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2015 Ranked #7,583

Gruff

A tactical card game has players build teams of mutated monster goats and attack through enemy lines. Opponents can block or dodge attacks, so a strike resolves only after a tense response.

Customizable Games Card Game Fantasy Campaign / Battle Card Driven Variable Player Powers

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

11+

Complexity

3/5

Rating

6.54

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 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

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?

Gruff is a tactical "Expandable Card Game" about mutated monster goats. Players create a customized team of monster goats called "Gruffs" led by a shepherd.

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Gruff is a tactical "Expandable Card Game" about mutated monster goats. Players create a customized team of monster goats called "Gruffs" led by a shepherd. You win the game by crushing through the enemy line of gruffs and killing the opposing shepherd. Players take turns playing ability cards and declaring attacks. After an attack is declared your opponent takes his turn and may dodge or block your attack then declare his own attack. Your attack resolves at the beginning of next turn.

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Game and edition data

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
30 min
Age
11+
Complexity
3.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Brent Critchfield

Artists

2
Avery Coleman Virginia Critchfield

Publishers

1
Studio Woe

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