Gloomhaven

Description

--- Gloomhaven is a cooperative Euro-inspired tactical combat game in a persistent, evolving world where players shape the narrative through decisions. Key mechanics include: - *Card-driven turns*: Players select two cards from hand; top numbers determine initiative, with top/bottom powers combined (one top + one bottom or vice-versa). - *Persistent campaign*: World changes over multiple sessions via player choices, akin to "Choose Your Own Adventure," unlocking new locations and story branches. - *Character progression*: Adventurers gain experience, loot, and enhanced abilities while exploring dungeons and ruins. - *Cooperative combat*: Team-based fights against automated monsters; permanent card loss over time risks exhaustion and retreat. - *Resource management*: Balance actions to avoid depleting hand too quickly in scenarios. Gloomhaven is a cooperative board game of Euro-style tactical combat set in a persistent world of shifting motives, designed for play across many sessions. Players embody wandering adventurers with unique skills and motivations, collaborating out of necessity to conquer menacing dungeons and ruins. They enhance abilities via experience and loot, uncover new explorable sites, and drive an ever-branching narrative through post-scenario decisions. Combat employs an innovative card system against automated monsters: each turn, players choose two cards from their hand—the top numbers set initiative order, and players activate either the top power of one card paired with the bottom of the other, or vice-versa. Cards are permanently discarded over time, forcing careful pacing; prolonged scenarios lead to exhaustion, compelling retreat. ---