Cephalofair Games CPH0201 Gloomhaven, Mixed Colours, One Size
Euro-inspired tactical combat in an evolving campaign
Being a mercenary on the edge of civilisation is anything but easy. For those stupid or brave enough to leave the relative safety of Gloomhaven’s walls, adventure, wealth, and fame await in wild and shadowy forests, snowy mountain caves, and long-forgotten crypts. Just don’t expect anyone to pay for your services up-front, because no one expects you to come back alive.
Gloomhaven is a cooperative game of tactical combat in a unique, evolving fantasy world. Each player will assume the role of a hardened mercenary with their own personal motives. Together, players will fight through a campaign of scenarios that reacts and changes based on the player’s actions, creating a unique game state full of discovered treasure, retired adventurers and permanent choices. Each scenario offers players deep tactical decisions, where ability cards have multiple uses, and using the right ability at the right time can mean the difference between success and failure. Gloomhaven offers streamlined tactical combat without dice against fully automated enemies, each with their own unique behaviour patterns. In this box, players will find a fully realised fantasy campaign experience of unparalleled scope and depth.
About Gloomhaven
In Gloomhaven, players will take on the role of a wandering mercenary with their own special set of skills and their own reasons for travelling to this remote 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 fuelled by the decisions they make. This is a persistent game that is intended to be 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.
Features:
- 18 highly detailed plastic miniatures
- 95 scenarios
- 17 playable classes
- 47 different enemy types
- Over 1700 cards
- Evolving map board
| Dimensions: | 41.15 x 19.05 x 29.97 cm; 9.8 Kilograms |
| Model: | CPH0201 |
| Colour: | Mixed Colours |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Age: | 12 year and up |
| Assembly: | No |
| Colour: | Mixed Colours |
5.0 out of 5 stars It's amazing board game.
Gloomhaven is a little complex but it is a beautiful and amazing board game!!!
Great game if you love strategy role playing
We loved it, close to the PC game and then easy to understand, otherwise quite complex rules, but you get leaded into while playing.
Was great to play the campaign over summer holidays, and now you can make up your own quests. My boys love it.
Amazing board game
This is a really amazing board game, might be complicated to learn for users who are not used to these kind of games though, with many rules and actions.
Only downside is that every mission is pretty long and it takes a lot of time just the setup only 🙁 but it’s worth it!
5.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to Gloomhaven.
A great introduction to Gloomhaven in a small package, teaches you how to play in a gentle style slowly introducing all the rules a few at a time.
Great game. Let down by box and storage.
Loved the game. Just a shame the box has a vinyl wrap not printed that looks taccy and it needs storage compartments inside. Other than that it’s great and theres so much to it.
Great game damaged box
This game is as good as people say. But it is not for the faint hearted. It is complex, it takes a while to set up for each play and has intricate gameplay. But if you are willing to invest in learning the rules and have a couple of friends to play with, then it is unparalleled as a boardgame experience in scope and mechanics. If you’re new to this type of game I recommend starting with Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion as it provides a great set of early scenarios that gradually builds the complexity and teaches through play.
P.s. this game can be played solo. But it is a challenge to run two characters and manage the monsters. Also I recommend using an app like Gloomhaven Helper to automate some of the admin (particularly if playing solo).
P.p.s My box came a little damaged – but didn’t effect the internal components and didn’t feel the need to drop a star for i
So fun and varied!
So it takes a while to read the rules but after a few games it’s pretty clear.
Such a good game! Thoroughly enjoyable, so many levels to it. We have binge played this every chance we have had but there’s still so much left to explore and discover. Also there are added mechanics to certain levels and honestly it’s been so much fun, each scenario with different given objectives has made for varied gameplay too.
Worth the investme
A rich, satisfying, social experience – if you’re willing to put the effort in. Don’t be fooled – for all its wonderful complexity, the core mechanisms, once learnt, are easy to understand with practice.
Great game, easy to lea
So far, only a few scenarios in. But have played solo and two player. The game leads you through the rules as you play.
Such a clever way of resolving combat!
Amazing game with best tutorial system eve
The tutorial system for this game is the best I’ve ever experienced. Always wanted to try a legacy game and feel like this is an excellent way to go about it.
