Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion is a standalone game that takes place before the events of Gloomhaven. The game includes four new characters — Valrath Red Guard (tank, crowd control), Inox Hatchet (ranged damage), Human Voidwarden (support, mind control), and Quatryl Demolitionist (melee damage, obstacle manipulation) — that can also be used in the original Gloomhaven game.
The game also includes 16 monster types (including seven new standard monsters and three new bosses) and a new campaign with 25 scenarios that invites the heroes to investigate a case of mysterious disappearances within the city. Is it the work of Vermlings, or is something far more sinister going on?
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion is aimed at a more casual audience to get people into the gameplay more quickly. All of the hard-to-organize cardboard map tiles have been removed, and instead players will play on the scenario book itself, which features new artwork unique to each scenario. The last barrier to entry — i.e., learning the game — has also been lowered through a simplified rule set and a five-scenario tutorial that will ease new players into the experience.
Overview
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1–4 Players
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Play Time: 30–120 Min
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Suggested Age: 14+
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Complexity Weight: 3.45 / 5
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Year Released: 2020
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Designer: Isaac Childres
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Artists
Francesca Baerald
David Demaret
Alexandr Elichev
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Publisher: Cephalofair Games
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Categories
Adventure
Exploration
Fantasy
Fighting
Miniatures
Mechanisms
Action Queue
Action Retrieval
Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Communication Limits
Cooperative Game
Critical Hits and Failures
Deck Construction
Grid Movement
Hand Management
Hexagon Grid
Legacy Game
Line of Sight
Movement Points
Multi-Use Cards
Multiple Maps
Narrative Choice / Paragraph
Once-Per-Game Abilities
Player Elimination
Role Playing
Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game
Simultaneous Action Selection
Solo / Solitaire Game
Variable Player Powers
Awards and Honors
- 2022 Tric Trac Nominee
- 2022 Tric Trac Expert Nominee
- 2022 Tric Trac d'Argent Expert
- 2022 Gra Roku Best Two Player Game Nominee
- 2022 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Nominee
- 2022 Geek Media Awards Hardcore Game of the Year Nominee
- 2021 Kennerspiel des Jahres Recommended
- 2021 International Gamers Award Two-player Nominee
- 2021 Goblin Magnifico Winner
- 2021 Goblin Magnifico Nominee
- 2021 American Tabletop Complex Games Recommended
- 2020 Guldbrikken Best Expert Game Winner
- 2020 Golden Geek Heavy Game of the Year Winner
- 2020 Golden Geek Heavy Game of the Year Nominee
- 2020 Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Winner
- 2020 Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Nominee
- 2020 Golden Geek Best Solo Board Game Nominee
- 2020 Golden Geek Best Cooperative Game Winner
- 2020 Golden Geek Best Cooperative Game Nominee
- 2020 Dragon Awards Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game Nominee