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Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
30m - 120m
1 - 4 Players
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Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion is a standalone game that takes place before the events of Gloomhaven. The game includes four new characters — Valrath Red Guard (tank, crowd control), Inox Hatchet (ranged damage), Human Voidwarden (support, mind-control), and Quatryl Demolitionist (melee damage, obstacle manipulation) — that can also be used in the original Gloomhaven game.
The game also includes 16 monster types (including seven new standard monsters and three new bosses) and a new campaign with 25 scenarios that invites the heroes to investigate a case of mysterious disappearances within the city. Is it the work of Vermlings, or is something far more sinister going on?
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion is aimed at a more casual audience to get people into the gameplay more quickly. All of the hard-to-organize cardboard map tiles have been removed, and instead players will play on the scenario book itself, which features new artwork unique to each scenario. The last barrier to entry — i.e., learning the game — has also been lowered through a simplified rule set and a five-scenario tutorial that will ease new players into the experience.
| Players | Solo, 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players |
|---|---|
| Play Time | 30m – 120m |
| Designer | Isaac Childres |
| Mechanics | Action Queue, Cooperative Game, Hexagon Grid, Legacy Game, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Solo / Solitaire Game, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Grid Movement, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection |
| Theme | Fighting, Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy |
| Publisher | Albi Polska, Cephalofair Games, Feuerland Spiele |
AgentMeat
This game had it's highs and lows, that's why I did not rate it higher but it was overall a very pleasing RPG experience and had more in common with the elder scroll or witcher series than with the miniature board game I have played. And as a fan of that type of RPG Gloomhaven Jaws of the lion was a perfect match.
AKASlaphappy
Insert: https://www.foldedspace.net/store/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion/, reusable stickers, and metal coints.
AddictArts
Fantastic re-skin of a daunting game. Gloomhaven players will not like my calling it a re-skin, but essentially for me it is. I have played Gloomhaven and JotL eliminates everything I didn't like. This is not a review rather a reaction after having played both, multiple scenarios.