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Deckbuilding Game Rescuing Robin Hood Arrives in March

Feb 8, 2022

Arriving next month from Castillo Games is an interesting looking deckbuilding family game, Rescuing Robin Hood. In the game, designed by Bryce Brown, player take on the roles of members of the Merry Band as they aim to rescue Robin and a group of captured villagers from the Sheriff of Nottingham. Rescuing Robin Hood is for one to five players, ages 10+, plays in around 20 minutes per player, and will carry an MSRP of $44.99 when it arrives in March.

About the game:

Robin Hood has been captured! As the leaders of the Merry Band you have only 5 days to come to his rescue, using all the Wit, Brawn and Stealth you can muster. Each turn you work together to rescue villagers captured by the Sheriff of Nottingham’s men. As more people are rescued new villagers join your side. Once you have built up your Merry Band you select your dream team, storm the castle, and fight one final battle to rescue Robin Hood!
Dozens of villagers have been arrested by the Sheriff of Nottingham. They look to Robin Hood to save them, but there’s just one problem … the Sheriff has captured Robin Hood!

But there is hope. It’s time to strategize together and press your luck to rescue villagers. As your band grows, prepare to storm the castle and rescue Robin Hood!

All players cooperate together in this exciting family deck-building game.

★ A light-hearted deck-building game for the whole family, with unique press-your-luck attacks that encourage collaboration.
★ Rich theme that’s engaging for both adults and children, including backstories for all 89 characters.
★ Build a Merry Band of villagers ready to defeat the Sheriff of Nottingham using their Wit, Stealth, Brawn, and Jolliness.
★ Gameplay includes mental math, elementary statistics, and is packed full of history, great puns, and fun strategies to discover.

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Founder/Editor-in-chief of The Gaming Gang website and host of The Gaming Gang Dispatch and other TGG media for fifteen years, Jeff takes on any and all sorts of games but is especially ready to tackle roleplaying games and strategy games. He's been involved with the hobby since he was just a wee grade school lad, over four decades ago.