Gloomhaven
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.
60m - 120m
1 - 4 Players
Ages 12+
Actorios
Currently playing the campaign on the digital version. I'm having a blast. All the limitations from the physical board game (the effort to set-up, the difficulty to make time / organize for it) are gone. Waited for the software to be fully implemented (with the campaign) to propose it to some friends. I'm not regretting it. Looking forward to discover and enjoy the campaign.
adamredwoods
1 play / 3 players LIKE: Enough strategic decisions to make interesting turns. I also like the secret hidden goals, which helped to add a little tension to the game. The player character asymmetry was really interesting. The dual use of the cards (top and bottom balancing) was well designed. DISLIKE: Lots of randomness. Possibility for player elimination. Fiddly, with little rules and modifications that players need to remember. Lots of shuffling. Not very portable. The gameplay feels like it would get repetitive with it's hack 'n slash gameplay. OVERALL: It's a fun hybrid RPG. It reminded me a lot of Pathfinder TCG, but using miniatures instead. I enjoyed the game, although I am turned off by how much hype this game has gotten. It has a very high 'exploration' game design factor, but lacks strategic depth compared to euro-game design. Still, I found it enjoyable.
acolyte
This is it people - the holy grail of dungeon crawls. I just can't believe how good it is. The exploration and evolution of opening the new content is exciting but the game underneath is rock solid, elegant, thematic, and FUN! Once you get going it's quite straight forward and easy to remember the flow, and it's a blast to play. About 2 hours for a game with 3 people. The dungeon art is quite plain, and you need lots of storage solutions to speed setup (see the forums) but the game is so good I just don't care.