Description
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.
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Glenn R.
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Sep 8, 2020
Sep 8, 2020
Hyped but worth it
Tends to have a reputation for being OVER hyped, but I think the hype is well worth it. Currently my #1 game in a collection of about 300 games.
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Michel C.
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Jul 22, 2020
Jul 22, 2020
Excellent but exhausting to setup
Preferably, you need a permanent setup to play this. If you setup and teardown between eachgame, you won't play it... well, that's my experience and some friends as well., I've pla...view moreyed 17 games so far, and not it's in the box, i really want to play, but this is soo long to get back into it... so basically when i'll get it out again, i'll do 5-10 games again before teardown. view less
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Gavin L.
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May 24, 2020
May 24, 2020
#1 for a reason
My friends and I cant get enough of this game. Plays well with any number of people and is so rich with content you'll be playing this for years to come.
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