Game Info
Year
2025
Players
1-5
Age
14+
Playtime
180 min
Complexity
1.2/5
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Description
A solitaire game set in Victorian London where players control vampire hunters from Bram Stokers novel to combat Count Draculas spreading plague through cooperative and antagonistic multiplayer optional rules
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The Discriminating Gamer Top List at 13:28 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Great solitary game
- Quickly become one of my favorite solitary games
- Great theme
- Great gameplay
- Scary, chilling game
- Really fun system
Cons
- A lot of shuffling
Thematic elements
- Combating Dracula's plague and maturing vampires, based on Bram Stoker's novel.
- London
- Player characters cooperate against a spreading threat.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card-driven resolution — A card system provides results for dice rolls, informing combat and events.
- cooperative play — Players work together as various characters to fight the plague.
- Resource Management — Players manage regular and arcane/occult weapons.
- Set Collection — Collecting specific items like crosses, crucifixes, and stakes is important.
- Solo Play — The game is primarily designed as a solitary experience.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Every game on this this section of 10 here at 191, every game on it with one exception is a game that was not on my uh two was it 2021?
- Star Realms is probably the most game I have ever I've probably played this game more than any other single game I have if you count the the the digital version because I play it on my phone a lot. It's my go-to bathroom game.
- This is a game that you and your friends will be laughing throughout at the difficult choices you have to make.
- It is really a fun game. It's really a smart thinking game.
- This is just this version is beautiful. It's a big beautiful version and really fun counters and boards and and and cards.
- It's this great horror game of of kind of be movie tropes.
- This is a solitary horror board game and it's a game that I played for the first time not that long ago.
- So, please leave a comment here in YouTube, on Facebook, on X at Board Gamegeeek. Love to hear from you.
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The Discriminating Gamer Top 30 List at 9:13 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- no dice mechanic (card-driven outcomes)
- strong theme and tension
Cons
- long play time (3-4 hours)
Thematic elements
- horror, vampiric plague, hunter vs. vampiric threat
- hunting vampires and stopping a plague
- solitaire-driven deck-based resolution
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Combat: Dice — uses a deck of cards to determine outcomes instead of dice
- deck-as-dice — uses a deck of cards to determine outcomes instead of dice
- resource/hand management — managing items and turns; discarded items can become bites
- vampire transformation — three bites lead to a hunter becoming a vampire
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Quotes (from this video)
- This one is cutthroat competitive.
- Essentially this is a riff on Pandemic but it's so much more than just a Pandemic game.
- I love the exploration mechanic and you're actually building out the board it's evolving.
- no dice. I mean, you can play it with dice, but what you can do is you actually have a deck of cards and at the bottom you have different rows. And so, for different things, you can determine okay oh I got that number so it means this.
- the creepy claustrophobic feel of Nemesis. It's a scary scary game
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Video PGxFZMyf4nE
The Discriminating Gamer Top List at 2:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Great card system
- Fun and interesting choices
- Great events
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Preventing Dracula's plague from spreading
- London
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Driven — You draw cards instead of rolling dice, and card configurations lead to different events.
- Solo Play — Really designed as a solitary game.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- My number 10, Cthulhu Wars.
- My number nine is a game that I played recently.
- My number eight is based, of course, on Tolkien.
- My number seven is Conan.
- My number six is a game that I actually haven't played this one in a while.
- My number five is from the great author Frank Herbert.
- My number four, getting back to HP Lovecraft, this is Cthulhu: Death May Die.
- My number three, also an HP Lovecraft game.
- My number two, back to Frank Herbert.
- Okay, before I say my number one, I have a number of honorable mentions here.
- All right, let's go ahead and take a look at my number one game based on a book or story.
- Well, ladies and gentlemen, those are my favorite games based on books and stories, my favorite literary games.
- What do you think? What are your favorite games based on books and stories?
- Please like this video and subscribe to the channel if you haven't already.
