Players will take on the role of a wandering adventurer with their own special set of skills and their own reasons for traveling 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.

Each turn, a player chooses two cards to play out of their hand. The number on the top card determines their initiative for the round. 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.

SLEEVING:

727 cards size 63,5x88mm (standard).

975 cards size 44x68mm (mini euro).

COMPONENTS:

1 rulebook

1 scenario book

1 map board

47 monster stat sheets

30 map tiles

24 plastic stands

18 character miniatures

17 character boards

17 character pads

6 monster stat sleeves

4 HP/XP dials

4 sticker sheets

4 sealed envelopes

1 elemental infusion board

1 party pad

1 Gloomhaven postcard

• 723 Standard-sized cards:

505 character ability cards

81 city event cards

69 road event cards

24 personal quest cards

20 random dungeon cards

20 random monster cards

4 player reference cards

• 972 small cards:

454 attack modifier cards

232 monster ability cards

228 standard item cards

25 random item cards

24 battle goal cards

9 random scenario cards

• 697 tokens:

240 monster standees

155 overlay tiles

85 character tokens

50 money tokens

46 damage tokens

16 summons tokens

16 trackers tokens

12 objective tokens

10 muddle tokens

10 poison tokens

10 wound tokens

10 scenario aid tokens

6 disarm tokens

6 immobilize tokens

6 invisible tokens

6 strengthen tokens

6 stun tokens

6 wood element discs

1 round tracker

AWARDS & HONORS:

2020 Gra Roku Best Thematic Game Nominee

2020 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Nominee

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 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 Board Game Quest Awards Best Thematic Game Nominee

2017 Board Game Quest Awards Best Coop Game Nominee

2017 Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game Nominee

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