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Fury of Dracula 3rd Edition
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I've only played FoD twice. Once was amazing, the other time pretty tedious and forgettable. I love the theme and these kind of hide-and-seek games, so I'm interested.
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I'm pretty excited about this. Detail on gameplay is sadly light, but I've long been an advocate of the idea that the game needs to go back to the framework of the original edition and pull in some minor tweaks. Win conditions ought to change to discourage turtling, and they could smooth some of the edge off the randomness. I've had one too many games of the original where Dracula dared an early attack and got staked by a hunter with a lucky chit draw and initiative roll.
FFG have got better at this as the years have gone by, which is a good thing. That said, the 2-3 hour play time doesn't sound promising. Done properly this should be a 2-hour game, tops, as the GW version is.
And if we're talking about Specter Ops, it might just be the best game I've played this year. Hoping I might have a review inbound soon.
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SuperflyTNT wrote: it looks ravenlofty.
It does a little bit. Ravenloft is a bit less cartoon-y than this though.
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This edition features all-new art and graphic design that complement the game’s intuitive and highly thematic mechanics. Rounds have been broken into day and night: hunters take actions during both, but Dracula can only act at night. Combat is now more streamlined and decisive.
I don't like the sound of this at all. The old FFG edition had some of the most unique and thematic combat rules I'd ever seen, and they were one of my favorite parts of the game. I'm glad I have that edition still; I can still play the game that I've loved for a decade. And at least they're actually called this a "third edition," to make it clear that it is a completely new beast.
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That cover is bad, though, no bones about it. Like Barnes said, it's a pic you'd see in an advertisement for the upcoming Halloween sale at Party City.
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On the bright side the cover won't be noticed when its on a shelf with other games on top of it.
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It looks to me like they were trying to get that mid century double feature movie poster vibe, without understanding what makes those posters memorable and fantastic.
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With the third edition, they're getting further away from the GW edition, which means it is moving in the wrong direction. Matt is correct, this should be a two hour game. Not a three hour game. Without having played the new edition, I would be inclined to feel like the changes are there more to make buying a third edition appealing to 2nd edition owners than they are to update the game.
I actually regret selling my old GW copy, it is the version I would most want to play these days.
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However, 2nd's board wins hands down. It's plenty atmospheric but a lot cleaner:
3rd:
(I have no idea how any portion of the Atlantic that resides _above_ Spain could be considered 'South' Atlantic...)
And the character art? No contest. 2nd edition by a Transylvanian mile:
3rd:
Looks like the minis might be the same. However, this may be a good time to drop this idea again...
fortressat.com/forum/34-pimp-my-game/457...acula?start=30#49310
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It's far too earlier to be saying Specter Ops has taken over. Come talk to me in 2020 and we will see if that game is still being played or remembered. It's a great game...but I'm not sure it is going to be a classic.
Fury of Dracula has earned that classic status. The cat and mouse style gameplay is full of trickery and moments of tension. Not all boardgames can claim to be exciting. I'd argue that in most games of Fury of Dracula it provides that edge of your seat terror and tension most games would kill for.
As for the new box art...It would have been more ominous if they went the Chaos in the old world route. Make that cover all black and then use the new logo. Maybe make it embossed....glossy and blood red against the black. Could have looked really fucking nice.
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Oh wait, it's the games business...and it's being sold to gamers...so everything has to be tasteless, tacky and overdone.
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