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The Discriminating Gamer Top List at 12:31 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Absolutely fell in love with it
- Love the theme
- It's a horror game. It is chilling.
- So good
- Great game
- Great game where you take on the roles of the characters from the book Dracula
- Really a lot of fun
- Great adventure game
- Tells a great story
- Probably is my favorite
- Love the book Dracula and I love the theme and the just the horror elements and it's done very very well here
Cons
- It's a little on the longer side
Thematic elements
- Horror game based on the book Dracula
- Tells a great story
Comparison games
- Dracula
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Driven — Uses a card system for resolving actions and encounters, rather than dice.
- Modular Board / Map Interaction — The plague spreads, and flipping plague tokens reveals crypts with strengths.
- resource collection — Players collect secular and occult weapons.
- Variable player powers — Players take on roles of characters from the book Dracula.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- My number 10 from Renegade Game Studios is Unstoppable. This is a science fiction solitaire game.
- This is 20 Strong. 20 Strong is not just a simple game. It's a game system because essentially, you have different decks, and you the way these decks play are very, very different.
- Great artwork here. I love the artwork, but it's just a very tense game. I'll be honest, this is one I have never won.
- Final Girl is a great solitaire game based on kind of B movie horror films.
- Hoplomachus Victorum is huge. This is This is one of the bigger solitary games I played.
- Mr. President is probably the biggest solitary game I've ever played.
- This is The Pursuit of John Wilkes Booth.
- I, Napoleon is essentially a Napoleon Bonaparte simulator.
- And this is Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. [...] it is freaking awesome.
- It's a horror game. It is chilling. And it is just so good.
- Plague of Dracula is a great game where you take on the roles of the characters from the book Dracula.
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The Discriminating Gamer Review at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- High-quality artwork and components
- Large, impressive map with practical storage considerations
- Card-driven resolution provides variety without dice
- Faithful Gothic atmosphere and Dracula theming
- Solid solo design with potential for multiplayer engagement
Cons
- Paper map may require protective measures (plexiglass or similar)
- Long setup and play time (video cites 2–4 hours for a solo game)
- Bulk components and organization can be cumbersome on a table
- Uncertainty about the multiplayer experience beyond the solo intent
Thematic elements
- Vampire lore, plague dynamics, hunter-vs-Dracula conflict
- Victorian-era Dracula universe; Gothic horror ambiance with Bram Stoker-inspired mood
- Card-driven, event-based storytelling with a large map for exploration; solitaire-first design with optional multiplayer variants
Comparison games
- Duel of Ages 2
- World Spanner Factions
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card-based randomness and replay — Event and encounter decks drive variability, aiming for replayability without dice.
- card-driven resolution — Outcomes are determined by flipping and resolving event cards rather than rolling dice.
- Map-driven exploration — A large folded map provides location-based gameplay with trackers for arrival, Dracula, and other story-critical tracks.
- Resource and equipment management — A deck of equipment, weapons, and items (with associated counters) supports tactical play and character capabilities.
- Resource Management — A deck of equipment, weapons, and items (with associated counters) supports tactical play and character capabilities.
- solo-first design with optional multiplayer — The game is designed primarily as a solitaire experience, with optional rules for up to five players.
- turn order and action sequencing — A dedicated turn order track guides the flow of the hunter actions, combat sequence, and resolution phases.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is a solo gothic horror game.
- I love the sound of what this game brings to the table.
- The artwork is absolutely fantastic.
- This map is huge.
- I was not absolutely not expecting this map to be quite that large.
- Card quality actually feels really good. They're glossy.
- Oh man, I thought that said chicken.
- Plague of Dracula looks fantastic.
- I'd love to get to the table as a solitaire only game because that's how it was originally designed.
- Not sure I'm ever going to play a multiplayer, but this is one that I definitely want to get to the table.
- I can't wait to give it a try.
- This map is huge. Oh my gosh. And I was not aware this map was this large.
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