Asking for Trobils is a fast-paced space-parody worker-placement game where players travel across the star system to capture and rid the galaxy of space pests known as Trobils. Players place workers, collect resources, trade them, and clear out the pests to earn victory points.
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The Verdict
based on 30 reviews
“Asking For Trobils’ bright and cartoony exterior covers a great game that’s truly bigger on the inside. Its surprisingly deep strategies can be enjoyed across the generations (even the next one!)”
“Asking for Trobils is a really unique, refreshing take on a well-trodden genre. For people who love worker placement, this one’s an absolute keeper, and we think it’ll make for a fun introduction to folks who might not enjoy heavier, more fixed-form examples of the style.”
The reviewer highlights that while the game features charming and pretty visuals, it offers a surprisingly deep, intricate strategic experience beneath the surface.
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The reviewers found Asking for Trobils to be an engaging and colorful worker placement experience, highlighting its fun spatial elements and resource management despite a relatively niche profile.
Asking for Trobils is a great introduction for any family to the world of worker placement.
The reviewer highlights Asking for Trobils as an engaging and enjoyable tabletop experience with fun placement mechanics and thematic depth.
Players take on the role of a Trobil hunter, trying to free the star system from space pests. They start with a ship and place it in various locations to gather resources for capturing Trobils.
“I'm a work replacement fanatic and I like it when somebody does something different with a work replacement game, and, um, I ended up really enjoying the heck out of this one and I really can't wait to see what the final look of the game is going to be.”(18:49)
The reviewer highlights Asking for Trobils as an engaging and visually charming worker placement experience, offering fun strategic choices despite minor pacing elements.
“If you like or at least don't mind worker placement and you're looking for a great interactive game that is not all about just punching people in the face but instead interacting in a new and different way I mean you could actually make deals with people hey if you bump me here I'll bump you on my next turn you know I mean that kind of interaction is what's really cool and fun that plays with a wide variety of people plays very fast and is just gorgeous just lovely to look at and has a wonderful sense of humor then you might want to check out uh asking for troubles”(6:45)
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