Dracula
The 2003 Kosmos duel where Van Helsing hunts Dracula's coffins while the Count hunts five victims.
- Designer
- Michael Rieneck
- Published by
- KOSMOS
- Editions by
- Rio Grande Games, Zvezda, Tilsit
Dracula, from Kosmos in 2003, is a duel between the vampire and the man hunting him. Count Dracula has sailed from Transylvania to London, and Professor van Helsing is on his tail. One of you plays each role. Van Helsing tries to find and destroy all the coffins, while Dracula tries to find five victims he can turn into vampires. Each side has a deck of face-down cards laid on the board, and the game is part memory test, part hand management and part bluff. It takes about half an hour, fits in a small box, and is only for two. Not to be confused with the other Draculas on the shelf.
Who it's for
You are a pair who like asymmetrical duels and a little spooky storytelling.
Not for you if…
You are more than two, or you want something other than memory and hidden information.
Vibe's take
Tense and asymmetrical. One of you hides, the other searches, and memory slips are punished fast.
Published 2003 · 23 years ago
older than 90% of games
In 2,920 collections
collected more than 40% of games
2 players · ages 10+
Best with 2 · publisher: 12+
about 30 min
shorter than 69% of games · typical 30–90 min
Complexity: medium
One warm-up round · 1.9 out of 5 · lighter than 58%
Opinions: usual spread
A normal range of ratings
Language: some text
Text on cards or in the rules
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