SUMMARY

All of the Vampire players must work together to determine Van Helsing's mystery menu. One player must play as Van Helsing while all the other players are Vampires as this is an All-versus-One game of deduction. At the end of each round, one player is eliminated by Van Helsing

 

OBJECTIVE

As a group of Vampires, determine Van Helsing’s mystery menu by playing all four of the correct ingredients in a single menu. As Van Helsing, guard your mysterious menu and carefully decide who gets staked.

 

SETUP

Each player receives a Vampire card, selected or at random. This will be their Vampire! One player must play as Van Helsing.

The Van Helsing player will draw a mystery Menu Card (FOR THEIR EYES ONLY). 

 

Throughout the game, Vampires will ALWAYS have the same number of cards. That number depends on how many total players there are.

 

For 4-6 players, each Vampire starts with 8 ingredient cards.

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For 7-8 players, each Vampire starts with 7 ingredient cards.

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For 9-10 players, each Vampire starts with 6 ingredient cards.

 

 

GAMEPLAY

During the Night Phase, all the Vampires play at the same time and are free to communicate and show their cards with each other. Each Vampire must attempt to lay out the correct Menu by placing four of their ingredient cards – a Drink, an Appetizer, an Entrée, and a Dessert - on the table.

 

Additionally, each Vampire can take TWO of the following Actions during the Night.

• Draw one card from the Ingredient Deck and discard one card from their hand or menu.

• Exchange one card with the Discard Pile. You may search the Discard Pile for any card; it does not have to be sequential. If you take a card, you must discard a card.

• Trade one card with another Vampire. This counts as an Action for BOTH players.

 

During the Day Phase, all the Vampires close their eyes and Van Helsing compares the ingredients laid out in front of each of them to their Secret Menu to determine which Vampire to slay! The vampire with the MOST incorrect ingredients is slain. If two Vampires are tied with the number of incorrect Ingredients, but one Vampire is missing one of the four ingredients, that would be considered less correct than a Vampire with all four ingredients laid out. If it is a tied lowest score, Van Helsing may choose between the tied Vampires as they see fit. When a Vampire dies, their last Menu remains out for everyone to see until the next Day phase.

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Beginner Mode: During the first round, no Vampires are slain. Van Helsing still provides the following information: The current top score and who they would have slain and their score.

 

Once the Night falls again, Van Helsing announces who has been chosen for death and their score (total number of correct items, even if it is zero). Van Helsing will also announce the current top score without naming the specific player or players with that score.

 

Vampires Win if one Vampire plays all four ingredients in Van Helsing’s Mystery Menu!

 

Van Helsing Wins if none of the Vampires survive before playing the Mystery Menu!

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MENU CARDS

Every Menu has one ingredient listed for each category (Drink, Appetizer, Entree, Dessert).

Each Menu also has a star-rating at the bottom of the card. This rating indicates the difficulty of the Menu card for the Vampires, 1-star being the easiest and 5-stars being the most challenging, dictated by the unique food item of each category.

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CHARACTER CARDS

Vampires: Each Vampire player has a unique ability provided by their undead lineage

to spice up their meals and thwart Van Helsing's murderous mystery menu!

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The Ravers

Party Platter – Van Helsing must slay you twice for you to be out of the game

 

The Sparkler

Distracting Snack – During the Night Phase, secretly give another Vampire this card. Van Helsing cannot slay them this round. You cannot play it on the same Vampire twice in a row and you cannot play it on yourself.

 

The Savage

Cannibalism – You may steal Ingredients from the Menu of any dead Vampires and must discard an equal number of cards.

 

The Boring

Food Coma – If you are slain, no Vampires are slain during the next round.

 

The Lovers

Craving – You may trade up to 2 cards with other Vampires without using an Action. This still counts as an Action for the other Vampires.

 

The Ancient

Aged to Perfection – If two Nights pass after you are slain, you are back in play on the third.

 

The Daywalker

Grill Master – You stay awake during the Day Phase while Van Helsing is choosing whom to slay.

 

The Child

Picky Eater - You may discard any Ingredients from your current Menu and draw an equal number of cards without using an Action.

 

The Count

Familiar Rapport – During the day, you may silently ask Van Helsing if any one ingredient is right or wrong.

 

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INGREDIENT CARDS

DRINKS

Hair of the Dog – Bloody Mary – Red “Wine” – Franken-Stein – The Zombie – Holy Water 

 

APPETIZERS

Gabaghoul – Deviled Eggs – Tomato Soup with Croak-ettes – Long Pig in a Blanket – French Flies – Garlic Knots

 

ENTREES

Bone Meal – Spliders – Muertos Rancheros – Bat Wings – Blood Pudding – The Midnight Steak

 

DESSERTS

Terror-misu – Coffin Cakes – Lady’s Fingers – Rest In Pie – Mysterious Cakes – Chocolate Chip Cookies