
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,024
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Abandon All Artichokes
- 2–4 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2020

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Squabblin Goblins: Macguffin is an expansion for Squabblin Goblins released in 2022 for 2 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Emma Larkins.
What's a Macguffin? The goblins don't care: they just know they want it. Better still if they can get their hands on two! A 2 Macguffin cards expansion for Squabblin Goblins. Search the deck for a card and replace for a card from your hand. Resuffle. If you control both MacGuffins at the end of the game, you win.
Squabblin Goblins: Macguffin supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Squabblin Goblins: Macguffin is 20 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Squabblin Goblins: Macguffin for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Squabblin Goblins: Macguffin belongs to these categories: Card Game, Print & Play, and Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Squabblin Goblins: Macguffin and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Squabblin Goblins: Macguffin are: Emma Larkins. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Squabblin Goblins: Macguffin as an expansion for Squabblin Goblins. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Squabblin Goblins to use it. Check that your edition of Squabblin Goblins is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.