- BGG rating
- 6.1
Thorgal: The Card Game – Additional Content
- 1–4 players
- 45–90 min
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #10,487
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Thorgal: The Card Game
2025
Rules assistance for Thorgal: The Card Game
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–4 players
- 45–90 min
- 14+
- Complexity 3.0/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for Thorgal: The Card Game
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Thorgal: The Card Game is a board game released in 2025 for 1–4 players, 45–90 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Marcin Tomczyk and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Take That.
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About the game
You are the leader of one of the four factions: Vikings, People of the Stars, Outlaws, or Magnates. As such, you gather a party of allies (from the characters from the Thorgal graphic novel series) and equip them with things from ordinary everyday items, weapons, armour, and ships through ancient or technological artifacts and animal companions. The equipped party will then set off on dangerous quests in order to conquer other lands. In order to help your party to overcome the obstacles they meet on their way, you play cards with permanent or instant effects. Of course, your opponent won’t wait patiently for you to conquer, but will play his own heroes, mythological creatures, or obstacles from their Deck of Doom in order to bring your party to defeat. If, despite your opponent’s efforts, you will manage to conquer chosen land, you will be rewarded with a priceless horn (a.k.a. victory point) and immediate bonus. But for your opponent it will mean new ability to utilize in next rounds. The game ends after one of you gains a third horn or when someone runs out of cards in their Deck of Destiny. —description from publisher (edited)
Designers
Publishers
- Lucrum Games
- Don't Panic Games
- Lucrum Studio
Questions and answers
Thorgal: The Card Game supports 1–4 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.
The listed playing time for Thorgal: The Card Game is 45–90 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 Thorgal: The Card Game for ages 14 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.
Thorgal: The Card Game has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Thorgal: The Card Game belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Comic Book / Strip. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Take That. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Thorgal: The Card Game are: Marcin Tomczyk. 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 Thorgal: The Card Game as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.