I wish you had a video for every single board game out there because your videos are better than any rule book could ever be.

Your videos are amongst the best out there. Your cadence, pace, mentioning “but we will get to later in the video”, video editing and production, and small inserts of humor are all top notch. Thanks for creating these and sharing your efforts with us. You have guided countless game nights for my friends and I.

Anyone else get anxious when that pen came extremely close to that character mat to highlight the new max health?

Thank you “Watch It Played” for going the extra mile for all of us who depend on you. We simply couldn’t be more grateful. My girlfriend and i are now done with the 5th scenario with the help of you. We are now ready to face the upcoming scenarios and challenges while having fun because of your tutorials 😅! Once again Thank You 😊

This five part series has been a tremendous help for my sons and me to learn and enjoy the game. (Not to mention your library of videos that has helped me play and/or decide to buy other games.) Thank you.

Some heroes don't wear capes (to be fair, we don't know what you accent those taseful plaids with on your free time, it might be a cape). This series was beyond helpful. I'm off on my adventure and haven't had to read a single rule yet. You've eliminated a serious barrier to entry for this dyslexic and I sincerely thank you (and the good folks at Cephalofair for helping to sponsor this). I really appreciate how the design of the game doesn't punish you for making mistakes. "Whatever, just have fun," is a deeply reassuring approach for a designer to take with their rules, especially for a box this dense. Frosthaven might be a bit much for me, but Jaws of the Lion is just kinda perfect. There's a lot, but I still don't feel like I need (or want) and app to manage it all and really enjoy physically interacting with all of its mechanics. I'd just go play a video game, otherwise. This is my first ever solo board game experience, and I'm glad I started here with the best teacher I could have hoped for.

This walk through has been so helpful! You have a great way of explaining things :) Now I am waiting for the postman to deliver my copy of "Jaws of the lion".

Could see how happy you were with that little lid flip at the end! This mini-series has been excellent.

"This is a more challenging scenario than the previous one " WHAT? My friends and I just did scenario 4 with 4 players and won on our final hands after 5 hours!!!

“Thanks... for watching.” So purposeful. You should do podcasting or read books for audible. I’d listen to your voice any time. Relaxing!

Thanks, Rodney for this wonderful series! I got this game for my gaming group and I always watched your videos to prepare for our sessions. We completely wiped the floor in Scenario 5 with an awesome double digit shot from Hatchet to put away the Blood Tumor.

Amazing videos i have been wanting gloom haven for a few years now but was hesitant because i thought it would be super advanced. But now i feel confident enough to play it this weekend.

Thank you so much for this series - it really made a huge difference in learning the mechanics of the game so it can be fully enjoyed! Your teaching style and pace are perfect!

Me and my friends where totally new to Gloomhaven. Even though this game is an introduction, we'd never make it without your help. There is so much stuff to keep track of and it was super helpful to have someone sort through the information for us. Thank you!

I've spent more time watching your How-To videos on this than actually playing. With the steep learning curve of this game I'm not sure I would have stayed committed to learning JOTL without these. Thank you!

I've watched all of your Gloomhaven tutorial videos. I even played them for background noise while working, just to help me remember the rules. Your content and style is way more appealing than reading (even though the Gloomhaven JotL booklets are super great). Thanks for this!

I'm the regular game master for my group and your videos helped me so much with the teach. We could not have had so much fun without you. Your impact in our world cannot be minimize and you have achieved what you set out to do, to be that friend at the table to teach the rest of us how to play so we can just get on with it. ❤

These videos were great just like all of yours. I’ve been considering Gloomhaven for awhile and the combo of the intro scenarios and your how to play videos made this sooo easy. Thanks for your hard work!

I don't know what I would do without your videos! (Well, that's not true... I know I would spend countless more hours on tutorial books, while managing to also mess up half the rules for lord knows how many games). Thank you so much for these. They make my life so much easier, and more importantly, so much more fun.

It was a great game presentation! THX for all5 episode! it was also easy to understand by non-native speakers!

Been playing with our 7-y.o. daughter. Today it's scenario 5 night and, even though her English level is not that great yet, she couldn't be more excited! Of course, the videos helped a lot.

This was a brilliant series. It helped me power through the first two scenarios, with very little need to reference the book. I can't wait to start scenario 3+

Thanks Rodney, these videos have been super helpful in getting me up and running with JotL. Especially enjoyed the box twirl before putting the lid back on in this one 😀

My girlfriend and I have finished the first four scenarios with you and I can't wait to play scenario five. I even bought the full Gloomhaven to play after Jaws of the Lion so we have plenty of gaming left. Thanks for getting us into it!

I binged this series and then ordered jaws of the lion, thank you for this excellent overview - I'd happily have watched you go through an entire campaign 😂👏

Thank you for these Gloomhaven JOTL tutorials. A great way to get playing!

Description says that we're going to learn the fourth scenario, not the fifth. Thanks for doing these videos. Professional and entertaining presentation as always!

