Thanks Brandon :) I do think this is my most "liked" video to date, so I think the count is just fine!

Sure, you can find it here: boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/234575/gloomhaven-rules-quiz

Looks like I used ~53 sleeves. I hope you enjoy the game :)

Amazing- thanks a lot for replying. Can’t wait for it to get here!

here you go: boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/234575/gloomhaven-rules-quiz

Matt Kutrik, what did you do for your components storage? I recently purchased the game and am looking for ideas.

Yeah, its because winning the scenario is somewhat easy. Winning while getting most of the loot and getting good experience, that is much harder.

We messed around with a web based companion app at one point but ultimately decided we didn't mind the clutter and just went with the cards as it came in the box. I can totally see why others would use them though.

Hmm, it's possible but honestly it'd get pretty complicated if you have more than 2 people in each group. This is because the game only comes with 4 attack modifier decks so if more than 4 characters are active at any one point in time then you will have to swap these around and considering each character customizes the deck this could be difficult. There is also an issue of item limits, the actual items in the store seem to have enough for up to 4 characters at once and if you have more then that active then some of the good basic items simply won't be available since they are already all bought.

There are official rules included for playing with more than one party. Officially, both parties play in the same world, but have their own histories, own set of characters, and own item supply. So, rules as written, you'd need to create a second character for the second party. Attack modifier decks would have to be rebuilt whenever you switch parties to allow for the changes, and may also need to switch items back and forth if the two parties between them have more than the total (per-party) supply of a given item. Officially, each scenario can only be completed by one party, and there are some scenarios that require an earlier scenario to have been completed by that party in order to attempt them - in particular, Scenario 2 requires the party to have completed Scenario 1 - so, particularly early in the campaign before things open up more, the second party will be limited to "casual mode" (which, officially, keeps them from doing Road/City Events and donating to the Sanctuary). Opening up random side scenarios and getting to a point where the main plot starts branching will let two parties both explore different things. I suspect the general idea behind the additional-party rules is that someone who's already played a number of scenarios, maybe retired some characters, can start playing the game with a new group without having to reset everything, and without being massively over-leveled (though player experience also counts and there's not a lot to be done about that) - a level 5 character escorting a bunch of level 2s (new characters get free levels based on Gloomhaven's prosperity) isn't going to be much fun for either side - the level 2s will have trouble with the higher-level monsters, while the level 5 has trouble finding anything worth unleashing their stronger attacks on... The other options, particularly if you have more than one player in both groups (so at most 6 players total) are: - to just have a single large party - the repeat players play the same character each week, while the other characters swap in and out depending on who's there. That can leave the recurring characters getting runaway experience, and does mean that the item supply is going to be stretched thin, but does mean you can mix-and-match players between groups so long as you never have more than 4 for a given scenario. - to have a single regular party but have some characters controlled by more than one player - so the Spellweaver gets played by Frank in odd weeks and Beth in even weeks - and they get together from time to time to agree about character progression (which card to add to their pool and which perk to take when leveling, and which item(s) to buy/save up for when shopping).

Thanks!

When it comes to money, people really need to talk about who is interested in which money to try and make everyone happy with the outcome. It is a cooperative game at the end of the day, though I'd be lying if I said we havn't had times where a friend grabbed money I'd said I was going to get... this was always so that they could satisfy a battle goal though. Regarding the X cards, in general they are more complicated and do have those powerful one time use abilities. The rules I believe suggest not using any of them for your first play and I think your experience is why.

Getting coin tokens isn't the main goal of the game, nor is it one of the main components that makes it fun. Which characters are you talking about? I've played or played with 6 different characters at this point and none of them have had too many lost action cards. Even if you're forced to have 3 or 4 of them in your hand, there is still a way you're more or less meant to be playing. The best strategy is never going to be to play your lost action cards unless it's absolutely a must before your first rest because it creates an exponential like effect on how many future turns you lose out on. And another thing, you do know that you can do short rests too, right? You don't have to lose a turn at all by resting with a short rest. I only take long rests if all the enemies in the room are dead or if my companions can take care of what is left and I need to regain health and refresh an item. It took a couple games to fully adjust to, but I almost never end a scenario with less than 4 or 5 cards in my hand and discard pile unless that scenario was a very tough one on the group.

Sounds like someone played the game wrong and with shitty players

Read rules better, use better tactics, and work together, be humans and say like we try to split the coins even. All your problems fixed.

6~7... Kinda looks like a D&D session (if you only do dungeon crawling), but quite different in the end when looking in details.

Jason Wayne Speicher on board game geek in the forums there is a really good storage solution called YASS (yet another storage solution). It works really well. Reduced setup to less than five minutes and cost $15.

@@nmestler did you happen to know the link to either of those? lol that would be awesome if you did. I just got the game and looked into it and was like newwwp... and just grabbed the rule book to read lol.

@@coryvogelgesang Here it is! Great game! Enjoy! boardgamegeek.com/thread/1726878/yss-yet-another-storage-solution

@@nmestler thanks!! I'm excited to play it tomorrow

What player count are playing at? It still takes about 2 hours each even after 20 scenarios for us.

3 on average with a 4th some times dropping in. What do you find is the most time consuming aspect for your group?

Hard to say, we generally don't AP too badly when deciding cards but when it's all said and done every step along the way adds up to a 2ish hour experience. Guess your group is just faster at thinking and processing :)

You can still have a lot of fun just completing scenarios. I don't expect that I'll ever finish the campaign with my friends, but I still feel like the purchase was worth it. I can always end up finishing it by myself if I decide to.

sailorpfat We are on this game hard. It is fantastic and it gets played sometimes three times in a week, collecting no dust. Great dungeon crawl, little to no Euro influence.

How much are you selling your copy for?

Always one in every crowd.

It's funny seeing the comments from people who are jealous that this game is having way more success than their favorite game. Fanboys...lmao

sailorpfat, I'll might buy your copy since its just collecting dust......