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Sea Dracula

a strange game

by Jake Richmond

and

Nick Smith


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Animal City is a magical town full of hardworking

talking animals with crazy names and silly opinions.

The city is famous for its nonsensical legal system,

where the lawyers are responsible not just for

prosecuting cases but also for fighting monsters and

investigating crime scenes. This was the legendary

legal system pioneered by that great giraffe lawyer,

Sea Dracula. The proud traditions of the Animal

City legal system have been handed down from

generation to generation, slowly losing their

meaning and becoming strange and obscure. Dont

mistake the ways of this legal system for those of

your own! The lawyers of Animal City strive only to

win! All other considerations, even the welfare of

their clients and the sanctity of the law, are

secondary. They dance the dance of the animal

lawyers, and mere mortals such as ourselves can

only stand back and watch in awe and terror!

Character Creation

Choose a character card. Each character card

features an illustration of a strange animal and a

Lawyer Stat box. The animal you choose will be the

lawyer you play during this game.

Color your character card. Each section of your

animal character is numbered like a color by

number kit. Sections of the character are numbered

1, 2, 3 and 4. Each Lawyer Stat is represented byone of the color crayons included with the game.

Blue represents Dancin

Red represents Fightin

Yellow represents Investigatin

Green represents Partyin

Color your character. Youll choose your Lawyer

Stats by coloring the numbered sections of your

animal lawyer . If you want Dancin to be your bestLawyer Stat, color all the 4 areas Blue. If you

want Partyin to be your worst lawyer stat, color all

the 1 areas Green. Make sure that all areas are

colored in, and that each number are is colored a

different color. Dont color your 3 area and your

4 area the same color! That would be stupid.

Next to the picture of your animal is a stat box that

lists your characters 4 Lawyer Stats. Next to

Dancin write the blue number

Next to Fightin write the red number

Next to Investigatin write the yellow number

Next to Partyin write the green number.

These are your Lawyer Stats.

Name your Animal Lawyer. Choose a crazy name

for your Animal Lawyer. Dont choose a normal

name! This is important! Choose a CRAZY NAME

Also, if your animal is a horse or a beaver orwhatever dont call it something horse or

something beaver. Thats just stupid.

Here are some examples of awesome names: Sea

Dracula, Zebra Tiger, Rocket Walrus, Jason

Morningstar, Wheat Beaver, Abacus Rex,

Impressive Snake, Jockstrap Hedgehog, Cactus

Rabbit, Yard Ass, Bat Sandler, Mystery G

Write your animal lawyers name down at the top of

your character card.

Lawyer Stats. Each animal lawyer has access to 4

awesome Lawyer Stats!

Dancin is used for dancing! When two animal

lawyers disagree they have a dance off! Draw a

number of dance cards equal to your Dancin stat

and choose the one your opponent must perform!

Discard the rest.

Fightin is used for fighting Bosses that attack

Animal City! Draw a number of dance cards equal

to your Fightin stat. Choose the one you will

perform and discard the rest! Remember, dance

cards used during a Boss Fight have special

requirements.

Investigatin is used to build a case! Draw a

number of Clue and Witness cards equal to your

Investagatin stat and play them during the

Investigation scene.

Partyin is used for getting down and funky! Draw

a number of dance cards equal to your Partyin stat.

Choose the one you will perform and discard the

rest! Remember, dance cards used during a Party

have special requirements.

Playing Sea DraculaSea Dracula is divided into 3 parts, an Investigation

scene, a Courtroom scene and an After party.


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Investigation scene

A crime has been committed, and its up to the

brave lawyers of Animal City to investigate the

crime scene! The player who owns the game gets to

set the scene, describing the location of the crime

scene and the nature of the crime itself. Murder,

treason and robberies are good crimes to describe.

Parking violations suck. Dont waste your time withthat. That would be stupid.

