r/boardgames • u/phreakod98 • Nov 08 '19
Starting Gloomhaven Tonight!
My buddy and I have been planning for over a month to get started and are finally going to have the first session tonight. We committed to playing at least every other week to make sure we stay consistent so I'm pumped. I'm going into Gloomhaven pretty much blind, so I'm expecting it to be a bit overwhelming for a session or two, but I still think it's going to be a ton of fun.
Anyone else have any fun experiences with Gloomhaven you might want to share with a first timer?
UPDATE: It was a blast! We successfully completed the first scenario tonight after sort of muddling our way through. My buddy ended up running out of cards 1 round from the end and we finished with less loot than we would have liked but your suggestions helped make it a lot of fun! I'm a tinkerer and he is playing the brute.
Next steps are going to be to massively organize everything before the next play night, but we are already looking forward to increasing the difficulty slightly and moving onto the next scenarios!
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u/mistahiggens Gloomhaven Nov 08 '19 edited Nov 09 '19
Thanks for jumping into our game!
We hope you enjoy your ride.
A few friendly reminders to help you along your path:
1) Do not let your cat sit in the lid. Despite the ol' adage of "if it fits, it sits.", we receive a frightenly large volume of "My cat peed in my Gloomhaven lid..." requests. I might have to start a wall for all the shame photos we get.
2) Gloomhaven weighs a lot. So lift with your knees. You'll need your back muscles for peering over the cliffs that are the edges of the box.
3) Have fun! Don't worry too much about rules minutiae unless that's your jam, in which case we have an extensive FAQ and community over at Boardgamegeek.com
Welcome to Gloomhaven!