Garfield
BGG rank
BGG #29,267
BGG rating
5.2

Garfield

1981

Rules assistance for Garfield

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–4 players
  • 20 min
  • 6+
  • Complexity 1.0/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Garfield

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Garfield is a board game released in 1981 for 2–4 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 6 and up. Its main mechanics are Roll / Spin and Move.

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About the game

In this 1981 game by Parker Brothers based on the popular comic strip (and later cartoon) of the same name, 2-4 players race each other to be the first around the board 3 times. Each time the "tail end" is passed; a player receives a yellow ring to put around his/her playing piece. Throughout the game, player will have to follow the instructions on their respective turns from Garfield's "thought bubble", which changes as the game progresses. Players roll the 2 dice and move accordingly, although they also have the option of using a player card at the beginning of their turn, which includes the ability to do such things as trading places/yellow rings with another player or bribing Garfield with lasagna to move ahead a certain number of spaces.

Questions and answers

Garfield supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.