Hi. I'm a bit late on this thread, but recently discovered the channel and fully enjoy watching it palyed! I would actually love to see a let's play of Jaws of the Lion with Luke the Lucky. You guys always do a great team!

Its Impossible to be sad when watching his explenations. Such a happy guy , your are a natural born tacher for This . You made me buy This game ! Amazing job and thanks a lot!

Would have loved to see you and Pep play this whole tutorial campaign out like back in the days!

THANK YOU Rodney for these videos. I got this game as a gift and I Iearned a lot by watching your tutorials. Once again, thanks. Among plenty of other tutorials I´ve watched in regards to different board games, yours are very detailed without spoiling, and also nice to watch. I personally appreciate it.

I've been playing base gloomhaven for a couple of years now and watching these videos has been fun and but the little tips, like putting the tokens on the trap, are going to enhance playing the base game so much. I'm starting to think about grabbing this just for stuff like that. That and my niece has asked me to play gloomhaven more than once and I've held off because of how massive it is. this may be the answer to that.

Thanks, I just got this a few days ago. Boy have games changed since I was young. These 5 scenario walk throughs are brilliant. It’s taken me a couple nights a hour here and there to finally set up the pieces and the board, etc... I’ll definitely be referring back to these for guidance. Thanks.

Thank you for the clear and concise video walkthrough! This game is by far the heaviest I have ever played and the learn to play book looked so daunting, this made us able to learn the game in two days instead of a month! Very well structured videos, I hope you make more for some of the other heavy games I have but haven't tried yet. You rock!

GLOOMHAVEN MATH CLASS!

thanks so much for the videos! We were new to gloomhaven and these video made it so much easier to just dive right in :)

Been refreshing KZfaq for the last few days waiting for this!

Decided to buy the game after watching your first 2 videos. Tomorrow I'm onto scenario 5, and I'm sure I would've had a much harder time figuring out the rules without these videos. Thank you very much!

Great series! And I love how you misread the 95 as a 59 because that's what's happening to me all the time when explaining numbers upside down. 😅👍🏻

You are the best. Thank you so much for your help 😊😊

Hey thanks Rodney for this playlist! Your videos are always the ones I trust most to get the rules right. And for this game we were getting some of them WRONG and making our character's lives more difficult. Thanks!

Really excellent description on all of the scenarios. I was really nervous teaching my already apprehensive girlfriend how to play but these videos made it so easy to follow. Loving the game so far! Thanks for the guides.

I watched all 5 tutorials back to back and my brain feels like it has information overload lol.

Rodney your videos are so helpful and so incredibly well done. From one Canadian to another thanks a lot bud!

Phew! Made it through all 5 with your help, couldn't have done it without you 😁

Thanks Rodney, very instructive videos.

Thanks for your videos. They were really helpful.

Will be starting this game with my wife and some friends this evening! Thank you so much for all the info!

Thank you again! This helped us decide to buy and my wife and I love this game!

Rodney is very good at explaining.

Amazing series. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and making my gaming experience more fulfilling.

Thank you for the video i am looking forward tonplaying it. Have a nice day

Rodney you are Brilliant

This was a very informative set of videos. I totally want you to do How to Play videos when I finish my card game. :)

Thanks for this series! Really liked it

Thank you!! Waiting for the game to arrive 😁😁 It's so helpful to learn the game with your great explanation! Also great box managing skills 😂😂

Thank you so much for the great vids. I just ordered JotL and cant wait to start with my friends.

Getting this on Friday. Can’t wait.

Sigh now that this series has finished I realise how long I need to wait until the game arrives. I feel I will be rewatching them at least 1 more time waiting until the end of August.

Thanks for these Rodney, you've really done a great job of explaining things clearly and concisely. Can't wait for my copy to arrive now! As a new subscriber to your channel, I'm really enjoying your content. Keep it up!

Thanks for this, appreciate the tutorial.

Great walkthrough in all 5 videos. Thank you Rodney!

I may actually end up getting the video game adaptation of Gloomhaven on Steam thanks to your videos :)

Man, after watching these videos this looks load of fun, I just wish I had someone to play it with. Oh the woes of a lone board gamer.

Best board game videos out here, thanks for your hard work!

great videos thanks! I bought this game because of you

Thanks for these, really helpful

Superb videos! Really helped being ready to play!

Rodney Smith, the best rulebook for board games. Every board game needs Rodney Smith explaining the rules. :D At 7:04. This is why I adore the game, you do not have to go hardcore on difficulty. You can just focus on completing the campaign story for a fun experience :D!! But finally, at 9:54. YES!!!! I do not need to use stickers after all XD!!!!!

Thank you very much for these videos! They have been so helpful!

