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Nyctophobia: Vampire Encounter

Nyctophobia: Vampire Encounter

Pandasaurus Games · 2018
3–530–45 min9+ yrs2.4/5 complexity5.9 BGG#14.847 BGG1,1 K
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The night is cold and dark. It's hard to see where you are or where you've been. "A road trip gone awry" is a charitable description of the world you and your friends find yourself trapped in.

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The night is cold and dark. It's hard to see where you are or where you've been. "A road trip gone awry" is a charitable description of the world you and your friends find yourself trapped in. No one will ever believe you. Vampires aren't real. Right? Well, tell that to the bloodsucker that's been hunting you. Tell that to your friend who wandered off into the forest with him.

In Nyctophobia: Vampire Encounter, you attempt to outrun and outsmart a vampire who is hunting you. The forest is a dark and lonely place. Players must blindly navigate it while wearing blackout glasses, trying to find and rescue their friend — "the familiar" — who the vampire has kidnapped and hidden in the forest. Only the vampire can see what's going on around them. The hunted players have the navigate the board through touch and memory only!

Nyctophobia: Vampire Encounter differs from Nyctophobia in that the hunter player takes on the role of vampire instead of the axe murderer or mage in the original game. The vampire can control the familiar and the player who is leading them out of the forest, leading to tricky situations for those in the dark. The game includes two pre-set maps for players to work through while they're trying to rescue the NPC familiar and return them to the car without anyone dying.

game anatomy
Complexity2.4 / 5
BGG rating5.9 / 10
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
30–45 min
Players
3–5
Recommended age
9+ yrs
BGG rank
#14.847
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Q3How do you play Nyctophobia: Vampire Encounter?
Nyctophobia: Vampire Encounter is a horror game, for 3–5 players, taking ~30–45 minutes, featuring memory. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Nyctophobia: Vampire Encounter — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Nyctophobia: Vampire Encounter support?
Nyctophobia: Vampire Encounter is played by 3–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of Nyctophobia: Vampire Encounter take?
A game of Nyctophobia: Vampire Encounter takes about 30–45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Nyctophobia: Vampire Encounter for?
Nyctophobia: Vampire Encounter is recommended from age 9.
Q7How complex is Nyctophobia: Vampire Encounter?
Nyctophobia: Vampire Encounter has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.4 out of 5.

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