Gothic Doctor

About this board game

Gothic Doctor is a card game for 2–4 players that takes about 25 minutes, challenging doctors to earn the most money during a single night divided into eleven one-hour turns.

The patients are memorable figures from Gothic literature, including Mr. Hyde and Frankenstein’s Monster. Each patient card shows the combination of treatment cards needed to cure them, turning every consultation into a hand-management puzzle.

Patients require between two and four treatment cards. More difficult patients reward the doctor with more money, creating a balance between pursuing valuable cures and finding workable combinations in your hand. A wild treatment card helps speed up play and is required for treating some patients.

• Patient cards: Gothic characters with specific treatment requirements.
• Treatment cards: The cards used to cure patients.
• Action cards: Effects that change how easily patients are treated, provide additional card draws, or hinder another doctor.

Action cards add interaction beyond simply collecting the right treatments. They can make a patient easier to treat, help you draw more cards, or interfere with a rival’s efforts at the crucial moment.

With its compact eleven-turn structure, Gothic Doctor presents a focused race for income in which every hand matters. Cure patients efficiently, use action cards at the right time, and finish the night as the doctor with the most money.