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Goblins bring chaos, insanity, silliness... in a semi-controlled way. Goblins use coin flips to... wait, no, don't go to another faction, listen! They have ways of manipulating their coin flips, and many times either result is good. You don't get to be the boss of a mob of insane pyromaniacs without some level of control...
Goblins are from the Smash Up Goblins set and do not have a Titan card.
Complexity Level: Medium-High
Mechanics
- Coin Flips
Goblins have a lot of cards that have you play heads or tails in order to determine their outcome, making this a seemingly very random faction to play with. Overall, both heads and tails results can be desirable. Heads tend to give you the better outcomes, most often +1 power counters. On the other hand, tails give you good or bad outcomes depending on the card--bad most often being the card doing nothing at all.
To mitigate that randomness, Goblins provide you with Diviners and Make Your Own Luck, a total of four cards you can use to change the result of a coin you're flipping if you don't get what you want.
Finally, Chaos Lord and Goblin Recruiters are two cards that trigger on you flipping coins, giving you additional effects on both heads and tails results, making good outcomes even better or balancing a bad outcome.
Strategy
Synergy
- Pirates
- Ghosts
- Giant Ants
- Dragons
- Clerics
- Disco Dancers
- Sumo Wrestlers
- Ancient Incas
- Kree
- Beauty and the Beast
Cards - Minions
1x Chaos Lord
Power 5 - Ongoing: After you flip a coin, if it was heads, place a +1 power counter on one of your minions; if tails, draw a card then discard a card.
Errata: Yes, Wording
Clarifications:
- None
2x Diviner
Power 4 - Ongoing: Once per turn, immediately after you flip a coin you may discard a card to change its result. After the first time each turn you flip a coin, draw a card.
Errata: Yes, Wording
Clarifications:
- None
3x Blaster
Power 3 - Special: Before this base scores, flip a coin. If heads, you may give this minion +2 power until the end of the turn. If tails, you may move this minion to another base.
Errata? Yes/No
Clarifications:
4x Gobbo
Power 2 - Flip a coin for each Gobbo in play (including this one). For each heads, place a +1 power counter on this minion.
Errata? Yes/No
Clarifications:
Cards - Actions
1x "Magic" Helmet
Play on your minion. Ongoing: This minion has +4 power. Before this base scores, flip a coin. If tails, destroy this minion.
Errata? Yes/No
Clarifications:
2x A Little Help
Flip a coin. If heads, you may play an extra minion. If tails, you may play two extra actions.
Errata? Yes/No
Clarifications:
1x Bushwacking
Choose a minion and flip a coin. If heads, destroy the minion. If tails, move it to another base. Errata? Yes/No
Clarifications:
1x Demolition
Flip three coins. For each heads, place a +1 power counter on one of your minions. For each tails, you may destroy an action on a base or on a minion.
Errata? Yes/No
Clarifications:
1x Goblin Recruiters
Play on a base. Ongoing: After you flip a coin, if it was heads, draw a card; if tails, you may shuffle a card from your discard pile into your deck.
Errata: Yes, Wording
Clarifications:
- None
1x He Who Smelt It
Choose a minion and flip a coin. If heads, place a +1 power counter on that minion and you may choose another minion and flip again. If tails, you may play an extra action.
Errata? Yes/No
Clarifications:
2x Make Your Own Luck
Special: Play immediately after you flip a coin. Change its result.
Errata? Yes/No
Clarifications:
1x Revving Up
Choose a base. Flip a coin for each of your minions there. For each heads, place a +1 power counter on that minion. For each tails, that minion gains +2 power until the end of the turn.
Errata? Yes/No
Clarifications:
Cards - Bases
1x Goblin Caves
Breakpoint 17 - VPs: 3 1 1 - After this base scores, each player with a minion here may flip a coin. If heads, they gain 1 VP. If tails, they discard two cards.
Errata? Yes/No
Clarifications:
1x Goblin Town
Breakpoint 21 - VPs: 4 2 1 - After you play a minion here, flip a coin. If heads, place a +1 power counter on that minion.
Errata? Yes/No
Clarifications:
