Alive or Undead
Alive or Undead Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Setup
Place the Villager tokens at the center of the table. This represents the besieged village.
Shuffle the 4 Strigoi Master cards, then draw 1 and place it face down on the table.
Shuffle the deck of Assault cards.
Depending on the number of players, deal them 5, 4, or 3 cards.
Structure of the Game
Alive or Undead lasts 5 rounds, called "Assaults", and each Assault consists of the following phases, played in order:
- Phase 1: The Undead Attack the Village!
- Phase 2: Werewolves Defend the Village
- Phase 3: Werewolves Counterattack
- Phase 4: Battle Line Resolution
- Phase 5: Recover
Phase 1: The Undead Attack the Village!
Draw a number of cards from the Assault deck equal to the number of players plus 1 and place them around the village. These are the "Undead cards".
Before Phase 2, each of the Undead will Mesmerize a Villager by placing a random token from the village next to them.
Phase 2: Werewolves Defend the Village
Each player places 1 card from their own hand on any of the Undead cards.
After Phase 2, each unopposed Undead (visible or hidden) will Infect its Mesmerized Villager (flip the Villager token and place it on top of the Undead).
Infected Villagers can add their blood points to the Strigoi Master value.
Phase 3: Werewolves Counterattack
Each player plays 2 cards from their own hand on any of the Undead cards.
Phase 4: Battle Line Resolution
Each Battle Line is resolved individually by calculating the value of the forces deployed.
The difference between the values of Undead and Werewolves will determine the outcome of the battle.
- Villagers can be saved or, if Werewolves lose the battle, can be put close to the Strigoi's card increasing his Value.
- If defeated, the Undead are placed face down below the Strigoi Master card.
Phase 5: Recover
All players must now draw Assault cards as they need to reach their original full hand size.
Showdown with the Strigoi Master
At the end of the fifth Assault it is finally time for the Showdown with the Strigoi Master who is at the head of the hordes of Undead!
Each Strigoi Master has a variable Resistance value according to the number of players.
The Damage that the Werewolves have inflicted on the Strigoi is equal to the value of all the Undead defeated during the Assaults.
If the Damage is equal to or greater than the Strigoi Master's Resistance, the Werewolves have defeated it!