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Goblin Grapple

Goblin Grapple

Silver Gaming Company · 2020
2–430–45 min14+ yrs1.2/5 complexity8.0 BGG#21.216 BGG171
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How do you play Goblin Grapple?

Goblin Grapple is a suspenseful 2-4 player strategy card game. In Goblin Grapple, the goblin clans are at war, and your goal is to unite the clans by proving your strength in battle.

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Goblin Grapple box art
official art · Silver Gaming Company

Goblin Grapple is a suspenseful 2-4 player strategy card game. In Goblin Grapple, the goblin clans are at war, and your goal is to unite the clans by proving your strength in battle.

In Goblin Grapple, players race to gain points by collecting goblins in battle. The goal of the game is to collect 100 points worth of goblins over multiple rounds of play. Players start the game with 5 goblin cards and can use them to build their armies and challenge their opponents. Some goblins have special abilities, like the spy, which can be played to steal another player’s card.

Goblin cards are secretly played into armies, which are worth points at the end of the round, with the last goblin card played being revealed when entering battle. On your turn you will start by drawing a card and then taking as many actions as you’d like. To play a goblin into your army, play one card face down in front of you, creating a stack of cards. These cards will defend you if you are attacked by another player.

To challenge another player’s army, choose a player, and play a goblin from your hand face-up. The defender will then reveal their last army card played. The stronger goblin wins the battle, unless special goblin abilities are activated, and the winning player will take all face up cards from the battle, placing them into their garrison. Once a garrison reaches 21 points or more, the round ends. All players will add points from their garrison and army to their total score.

Do you have what it takes? Will you be the next Goblin Emperor?

—description from the publisher

game anatomy
Complexity1.2 / 5
BGG rating8.0 / 10
Play time
30–45 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
14+ yrs
BGG rank
#21.216
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Q3How do you play Goblin Grapple?
Goblin Grapple is a bluffing game, for 2–4 players, taking ~30–45 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Goblin Grapple — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Goblin Grapple support?
Goblin Grapple is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Goblin Grapple take?
A game of Goblin Grapple takes about 30–45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Goblin Grapple for?
Goblin Grapple is recommended from age 14.
Q7How complex is Goblin Grapple?
Goblin Grapple has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.2 out of 5.
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