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Asking for Trobils

Asking for Trobils

2015·Erin McDonald, Christian Strain

Videos
8
Creators
8

Mostly reviews and unboxings. Asking for Trobils is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 3 unboxings, and 2 other videos.

2 - 7 players
60 - 90 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

Asking for Trobils is a worker-placement boardgame where the player is trying their best to rid the star system of Trobils (space pests). You play a Trobil Hunter - flinging the space vermin into the star, and dealing with unsavory folk just to get the job done. Players start with one ship, placing it at various locations to gather resources that will allow you to trap Trobils. But just one ship may not be enough, so you can fly through a wormhole to create two or even three ships to help you gather resources. You can make connections to gain more resources or hang around the local Riffraff. Send pirates, bounty hunters, or gangsters out to make areas rougher for your opponents, or enhance locations for everyone by sending out traders and courtesans. For every Trobil card you capture, you gain victory points. The player with the most points at the end wins

Asking for Trobils

Which Asking for Trobils video should I watch?

Asking for Trobils has 8 videos from 8 creators: 3 reviews, 3 unboxings and 2 other videos. They date from 2022 to November 2024.

If you like it, try Whisperwood, Asking for Trobils: Trobil Makers and Asking for Trobils: Companions, also by Erin McDonald, or Speakeasy, which shares several of its mechanics.

All videos

Family Review: Asking for Trobils Still OrangeReview15:18

Family Review: Asking for Trobils Still Orange

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Everything New for Asking for Trobils unboxingUnboxing16:05

Everything New for Asking for Trobils unboxing

The Hungry Gamer Reviews Asking for TrobilsReview16:28

The Hungry Gamer Reviews Asking for Trobils

Hungry Gamer

Hungry Gamer

Board Game Gumbo: Unboxing & Overview of Kickstarter Delivery!Unboxing24:38

Board Game Gumbo: Unboxing & Overview of Kickstarter Delivery!

Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)

Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)

Ideas with Christian Strain - Cloudy with a Chance of MeeplesInterview32:00

Ideas with Christian Strain - Cloudy with a Chance of Meeples

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meeples

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meeples

The Purge: #4679 Asking for Trobils: Big Box: UnboxingUnboxing4:34

The Purge: #4679 Asking for Trobils: Big Box: Unboxing

Purge Reviews

Purge Reviews

Can you name all the ships from Asking for Trobils?0:54

Can you name all the ships from Asking for Trobils?

Just Got Played

Just Got Played

Asking for Trobils: Extras & Add OnsReview14:54

Asking for Trobils: Extras & Add Ons

Trueflight Silverwing

Trueflight Silverwing

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Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)
Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)
1 video of this game
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meeples
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meeples
1 video of this game
Hungry Gamer
Hungry Gamer
1 video of this game
Just Got Played
Just Got Played
1 video of this game
Purge Reviews
Purge Reviews
1 video of this game
The Dice Tower
The Dice Tower
1 video of this game
Trueflight Silverwing
Trueflight Silverwing
1 video of this game

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Whisperwood

2027·Brad Brooks, Erin McDonald, Christian Strain

Videos
18
Creators
15
Some reviews

1 - 4 players·50 - 200 min·Heavy weight

Asking for Trobils: Trobil Makers

2022·Erin McDonald, Christian Strain

Videos
2
Creators
2
Reviews

2 - 7 players·60 - 75 min

Asking for Trobils: Companions

2022·Erin McDonald, Christian Strain

Videos
2
Creators
2
Reviews

2 - 7 players·60 - 75 min

Speakeasy

2025·Vital Lacerda

Videos
74
Creators
42
Mainly reviews and unboxings

1 - 4 players·50 - 180 min·Very heavy weight

About Asking for Trobils

From BoardGameGeek:

Asking for Trobils is a worker-placement boardgame where the player is trying their best to rid the star system of Trobils (space pests). You play a Trobil Hunter - flinging the space vermin into the star, and dealing with unsavory folk just to get the job done. Players start with one ship, placing it at various locations to gather resources that will allow you to trap Trobils. But just one ship may not be enough, so you can fly through a wormhole to create two or even three ships to help you gather resources. You can make connections to gain more resources or hang around the local Riffraff. Send pirates, bounty hunters, or gangsters out to make areas rougher for your opponents, or enhance locations for everyone by sending out traders and courtesans. For every Trobil card you capture, you gain victory points. The player with the most points at the end wins

Designers

Erin McDonald, Christian Strain

Artist

Christian Strain

Publisher

Breaking Games

Categories

Science Fiction

Mechanics

Pick-up and DeliverWorker Placement
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