Hi! Your video’s are so good! I have started playing jaws of the lion and many others after watching your channel. Are you planning to make a video for the upcomming Frosthaven? Keep up the great work🙂

Great series

Hi Rodney, first of all, thanks for the very clear explanations! They’ve made it even more easy for us to play JOTL. We do have one remaining question which we can seem to figure out, hopefully you can help us: For example, the favorite card from hatchet, it shows 2XP gained written on the card (when performing part of the action). But how often does hatchet gain that XP, since it can remain active for the whole scenario? - every time part of the action is completed? (This seems overkill to us) - every time Hatchet (re-)uses the card from the start within the scenario. - only once per scenario Thanks a lot in any case! Val

Rodney! First of all i want to thank you because you helped me not only learning the games but also gaining the ability to explain it to others! You are the 1 undisputed. Second, a question. If i negate damage discarding a card do i negate the condition too? Cheers from Argentina!

Great walkthrough thank you for the instructions 😁

Great videos! I hope you guys do one for cthulhu death may die

So I convinced my wife and my mother to play Gloomhaven JotL with me! I have had it for a while but haven’t had people to play with. I also have Gloomhaven which they will play with me when we are done with JotL. We are having a ton of fun playing! Both my wife and mother are doing great in the game! I’m the Red Guard to tank. My Wife is the Demolitionist. My mother is the Void Warden. Our son who is 10 plays Hatchet but he doesn’t have the patience to play all the time. But anyway, we just finished this scenario and it got pretty hairy as I went in for an attack and missed my attack and didn’t have shields available for my shield spikes. Got down to 2 health. We recovered and cleared that area. Got into the boss room and amazingly we killed the boss on our first turn after entering the room. My mothers last turn she was able to move me right next to the boss and the two zealots were moved forward one space from when we entered the room. I had first initiative. I had an upper attack for 3 +1 with using light that was infused, then pulled a -1. Also had a +3 attack on my lower part of the other card and pulled a +0 modifier. Boss down to 12 health plus I poison it. My second attack also hit the zealots. First one for 3 so it would heal the boss which removed the poison. My second attack I pulled my cancel modifier again so I missed my attack. No heals on the boss which was awesome. My wife moves up, attacks the boss for 3…down to 9 health. My mother had 3rd initiative. Moved up and granted a +5 attack for me and I pulled the 2x modifier for an attack of 10!! I couldn’t believe that we actually killed the boss on our first turn! I did this scenario with just my son and I a while ago and we had a much tougher time with the boss, so I was in even more shock when we beat the Blood Tumor on our first turn in the room!! Can’t wait to continue! This upcoming Friday, Cinco de Mayo is our next play session!!

Thank you Rodney ! Now I have to play alone in Gloomhaven without our little « briefings »

Thanks for these videos

Great videos Rodney!

This channel is awesome

Well, i now have to wait this game to be translated in French. You totally hyped me for this one 😳

thank you!

Thanks for covering my favorite game, Rodney! Would love to see a playthrough of a scenario if possible

This is a great game, with a great tutorial

Dear Rodney, could you stop making me buy new games? Just kidding lol it’s always great to see your learn to play series which help me decides what I really wanted to buy since I had to import most of the time.

Call the board game police! Rodney did another box trick (10:32 aprox.) Great Video by the way!

Wow, I cant get my copy soon enough. The production quality of these videos are top notch.

outstanding!!!!!!!!!!!!!

your welcome

So glad I got JOTL before diving into full fat Gloomhaven, I do wonder if I will miss all of the improvements from JOTL that wont be in Gloomhaven...maybe I should wait for Frosthaven?

Great idea as always, thanks. I've a question about a couple of the Voidwarden cards you may know the answer to… These are the small combat cards you get through perks and there is one that gives +0 Ally and +1 Ally with heal symbols (I think). We have played this as a +0 or +1 combat cards and also a heal of 1 to an ally but can't find this anywhere in the rules or glossary. Thanks.

For stickers I hear you can use a hair dryer to remove them.

Great video as always, Rodney! I can't wait to get it to the table!!

Ty sir for this great and clean explanation!!! U save us alot of time and effort !! God bless u! Btw how many scenarios u will play max each campaign?? There are 25 but u mention u will not play all every campaign!

When you level up, do you swap the level 2 card with one from your current hand, or just add it to your current hand? Thank you this video series was very helpful :)

Cant wait till this arrives. And saying goodbye to this great sires is so sad! :(

Presumably the Blood Tumour cannot heal itself if it is Poisoned (whether directly, or indirectly via its minions getting injured)?

So we are about to start this last scenario and my wife proposed a question that I can't answer: what happens if we push a monster 2 spaces away and it goes through 2 traps? Does it activate them both or only where it lands? After reading the glossary, I'm not sure how to correctly reply. She suggested we ask (and I quote) "that awesome dude who explains the games so well, he surely knows this." Please help us, awesome dude!

Hi, Rodney. I love your vids. Could you recommend which would be better to buy after finishing Jaws of the Lion, Gloomhaven or Frosthaven?