Gloomhaven - How To Play

Gloomhaven - How To Play - Start Here!

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If you're new to Gloomhaven, or need a refresher, this video is a good place to start. Beware a couple minor spoilers. However, I put this video together as a bit more than an overview, but not getting too "in the weeds" yet for all rule possibilities. So I'm calling it the "Start Here" video. See the link to the playlist to other videos in this series below. Please let me know any questions, comments or feedback in the comments section below. Now feel free to click play, or click on any of the links below to jump right to a topic!
0:00 Introduction
0:24 Campaign overview
3:05 Scenario overview
4:15 End of a scenario overview
6:07 Visiting Gloomhaven overview
6:45 Starting a scenario overview
8:00 Round overview basics
8:45 Card selection
9:40 Initiative order
10:37 Character turn
12:53 Attacking basics
15:34 Experience (XP)
16:00 Long and short rests basics
17:44 Monster's turn basics
19:00 Exhaustion
19:40 Scenario success or failure
20:02 Scenario successful completion
22:16 Prosperity
23:15 Leveling up
23:43 Reputation
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@darthvaderforce79 2 жыл бұрын

I own this boardgame for about 2 years now, haven't played it yet because of lack of time and it's massive rules. Your videos helped me understand them and I'm going to start my playthrough very soon. You are doing a great job, keep up the good work!!!

@ManFromTheFizz Жыл бұрын

Dude I've owned this game for three years and I STILL can't find people to play it with XD.

@tedmatelski2356 Жыл бұрын

Same, I'm just going to play by myself but need vids like this to feel comfortable getting started.

@brianhensley7251 Жыл бұрын

Hey Bruce, You're an intelligent guy and I'm surprised you wouldn't understand these rules easily. Me and a few other people of Gotham are starting to suspect you're Batman. You have horrible bags under your eyes, always beat up looking, and Emily in tech support said you showed her the batmobile to try and get in her pants, but then you coughed up a bunch of blood onto her and she said your muttering response was, "Damn fucking hooligans and their baseball bat. I need to have Alfred reinforce my batsuit." Then you grappled hooked into a vent. Just saying maybe not understanding rules isn't the real reason you haven't started Gloomhaven

@highviewbarbell Жыл бұрын

@@brianhensley7251 I must say, Batman is suspiciously Pro-Billionaire for a man who lives his life performing vigilante justice, but I guess we'll never know his true identity.

@linodinardo4798 4 ай бұрын

Happy not alone, I’ll try to give this another go.

@serendankitymcgee3594 2 жыл бұрын

You helped me learn mage knight, super excited you'll be leading the way for this as well. Fantastic work

@bannisher 2 жыл бұрын

This is the most comprehensive guide. Thank you.

@hellraiser338 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Just played for the first time today and thanks to this video my cousin barely had to explain anything. Thanks

@jerrypaden4428 9 ай бұрын

I just received Gloomhaven as a gift, so i've been looking up how-to videos. Your production quality is high. This is really well put together. Good job, man!

@MyWorldAsDylan Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Finally someone that explains the game and how it actually looks and works. Just want to know more about the leveling up and what the impact is

@miguelcamaragallego1140 3 жыл бұрын

This is just as good and enticing as your other how to play videos. Thank you so much for your outstanding work

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Miguel! I appreciate your kind words!

@kiwalillilove3810 Жыл бұрын

wow you put much effort in your video with these signs" ->" Despite I dont know every English word I understand all contexts, you explain slowly that is great!thanks

@mistertateam 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting these videos together. My group just started our journey tonight and they're SUPER helpful. Subscribed.

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome and thank you! I hope you all have a great time playing through this one.

@markc8401 2 жыл бұрын

This is an excellent teaching guide for Gloomhaven. I am new to the game, but I have watched many videos about the game - yet this one stands above the others. Clear and concise descriptions are provided by you, including the more obscure game rules/situations. I am looking forward to watching the remaining videos of yours in this series. You have earned a well deserved like, comment and subscription! Thanks!

@OaterMcBoats 3 жыл бұрын

I bought Jaws Of The Lion on a whim before Christmas and we loved it so much we ended up buying the OG Gloomhaven. This video has helped us a ton in understanding the more complex things that aren't the best explained in the manual. Good stuff!

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for sharing and for the motivation!

@supertoast1991 3 жыл бұрын

You're the best!! My copy of Gloomhaven is coming Monday and you cleared up all my questions! Thanks a Ton!

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I really hope you enjoy this one!

@D33Po 2 жыл бұрын

Man I have struggled through many video tutorials to figure out this game and yours is certainly the best at it! Many thanks for the video :)

@bigchungus6842 3 жыл бұрын

Your episodes are so well edited! Keep it up!

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks big chungus! I plan on it and I love your KZfaq profile name :)

@MrDavidJabba 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, it really helped Mr decided if this is the game for me

@Daily_lotr_meme_shorts 2 жыл бұрын

This is a truly fantastic video. Thank you for taking the time to make an awesome guide!

@ModernTablegamer 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Crimson Blades! You bet!

@jordanm3743 3 жыл бұрын

We really needed this video! Thank you so much!

