Goblin Slayer

Wielder of Thornspike...

Wielder of Death's Whisper...

Who will attempt this most dangerous task?

WHAT IS IT?

Goblin Slayer is a casual turn-based fantasy game of tactical combat underground.

THE GIMMICK

Conflict is asymmetrical: one character vs. many opponents.

THE SET UP

Player one controls the evil denizens of the Cave of Woe: an innumerable horde of monsters that guard a fabulous treasure.

Player two controls Stormbeard, a lone dwarf hero who must search the cave, find the legendary Hero Stones, obtain the treasure and escape.

ADVANCED GAME

This 3rd edition of Goblin Slayer introduces an alternate hero character to play: Mirelle, a crafty sorceress of notorious reputation who possesses a rare tome of 10 diabolical spells. With it, particularly when empowered by Hero Stones, Mirelle becomes a formidable (yet very challenging) magic-wielding character.

COOL STUFF

Goblin Slayer features character art by veteran fantasy game artist Denis Loubet (Metagaming, Origin Systems, Hero Games, Looking Glass Studios, Steve Jackson Games) who created the illustrations of Stormbeard, Mirelle, Hrotgar the troll, and the goblins, as well as visualizing the spell effects of Mirelle's sorcery.

Goblin Slayer also features highly detailed gameboard tile art by Orlando Ramirez, who created the box cover art as well.

Speaking of the board tiles, Goblin Slayer presents a unique geomorphic game board that generates a new and perfectly aligned cave complex every time the game is played. Note that the logo-free tiles can also be used with your favorite rpg.

Also note that this deluxe 3rd edition of Goblin Slayer features cool UV coated, satin finish cards, mats and (pre-cut) hexagonal map tiles, laser cut thick stock character and monster figures, and many other additions and improvements.

WHO'S RESPONSIBLE?

Goblin Slayer was created by Rich Carlson (Ion Storm, Looking Glass Studios) and Iikka Keränen (Looking Glass Studios, Valve Software), makers of Eat Electric Death! and the Infinite Space series of roguelike computer games. Other recent collaborations include the VR game, Protagon, and the card games, Infinite Space Battle Poker and Pairs: Infinite Space.

As mentioned, for this 3rd edition of Goblin Slayer, the character and spell illustrations are by Denis Loubet. The game board tiles were conceived by Iikka Keränen and illustrated by Orlando Ramirez. Presentation and layout was done by Rich Carlson.

Special thanks to Greg Costikyan, James Ernest, James Hartman and Andrew Tullsen.

UPDATE (December 2019)

The Goblin Slayer update...

1. Clarifies fireball and lightning spell effects on Mirelle's character card.
2. Removes an obsolete setup rule (left over from a previous edition).
3. Tweaks the character standees (cut and colors).
4. Replaces the thick laser cut standee stock with laser cut card stock, to help lower the price.

Special thanks to SIX - About Seattle Indies Expo - for additional and welcome scrutiny.

OTHER EDITIONS

Goblin Slayer was originally released as a print and play game in 2008. You can follow its history on the Goblin Slayer Boardgamegeek page.

LEGAL DOODAD

All Goblin Slayer design content rights are reserved by Rich Carlson and Iikka Keränen. Character art and spell art rights are reserved by Denis Loubet. Tile and cover art rights are reserved by Orlando Ramirez.