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The shelf Vampire: The Eternal Struggle Fifth Edition – Ventrue, Tremere, Tzimisce and Lasombra decks

Group of decks

Vampire: The Eternal Struggle Fifth Edition – Ventrue, Tremere, Tzimisce and Lasombra decks

Four preconstructed decks for the classic multiplayer vampire card game.

Players
2–5 players
Time
60–120 min
Weight
Heavy
Year
2020

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The feel of it

Why it lands at the table

Vampire: The Eternal Struggle is the multiplayer card game first designed by Richard Garfield. The Fifth Edition is published by Black Chantry Productions.

These are four preconstructed Fifth Edition decks: Ventrue, Tremere, Tzimisce and Lasombra. Each has a crypt of 12 vampires and a library of 77 cards and plays out of the box.

Players are ancient Methuselahs who control younger vampires and try to oust the player to their left while defending against the one to their right. It is at its best with four or five.

The rules, briefly

How it plays

  1. 01

    Each player takes one deck and a pool of blood counters.

  2. 02

    Bring vampires out from your crypt with pool.

  3. 03

    Act with your minions: bleed your prey, vote, hunt.

  4. 04

    Block actions aimed at you from your predator.

  5. 05

    Oust your prey to gain victory points; the most points wins.

Who and when

Good for

  • Four or five players
  • A long table, booked ahead
  • Players who like to think
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See it on the table

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Details
Type
Group of decks
Designer
Ben Peal, Mike Nudd, Ginés Quiñonero
Publisher
Black Chantry Productions
Mode
Competitive
Edition
English edition

Written from: blackchantry.com, boardgamegeek.com.