8 Beginner Tips and Advice for Gloomhaven Digital and Tabletop [Guide]
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Tips and tricks for new / beginner players for both Gloomhaven the board game and Gloomhaven digital. If you are just starting out or struggling hopefully some of the advice in this guide might help. Contains general playing tips and no major spoilers. I made this to address some questions i had from stream viewers. Footage filmed using Gloomhaven Digital early access so could be subject to change. I tried to keep this short and sweet so let me know if you want me to cover anything I've missed in the comments. This is my first video so please go easy on me! If you found it useful please hit the like button and subscribe for more Gloomhaven content including class guides to come.
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I got a pretty good chuckle out of your example of a bad starting team, because that was exactly my first team composition after my friend and I opted to choose randomly. It was definitely tricky, but we made it through the first 20 or so scenarios with Scoundrel-Spellweaver.
Haha nice, yeah not unwinnable but certainly an awkward two player pairing. I have the feel the Spellweaver did alright out of that relationship, but not so much the scoundrel.
Pretty much - we found synergies where we could, though. I took some summons for his adjacency plays, took some heals so he could be on the front line, and he laid down poison to maximize my AOE. We didn't even realize how much synergy was lost until we retired up to a Brute and Saw team. Holy cow. We devastated so many monsters I think they're still telling stories about it. We were kicking in doors and teeth.
Even if I wasn't going to give this game a try, your manner and the way you displayed a more distanced camera view was really great. I don't hang around on the net watching a lot of videos, so this was new to me. Immediately felt a lot more personable and inviting. Great stuff, thank you.
Thank you for the nice comment! I really like have the game zoomed out to see everything. A Fun trivia fact for you, the developers of Gloomhaven Digital adjusted and fixed some bugs with the camera just because of the way I play :)
I’m about to start my first campaign tomorrow so I’m trying to get as much advice as I can prior to starting because there’s a lot to take in at the beginning. This was was very helpful and provided a lot of good tips. Thanks for making the video and the tips! I’m even more excited to start playing now!
Thanks for the kind comment Kyle, glad the video helped. Good luck in your campaign you are in for a treat!
Dude, the attack at the end made my jaw drop, that was so awesome
Welcome to the family. So far so good. 🙂
Thanks for this video. I appreciate your strategic perspective on this game. As a newbe to Gloomhaven, I am just learning and appreciating the strategic layer of this game.
Wow, this is really high quallity for a such a small channel
so glad you made this video! I've been struggling with exhaustion! going to rethink my strategies and try again. maybe I will finally beat the first scenario and get a chance to really enjoy the game.
Thanks! Make sure you check out my stop burning cards video too as that goes in depth on stamina :)
I’m also keen to see you talk through the starting 6 classes from FrostHaven and early impressions from the level 1 & X cards that I sent on the link on stream.
Daniel Kurz that could be a good topic for a quick informal video
Look forward to your class builds, I always enjoy seeing people’s different build strategies.
Daniel Kurz coming soon, always provokes a lot of debate as you can go so many different ways with it.
I'll have to check out your Twitch, it's nice to see someone give Gloomhaven as much love as we do. Very helpful video!
Rage Badger Gaming thanks man hopefully see you in chat soon!
@@MandatoryQuest Can we farming lvl xp in this game? Monster respown or repeat fights?
@@gerdberd8962 Yes that is possible in DIgital by burning your XP cards then abandoning the scenario. Similarly you could do this in Tabletop but personally i advise against it in either version as you are just missing out on experiencing the game.
I'd always wanted to play this in the tabletop format but I was scared of the commitment (and none of my friends are local), so I was delighted to find the digital version. I just picked it up -- haven't started yet, but your videos have been really helpful.
Awesome! I think digital is a great entry point for the game without the big financial and time commitment. I hope you enjoy it :)
As a veteran of the Gloomhaven tabletop boardgame this video was very useful guide. You definitely earned my sub. And I look forward to more content from you 👍
In regards to Stamina potions, the digital version actually has them correct. As you're meant to only recover 1 discarded card in the tabletop as well, not 2. Or else they'd be WAY too overpowered.
T S thanks for the kind words it means a lot! That must of been an errata I hadn’t noticed. Minor Stamina cards are printed with two in my second edition,but I know everyone agrees they are a bit too good so wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case.
Big Gloomhaven fan!! Thanks for the content!
Thank you for watching and commenting! 😊
nice video MQ,informative and to the point.I look forward to more vids
Thanks Tweeny appreciate it!
Nice video. Looking forward for more of your content.
Thanks glad you liked it!
Thank you ! Total noob here who bought the Mac port on sale today. Really appreciate it.
No problem hope you enjoy the game!
Great tips, thank you.
Thanks! Awesome video, lots of useful stuff. Subscribed.
Glad you found it useful!😊
Thanks for the guide!
No problem you're welcome!
