Gloomhaven: Second Edition

Gloomhaven: Second Edition is a cooperative campaign dungeon-crawling game where players take on the roles of unique mercenaries exploring a dark fantasy world. Through a series of connected scenarios, players fight monsters, complete objectives, and unlock new story developments as their characters grow stronger.

Instead of using dice for combat, the game uses a card-driven action system. Each round, players choose two ability cards from their hand, determining both their actions and their initiative for the turn. Managing these cards carefully is crucial, as running out of cards means your character becomes exhausted.

With branching storylines, evolving characters, and tactical combat, Gloomhaven: Second Edition offers a massive cooperative campaign experience filled with strategic decisions.

What We Think at WiredVillage Boardgames

We’ve played some scenarios of Gloomhaven and what stands out is how thinky the gameplay is. Managing your hand of cards and deciding which actions to use each round creates a real strategic puzzle. That level of decision-making is a bit surprising for a dungeon crawl and adds a lot of depth to the experience.

What People Are Saying

Deep tactical combat
Reviewers often highlight how the card-based system creates meaningful decisions every round.

Huge campaign experience
Players frequently mention the large amount of content and evolving story throughout the game.

Mechanisms

Hand Management
Cooperative Play
Scenario / Campaign Game
Action Selection
Grid Movement

Why You Might Like Gloomhaven: Second Edition

• Deep tactical dungeon-crawling gameplay

• Unique card-driven combat system

• Massive cooperative campaign

• Strategic decisions every round