Fury of Dracula 5th Ed
What is Fury of Dracula Fifth Edition?
Fury of Dracula Fifth Edition is a one-versus-many deduction and hidden-movement board game from Avalon Hill, inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula. One player controls Count Dracula as he secretly travels across Europe, while the other players work together as hunters to track him down and defeat him.
Game details at a glance
- Players: 2–5
- Recommended age: 14+
- Playing time: Approximately 120–180 minutes
- Publisher: Avalon Hill
- Edition: Fifth Edition
- Game style: One-versus-many deduction, hidden movement, and Gothic horror
How do you play?
As Dracula, travel in secret, evade pursuit, and spread your influence by creating new vampires and defeating hunters. As the hunters, share information and coordinate your search across Europe to find and destroy the Count. The tension comes from matching Dracula’s hidden plans against the hunters’ teamwork and deduction.
Dracula wins by advancing the influence track to space 13. The hunters must find and defeat him before he reaches his goal.
What is new in Fifth Edition?
The core gameplay remains consistent with Third and Fourth Edition. Fifth Edition adds Jonathan Harker as a new playable hunter and a Quick-Play Variant, giving your group another way to approach the hunt.
Who is this game for?
Fury of Dracula suits groups who enjoy hidden movement, deduction, and a strong Gothic horror theme. Choose it for a longer game night where one player can outwit the group while the hunters plan their pursuit together.
What is included in the box?
- Gameboard
- 6 character sheets
- 6 highly detailed figures
- 245 game cards
- 86 cardboard tokens
- Reference map
- How to Play guide
- Rules Reference guide
Frequently asked questions
Is Fury of Dracula cooperative or competitive?
It is a one-versus-many competitive game. The hunters cooperate as a team against the player controlling Dracula.
Can two people play Fury of Dracula Fifth Edition?
Yes. Fifth Edition supports 2–5 players, with one player controlling Dracula and the opposing player or players taking the hunter side.
Does Jonathan Harker increase the player count to six?
No. The published player count is 2–5. Jonathan Harker adds a hunter option, not a sixth player.
Is this an expansion?
No. This is the Fifth Edition core board game, with its gameboard, figures, cards, tokens, and rules included.