Gloomhaven (2017)

3.9 / 5

1–4 players

120 min

BGG 8.5(8.3)

Rank #4

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Description

Gloomhaven is a game of Euro-inspired tactical combat in a persistent world of shifting motives. Players will take on the roles of wandering adventurers with their own special sets of skills and their own reasons for traveling to this dark corner of the world. Players must work together out of necessity to clear out menacing dungeons and forgotten ruins. In the process, they will enhance their abilities with experience and loot, discover new locations to explore and plunder, and expand an ever-branching story fueled by the decisions they make. This is a game with a persistent and changing world that is ideally played over many game sessions. After a scenario, players will make decisions about what to do next, which will determine how the story continues, kind of like a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book. Playing through a scenario is a co-operative affair where players will fight against automated monsters using an innovative card system to determine the order of play and what a player does on their turn. Each turn, a player chooses two cards to play out of their hand. The number on the top card determines their initiative for the round. Each card also has a top and bottom power, and when it is a player’s turn in the initiative order, they determine whether to use the top power of one card and the bottom power of the other, or vice-versa. Players must be careful, though, because over time they will permanently lose cards from their hands. If they take too long to clear a dungeon, they may end u exhausted and be forced to retreat.

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Expansions and Integrates With

Frosthaven

Gloomhaven: 2025 ConQuests

Gloomhaven: Assault on the Morning Star (Promo Scenario)

Gloomhaven: Beyond the End of the World (Promo Scenario)

Gloomhaven: Envelope X Reward

Gloomhaven: Forgotten Circles

Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion

Gloomhaven: Memories of Gloomhaven (Promo Scenario)

Gloomhaven: Removable Sticker Set

Gloomhaven: Return of the Lost Cabal (Promo Scenario)

Gloomhaven: Secrets of the Lost Cabal (Promo Scenario)

Gloomhaven: Solo Scenarios

Gloomhaven: The Catacombs of Chaos (Promo Scenario)

Gloomhaven: The End of the World (Promo Scenario)

Gloomhaven: The Lucky Meeple (Promo Scenario)

Gloomhaven: The Tower of Misfortune (Promo Scenario)