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@spood-_- 3 жыл бұрын

Just got the game, just this video has increased my knowledge of playing so much!

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

HI Benji, that's awesome! I hope you enjoy this one!

@DiegoTube85 Жыл бұрын

Best in class! Thanks

@MistyEy3d 27 күн бұрын

Just started a campaign with my father & some of his friends. Couldn't do much because I didn't know many of the rules. This board game is definitely the best I've ever played and for anyone wondering whether or not it's worth the price tag, it is.

@WillyansAFRamos 3 ай бұрын

thanks for this tutorial

@mattiascrowe2549 3 жыл бұрын

Extremely helpful! I have ADD and helm a party of people with attention problems, so it's very useful to get all the help I can get concerning set up!

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Matthias. That made my day. Thanks for sharing 👍

@kosterix123 Жыл бұрын

Makes me almost want to play it.

@Xardueth 2 ай бұрын

Thank you

@Chris-kx2sw Жыл бұрын

Thank you for these videos. They helped me alot in understanding the rules. Is there a way you can make one for Shadows of Brimstone?

@kenrickfearn1448 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent series ...I loved your Mage Knight tutorial too...1st class stuff ...

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@MrHoban 3 жыл бұрын

Very well done. Although I know how to play already. This is a good video to have on hand to prep a new player entering the party.

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mr. Z!

@milacheatom9060 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! It’s been a while since I’ve played Gloomhaven, and I need a refresher before jumping back in. One thing: at 19:10, the card lost to negate damage is not random. You get to choose.

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton Mila! 19:10 was a miss by me in this one. I try to correct this a bit in the following video to clear the air :)

@NeThZOR 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait! My box is on the way.

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Hours and hours of fun await!

@christosLz 2 жыл бұрын

Please consider doing a how to play video for Descent journeys in the dark 2nd edition..!

@jasonlovi8745 2 жыл бұрын

This would be an awesome video game

@nickdungeon5399 3 жыл бұрын

Impressive that you can make such a dry topic quite fun, kudos! A minor quibble; An additional difference between long rest and short rest at 17:18 is that the players chooses which card is lost from their discard pile rather than losing one at random as with a short rest as per GH rules p.17 and JotL Glossary p.17.

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

Good catch Nick Dungeon. I'll put a note to this next to the timestamp in the description and clarify in the next video as well.

@nanibly 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this helpful video. Any chance you will be making a vid on Jaws of the Lion?

@rikrjh 3 жыл бұрын

great vid thx!!!! i jusrt played today my first time.. spent loots of time understanding things... now i see things more clearly... also checked some other vids and i "thought" they made mistakes.... when i look at your vid.. i new i was right... the other guys made mistakes

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

I am so glad this helped and thanks for the kind words!

@kennymcintyre4791 2 жыл бұрын

You forgot to mention the difference during a long rest you actually "chose" which card is discard instead of random like short rest

@fiskenburg007 3 жыл бұрын

Very well explained!

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@JonFromWA Жыл бұрын

So good question. If you discarded cards in the first scenario due to long or short rests, do those cards stay discarded in the followup scenario, or do you get your hand of cards back? 🤔

@RageBadgerGaming 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely a good rundown of the rules, just a bit of advice going forward though: try using scenario 1 a bit more, there's a few spoilers that he Gloomhaven fanbase tends to be pretty particular about. Doesn't really affect me but figured it'd be good advice.

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

@Rage Badger Gaming thanks for the advice and I love your Frosthaven updates! I'll add a disclaimer in the visible part of the description. "Beware, minor spoilers". Hopefully this helps steer those averse to any spoilers away from this content. As part of the Gloomhaven fanbase, I made a overview video that I would have wanted to watch when getting started to include a bit more than just Black Barrow, but to your point, fair to give a spoiler alert. BTW. the next video is generic showing only lvl 1 actions and abilities for just the starting characters. Thanks again!

@heatherboulter1796 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much we played the first two and thought we were doing things right but alas 🤣

@ModernTablegamer 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Heather! It took me a few reads of the rulebook to finally get it all straight :). Glad this helped!

@michaelstefanou7744 Жыл бұрын

You just sold this game to me.

@8bitkefka Жыл бұрын

trying to figure out how to tell what to grab for the chest if you collect it. is there a number etc?

@wielkiro5683 2 жыл бұрын

What about the coins left out in the field? Like if I kill all the enemies on the map, and there are few coins, do I auto collect them all? (probably not), can I use my remaining cards to move and collect the coins or all the uncollected coins lost?

@redbeansdice6151 3 жыл бұрын

Probably one of the best 20 min break down of Gloomhaven ive seen. Weird question but what do you use for your audio? Its really smooth, i like it. Anywho, really good video, thx! 🤘😁

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! thanks for the kind words! For this one I use a Rode NTG-2 shotgun mic (placed as close as I can above me but just out of camera shot). BTW I love your channel name :)

@redbeansdice6151 3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks! Ah the ol' shotgun mic. Ive been experimenting with different stuff. Audio... is harder than it looks lol. Thanks again. Love the channel keep it up! 🤘😁

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

@@redbeansdice6151 Thanks again. I agree 100% about how hard it is to capture good audio. I'm still working at it! Btw, I love the video you put together on the Scoundrel you're using that's getting close to retirement.

