Transylvania and literature as a land of mystery and magic. For example, in Paulo Coelho's novel "The Witch of Portobello", the main character, Sherine Khalil, is described as a Transylvanian orphan with a Romani mother, in an effort to add to the character's exotic mystique. The so-called Transylvanian trilogy of historical novels by Miklos Banffy, "The Writing on the Wall", is an extended treatment of the 19th- and early 20th-century social and political history of the country. Among the first actors to portray Dracula in film was Bela Lugosi, who was born in Banat, in present-day Romania. Transylvania Transylvania is a
Transylvania (board game) game about vampires." Transylvania (board game) Transylvania is a 1981 board game published by Mayfair Games. "Transylvania" was part of Mayfair's line of simple, playable games, and involves a struggle for control of Transylvania between the villagers, consisting of knights, men-at-arms, clerics and peasants on one side, and the monsters, consisting of vampires, bats, rats, wolves and skeletons, on the other. William A. Barton reviewed "Transylvania" in "The Space Gamer" No. 46. Barton commented that ""Transylvania" was obviously an early effort on Mayfair's part; the other titles in the line are much superior. Still, "Transylvania" might suffice if you want