Nerfed Fury of Dracula

[RoastCoffee]

Glad I got to play 1st edition board game when the map looked antique, the characters could die permanently or be turned permanently. I bite was serious and not "2 pts of damage", there was a seduction card and heroic leap.

The computer game looks like the map took it's artistry form Hasbro's Stop game. Just very out of place. The combat is a mix of tag and light damage. Dying ... doesn't happen to the heroes. Being turned, from what I can tell doesn't happen. A vampire bite is just minor damage. It might as well be a game about brawling and not vampires.

Where has the soul of this game gone? Atmosphere is gone. No dread, just gamey.

[Lozmoid]

There should definitely be a house rule for killing hunters.

[Narcissistic Cannibal]

I used to enjoy my friend's 3rd edition box 15 years ago, but nowadays even the 4th edition looks too simplistic and dated in comparison to Hunt for the Ring, for example.

[Attackmack]

Originally posted by RoastCoffee:

Glad I got to play 1st edition board game when the map looked antique, the characters could die permanently or be turned permanently. I bite was serious and not "2 pts of damage", there was a seduction card and heroic leap.

The computer game looks like the map took it's artistry form Hasbro's Stop game. Just very out of place. The combat is a mix of tag and light damage. Dying ... doesn't happen to the heroes. Being turned, from what I can tell doesn't happen. A vampire bite is just minor damage. It might as well be a game about brawling and not vampires.

Where has the soul of this game gone? Atmosphere is gone. No dread, just gamey.

I wont say you are incorrect but you understand that this is nostalgia, right?

[Quincy_Morris]

This is an accurate representation of 4th edition. So if you have complaints keep them on the board game threads.

Seduction and heroic leap are in the game.

Hunters dying does happen if Dracula plays properly. And turning into a vampire is represented by the influence and cards like ‘vampiric influence’

4th edition is far less random, more strategic, and retains the thematic ethos if you understand the mechanics