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Bloodborne: The Card Game

Eric M Lang

Bloodborne: The Card Game

The hunt is on! Take on nightmarish fiends and collect the most blood echoes.

Players

3

5

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Play Time

30

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45

Complexity

Medium Light

My goal with Bloodborne was to channel the intensity and frustration of the video game into a contest between players. Lots of death." (Eric M Lang)

Description

In general, Bloodborne is a game about risk management with a bit of group think, inventory management/upgrades, and tactical play. You start with a hand of basic weapons, which you get to upgrade to improve your fighting combos and capabilities.

Each turn, one monster chosen at random attacks players, who fight back as a team, with everyone playing a card from their hand simultaneously to attempt to kill the monster. Players collect blood from the monster, assuming it dies, based on how much damage they dealt. Monsters can fight back with exploding dice that can potentially deal infinite damage.

Players can fight as long as they want, but if they die in combat, they lose their progress. Players can opt out of fighting to bank their blood and save it permanently. Collected blood counts as victory points.


Location

Locker

BGG Link

Rules Link

Rules Link
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