@redbeansdice6151 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I watched a video of some hints/tactics for some mercs and got inspired and thought why not do something similar. Plus i had a good set up with her and wanted to share it! Thx for checkin out the video!

@TheDarkDragon64 3 жыл бұрын

Great video and very helpful for me as a newcomer. One question - do the character figures come painted or did you do that?

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks so much for the kind words! The minis come unpainted, so I had a talented friend paint mine for me... I wish I could take credit :).

@Emloch Жыл бұрын

Great video. I've resisted the urge to purchase this game and this video cemented my decision. I'm glad I never bought it. The idea that you can become exhausted and have to sit the rest of the adventure out is just nonsensical to me. It may be a decent board game mechanic but it reduces the thematic component to zero. "Sorry comrades, I'm just too tired to continue, you must go on without me. I need a nap, so I'll see you back in Gloomhaven:"

@kc9740 Жыл бұрын

Yep. I’m still lost. 😢

@wraithgear4216 3 жыл бұрын

its important to note that a short rest means you lose a random card in the discard pile and you can take 1 damage to select a different random card, BUT if you long rest you get to CHOOSE the card you lose from the discard pile. choosing the card can make all the difference in the world.

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Wraith Gear, thanks for the tow on this. I will put this in the both the comments and the description.

@LaTanaDelRumore 3 жыл бұрын

hi , nice vid , tks I have a question , i m currently playing scenario 91 SOLO with 3 characters , the one with monsters working with the heroes to kill the woodcutters in the forest , and the spirits are enemy of everybody, practically a 4 faction battle.it Is LEGIT, for you , to target a " friendly monster " with a Heal X range N card ? heal the bear for example

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

You are so much farther along than I am. This is a great question and I'm hoping someone who sees this can confirm?

@LaTanaDelRumore 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModernTablegamer ooo i m not so further , i quiete just start , 6 or 7 scenarios , just i pick the card from the city deck that unlocked the n 91, seems interesting so i gone for it , just that is a strange situation having so many factions on play, Tks for your reply

@filip94andersen 2 жыл бұрын

Hey! I have a question. If my party have killed all monster in a room but still not unlocked next room. Do we still need to draw a attack card to make a move? Or can we just move without draw an attack card and discard that for no use? Also how does it work when all monster is dead in a scenario. And the goal was to kill all monster. Can we still loot treasures and coins or must we make a loot action when monsters still are alive?

@DunkanWinter 2 жыл бұрын

Can't fuckin believe 45 thousand views and only 790 likes for this great quality video.

@ModernTablegamer 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dunkan!

@michaelemerson570 7 ай бұрын

I thought that when you take a long rest, you get to choose the card you lose, after everyone else has taken their actions? It's only the short rest that you have to randomly lose a card.

@XKrlosOblivionX 3 жыл бұрын

I'm dying to get this game. And frosthaven, and Jaws of the Lion. Sang 2020 and international shipping being dead in Hoinduras, where I live. I already have Jaws of the Lion in my mom's house over at TX, but she can't send it to me right now. I don't know how long this will be, but eventually I'll get it.... u.u

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear it. That's got to be frustrating! Hopefully things change soon in 2021

@BuildAProWorkShop 2 жыл бұрын

You missed that in long tests you get to choose the lost card vs the random side on short rests. You said the only difference is healing and refreshing along with missing the turn

@fosty. 2 жыл бұрын

One hundred and forty dollarydoos?!

@dominicf7304 3 жыл бұрын

A lot of understanding whats going in Gloomhaven is to just play it and then read the rules properly, rather than pour over the rules before playing.

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

Great input!

@gelui13 3 жыл бұрын

I would appreciate fewer spoilers!

@timhigh5962 3 жыл бұрын

So where is the part where we learn how to even start this mess?

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if either of these will help: Here is the set up guide for your first game: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b9OandSkktuxp6c.html Also here is a video of what I did to organize what's in the box. Since just getting this one organized is a challenge: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oNSin5qHyrGanI0.html

@timhigh5962 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModernTablegamer 🙌

@holysmoke8439 2 жыл бұрын

Yep there's those lame ass tiles reminding me why I'll probably never play this

@Dandoskyballer 3 жыл бұрын

He actually talked me out of wanting to play.

@matttrowsdale2804 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty scatter-brained approach to a "Start Here" video? I gave up half way through after the umpteenth "more about that later" Start off with the object of the game maybe?

@ModernTablegamer 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback!

@thepeacefulviking3687 3 жыл бұрын

I just dont get this game. Spent big $ on it, spent a little more organizing it, spent hours trying to learn the rule book and now even more time trying to learn thru videos. I just cant grasp the concepts. Im sure it's fun once u get it but idk if i ever will.

@ModernTablegamer 3 жыл бұрын

This is one that does take some time to absorb. I like the idea of just trying it and don’t be afraid to make mistakes and it will start to click.

@thepeacefulviking3687 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModernTablegamer thanks. I havent given up yet but i do take days off from studying bc i get lost and frustrated. Im going to get this.