New Player Guide / Cheatsheet

Hello all,

Have had a couple of new players join and one of the things they struggled with the most was turn and combat sequencing. Including things like when to play an action vs an action modifier or even a reaction card.

So I put together a cheat sheet / new player guide which is clear and doesn't contain too much noise. It's not meant to be a replacement for the rules, but it should be enough for a new player to get up to speed with the core mechanics of the game and when to do what.

Am open to feedback, typos or spelling errors. As previously mentioned not every rule is here and I would expect the play group to fill players in on the finer details of the game. But hopefully these will help.

High quality A3 PDF: db.tt/x8Sp5wdV (11MB — recommended)

High quality A4 PDF: db.tt/eToTCTHk (11MB — two sheets)

150 DPI Images:

A3: db.tt/jxPGZCMh


A4: db.tt/2GtdDHAz and db.tt/Tx1dDhdj

Cool; thanks for the input and taking the time to work through it.

Will work through the comments and see what works space wise (a lot of the text was driven by space constraints).

Most suggestions implemented (same files).

Corrected — thanks.

I think it's too much text and too in depth on some parts and not enough on other parts.

Things I think are not usefull for new players:
All the clans and disciplines. This is not relevant in a well made deck. Instead put focus on card requirements: a minion card with a clan symbol -> need clan vampire in play. Display the distinction between inferior and superior better and focus on ICON matching instead of what all the icons difficult names are. The names are not relevant, but icon matching and the difference between inferior (only inferior) or superior (choice) is important.

You are also completely missing what action and vampire defaults are.
You should make clear that vampires have 1 strength 0 stealth and 0 intercept. Also that bleeds do 1 damage and are at 0 stealth but other actions default to 1 stealth.

Another thing that isnt highlighted enough is that you do not draw when the turn starts. This contrary to most other games.

I generally like the left side of the A3 and dislike the right side. I think the right side could be better explained with an enlarged and denoted card. This will make it more visually appealing while conveying the relevant information.

I'd change the "Turn order" diagram.
Keep it a pentagon, but invert it, and have "You" on the bottom circle, "Prey" and "Predator" on its sides, and "Grand-prey", "Grand predator" on the opposites

Pascal wrote:

I'd change the "Turn order" diagram.
Keep it a pentagon, but invert it, and have "You" on the bottom circle, "Prey" and "Predator" on its sides, and "Grand-prey", "Grand predator" on the opposites

Good idea — done.

2wayspeaker wrote:

You are also completely missing what action and vampire defaults are.

Default bleed of 1 is mentioned as is default strike of 1.

2wayspeaker wrote:

Another thing that isn't highlighted enough is that you do not draw when the turn starts. This contrary to most other games.

Draw immediately when a card is played is mentioned twice.

New players appear to grasp the concept of stealth and intercept fairly well, which is why it is lightly touched on here. Again this is not meant to replace the rule book, the primary goal is to assist with turn flow ie. when to play certain cards / what to do during your turn. That's why the two flow diagrams are so prominent.

I suspect (hope) after 1 or 2 games the sheet will be redundant for most players.