Amazing board game I love i
Such an amazing game really hook’s you in. Fantastic story
Imagine Gloomhaven but with all the negatives addressed
My first experience of the original Gloomhaven game was not the best of introductions. Yes, I loved the gameplay and rpg character building elements but man, was it a slog to get going. It took us a full day to get through the first scenario – and that’s not because its necessarily hard, but all the barriers to entry that come with it. Compare that to my experience with Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion (with a new group too) and I’d say that within the first hour or so we’d opened the game, chosen our characters and completed the first scenario. It’s a brilliantly curated introduction to the game that really wants to address the feedback of the original by giving you just enough each scenario so as to not completely overwhelm your players.
If you already own Gloomhaven and you’ve found it difficult to get momentum with your group, buy it. If you’re thinking about getting Gloomhaven, get this instead. Smaller investment, better experience and it will almost certainly hype you up further for the full game. And as an added bonus, you can even transfer your characters over too.
Excellent so far!!!
The box arrived in good condition, nicely packaged. First things first!! There’s a lot of stuff in the box!!!
There is even a 4 page guide to how much stuff is in the box and how to set it up.
Warning – this is not a game for people who like a couple of rounds of Yahtzee. There are a lot of components and quite a lot to learn; even punching the cardboard counters out and organising the pieces will take a good hour or so.
You may want to take a colour copy of the city map, or record your progress another way, as you have to stick things on the map to indicate where you are.
There is a handy guide to setting the game up and playing through the first scenarios, which I found very useful. The basic premise is that you have a party of up to 4 characters, and you are going to explore the city of Gloomhaven. The first scenario gets you started with the game mechanics quite easily.
I am playing solo, which involves controlling 2 characters. Whilst everything looked very daunting initially, within 10 minutes I had worked out the turn sequence and mechanics and was enjoying a really entertaining skirmish.
The thing about this game is, you could just play it straight out of the box. However, if you are a bit of a hobbyist, you could also “upgrade” the components. I am sure there are people who have swapped out all the standees for mini-figures and added scenery.
For the moment, I am very happy with it. It’s a DM – less dungeon crawler. There are 25 scenarios, and assuming each one takes 2 hours to play through, that’s a lot of adventuring for the money, and that’s just playing it solo.
My only gripe is that the card stock and counters could probably be a bit better quality. It’s not as good as say, Elder Sign. Nonetheless, this doesn’t detract from the game play at all.
Overall, I can heartily recommend if you are looking for a fantasy dungeon crawler. Very pleased!
Worth it!
Great longevity with this game, 20+hours and still lots to unlock. Takes a while to become familiar with the rules but the complexity adds to the game’s depth. Lots of content too so it is worth the money. Definitely recommended
Awesome game
We’ve played 4 “scenarios” now, and highly rate it with 4 players.
Immense interactive campaign, but be warned you will need almost a full day per session, and that day will fly past as you get stuck into it!
They also have a companion audio you can buy to narrate the scenarios, highly recommend that as it really sets the scene of each scenario.
Download their free app (on android its free, but paid on iOS) to make combat much quicker.
p.s. buy an insert to save you HOURS setting up and cleaning up.
An excellent introduction to Gloomhave
This game serves as an introduction to the world of Gloomhaven, as well as an excellent game in its own right. The 5 chapter tutorial is great fun and explains the rules well.
Excellent for someone wanting to try boardgames agai
Haven’t played board games since a kid. Read about Gloomhaven when searching for a game that can as a one player. However, that is an expensive gamble if one does not enjoy it.
Jaws of the Lion is apparently less complicated and an excellent game overall.
Complex game. Very dark theme.
This really is 14+. It’s all about blood monsters and the artwork is really graphic. If it was a movie it’d be 18, i suppose.
It’s very complicated. The first five levels are tutorials and we were dreading the next one piling yet more complexity. But once you’re through that you get the hang of it and it’s fun.
You really need a table which you can keep it all out on for weeks until you’re done. It’s too much to be getting it all out and fitting back in the box.
Good game
Got this game after playing the beta version on steam. Its really fun and games go on for a long time meaning the 100+ scenario’s will keep you go for months.
Absolutely brilliant!
