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Cephalofair Games  |  SKU: CPH0201

Gloomhaven

$194.95 CAD
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Description

Designer Isaac Childres
Publisher Cephalofair Games
Players 1-4
Playtime 60-120 mins
Suggested Age 14 and up
Expansion Gloomhaven: Forgotten Circles
Honors 2020 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Expert Nominee
2018 SXSW Tabletop Game of the Year Winner
2018 Scelto dai Goblin Winner
2018 Origins Awards Origins Awards Game of the Year Winner
2018 Origins Awards Best Board Game Winner
2018 Origins Awards Best Board Game Nominee
2017 Meeples' Choice Nominee
2017 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee
2017 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Winner
2017 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee
2017 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Winner
2017 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee
2017 Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Winner
2017 Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Nominee
2017 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Winner
2017 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee
2017 Golden Geek Best Solo Board Game Winner
2017 Golden Geek Best Solo Board Game Nominee
2017 Golden Geek Best Cooperative Game Winner
2017 Golden Geek Best Cooperative Game Nominee
2017 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork & Presentation Nominee
2017 Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming Nominee
2017 Cardboard Republic Striker Laurel Nominee
2017 Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game Nominee
Accessories Meeple Realty - Gloomhaven Town (Compatible with Gloomhaven™)
Gloomhaven Removable Sticker Set
The Broken Token - Gloomhaven Organizer

Go7 Gaming - GH-001 for Gloomhaven
Go7 Gaming - GH-002 Top Tray for Gloomhaven
Meeple Realty - Gloomhaven Life/XP Trackers
Broken Token - Gloomhaven Dungeon Accessories
Broken Token - Gloomhaven Organizer with Forgotten Circles
Folded Space - Gloomhaven
The Game Crafter - Gloomhaven Status Markers 
Laserox - GloomBox (Compatible with Gloomhaven)
Laserox - GloomBox Forgotten Circles Expansion Upgrade Kit (Compatible with Gloomhaven: Forgotten Circles)
Gaming Trunk - Gloom Tavern Organizer for Gloomhaven with Forgotten Circles (Natural Unstained)
Crafting Kingdoms - Double-Sided Monster Pack SE
Crafting Kingdoms -  Double-Sided Mercenary Duo Small SE
Crafting Kingdoms -  Double-Sided Mercenary Duo Medium SE
Crafting Kingdoms -  Double-Sided Mercenary Duo Large SE
Crafting Kingdoms -  Double-Sided Mercenary Duo vs Monsters Small SE
Crafting Kingdoms -  Double-Sided Mercenary Duo vs Monsters Medium SE
Crafting Kingdoms -  Double-Sided Mercenary Duo vs Monsters Large SE
Crafting Kingdoms - Double-Sided Mercenary Quartet Small SE
Crafting Kingdoms - Double-Sided Mercenary Quartet Medium SE
Crafting Kingdoms - Double-Sided Mercenary Quartet Large SE
Crafting Kingdoms - Double-Sided Mercenary Quartet vs Monsters Small SE
Crafting Kingdoms - Double-Sided Mercenary Quartet vs Monsters Medium SE
Crafting Kingdoms - Double-Sided Mercenary Quartet vs Monsters Large SE 
The Dicetroyers - Gloomhaven (Italy Imported)


Gloomhaven is a game of Euro-inspired tactical combat in a persistent world of shifting motives. Players will take on the role of a wandering adventurer with their own special set of skills and their own reasons for travelling 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 on what to do, which will determine how the story continues, kind of like a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book. Playing through a scenario is a cooperative 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.

Essentially, every turn a player will play two cards out of their hand. Each card has a number at the top, and the number on the first card played will determine their initiative order. 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 up exhausted and be forced to retreat.

Customer Reviews

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Michael Li
Amazing value proposition based on content and time spent

The sheer amount of stuff in the box and the time it'll take to go through it all makes Gloomhaven one of the best value for your dollar board games out there. Just make sure you enjoy dungeon crawls and solving dynamic shifting puzzles before you dive in.

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Matthew Scholz
Not a game, but a lifestyle

I recommend this game to anyone that wants more from their tabletop experience. This game scratches that itch that I've been having for a very long time. The most rewarding experience that this game gives me is the opportunity to level up my character and to watch my character grow. Best game out there!

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Sherry Fraser
11/10

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Miguel Milanez
Complex but amazing

Gloomhaven is certainly one of the most complex, ambitious and successful games of all times. It deserves all the praise it gets on board game geek, the level of detail is astounding. Just beware, you will not finish a game session at the advertised time, and the sheer complexity of the game might be too much for a lot of people.

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Andre Messier
Excellent!

Basically Dungeons & Dragons in board game form!