In 1981, Mad magazine artist Sergio Aragones started writing and drawing the comic which chronicled the misadventures of a Conanesque barbarian named Groo the Wanderer. Although essentially a wellmeaning soul, Groo, through sheer clumsiness and utter lack of wits, left a wake of inadvertent destruction wherever he traveled. The running joke of the series was that any town Groo entered would inevitably suffer more devastation than could possibly be caused by the fiercest, most malicious enemy. In truth, that’s about twice as much as you need to know to play and appreciate Groo the Game. Although knowledge of the comic book will help you identify some of the characters in the game, such as the Fabio lookalike Arcadio, and Groo’s dog Rufferto. All you really need to know is this: when Groo comes to your town, disaster is soon to befall you.

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