Save Yer Bacon

For a simplified version of Ham Helsing for younger players or for a quicker game, try playing with one or more of these rule changes.

Lower the starting health of the Villain.

Remove some or all of the Minion Effect tokens.

Ignore Location limits.

Locations hold an unlimited number of Minions and never become lost.

No Spider Nests are placed.

The Villain does not gain more powers beyond their main Skull power.

The goal now is simply to Defeat the Boss before they destroy Mud Canyon or before all characters are KO’d.

Remove the Villain board entirely.

The Villain has no abilities or powers.

During the Villain Phase, skip the Villain Acts step.

Eliminate Minion movement. During the Villain Phase, skip the Minions Move step.

Make 2-color Minions easier to fight. You may Defeat them by matching EITHER of their 2 colors instead of BOTH.

Modify movement. Treat the wraparound paths as if they are all connected. Exiting the board on any wraparound path allows you to enter the board at any other wraparound path.

All characters start the game with $1.

Epig Battle

For a longer game, add another level 1, 2, or 3 Villain card to the Villain deck during Setup.

Every card added gives each player 1 more turn before the Villain reaches Mud Canyon.

To keep things tense, start the game with the Villain’s first power uncovered and increase their starting health.

Spicy Pork

Looking for more of a challenge? Try playing with one or more of these rules to increase the difficulty.

Increase the starting health of the Villain.

Start the game with 1 or both of the Villain’s powers uncovered.

Players may trade, but gifts are not allowed.

Knuckles cannot enter lost Locations.

Lose 1 health when you enter the same Location as the Villain.

Lose 1 health when you enter a Location containing biting Minions.