in first class?]]
* FightLikeACardPlayer: Combat is handled with a basic card battle mechanic. Hunters have a few stock combat cards like Punch, Dodge and Escape, and can supplement these by finding & exchanging weapons, talismans and special abilities in the course of the game. Dracula has a more varied range of starting cards, including most of the [[ClassicalMovieVampire classic vampire powers]]. All combat cards have various combinations of icons that interact based on a TacticalRockPaperScissors mechanic, so the Hunters' main advantage is in Drac not knowing what other tricks they have up their sleeves, while they (usually) know exactly what he's capable of.
* FinalBossPreview: Dracula can be discovered at any point (or even [[ProactiveBoss deliberately ambush a lone Hunter]]), but the Hunters will likely have a hard time taking him down in the early game before they've acquired any weapons. Assuming they don't get lucky (or dogpile him) and finish him off to win the game, early fights will serve as this and leave inexperienced players suitably spooked about facing the rematch.
* GetBackHereBoss: Dracula's default playstyle is to run away whenever possible, either staying in hiding and spawning as many minions as possible or {{Kiting}} the Hunters.
* GoddamnedBats: Oddly enough it's not "Bats" (who are annoying, but just carry you off to another city rather than dealing damage). Rather, "Rats" encounters and the Great Wolf ally are the CherryTapping enemy here.
* GraveClouds: Dracula can control both fog and storms to waylay the Hunters in various ways.
* HauntedCastle: Castle Dracula is a special location that allows Dracula to recover hit points, but shows the Hunters where he is.
* TheMedic: Dr Seward's special ability helps other [=PCs=] recover health.
* {{Mooks}}: In addition to vampire spawn, Dracula can leave animals and human followers behind him to ambush the Hunters
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: One of the central and most frustrating objectives for the Hunters is finding out where Dracula ''is''; as such, a Dracula player who deliberately ambushes a Hunter is making that part of their job a lot easier by revealing his location.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Dracula's abilities largely follow the novel; he can transform into bats, wolves and mist, is unharmed but [[WeakenedByTheLight weakened by sunlight]], and vulnerable to garlic and [[HolyBurnsEvil holy objects]]. Drinking blood heals him. The Hunters themselves cannot be turned into vampires, but the fact that he can spawn other vampires in places he's visited suggests that TheVirus is in effect offscreen. Dracula is also harmed by travelling across the sea.
* {{Pride}}: A specific rule for Dracula, requiring him to remain in combat for more rounds before [[VillainExitStageLeft misting out]] once the game has carried on for a certain period of time.
* PullTheThread: Dracula's last six locations stay on the "Trail", and he ordinarily can't double back to them. The easiest means of finding him is to reveal one of these locations and then work out where he could have travelled from there. He has a few Power Cards that can obscure this, however, such as by moving more or less than one city in a turn, or removing a location from the trail.
* ScoringPoints: Dracula needs [[ThirteenIsUnlucky 13 of them]] to win, gained by spawning vampires and successfully biting or killing Hunters.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney and ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Lord Godalming's two special abilities are named "Wealth" and "Privilege", and make him better at sourcing item cards and train tickets.
* SensorCharacter: Mina, due to her PsychicLink with Dracula allowing her to sense if he's in the same region of Europe as her.
* TheTheTitleConfusion: First edition was published as ''The Fury of Dracula'', subsequent editions dropped the 'The'
* VampireHunter: All the non-Dracula player characters. Abraham Van Helsing is of course included, but (in fitting with his TheSmartGuy role in the novel) isn't notably better at it than the others apart from being able to withstand one ore Bite than anyone else. Instead he's better at researching new abilities for other Hunters.
* VampiricDraining: Dracula's "Fangs" combat card allows him to drain 2 health from his opponent and recover the same amount himself.
* VillainExitStageLeft: Dracula's default playstyle, unless he wants to be a ProactiveBoss picking the Hunters off one by one. Specifically, the Escape As Bat card allows Dracula to fly directly out of combat to fight another night.
* WoundThatWillNotHeal: Mina Harker still has a vampire bite from her encounter with Dracula in the novel several years previously. It grants her a faint PsychicLink with Dracula that can be used to [[PsychicRadar sense his presence.]]
