Horror on the Orient Express - The Board Game - Rulebook

Oct 6, 2026

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Horror on the Orient Express: The Board Game is a cooperative game for 1–4 Investigators defending the train while uncovering Cultists. Players take turns using Actions to fight Monsters, deactivate Portals, and reveal Clues. Victory requires identifying all Cultists and keeping the Orient Express and its Passengers safe. The group fails if the train is overrun, too many Passengers die, Portals accumulate excessive Essence, a Suspect is wrongly accused, an Investigator dies, or an Investigator goes insane.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryComic

FormatPDF

Pages48

Reading Time18 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Components

Setup

Main Game Area

Rulebook # INTRODUCTION One rainy morning.you boarded the luxurious train heading for Constantinople,the magnificent city that once stoodat the crossroads of Europe and Asia,and shaped the course of empires.Unfortunately,things went south really quickly.You-and everyone elseon thetrain-had heard some unearthly chanting.After an excruciatinglylong moment,the entire trainstarted hurtling through the unknown nightmare of the Dreamlands!Who is performingthe ritual that brought you here?Howcan you stop it before the train arrives at its final stop?What are the hideous creatures lurkingoutside?And whose dark whisperis urging you to invite them aboard? What started as an exciting journey might yet turn into an unspeakably horrific end to your existence.Do you have what it takesto stand up for not justyourself but for all humankind? Horror on the Orient Express:The Board Game is a cooperative game for 1-4 players who take on the roles of Investigatorsprotecting the Train and identifying the Cultists.Taking turns one at a time,the Investigators perform Actions allowing themto fight Monsters,deactivate Portals,and reveal Clues toward identifying the Cultists. To win,the Investigators must correctly identify all the Cultists and keep the Orient Express and its Passengers safe throughthis horrifying ordeal. However,you willloseifthe Trainis overrun with Monsters,toomany Passengersdie,there is too muchEssence on the Portals,any Suspect is wrongly accused,ifan Investigator dies,or any of the Investigatorsgoes insane COMPONENTS 78 Investigator Skill tiles6 Rest tiles(4 regularand 2 special)12 GeneralSkill tilesPortrai tiles6Investigator minis 6InvestigatorBasic Action tiles12 Attribute tiles.4Investigator bases。 4 Stamina markers4 Health markers。6Suspect minis4Silver Rest Actionmarkers 28 Sanity markers。32Gold Action markers6Suspect bases。 # COMPONENTS Main board LandscapesLandscapes Landscapes Landscapes COMPONENTS 22 Passenger dice10Fade tokens 7Incantation cards5 Ritual sheets 10 Ritual tokens30 Essence tokens10IⅢlness markers # COMPONENTS 12 DesireClue tokens 6TicketClue tokens15 FeatureClue tokens 6 Cultist/Not Cultist tokens Vampire boardEND OFIHELINE1 Landscape Setup card20 Item cards 22 Conversation tokens 7 Coffin minis10 VampireStrength tiles C0MPONENTS Event bag. # 9 Passenger cards30 Event tokens Event board Clue sheet notepad12 Spell cards Grimoire board 120ccult tokens 5Help cards45 Story cards30Quest cards25 Feature cards6Fez Council cards # SETUP We recommend sittingin"theater style"(as shown below),with all Investigators on one side. SETUP VAMPIRE SETUP Page 15 PLAYER SETUP page12 # MAIN GAME AREA 1.Place the Main board in the middle of the table. 2.Place the Locomotive at the far right spot on the Main board.Set its Speed dial to“1."Place theLocomotive Action plaque(the one with “TrainSpeed+1”)in the designated spot. 3.Placethe Monsters Unleashed deck and theLocomotive Event tokens(◎酷)near the Locomotive. 4.Assemblethe 6 Cars(二)bymountingthe Windows andCurtains.Then randomly select 3 Action plaques and place them with the Action sidefacing out and the remaining3with the inactive side facing out (Action facing in).Randomize which Trains get the Actions and which do not.Place the Cars behind theLocomotive in arandom order. 5.Place Passenger Dice according to the "Starting Passengers"Help card (you can choose either Base or Harder setup page 43).There will bea few dice left—put them aside. 6.Hang the Vampire(二)mini outside the Car indicatedby the“Starting Passengers”Help card. 7.Randomly select or choose 1 of the 6Starting Landscape tiles and place it face up above the railroad tracks.Net,choose 1 of the6layouts fromtheLandscape Setup card and fill the spaces to the right by placing Landscape tiles face down in the size and order shownon the card. 8. Place allCoffin minis next to the Main board. 9. Place all 8 Block tokens next to the Ma

FAQs

How do Investigators win in the cooperative game?

Investigators win by correctly identifying all Cultists and keeping the Orient Express and its Passengers safe throughout the ordeal.

What actions do Investigators take during their turns?

On their turns, Investigators perform Actions to fight Monsters, deactivate Portals, and reveal Clues used to identify Cultists.

What conditions cause the Investigators to lose?

They lose if the train is overrun with Monsters, too many Passengers die, Portals have too much Essence, a Suspect is wrongly accused, an Investigator dies, or any Investigator goes insane.

Oct 6, 2026

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