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Founders of Gloomhaven

The city of Gloomhaven was not always a bustling hub of commerce and intrigue. Hundreds of years ago, it was nothing but the ruins of a long-dead civilization. But as... (read more)

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Reviews
mixed, 48% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
90 minutes
Published
2018
Age
12+
Publisher
Cephalofair Games
Players
1 to 4 players
Designer
Isaac Childres
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Fantasy, Solo / Solitaire Game, City Building, Cephalofair Games, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers, and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building
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Description

The city of Gloomhaven was not always a bustling hub of commerce and intrigue. Hundreds of years ago, it was nothing but the ruins of a long-dead civilization. But as the humans spread across the map, making a tenuous peace with the Valraths in the south, the Inox and Vermlings of the forest, the Savvas deep in the mountains, and the Orchids and Quatryls across the ocean, plans were drawn forth to build a town on the eastern shores. It was to be a symbol of the many races working in harmony. This is the story of that endeavor.

In Founders of Gloomhaven, players will lead a race of Gloomhaven residents in an effort to be the most influential contributor to the city's construction. Through card-based action selection, players will leverage their own resources and the resources of other players to construct advanced resources and prestige buildings on a hared city board.

Founders of Gloomhaven is a fully-contained game that does not require Gloomhaven to play.

• Auction/Bidding• Hand Management• Network and Route Building• Tile Placement• Variable Player Powers• Worker Placement• Action/Movement Programming• Campaign / Battle Card Driven

Contents

  • 1 Double-sided Map Board
  • 2 Secondary Boards
  • 9 Player Boards
  • 75 Building Tiles
  • 93 Cards
  • 150 Tokens (Influence, Road, & Money)
  • 9 Playable Races (nearly 400 Wooden Pieces)

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Game's Categories

Genre

  • Solo / Solitaire Game

Themes

  • City Building
  • Fantasy
  • Economic

Mechanics

  • Tile Placement
  • Variable Player Powers
  • Hand Management
  • Network and Route Building
  • Deck, Bag, and Pool Building
  • Auction/Bidding
  • Worker Placement
  • Voting
  • Follow
  • Action Retrieval

Publishers

  • Hobby World
  • Cephalofair Games

Designer

  • Isaac Childres

Artists

  • Alexandr Elichev
  • Josh T. McDowell

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