Once the scene is set the animal lawyers arrive and

begin their investigation. Each player draws a

number of Clue and Witness* cards equal to their

Investigatin stat. Players take turns introducing

these cards into the scene by discovering them. Play

a card and describe how it fits in the scene. Did you

find your clue under the bed? Did you find your

witness in the apartment next door? If you find a

witness make sure to invent a name for them andwrite it on the top of the witness card. Here are

some examples:

Playing a Witness card I enter the crime scene

with my pistol drawn. I hear a sound from the

bathroom, and I hurry to do some investigatin!

Tearing open the shower curtain, I find Abacus Rex

whimpering and trying to cover his tender bits. I

play the Abacus Rex card as a witness.

Playing a Clue cardWhile investigatin the

kitchen I spotted a half eaten order of egg fooyung

from the Chinese place on 5 th street. The victim

hated Chinese food, so it must belong to the perp.

Ill play the Chinese Takeout card as a clue.

Make sure to put some spice into your descriptions!

Try to role play a bit, for gods sake! Once each

player has had a chance to introduce all their cards

the investigation scene is over.

* Witness cards are simply unused character cards.

Shuffle the unused character cards and Clue cards

together and draw from this pile during the

Investigation scene.

Court scene

The court scene is where all the cool stuff happens!

As animal lawyers its your duty to prosecute the

law to the best of your ability.

Opening Arguments. The players take turns giving

their opening arguments, stating who they are and

whom they represent. The player who set the

Investigation scene goes first. Players can represent

the city, the defendant, or anything else they want.*

Its not uncommon for animal lawyers to represent

other countries, abstract concepts, religions or

shapes and colors. It doesnt matter who or what

your animal lawyer represents, all that matters is

that they have a theory about the crime that the wish

to prove in court. Or just a theory in general. Its not

uncommon for a murder investigation in Animal

City to be derailed by a lawyer that wants to prove

that ham is delicious.

Important things to say during the Opening

Arguments:

Tell the court who you are!Tell the court who (or what) you represent!

Tell the court about the theory you wish to prove

true (this does not have to actually be related to the

crime).

*Multiple animal lawyers can represent the same

party. These lawyers dont work together. Instead,

they argue different theories of the crime. In Animal

City its not uncommon for 5 lawyers to represent

the defendant with no one representing the city!

Guilt and innocence are relative. All that matters iswhich lawyer wins!

Calling Witnesses, Introducing Clues and

Requesting a Recess. Examining Witnesses and

Clues is the best part of the Court scene! Spread out

your Witness and Clue cards face up in front of you

so everyone can see them!

Animal Lawyers take turns doing stuff during the

Court scene:

Calling a Witness. Push forward a Witness card

from in front of you. Point to another player (it

doesnt matter who) and say I call you

____________! The player you point to will play

the witness.*Ask the witness whatever questions

you want. The witness can make up whatever

answer they want, but they must answer the

question. Continue until you feel you have proven

your point, then say I have proven my point and


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have no further questions. If no one objects then

you will receive a Lawyer Point.

If another Animal Lawyer objects then he can draw

a number of cards equal to his Dancin stat and

choose one that you must perform. If you dont (or

cant), then your witnesss testimony sucked and

you do not receive a Lawyer Point!

Instead of pushing forward a Witness from your

own pile you can choose to cross-examine a witness

that has been called by another animal lawyer. Each

animal lawyer can only call the same witness once.

*The Sea Dracula Oath. Each witness must recite

the Sea Dracula Oath while placing their hand on

the game box before they can testify. If the witness

refuses then that players animal lawyer loses a

Lawyer Point. The Sea Dracula Oath must berecited solemnly and in a loud voice, exactly as

written below:

I, your name here, solemnly swear to stop

collaborate and listen

Ice is back with my brand new invention

Something grabs a hold of me tightly

Flow like a harpoon daily and nightly

Will it ever stop yo I dont know

Turn off the lights and Ill glow

To the extreme I rock a mic like a vandalLight up a stage and wax a chump like a candle.

Amen

Introducing Clues. Push forward a Clue card from

in front of you. Give a detailed summary of why the

clue is important and why it helps prove your

theory. Once you complete your statement you will

get a Lawyer Point. Once a Clue is used it

disappears and cannot be introduced by another

lawyer.

