We *might* get through it a little faster because we're playing daily. We didn't plan it that way exactly, but we also didn't plan to be confined to the house for a couple months either.

Gloomhaven Helper changed our game. We houseruled that you take both cards when you level up, but can only take one from each level 2-9 into a scenario. That way the limits still apply to the cards in play, but keeps open the deck building options.

When you talked about house rules, I was like "Don't say summons, please don't say summons!" and then you talked about picking cards when levelling up, I was so relieved! It's not a rule that we would implement, because it makes replaying a character less interesting, but if you almost know for certain you'll never play a character again, I can get behind this. But then, of course... you had to mention summons xD

We just began the base game and our house rule to start was to be given two random characters and picking one from them THEN PICKING our retirement goal. Basically flipping the rules. It doesn't feel like we're breaking the game.

But honestly, I think one of the number one tips I would give to everyone starting with Gloomhaven is do NOT houserule summons. Yes, I had to learn the hard way that they can die really fast. Yes, it can be frustrating sometimes. But in the end you are playing a game and you want to be challenged, and personally I feel like learning when and where to summon is way more rewarding than just simply mind controlling them (and by doing so rendering certain character abilities completely useless). I feel like I am kind of the Defender of the Faith on this one. Having played a summon focused class myself (I think one of my favorite ones I have played, and I am talking about a human sized character ;) ) and having been in a team with two different characters of another summon class I can assure you that some of the most memorable moments came from situations where summons clearly did not do what we wanted them to do. Also you have to see them for what they are: If a summon attacks twice and then dies it can still be an "Attack 6, add a condition and absorb a hit" Lost card. Having team mates who adapt their playstyle to your summons can make it even better. So to sum up: I see why people would decide that houserule (especially early into the campaign). However, not controlling them is more fun (as in funny) and more fun (as in rewarding). Controlling them breaks some game mechanics (e.g. ability cards, balance) and just feels too strong. Also, what's the point of playing with summons? Why not just play as the summon then (more true for classes with few but strong summons than classes with many weaker ones)?

My house rule: Characters are allowed to switch between their higher level ability cards up to the prosperity level of gloomhaven. So you can switch the lvl 2-9 cards however you want. I think its fair. Sometimes you thought you picked the right card for your comp but its turns out terrible. Currently at prosperity level 5, its cool to see the other abilities in action and learn more combos.

I own all the things for this game, and still prefer tabletop simulator, it's so much faster and you can save your game (and flip the table lol) I didn't want to, but its so hard to get people to commit to coming over and then you have to leave the table set up unless you want to spend a long time setting up. Definitely a year worth of content in this game though.

Great video. Mine house rule is that the shop has a 1 sceneario refund to youre items. So if you buy a bad item you can return it after 1 mission

At 16:58, technically the Living Bones wouldn't stop because they have multiple Targets. I get your point, but I think that just happened to be a bad example xD

Great video!!! I am on my very first play through. I am a disheartened WoW ex-player. And as a replacement for that I agree with minor house rules. Esp as a solo player. Binging your channel now. Hope content continues!!

Such a good video! (We also fudged some of the rules-specifically that summon rule.) Thank you!

Hi, 2:20 The Sinister Fish reusable stickers Location checklist link seems to be missing? Cheers and good gaming.

Nice vid, but you should warn of spoilers ahead if you are planning to show an unlockable character (e.g. at 8:03)

8:51 rock solid hack!

I sleeved ALL the cards, the expansion too. It took some time and got the Broken token organizer, wich is awesome. But I thrown way too much money on this game :D

Nice one! 👌🏼 Could you write a link to the storage solution products please? The enemy boxes and player boxes are great! 🙌🏼

Thanks for the tips, but FYI those dice you are using are d10s, not d8s. But helpful content all the same so cheers. :)

Great videos. Putting mine together after your design. Thanks for that. Do you have further info on the “4x6 photo boxes”? Thank you again!

I really enjoyed your video. Printed out the Scenario list, that will come in handy. I set up a table and have two shelves against the wall. So I'm playing and have everything at my disposal in front of me. All the items are in the plastic containers and the map tiles are in an alphabetical file holder. I only have one house rule....1. No house rules aloud. :)

I asked for some help on Reddit for fun house rules to make it more fun, some people on the thread literally told me to sell the game. Some board game communities are really toxic. My cousin and I put in place some house rules similar to yours. Summons seemed really under powered and would just aimlessly get killed. I also agree with your level up spells.

Fantastic list! We'd gone over a lot of this on our channel, but we hadn't gone over things like setup! Good idea! Glad to see another person enthused about Gloomhaven!

My tip: Play the digital version on Steam instead. Roughly 150% more content at 20% of the price. No setup or teardown. All admin tasks automated. Nice graphics.

Great video

Nice video, but I have a question, how you guys manage your card when you guys clean a room?

I think the living bones will go through his friend to get to its focus (brute) if its movement is enough to do so. So that way one monster does not really block the doorway. Am I wrong?

YAY!

Dude, spoilers!

Hey if you're making a tips trick and hacks video for new Gloomhaven Players, maybe DONT INCLUDE CLASSES THAT ARNT UNLOCKED FROM THE START. So lame man.

Its kinda funny dude how you say that some of this stuff you wish you knew from the start. So the video is for people who just picked up the game, and then u proceed to show one of the locked characters :P Keep it spoiler free man =)

Regards step 6, I think the rules cap the number of upgrades you can buy. I think it’s against that characters level. I remember I missed that rule and had to remove a couple of card upgrades until I met the requirements :-(

You sort of ignore GloomhavenHelper. You lost me after the first part - the Dice and a lot more are not needed when you use an app anyway.

1:25 are you saying you could blow through this game in 48 hours? My pal and I have read rules and played for a total of around 48 hours, and we have completed 4 scenarios lol

I bet your brother in law plays with ya...good tips tho man...thanks

Spoilers. :(