The game takes place in Europe during 1898, eight years after the events in Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula.

One player takes the role of Count Dracula, who is seeking revenge by building an army of vampires throughout Europe.

The remaining players take the roles of Hunters Abraham Van Helsing, Dr John Seward and Lord Godalming.

Games Workshop ultimately produced The Fury of Dracula and released it in the autumn of 1987, with plastic figurines.

By various means, the Hunters try to deduce and uncover Dracula's path, overcoming whatever obstacles he has placed along the way (including wolves, rats, bats, armed minions, fledgling vampires, fog, storms and plagues).

The Hunters also gather weapons and equipment such as rifles, stakes, garlic and holy water for the eventual showdown.

While under the effects of a bite, certain event cards (marked "Bitten Only") become playable — these can be beneficial or detrimental.

If he takes an additional 12 points of damage while in Blood Death, he is destroyed, resulting in a Hunter's major victory.

A fourth Hunter, Mina Harker, has been added, making the game playable by 2-5 players.

for example, Van Helsing can withstand an additional bite; Godalming can reroll any unsatisfactory train movement die roll due to his Wealth.

If the Dracula player is found to have cheated, whether intentionally or accidentally, the suggested punishment is to clear Dracula's trail to one location — revealing his current location — while suffering Blood point loss equal to a "Killed" result.

Mina Harker begins with a Bite Token, meaning that "bitten only" events are usable right from the start of the game.

First edition's varying degrees of victory have been eliminated in favour of a much simpler system: The Hunters win if they are able to kill Dracula.

Fantasy Flight Games released a Third Edition in 2015, featuring new graphic design, artwork and streamlined rules.

[5][6] WizKids Games released a fourth edition in 2019, featuring five painted figurines and larger combat cards.

He noted the rules were clearly written, and the thoughtful inclusion of a pull-out reference section "makes the rulebook largely unnecessary during play."

The gradual build-up of tension and the sudden and dramatic confrontations make the game a real, er, scream to play.

Anthony J. Gallela comments: "Based on Bram Stoker's famous novel, The Fury of Dracula is a breakthrough title that introduced cooperative and deductive elements to the adventure board game subgenre, while managing to retain the feeling of breathless excitement that players seek in an adventure game.