Both beginner friendly and fun!! It eases you into the game giving you plenty of time to learn the mechanics before the difficulty level increases. Of course if you’re more used to gameplay mechanics you can jump in headfirst and increase the difficulty as you see fit. The game is beautifully made and has so many unique and interactive components to gameplay that keeps it interesting and just straight up cool!!
I bought this for my boyfriends birthday in the start of August and its not been put away since. There is so much to do and so many things to explore and discover! Theres achievements to unlock and hidden locations to explore and its endless fun. We are obsessed with this game and Gloomhaven has become our all time favourite boardgame!!
Excellent game - Recommended
Really fun game, I am playing this solo which is a bit of a learnign curve but its good. It does take a little whole to learn the rules and do expect to spend 20-30 mins at first punching out all the cardboard and arranging all the cards etc to setup.
Overall excelle
Was a gif
Was a gift but apparently it was very good! Looks more complicated than it is
Perfectly balanced for beginners and those that are more experienced!
So great ! I have been getting into tabletop rpgs and so many have such confusing rules but JotL has the perfect balance of easy-to-learn gameplay that also has a lot of depth.
Amazing value for the money too as it comes with some very helpful and engaging pieces.
Perfectly balanced for beginners and those that are more experienced!
So great ! I have been getting into tabletop rpgs and so many have such confusing rules but JotL has the perfect balance of easy-to-learn gameplay that also has a lot of depth.
Amazing value for the money too as it comes with some very helpful and engaging pieces.
I've always wanted to try the Gloomhaven universe, but was too intimidated by the original box and worried about the set-up time. So you can imagine my happiness when JotL came out. JotL makes the game so much more accessible with its introductory scenarios and scenario booklet. My wife and I are having a blast playing through the game. Some of the scenarios are definitely challenging, but it is nice that the system allows you to keep a lot of the things you gained in a scenario even if you failed it to use on your next retry. The miniatures are great and there are great tutorial videos on Youtube if you like to learn that way. If you are looking to dip your toes into the Gloomhaven universe, I think this is the way to do it!
I’ve always wanted to try the Gloomhaven universe, but was too intimidated by the original box and worried about the set-up time. So you can imagine my happiness when JotL came out. JotL makes the game so much more accessible with its introductory scenarios and scenario booklet. My wife and I are having a blast playing through the game. Some of the scenarios are definitely challenging, but it is nice that the system allows you to keep a lot of the things you gained in a scenario even if you failed it to use on your next retry. The miniatures are great and there are great tutorial videos on Youtube if you like to learn that way. If you are looking to dip your toes into the Gloomhaven universe, I think this is the way to do it!
I've always wanted to try the Gloomhaven universe, but was too intimidated by the original box and worried about the set-up time. So you can imagine my happiness when JotL came out. JotL makes the game so much more accessible with its introductory scenarios and scenario booklet. My wife and I are having a blast playing through the game. Some of the scenarios are definitely challenging, but it is nice that the system allows you to keep a lot of the things you gained in a scenario even if you failed it to use on your next retry. The miniatures are great and there are great tutorial videos on Youtube if you like to learn that way. If you are looking to dip your toes into the Gloomhaven universe, I think this is the way to do it!
I’ve always wanted to try the Gloomhaven universe, but was too intimidated by the original box and worried about the set-up time. So you can imagine my happiness when JotL came out. JotL makes the game so much more accessible with its introductory scenarios and scenario booklet. My wife and I are having a blast playing through the game. Some of the scenarios are definitely challenging, but it is nice that the system allows you to keep a lot of the things you gained in a scenario even if you failed it to use on your next retry. The miniatures are great and there are great tutorial videos on Youtube if you like to learn that way. If you are looking to dip your toes into the Gloomhaven universe, I think this is the way to do it!
Llegó en excelentes condiciones
Lleg en tiempo y forma, en buen estado! Excelente juego con bastante contenido para horas de juego en solitario o con amigos
Ein wirklich sehr, sehr starkes Spiel!
GLOOMHAVEN – JAWS OF THE LION ist der eigenstndige Nachfolger zu “Gloomhaven”, einem Brettspiel, welches in den letzten Jahren fr Furore wie kein zweites gesorgt hat und zahlreiche Spitzenbewertungen in den einschlgigen Foren eingeheimst hat.
