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Nightfall: Martial Law
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Rules assistance for Nightfall: Blood Country
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 45 min
- 12+
- Complexity 2.7/5
Rules assistant for Nightfall: Blood Country
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Nightfall: Blood Country is an expansion for Nightfall released in 2011 for 2–5 players, 45 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by David Gregg and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Pattern Building, and Open Drafting.
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About the game
Cities have fallen, cities have stood, but outside of those protections, humans must face the creatures of darkness on their own terms. In the lawless countryside of Nightfall, the beast within can wreak havoc like never before. Nightfall: Blood Country, an all-new expansion for the deck-building game Nightfall, features new vampires, werewolves, hunters and ghouls. Blood Country also introduces innovative abilities for your wounds, creating new effects beyond those just on the card! Each card has a main color and two linking colors. If you can match the main color of a card to one of the linking colors of the previous card, you can chain those cards together. Once a chain is started, players all get an opportunity to link additional cards onto the chain during that turn. Cards in the chain resolve in reverse order: first in, last out. Instant effects fire off as cards come off the chain, doing damage to your opponents or bringing characters into play to defend you and attack your opponents. The object of Nightfall is to put wounds into your opponents' decks and end the game with the fewest wounds in your deck. But beware: The more wounds a person has, the more enraged they become and the faster their deck works, meaning more cards and bigger chains will come your way! Blood Country is an expansion and requires Nightfall or Nightfall: Martial Law in order to play.
Editions
- Nightfall: Blood CountryenAlderac Entertainment Group2011
- Nightfall: BlutzolldePegasus Spiele2012
Designers
Publishers
- Pegasus Spiele
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Questions and answers
Nightfall: Blood Country supports 2–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Nightfall: Blood Country is 45 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Nightfall: Blood Country for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Nightfall: Blood Country has a complexity rating of 2.7 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Nightfall: Blood Country belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Fighting. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Pattern Building, and Open Drafting. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Nightfall: Blood Country are: David Gregg. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Nightfall: Blood Country as an expansion for Nightfall. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Nightfall to use it. Check that your edition of Nightfall is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.