Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion

Vanquish monsters with strategic cardplay in a 25-scenario Gloomhaven campaign. 

1-4 Players  |  30-120 Mins  |  Ages 14+

Features: Action Queue, Action Retrieval, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game, Critical Hits and Failures, Deck Construction, Grid Movement, Hand Management, Hexagon Grid, Legacy Game, Line of Sight, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Simultaneous Action Selection, Solo / Solitaire Game, Variable Player Powers

Theme: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures

Description:

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.

AWARDS & HONORS

• 2022 Tric Trac Nominee
• 2022 Tric Trac Expert Nominee
• 2022 Tric Trac d'Argent Expert
• 2022 Gra Roku Best Two Player Game Nominee
• 2022 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Nominee
• 2022 Geek Media Awards Hardcore Game of the Year Nominee
• 2021 Kennerspiel des Jahres Recommended
• 2021 International Gamers Award Two-player Nominee
• 2021 Goblin Magnifico Winner
• 2021 Goblin Magnifico Nominee
• 2021 American Tabletop Complex Games Recommended
• 2020 Guldbrikken Best Expert Game Winner
• 2020 Golden Geek Heavy Game of the Year Winner
• 2020 Golden Geek Heavy Game of the Year Nominee
• 2020 Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Winner
• 2020 Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Nominee
• 2020 Golden Geek Best Solo Board Game Nominee
• 2020 Golden Geek Best Cooperative Game Winner
• 2020 Golden Geek Best Cooperative Game Nominee
• 2020 Dragon Awards Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game Nominee