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Groo: The Game box art
1997 Ranked #5,436

Groo: The Game

A light conflict game has players build towns, gather resources, and develop forces to outscore rivals. Rampaging armies and unpredictable visits can damage a settlement, keeping even a well-built town vulnerable.

Thematic Games Card Game City Building Take That Dice Rolling

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.5/5

Rating

6.29

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

In Groo: the Game, players compete to be the first to build a large town by playing 'building' cards that give them victory points.

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In Groo: the Game, players compete to be the first to build a large town by playing 'building' cards that give them victory points. Of course, this is no picnic, hindered as it is by other players' rampaging armies and the frequent bumbling visitations of Groo the Wanderer, determined by the roll of a set of dice, which can also grant players resources with which to build and 'Groo heads' with which to damage the unfortunates who have Groo in their village. Players can also develop armies to attack other players' cities Excellent fun for the beer-and-pretzels crowd.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2
Play time
45 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.5/5
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Credits

Designers

2
Sergio Aragonés Ken Whitman

Artists

1
Sergio Aragonés

Publishers

1
Archangel Studios

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