Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion

🎯 The Goal

Players work cooperatively as a mercenary group to investigate mysterious disappearances in the city of Gloomhaven by completing a series of tactical, combat-oriented scenarios. To win, your team must successfully survive these battles, upgrade your characters, and uncover the dark conspiracy threatening the city.

⚙️ Core Actions

• Card Selection: Simultaneously choose two ability cards from your hand each round to determine your initiative order and available actions.
• Tactical Combat: Execute the top action of one chosen card and the bottom action of the other to move, attack, or support allies on the map.
• Character Progression: Earn gold, experience, and powerful new ability cards between scenarios to level up and customize your mercenary’s deck.

🧠 Why you’ll like it

It offers the deeply satisfying, tactical puzzle of the original Gloomhaven in a streamlined, highly accessible package featuring a brilliant learn-as-you-play tutorial campaign. The hand-management combat system eliminates dice-rolling luck, forcing players to make tense, rewarding decisions where every card played matters. It is the ultimate cooperative campaign experience for players who want deep, brain-burning strategy without the overwhelming setup time.