Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Cephalofair Games: New Gloomhaven - Euro-Inspired Tactical Combat Boardgame


Cephalofair Games: It's a grim but lucrative business being a mercenary out on the edge of civilization. You must explore the harsh wilderness and engage in deep tactical combat, where the decisions you make have an impact not only on your own character, but also the world around you. Gloomhaven is cooperative game of card-driven combat set in a persistent fantasy campaign which will change and grow as you play the game. There is always more to unlock and explore in the world of Gloomhaven.


Gloomhaven is a game of Euro-inspired tactical combat in a persistent world of shifting motives. Players will take on the role of a wandering adventurer with their own special set of skills and their own reasons for travelling to this dark corner of the world. Players must work together out of necessity to clear out menacing dungeons and forgotten ruins. In the process they will enhance their abilities with experience and loot, discover new locations to explore and plunder, and expand an ever-branching story fuelled by the decisions they make.

This is a legacy game with a persistent and changing world that is ideally played over many game sessions. After a scenario, players will make decisions on what to do, which will determine how the story continues, kind of like a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book. Playing through a scenario is a cooperative affair where players will fight against automated monsters using an innovative card system to determine the order of play and what a player does on their turn.


Essentially, every turn a player will play two cards out of their hand. Each card has a number at the top, and the number on the first card played will determine their initiative order. Each card also has a top and bottom power, and when it is a player's turn in the initiative order, they determine whether to use the top power of one card and the bottom power of the other, or vice-versa. Players must be careful, though, because over time they will permanently lose cards from their hands. If they take too long to clear a dungeon, they may end up exhausted and be forced to retreat. Check the full content here

This boardgame can now be pre-ordered at Wayland Games here but note Due to the production restraints this item will be made to order. We have been assured by suppliers that any orders placed before the 19th of April will be guaranteed stock, production will start after the end of this pre-order period. Production can take up to 3 months so there will be a substantial wait for this item.

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