Reply: Fury of Dracula (third/fourth edition):: General:: Re: Played our first game, I have a couple questions

by humbas

DaveD wrote:

humbas wrote:

Regarding Dracula's movement, here's a small guide of the Count's options:

Dracula moves when...
Placing a city location card on the trail (encounter card is optional*)
Placing CASTLE DRACULA location card (encounter card is optional)
Placing a sea location card (no encounter card)
Placing WOLF FORM power card (an encounter card accompanies the location card if he wants)
Placing MISDIRECT power card on any location from 2-6 on the trail (no encounter card here, but he can place one on the first space of the trail where he's just placed a location card)

Dracula doesn't move when...
Placing HIDE power card on the trail (and an encounter card if he wishes)
Placing FEED power card (no encounter card)
Placing DARK CALL power card (no encounter card)

*as in he's not forced to play one, although he would most certainly want to

You are wrong to say that placing an encounter is optional. Dracula must do so when he moves to a city (or hides) in his turn, unless there are hunters in the city moved to.

I failed to notice such obligation (as in MUST) in the rules booklet. I truly understand there's no advantage in Dracula not placing an encounter card on every city location, but the rules doesn't seem to say he MUST do it. Can you point me in the right direction pagewise in Learn to Play or Rules Reference?