Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion — board game details

About the game

What is Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion

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.

Specs

Game details

Players: 1–4
Age: +14
Duration: 120 min
Difficulty: Heavy
Type: Board game
Year: 2020
Mechanics: Action Queue · Action Retrieval · Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Categories: Adventure · Exploration · Fantasy
Designer: Isaac Childres
Publisher: Cephalofair Games · Albi · Albi Polska · Arclight Games

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I just finished the campain in a SOLO mode and I really enjoyed. I am also playing with a friend but we are still in the middle. This is my first experience into the Gloomhaven world. This product is really good, for me is really cheap for the amount of components, the lenght of the campain is Ok (however i would like to have 5 more scenarios), and set up is not that long. I strongly recommend for Solo players.