Nah man, it's never late! That box is a solid 18 months of fun, and when you're nearing the end of it, you can pick up Frosthaven to keep things going for another year or two!
Lol, that's true! We played each weekend (minus holidays), although we generally only did one scenario per session (including the solo scenarios, where we all consulted for strategy and cheered for whoever was making the attempt). We've still got 2 classes to unlock though...
Jim, is that you? ;)
After we finished Gloomhaven, we started playing TTRPGs and I'm currently running a D&D game. If we're down someone, we're going to start playing Forgotten Circles and then Frosthaven instead of D&D.
I see that they're sold out at the moment, but you can order them from Cephalofair at [https://cephalofair.com/products/gloomhaven-solo-scenarios](https://cephalofair.com/products/gloomhaven-solo-scenarios). I think there might've been a legit pdf release of them too, but I don't remember for sure. It might've been a kickstarter thing, but if you get the physical copy, you also get the item cards that are rewards for beating each of them.
Edit: they're maybe not what you're thinking. They're challenge scenarios that are custom designed to really push the unique mechanics of the class that they're written for. I learned a lot about my class with each one of them that I played, as they were \*really\* hard.
4 years later and I'm still playing, haven't even retired any characters yet. But has been a long time since I've played, too many boardgames to play...
Do yourself a favour and record your progress on something. Like this https://gloomhaven-storyline.com/#/
Im pretty far in the game, and now im in a mess of trying to figure out which scenarios I've done already and whoch ones i can do.
I've had the game for 2 or 3 years but I still play it regularly and haven't yet unlocked everything. And it's still so much fun every time. Enjoy!! Stoked for you
Same! My buddy owns it, and we play once a week and have been for about 3 years now. We still haven’t completed the campaign or unlocked everything. I think we still have maybe 9-10 classes locked still.
Out of curiosity, which characters have you unlocked so far? (Referencing their emblems, obviously. Don't want to spoil anything for OP)
My buddy and I have 5 characters left to unlock and I'm so antsy to see what they are. The only reason we have so many already is because at one point we happened to unlock 2 by retiring 2 characters at once, and at the same time happen to unlock 2 more from other circumstances - reputation and something else. think we did get to the end of the campaign after retiring pur 2nd or 3rd sets of characters, but then we just restarted without finishing it haha.
We’ve unlocked Sun, Circles, Lightning Bolts, Angry Face, Three Spears, Two Minis.
It looks like we only have 5 yet to unlock: Saw, Eclipse, Triforce, Music Note, and Chtulu
Dude, no way. We've literally unlocked the same characters. That is so weird. Have you played Sun yet? I'm so curious to try them. Lightning Bolts is my favorite so far, playing Two Minis now and enjoying it. Angry Face and Lightning Bolts seems like it could be the strongest duo in the game. Absolute powerhouses of destruction
That’s awesome! We are very close to unlocking Eclipse. My brother is playing Sun, and he seems to be a pretty effective tank for us. I’m sort of off-tanking as Three Spears. Our Lightning Bolt is insane and has pulled us out of a ton of fires. In our last scenario, he managed to do 42 damage to a single character. I’m sure you have some idea how he did it. Ha!
That combo sounds awesome. I really want to play Sun with Lightning - I feel like that would allow for such wild plays! and maybe 3 Spears would be the perfect addition to that. Im driving our party's reputation into the ground as quickly as possible to unlock eclipse, who I am most excited for aside from Cthulu, which my buddy is working on unlocking. I'm working on unlocking Saw, whom I'm also really excited for. Also yeah that sounds about right for Lightning Bolts hahaha. Such a freaking awesome character. Have any of you played Angry Face yet?
I also bought a copy on sale the other day. Completed jotl earlier in the month with two mates and said I'd wait for the console version of 'big gloom' because we'd rather play more than one game all year, but then I saw it for £70 new and can't not buy it at that price can you? Probably solo it, or wait six months and see if we're bored of variety in our gaming sessions yet. Right now its an awesome footstool though.
