Description

Hunters play cards to complete rituals to banish demons, but one or more among them turns out to be possessed by a demon. Will the hunters succeed or will the demons?

Demon Hunter is a semi-cooperative trick-taking card game with hidden roles & open bidding. Players play cards to win tricks; trick-winning cards count as fulfilled portions of rituals for each player on both sides. With a limited book of rituals, each player bids on which of their rituals they think they can complete each round. Each ritual being completable once per game. When a player completes a ritual, they fulfill a portion of the group ritual which determines how Hunters & Demons score. The more the Demons win, the more they corrupt the group ritual and the more points their wins are worth. Hunters are working to beat the demons to the top, but since no one knows who the demons are, this battle of good and evil comes down to wits.

Demon Hunter is played over 5 rounds, with the winner being the player with the most points at the end of the 5th round.

—description from the designer