Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion Strategy Board Game Expired

It's not that slick a deal. It's 25% off for anyone who hadn't used the discount. Most users will have already signed up for Circle anyway. It's better as a mention on b2g1.

Uhhh yeah. This is slick. I don't know who needs to hear this, but here's my two cents (And for those robust gamers that already play GH, forgive me this is more for our casually interested (or partially invested) friends)

If you go back through SD searching for deals on GLOOMHAVEN (A monster of a game) you'll see a LOT of people snagged it for $75-85 at various times. I think retail is $149 and you can buy it for $100-120 pretty regularly. It's a large game (literally 21 lbs and also figuratively) that takes months if not a year or two to play. It was the #1 game on BoardGameGeek for multiple years with good reason, but here's the kicker... I know some people buy Gloomhaven and it sits there. In their house. On a shelf, or in a cabinet. Some people open it, or watch gameplay tutorials, or just need someone to teach them. Learning to play GH is a steep hill, which is too bad because it's fun. But for a lot of folks, it is the centerpiece of the "Shelf of Shame."

Enter GLOOMHAVEN: JAWS OF THE LION. This is a sleek, streamlined Gloomhaven that has all the feel of the original game. This box has about 30 new scenarios (The full GH is closer to 100), and packs WAYYY more value inside than you'd expect. But most importantly: Where Gloomhaven is a learning curve of going up a cliff, JOTL (for short) is a nice on-ramp to the GH highway. It will take you through scenario after scenario, starting with the most basic of the basics. It's like having a friend guide you. It then adds another couple of rules. Before you know it, you ARE playing Gloomhaven. Hopefully this helps someone!

Thanks for the info! How is it for just 2 players?

Thanks for the info! How is it for just 2 players?

Thanks for the info! How is it for just 2 players?

Bought it last year played it a couple of times. Setup is tedious and takes forever. Kids lose interest soon. Gameplay is pretty uninspiring. Not much strategy needed. But it's made unnecessarily complicated. In the end it's move spaces equal to dice + a random number. It's still sitting on the shelf. Don't buy if you don't have teenagers and can leave it open to come back.

There are...no dice in this game??? Setup in this game really doesn't take that long but we've streamlined all the fiddly bits down to using an app to manage the details. I think i have it down to maybe 5-8 minutes.

I need to try that app looks like. Haven't heard of it before. Reg dice I must have forgotten about it. It's been that long lol. But movement is a combo of one number and that red blue diaper. Forgot what's it called

Bahahaha "red blue diaper". I see what your referring to now. Ya, so the app makes all that go away. I use Gloomhaven Secretariat. It's great. The only thing I physically get out for the game is the board, the monster standees, any tile overlays as needed, and the mercenary stuff (i.e. items, standees, etc). The app manages monster cards, movement, initiative, and all attack modifier decks. When we play, we just set it up on the TV. It's a great setup to minimize and manage all the minutia.