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2016 Ranked #19,478

Gob'z'heroes

This comedic combat game has goblin crews attack rivals, perform scoring actions, and reach the chosen victory-point target first. Absurd attacks can knock out enemies or trolls, while each turn manages a limited crew of able goblins.

Card Game Dice Action Points Hand Management

Players

2

Play time

30-90 min

Age

14+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

6.38

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

In Gob'Z'Heroes, goblins clash loudly by slapping faces, tripping each other, throwing grenades, and using quite unorthodox techniques such as « Acid Fart » or « Good Wallop ». You will head the Gob'z'heroes or the Gob'villains, and try to ridicule the rival crew!

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In Gob'Z'Heroes, goblins clash loudly by slapping faces, tripping each other, throwing grenades, and using quite unorthodox techniques such as « Acid Fart » or « Good Wallop ». You will head the Gob'z'heroes or the Gob'villains, and try to ridicule the rival crew! Everything is allowed, including the most ludicrous attacks… MAIN GOAL Be the first to score the number of Victory Points defined at the beginning of the game, as simple as that ... !! HOW TO SCORE VICTORY POINTS ? Victory Points are awarded for some brilliant actions performed by a player on his turn. Here is the list of exemples : KO by LOL = 1 VP KO by Low Blows = 1 VP KO a Troll = 2VP … GAME PLAY Phases of turn: 1 (optionnal)If only 1 gob remain able, a backup shows up 2 Identify the able gob with the highest charisma of your crew 3 Play your gob'z without exceeding the rationing limit 4 Crew rehab before next turn Play a gob : When you play a gob, you can first move then make him attack if possible Move a gob : Each gob has a movement characteristic Attack a rival gob : Roll a dice to hit to determine if a blow hits or not Modifiers : Some skills, combo or stuff cards could bring a bonus or a malus Determine the degree of injury : We consider the physical ability of both the attacker and the defender

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
30–90 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Fabien Friess Antoine Roffé

Artists

3
Kevin De Castro Fabien Friess Antoine Roffé

Publishers

2
Lumberjacks Studio Skulls Mini

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