Gloomhaven
1–4 players • 60 min • ages 14+ • Cephalofair Games • 2017
- Publisher
- Cephalofair Games · Korea Boardgames · Albi · Feuerland Spiele
- First published
- 2017
- Players
- 1–4 players
- Playing time
- 60 min
- Age
- 14+
How it plays
Gloomhaven plays 1–4 players, takes about 60 minutes to play, and is recommended for ages 14 and up.
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Where it came from
Gloomhaven was created by designer Isaac Childres and published by Cephalofair Games in 2017 following a highly successful Kickstarter campaign. Conceived as an ambitious dungeon-crawling experience, the game was designed to offer a persistent, evolving world where player choices have lasting consequences on both the narrative and the physical geography of the board, departing from the typical reset-style gameplay of the genre.
The game is renowned for its complex tactical combat system, which utilizes a unique card-based mechanism rather than traditional dice-rolling to determine outcomes. Upon its release, it was lauded by critics and enthusiasts alike for its immense depth and sprawling scope, quickly ascending to the top of rankings in the tabletop gaming community for its innovative approach to collaborative campaign storytelling.
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About Gloomhaven
Gloomhaven is a game in the Board Games catalog on collecto.rs. 1–4 players • 60 min • ages 14+ • Cephalofair Games • 2017. Catalog data is sourced from Wikidata. No public games collectors track this one yet — adding yours would make you the first on collecto.rs.
How do you play Gloomhaven?
Gloomhaven is a board game for 1–4 players, running about 1 hour. collecto.rs catalogues the game, not its rules — the rulebook is the publisher's to distribute, and their own site is the authoritative source: https://www.cephalofair.com/gloomhaven
How many players is Gloomhaven for?
Gloomhaven is built for 1–4 players. That count comes from this catalog entry alone — nothing from an expansion or a spin-off is folded into it.
How long does Gloomhaven take to play?
A game of Gloomhaven is listed at about 1 hour. Real sessions run shorter or longer depending on player count and how well the table already knows the game.
What age is Gloomhaven for?
Gloomhaven lists a minimum age of 14. That's a recommended starting age rather than a hard rule.
Who publishes Gloomhaven?
Gloomhaven is published by Cephalofair Games, Korea Boardgames, Albi, Feuerland Spiele and 3 more. The catalog gives its publication year as 2017.
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