Vampires of the Night

Shove vampires around a castle with a bat and get the garlic out before it hits the dungeon.

Designers: Kirsten Becker, Jens-Peter Schliemann
Published by: Drei Magier Spiele
Editions by: Lion Rampant Imports, Playroom Entertainment

A vampire hunter has emptied a sack of garlic across an abandoned castle, and you use a little bat to magically shove vampires around the floors. Push the garlic away before it drops into the dungeon and stinks the place up for everyone. The pieces glow in the dark.

Glow-in-the-dark pieces for lights-out playPushing instead of stepping across spacesGarlic in the dungeon hurts everyone

Who it's for

Kids around six who love friendly spookiness, and parents who want a game their children will ask to play at bedtime.

Not for you if…

You want strategy or lasting depth, since the pushing gets predictable fast. The glow also needs charging under a lamp first, and the game has been out of print for years.

Vibe's take

Playful and tactile, with a real thrill when the lights go off and the whole board starts glowing. Turns take seconds.