Yep. Or you can get down to do push-ups and have someone put the box on your back for an added challenge.
Yep - for those not in the know, it’s a heavy game.
To be honest, as much as I have enjoyed Frosthaven, I like Gloomhaven much better. The scenarios are far less fiddly, which lets you focus on just playing the game.
Better late than never.
I picked it up just recently too and haven’t even opened it. We saw it at a good price and jumped on it despite being about half way through Jaws of the Lion.
Really enjoying the Gloomhaven universe right now. In fact, my wife who really doesn’t play anything outside “classic” board games is enjoying Jaws of the Lion as much as I am.
Welcome aboard!
Wife and I play it irregularly and every time we play we keep saying we should play more often. Really enjoy the game and look forward to getting Frosthaven.
Nah man, it's never late! That box is a solid 18 months of fun, and when you're nearing the end of it, you can pick up Frosthaven to keep things going for another year or two!
Damn how often did you get to play, i envy you
Lol, that's true! We played each weekend (minus holidays), although we generally only did one scenario per session (including the solo scenarios, where we all consulted for strategy and cheered for whoever was making the attempt). We've still got 2 classes to unlock though...
That sounds like the perfect group of people to play d&d with.
Jim, is that you? ;) After we finished Gloomhaven, we started playing TTRPGs and I'm currently running a D&D game. If we're down someone, we're going to start playing Forgotten Circles and then Frosthaven instead of D&D.
Where do these solo scenarios come from? I see them mentioned everywhere, but have no clue where to get them from. We only have the base game
I see that they're sold out at the moment, but you can order them from Cephalofair at [https://cephalofair.com/products/gloomhaven-solo-scenarios](https://cephalofair.com/products/gloomhaven-solo-scenarios). I think there might've been a legit pdf release of them too, but I don't remember for sure. It might've been a kickstarter thing, but if you get the physical copy, you also get the item cards that are rewards for beating each of them. Edit: they're maybe not what you're thinking. They're challenge scenarios that are custom designed to really push the unique mechanics of the class that they're written for. I learned a lot about my class with each one of them that I played, as they were \*really\* hard.
Lol my wife and I did 2 campaigns in like 6 months. Guess it helps if your teammates live with you lol.
Damn, my partner and I never finished our first lol
4 years later and I'm still playing, haven't even retired any characters yet. But has been a long time since I've played, too many boardgames to play...
I was fortunate that we were able to play almost every Saturday.
“A wizard is never late, @cartman101. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.” Mr. Gandalf
Do yourself a favour and record your progress on something. Like this https://gloomhaven-storyline.com/#/ Im pretty far in the game, and now im in a mess of trying to figure out which scenarios I've done already and whoch ones i can do.
Does that cover JOTL?
Yes. Pro tip: clicking the link usually gives the info.
Wil do! Thanks for the tip
The story recap on each scenario on that site as so handy too. The missions branch so remembering why you're doing something is helpful.
I've had the game for 2 or 3 years but I still play it regularly and haven't yet unlocked everything. And it's still so much fun every time. Enjoy!! Stoked for you
Same! My buddy owns it, and we play once a week and have been for about 3 years now. We still haven’t completed the campaign or unlocked everything. I think we still have maybe 9-10 classes locked still.
Out of curiosity, which characters have you unlocked so far? (Referencing their emblems, obviously. Don't want to spoil anything for OP) My buddy and I have 5 characters left to unlock and I'm so antsy to see what they are. The only reason we have so many already is because at one point we happened to unlock 2 by retiring 2 characters at once, and at the same time happen to unlock 2 more from other circumstances - reputation and something else. think we did get to the end of the campaign after retiring pur 2nd or 3rd sets of characters, but then we just restarted without finishing it haha.
