![]() ![]() Being such a successful game on the tabletop, the pressure is huge for developer Flaming Foul Studios to create a fitting recreation in the digital world. In fact, the tabletop edition is ranked as the best board game on. If you don’t enjoy Gloomhaven, this extra helping of brutal dark fantasy goodness isn’t going to change your mind.Gloomhaven is the digital version of a beloved board game. If you already love Gloomhaven, I don’t need to sell this to you. It takes work to get the most out of it, but it’s satisfying when you finally do. So don’t buy this expecting instant gratification. This is a big, deep game that only gets bigger and deeper with the addition of Jaws of the Lion. While it certainly helps to have the rules explained in an interactive setting, it still might take you a while to properly grasp it. This was my first time playing Gloomhaven in general, and I will admit that the game trounced me thoroughly. ![]() If they keep delivering the DLC packs at that price, we could easily be looking at one of the biggest, most in-depth digital board games of all time – all for under the price of the core boardgame itself. If what you want is just more of the core game, Jaws of the Lion delivers that at a low price. This isn’t an expansion in the typical sense, it’s very much a board game expansion – so it integrates tightly with the existing Gloomhaven core digital experience and becomes available in your game once you’ve cleared the first two scenarios.Ģ5 new Gloomhaven scenarios is no small number – especially given the game’s difficulty, even on lower levels. It’s pretty beefy – Jaws of the Lion adds four new mercenaries, 25 new scenarios, 10 new items and an increase in road events/battle goals to add even more diversity to your game. So what does Jaws of the Lion add to Gloomhaven? So it’s technically a bit easier to play, yes. The difficulty can still feel punishing for new players, and it’s got all the same rules as its tabletop counterpart.īut Gloomhaven is an incredibly lengthy game to set up/clean up, and obviously this digital version completely eliminates that. It’s a straight digital adaptation of the board game, and as such it can feel incredibly dense and complex at times. This is not an RPG adaptation of Gloomhaven. Is this easier to play than the board game version? There is an element of luck – everyone will essentially roll modifiers when they attack or defend, which can change the outcome of turns rather drastically. Not like me when I usually play D&D, at least – charging in and hoping the dice land in my favour. You can get a rough idea of how they’ll behave on any given turn, but only after you’ve already selected your actions.Īs a result you can’t just go in guns blazing with Gloomhaven. ![]() You’ve really got to think about how your characters work together – even on the easier difficulty settings, enemies will hit hard. Essentially you’re forced to make full use of a character’s skillset, because you won’t just be able to spam their most powerful moves. Resting burns cards while restoring others, and you can mitigate incoming damage with burns too. You’ll have to ‘burn’ cards at certain points, making them permanently unplayable for the rest of the scenario. Once a card has been used, it’s condemned to the discard pile, and you can recover them by resting between turns. Cards have two actions each, but performing one will lock you into the opposing side of the remaining card. It’s kind of card based – the different characters have cards they can draw on their turn to perform actions. Tactical combat is really the meat of the game, and it will take a bit of getting used to – depending on your experience level with these games. If you’re unfamiliar with Gloomhaven it’s basically a tactical RPG that sees you recruit a band of mercenaries and fight your way through a bunch of horrible monsters. Now I can be antisocial, all thanks to the magic of computers. It comes in obviously a fair bit cheaper than the physical version, and has the added benefit of not requiring friends. So the digital adaptation has definitely been on my radar for a while. On top of that, it’s a huge time commitment – not just in playing the game itself, but in set-up and having enough friends to justify it. Gloomhaven has been on my board-game wishlist for a while, but damn… The game’s just so expensive. ![]()
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