Ich muss gestehen: ich fand den Hype um “Gloomhaven” immer etwas befremdlich (ohne das Spiel zu kennen, wohlgemerkt) und habe mich daher GLOOMHAVEN – JAWS OF THE LION beinahe skeptisch genhert… muss aber nach einigen sehr spannenden und lustigen Abenden mit diesem Spiel feststellen, dass es wirklich ganz hervorragend ist.
Sicherlich: GLOOMHAVEN – JAWS OF THE LION ist ein kooperativer Dungeon-Crawler – hieraus macht das Spiel aber nun gar kein Geheimnis. Wer dieses Spielprinzip nicht mag ist hier (natrlich) falsch, und selbstverstndlich ist dies etwas fr Gruppen, welche sich Seite an Seite durch eine finstere Fantasy-Geschichte hacken wollen.
GLOOMHAVEN – JAWS OF THE LION berzeugt in zwei Belangen. Zum einen ist die Aufmachung und die Ausstattung zu nennen, welche sehr wertig , optisch ausgezeichnet und auch sehr durchdacht ist. Das Spiel ist, genau wie “Gloomhaven” selbst, opulent ausgestattet, und diese Ausstattung ist mehr als nur Eye-Candy, sondern auch fr ein zgiges, flottes Spiel optimiert. Manche Ideen (z.B. die Karten als eine Art Ringbuch zu prsentieren) sind nahezu genial und sorgen immer wieder fr berraschungen.
Zum anderen berzeugt bei GLOOMHAVEN – JAWS OF THE LION natrlich das Spiel und die Regeln selbst, welche immer wieder fr spielerisch und taktisch interessante Situationen sorgen, eine progressive Charakterentwicklung erlauben und sich schlicht und einfach sehr gut spielen. GLOOMHAVEN – JAWS OF THE LION macht sowohl zu zweit wie auch mit mehreren Spielern schlichtweg eine Menge Spa und ist dabei sehr spannend, schlielich mssen die Handlungen im Kampf gut abgewogen und koordiniert werden, wenn die Gruppe hier erfolgreich sein mchte.
Zu all dem kommt natrlich noch “das gewisse Etwas”: GLOOMHAVEN – JAWS OF THE LION ist auch atmosphrisch gelungen und erzhlt eine spannende und finstere Heroic Fantasy Geschichte, und auch hier berzeugt die Aufmachung, ganz einfach weil diese Geschichte gut erzhlt ist.
Alles in allem: ja, ich habe mir immer wieder gedacht, ob “Gloomhaven” nicht vielleicht berbewertet ist. Nun kenne ich zumindest seinen kleinen Bruder JAWS OF THE LION und muss feststellen, dass dieses Spiel in der Tat ausgezeichnet ist, und mit grandioser Aufmachung, durchdachten Regeln und einem tollen taktischen Spielgefhl berzeugen und begeistern kann.
Von mir gibt es verdiente 5 Sterne!
Great Introduction to Gloomhaven! NOT HARD TO LEARN!
Man, what can I say that hasn’t been said already. This game ROCKS! Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion is a cooperative RPG table top game that is very “gamey”… in the sense that it feels like a video game but on the table. If you’ve played turn based strategy video games such as Divinity Orginal Sin 2 or XCOM you’ll probably pick this game up very fast.
With that being said, it’s not a very complicated game to start of with. The games has tutorial scenarios that you start on the slowly introduce mechanics to the player so that you’re not overwhelmed when you first start! But trust me that rule book will be your best friend for a while.
I’ve played this game solo (10 hours playtime) and it’s very fun and playable that way, however the pacing can definitely drag at the start because you’re looking at 2 different hands and learning how to play the characters as well. However, I’ve recently started playing with a couple of friends (8 hours) and thats helped a ton with speeding up the game sessions and obviously has made it more enjoyable as a whole.
All in all this game is a 10/10 for me, I do wish that there some more things to do instead of just fight in scenarios and do random city events, but the core gameplay is very solid and the game can screw you over plenty, but it’s so rewarding when you can overcome that and clear the scenario by the skin of your teeth! Just go ahead and buy it already!