Groo: The Game is a card game first published by Archangel Studios in 1997 and later reissued by Steve Jackson Games. It is based on the long running comic book Groo the Wanderer created by Sergio Aragones, carrying over the series wandering barbarian and its irreverent, comic sensibility into a tabletop format. Two to four players compete to construct the largest town, using cards that represent buildings and the chaos the wandering hero Groo tends to leave in his wake, since in the source comic Groo is famous for accidentally destroying whatever town he visits. The game blends light strategy with the comic's slapstick tone, appealing to existing readers of the Groo comics as much as to card game players unfamiliar with the source material.
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Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Sport
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1. Groo: The Game (Wikipedia)
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is a card game first published by Archangel Studios in 1997
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first published by Archangel Studios in 1997
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2-4 players vie to construct the largest town
View the Source2. Groo: The Game (BoardGameGeek)
- Playing Time: 45
- Designer: Ken Whitman
- Designer: Sergio Aragonés
- Publisher: Archangel Studios
- Game Category: Card Game
- Game Category: City Building
- Game Category: Comic Book / Strip
- Game Category: Fantasy
- Game Mechanic: Dice Rolling
- Game Mechanic: Take That
- Minimum Players: 2
- Maximum Players: 4
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