Tom Wylie#
News From The Snark: Jyhad
March 29, 1994
Jyhad is a brand-new Deckmaster game produced by Wizards of the Coast and
White Wolf, based on White Wolf's Vampire: The Masquerade. The following
information is adapted from a recent release to distributors and retailers.
Legal Stuff
Magic: The Gathering and Deckmaster are trademarks of Wizards of the
Coast, Inc. Jyhad is a trademark of White Wolf, Inc. and Wizards of the
Coast, Inc., used under license. World of Darkness is a trademark of
White Wolf, Inc., used under license.
Game Design Highlights
-A tradable, collectible card game in the vein of Magic: The Gathering
-Trading Card Format
-Limited and unlimited edition cards
-Limited edition expansions
-Atmosphere
-Gothic punk, aka White Wolf's Vampire: The Masquerade
-Vampire combat, control, and manipulation
-Vampires belong to clans, like the rebellious Brujah or the
insane Malkavians
-Mechanics
-One-on-one or multi-player
-Fight for control of strategic locations like police stations
and havens
-Vie for vampire political titles like Prince of Chicago or
Nospheratu Justicar
-Arm your Vampires with sawed-off shotguns, Ninja motorcycles,
or chain saws
-Slain Vampires go to torpor, where they can be rescued or
destroyed (diablerized)
-Watch your blood supply! Blood is used to heal and to control
other Vampires
-Destroy other Vampires to gain new skills and age
-Use Strike and Combat cards to beef up fighting Vampires
-Use Action cards to conduct special missions like dawn
assaults or arson
-Notes
-Jyhad is in the final stages of development. Some aspects of
the game may change between now and publication
-The information above represents the sum total of the game-
specific information we are willing to release to the public
at this time. Please do not press us for more details; if we
let anything else slip we may be forced to diablerize you.
Tom Wylie rec.games.deckmaster Network Representative for
aahz@hal.com Wizards of the Coast, Inc.