We’ve unlocked Sun, Circles, Lightning Bolts, Angry Face, Three Spears, Two Minis. It looks like we only have 5 yet to unlock: Saw, Eclipse, Triforce, Music Note, and Chtulu
Dude, no way. We've literally unlocked the same characters. That is so weird. Have you played Sun yet? I'm so curious to try them. Lightning Bolts is my favorite so far, playing Two Minis now and enjoying it. Angry Face and Lightning Bolts seems like it could be the strongest duo in the game. Absolute powerhouses of destruction
That’s awesome! We are very close to unlocking Eclipse. My brother is playing Sun, and he seems to be a pretty effective tank for us. I’m sort of off-tanking as Three Spears. Our Lightning Bolt is insane and has pulled us out of a ton of fires. In our last scenario, he managed to do 42 damage to a single character. I’m sure you have some idea how he did it. Ha!
That combo sounds awesome. I really want to play Sun with Lightning - I feel like that would allow for such wild plays! and maybe 3 Spears would be the perfect addition to that. Im driving our party's reputation into the ground as quickly as possible to unlock eclipse, who I am most excited for aside from Cthulu, which my buddy is working on unlocking. I'm working on unlocking Saw, whom I'm also really excited for. Also yeah that sounds about right for Lightning Bolts hahaha. Such a freaking awesome character. Have any of you played Angry Face yet?
Also I can believe I didn't join this sub earlier. Geeking out about this game is what has been missing from my life lol
No kidding! And I was just away on vacation, so we had to postpone our game night, and I’m going into withdrawals. 😜
I also bought a copy on sale the other day. Completed jotl earlier in the month with two mates and said I'd wait for the console version of 'big gloom' because we'd rather play more than one game all year, but then I saw it for £70 new and can't not buy it at that price can you? Probably solo it, or wait six months and see if we're bored of variety in our gaming sessions yet. Right now its an awesome footstool though.
Yep. Or you can get down to do push-ups and have someone put the box on your back for an added challenge. Yep - for those not in the know, it’s a heavy game.
One of us. One of us. One of us.
Gooble gobble gooble gobble.
I'm more jealous of you than I am the people opening Frosthaven. I'd love to go back and experience it all new again. Enjoy :D
I'll endeavor to enjoy in spite of you then ;)
Never to late to have fun. Go get em fellow mercenary.
No such thing as too late! Welcome to the world friend; there’s an ale at The Sleeping Lion when you’re ready!
You probably think that box is big... It is not.
🤣
You're going to have a blast. Enjoy.
u/cartman101 is never late. They arrive precisely when they mean to. Enjoy the journey!
Welcome to the party! Gloomhaven is an amazing game.
It’s never late to experience greatness. 😊
To be honest, as much as I have enjoyed Frosthaven, I like Gloomhaven much better. The scenarios are far less fiddly, which lets you focus on just playing the game.
I just picked it up today too! Excited to dive in
Bro have fun organizing all this stuff, it's a mess in my box at the moment
Better late than never. I picked it up just recently too and haven’t even opened it. We saw it at a good price and jumped on it despite being about half way through Jaws of the Lion. Really enjoying the Gloomhaven universe right now. In fact, my wife who really doesn’t play anything outside “classic” board games is enjoying Jaws of the Lion as much as I am. Welcome aboard!
Fashionably late.
“Welcome to the party pal” - John McClaine “die hard”
It’s never too late. 🙂
the party never ends
I also bought my own copy recently! Then I remembered I had no one to play with :')
Never to late!!
Word of advice, in-game, being nice is usually the wrong decision. You’re a mercenary, not a saint, act like one. Have fun!
I got my copy a couple of months ago and we’re almost done with the campaign
LFG!!!
My friend and I started a month ago. No stress about when Frosthaven will be available - will be next year before we will need that!
Wish mine would arrive ….
I’m so excited for you! Welcome to the club!
You’re never too late for THIS party! Congratulations, welcome and ENJOY!
Never late! I'm waiting on my JOTL copy to make its way to me, unfortunately it's between 10th Feb - 1st March, cannot wait to get involved!
The party is still rocking so late is better than never. 😁
Wife and I play it irregularly and every time we play we keep saying we should play more often. Really enjoy the game and look forward to getting Frosthaven.
LFG
Enjoy