If another Animal Lawyer objects then he can draw

a number of cards equal to his Dancin stat and

choose one that you must perform. If you dont (or

cant), then your clue sucked and you do not receive

a Lawyer Point.

Objecting. An animal lawyer can object if another

lawyer is about to receive a Lawyer Point or is

requesting a recess. To object an animal lawyer

must loudly say I object on these grounds (insert grounds

here) and discard a Witness or Clue card. If the animal

lawyer has no cards to discard then they cannot object!

Requesting a Recess. On your turn you can request a

recess. If another animal lawyer objects then he can draw

a number of cards equal to his Dancin stat and choose one

that you must perform. If you dont (or cant), then your

request for recess is ignored.

If your request for recess is successful then you can

choose one of three options; Boss Fight, Party or Break.

Boss Fight. A Boss Monster has attacked Animal City!

Only you can defend the city! Describe the Boss Monster

that is attacking the city. Draw a number of dance cards

equal to your Fightin stat. Choose the one you will

perform and discard the rest!

Each dance card has a special requirement listed on it that

must be completed during the Boss Fight! You will not

win the Boss Fight without completing this requirement!

If your dance is successful and the Boss Fight requirement

is met you receive a new Clue card to add to your pile! If

you fail then you lose a Lawyer Point.

Party. Sometimes a case just isnt going well and an

animal lawyer must bribe a witness. Animal lawyers throw

lavish parties where they try to convince witnesses totestify for them. Describe the Party. Draw a number of

dance cards equal to your Partyin stat. Choose the one

you will perform and discard the rest!

Each dance card has a special requirement listed on it that

must be completed during the Party! You wont be able to

bribe your witness without completing this requirement!

If your dance is successful and the Party requirement is

met you receive a new Witness card to add to your pile! If

you fail then you lose a Lawyer Point.

Break. Sometimes youll need to take a break during the

game. You may want to use the toilet, get a snack, make a

phone call or rush a friend to the hospital. The Court scene

cannot stop unless an animal lawyer successfully requests

a Break Recess. The break lasts until all players are ready

to resume play.


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Resting your case. At the beginning of any turn an

animal lawyer can say I rest my case. That animal

lawyers turn ends, and each other lawyer gets to

take their last turn. Each animal lawyer then gives a

Closing Argument, for which they receive one free

Lawyer Point, which cannot be objected.

The Jury. Despite the long, drawn out courtprocess, the Animal City Jury is pretty random.

Each animal lawyer counts their lawyer points. All

Sea Dracula cards have numbers between one and

five printed in their upper corners. The animal

lawyers will each choose one of these numbers and

put a number of cards into the Jury Pile equal to

their Lawyer Points.

The Jury Pile is shuffled. Draw a number of cards

from the pile equal to the number of players. The

player whose number comes up the most wins thecase! Justice is served!

After PartyNo one cares who wins the case. That would be

stupid. After the case the winner throws a huge after

party! Everyone in Animal City is invited! But of

course, where there is an after party there is a

crime!

The player who wins the case and throws the afterparty gets to set the Investigation Scene for the next

game!

Extra Rules

Lawyer Points. Lawyer Points are fun to collect,

but theres no point in getting too greedy. An animal

lawyer can never have more then 10 Lawyer Points

at any one time.

Dance Partner. If you can get someone to dance

with you, you will always receive an extra Lawyer

Point. The person who dances with you does not

have to be playing in the game, but they cant be an

animal or a baby. Or a baby animal.

Tie Breaker Dance Fff. If anything in the game

ever results in a tie, all animal lawyers involved

with the tie will draw a number of cards equal to

their Dancin stat and choose one to perform. If one

animal lawyer cant (or wont) perform the dance

then the other wins. If both are able to perform the

dance then the other players will vote to determine

the winner. If no other players are available the

dancing should be witnessed and judgedby impartial

strangers (preferably in a public setting).


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