Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
In Paper Safari, first released as Ruby Gloom: The Game, each player tries to get the lowest sum possible with their six cards in play, swapping and replacing them according to the rules of play.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Open Drafting
Select cards or items from a shared face-up display.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Score-and-Reset Game
Score repeated rounds or hands, then reset the play state and continue.
Read the full game description
In Paper Safari, first released as Ruby Gloom: The Game, each player tries to get the lowest sum possible with their six cards in play, swapping and replacing them according to the rules of play. Whoever has the lowest sum wins the round, and whoever wins three rounds first wins the game.