La Ribellione di Boblin
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Someone builds a perfect plan. Someone watches their goblin blow up the wrong room. And in the end, nobody remembers who won, only who lost the most goblins.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
Clumsy goblins building (and destroying) their own army
Boblin's Rebellion continues the story of Boblin, the unlikely hero of Dungeon Drop. Designed by Alexandros Kapidakis and illustrated by Gong Studios, the game returns players to the fantasy universe of Phase Shift Games to follow the goblin uprising against their tyrannical king and his troll guards.
At the table you recruit goblins (Stickler and Screamer), train them into specialized units (Stabber, Stalker, Slinger, Sparkler) and conquer dungeon rooms. But goblins are chaotic creatures: the rooms you conquer wear out and get destroyed, forcing you to constantly rebuild your engine. The winner is the one who best adapts to the collapse and leads the most effective rebellion.
What they say abroad
An engine builder that falls apart as you build it: every move counts double.
— FroGames
Boblin returns, and this time he has a plan. Too bad his goblins don't.
— FroGames
Boblin's Rebellion
The game includes an official solo mode with dedicated scenarios. The experience is complete and the challenge well-calibrated, but it loses the tension of the race for the best rooms that characterizes multiplayer.
FrogScore · FroGames editorial rating · based on rules, international reviews and play sessionsYour goblin army
Five types of goblins, infinite combinations
Stabber
Melee combat goblins. You train them to conquer the hell rooms and assault the goblin king's lair. Powerful but expensive to maintain.
Slinger
Ranged attackers. Perfect for quick attacks and conquests in ice caves. They wear out quickly but open up tactical paths.
Sparkler
Magic goblins. They unlock special abilities and boost your action chains. Difficult to train, devastating if used well.
Stalker
Explorers. They allow you to delve deeper into the dungeon and discover new opportunities. Essential for long-term strategies.
In half an hour you'll discover that goblins never follow the plan. And that's precisely why it works.
A game in five moments
What happens at the table
Not the rules. The experience.
The Rebel Camp
Everyone starts with the same basic goblins: Stickler and Screamer. No one has an advantage, just different choices. The table is silent as everyone assesses their first move, knowing that that room will not be available again.
The Race to the Mines
Someone discovers a perfect training chain. Someone else conquers the key room before you. You start to understand that you can't have everything, and that every choice closes a door.
The Ice Caves
Your engine is running. You have three active rooms, a chain of four actions, and everything seems under control. Then a room is destroyed. And you have to decide whether to rebuild or advance.
Hell Collapses
Someone has already conquered the king's lair. Someone else has lost half their rooms. You have a Sparkler goblin that can turn everything around, but only if the next room holds out for another turn. It doesn't.
The Fame of the Rebellion
You count the fame points. The winner rebuilt twice and never stopped adapting. The loser had the best plan, but it was too rigid. Someone asks: "One more?"
How to play
The flow of each round
Each turn is a chain of actions that you build on the fly, knowing that tomorrow it might no longer work.
You draw Stickler and Screamer from the camp. They are your starting resources for this turn, but they need training to become useful.
Spend goblins to train specialized units (Stabber, Slinger, Stalker, Sparkler) and activate the rooms you've conquered. Each room gives you actions, but it wears out.
Descend into the dungeon (mines, ice caves, hell, king's lair) and conquer new rooms by spending trained goblins. Each room has different requirements.
At the end of the turn, a conquered room (yours or an opponent's) is destroyed. Your engine loses a piece. You must adapt for the next round.
Why it's different from others
Six mechanics that make a difference
The engine destroys itself
Most engine builders make you build higher and higher. Here, rooms break after use, forcing you to constantly rebuild. The winner is not who has the best plan, but who best adapts to the collapse.
One resource, five forms
You don't manage wood, stone, gold. You only manage goblins, but in five different specializations. Each training choice closes some paths and opens others. The simplicity of resources hides real tactical depth.
Four dungeon levels
Descend from the mines to hell, passing through the ice caves, down to the king's lair. Each level has more powerful but riskier rooms. Descending too early exposes you, waiting too long cuts you off.
Open action chains
You don't have a fixed number of actions. You build chains by combining training, room activation, and conquests. A good chain can give you 6-7 actions in a turn. A bad one gives you 2. Timing is everything.
Open drafting without cards
Goblins are not drawn from a deck. They are recruited from a common pool visible to everyone. You see what others take, you see what's left. Zero luck, just transparent and painful decisions.
Two mini-expansions included
The base box includes Terrible Trolls (add bosses to defeat) and Hero's Help (external aid for asymmetrical games). Plus: a complete set of hot-stamped goblins and trolls to play Dungeon Drop.
How it ends
How to win and how to lose
The game ends when someone conquers the goblin king's lair or when all the rooms of hell have been conquered.
Victory
- Conquer the goblin king's lair before others
- Accumulate more total fame points (conquered rooms + completed objectives)
- Keep key rooms active until the end, maximizing action chains
Defeat
- Spend too much time rebuilding instead of conquering new rooms
- Let opponents take all the rooms in hell before you do
- Build a rigid engine that collapses at the first missing piece and never recovers
Boblin's Rebellion is the answer for those who find engine builders too predictable. Here, the perfect plan doesn't exist: only the plan that survives chaos exists.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ about Boblin's Rebellion
Do I need to know Dungeon Drop to play Boblin's Rebellion?
No. Boblin's Rebellion is a completely standalone game. It shares the narrative universe and protagonist with Dungeon Drop, but the mechanics are totally different (engine building vs dexterity). If you love Dungeon Drop you will appreciate the references, but you don't need to have played it.
Do rooms really get destroyed? Can't I keep them?
Yes, they really do get destroyed. It's the core of the game. Every turn a conquered room (yours or an opponent's) is removed from the game. You must accept that your engine is temporary and plan accordingly. Those seeking absolute stability will suffer.
Does it work well solo or is it designed for multiplayer?
The official solo mode is well designed, with dedicated scenarios and calibrated challenges. The experience is solid and complete. That said, the game loses some of the competitive tension for the best rooms that characterizes 3-4 players. Great solo, excellent in a group.
Is it suitable for those who have never played an engine builder?
Yes, it is one of the best entry points to the genre. The rules are clear, the single resource (goblins) simplifies management, and the theme helps to remember what each unit type does. Complexity emerges gradually, it doesn't overwhelm you immediately. Perfect as a first engine builder.
Is it available in Italian?
No, this edition is in English. The text on the cards is present (room names, goblin abilities), so a basic knowledge of the language is required. The rulebook is clear and well illustrated, facilitating learning.
Boblin's Rebellion is an engine building game for 1-4 players, 30-40 minutes, recommended age 8+. Designed by Alexandros Kapidakis and published by Phase Shift Games, the game takes you into the Dungeon Drop universe to lead a goblin rebellion against the tyrannical king. The central mechanic revolves around a single volatile resource (goblins) to be trained into five specializations (Stabber, Slinger, Stalker, Sparkler, Screamer) to conquer dungeon rooms that are constantly destroying themselves, forcing players to rebuild their engine each turn. Includes two mini-expansions (Terrible Trolls and Hero's Help) and a set of components compatible with Dungeon Drop. Available on FroGames.it.
La Ribellione di Boblin
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