Trample + Warhammer, of course! Good tips :)
perfect beginner guide
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thx mate
Thanks for watching and for subbing!
awesome vid buddy
Chris O'Neal Thanks man glad you enjoyed!
Thx man! I want to buy the board game so bad but, it’s marked up due to being locked down(virus). I did get the digital Version.... better then I thought it would be! I’m getting my ass handed to me tho. Gonna, try some of these techniques u have gracefully shared!! Stay Safe
Hope it helps buddy, you keep safe too!
When I first played the board game, me and my friends absolutely hated it. We were so confused as how it was labeled as the number one board game on all sorts of websites. I picked up the digital thinking it would be something just to try once during an evening without anything going on and I got addicted to it. Making everything automated just cuts down on so much time and human error for newbies like ourselves. I don't think I'll ever be able to convince them to do the physical again, but I have gotten a few on board for digital nights and they've been slowly warming up to it.
That's great to hear! I have similar issues with my physical game group too. Its such a beast of a game that most would prefer to play other games instead of locking themselves into 1 complex game for months or years.
Good tips
Glad you think so!
Will you be doing the kind of in-depth analysis of the original Gloomhaven characters as you have with the Frosthaven ones? What about the Forgotten Circles character and Jaws of the Lions?
Yes that's the plan. I have done in-depth previews of the frosthaven starters until I get the chance to play properly. Jaws ones will be coming in the near future, forgotten circles maybe a bit later.
I really like that you started with a shot of you instead of talking over some splash screen, like most other gamers do. I also like the angle, background, and lighting. The only thing preventing this from looking absolutely professional is video quality. That may be due to this being shot on a webcam, but it can be compensated for by raising the contrast. That will prevent it from looking quite as washed out. And as a photographer, I would also add a vignette.
Thanks for watching and the advice, this was my first ever video and I’m hoping with each one I’m getting better. I’m a complete n00b with this stuff so I appreciate the tips!
@@MandatoryQuest I never would have guessed it was your first. You've hit the ground running and you're off to a great start.
Hi! A bit late to all the fun..
You mentioned something about the Mindthief being able to use “invisible” one turn and still being invisible the next turn... How does that work?
Invisibility lasts from when you play it to the end of your next turn, so if you go invisible on an early initiative, then go late initiative the following round you are essentially invisible for two rounds.
oooh shit :O Pretty neat
Holy crap! I had assumed Digital Gloomhaven was going to be a pale copy of the board game. I stand corrected.
Check out my other video to see how it compares James with the latest update m.ua-cam.com/video/RJoE5B7zC3A/v-deo.html
what part of uk are you?
I play Scoundrel and Spellweaver, as they are the best two characters in my opinion. And they work pretty well.
Fire Orbs kills the first 3-4 monsters almost everytime in round 1 (with goggles).
Smoke Bombs bottom side is good to get the adjacency bonus in the first round.
Smoke Bombs upper side plus 1 big attack kills the last one in the scenario pretty easily.
And everything else is easy to deal with a little timing and positioning (e.g. going late with both chars in one round, and then going fast in the round after).
Hit points don't matter that much, if 80% of the enemies die before attacking even once.
Alex Müller glad it works for you, it can certainly work but just not a great combo for inexperienced players or people who aren’t maybe used to these types of games. I think the fire orbs opening is very strong at early levels but you’ll soon find that the damage will fall off.
@@MandatoryQuest Well that may be. My main intention was to give some tips to newer players how to make them two work together. It's right as you said in the video that it is always a good thing to have a tank, that can absorb some hits, while the rest of the party is preparing for or dealing multiple attacks against the monsters. But there may be others like me, that do not like the other four starting classes, so perhaps it could help them a bit. :)
Alex Müller absolutely I love that you can make anything work in Gloomhaven if you plan your strategy well, it makes for such a diverse and fun game
@@MandatoryQuest That's right!
@@MandatoryQuest I been playing tons of gloom digital and i found that any 3 char party out of the starting clases is viable. The only really bad one i found is tink scoundrell weaver. Getting use of the scoundrell cards is really anoying. But swap the scoundrell for a mindthief and you have tons of crowd control and sudenly it dosent matter that everyone in the party is made out of tissue paper. The design of the game is so great.
are there many rule differences in between digital and the tabletop? as in how a card is played for example? or can i use the digital to better understand the rules or even learn them from the start with the digital version to be prepared for the tabletop?
does any of the chars differ in between both versions?
There is only one big rule change to do with short resting between the two. In Tabletop you can short rest at the end of your turn, but in digital this is done at the beginning of a turn. I believe this is a rules errata that may make its way into future GH tabletop games too. Apart from that the only differences are the modes of play. There are a few small changes to items for balance reasons, but apart from that its all the same. Currently we only have a small pool of characters in Digital as its in Beta, but at full launch they will be the same. Digital is a great way to learn and improve at the game for sure!
@@MandatoryQuest thanks for the quick answer. But does that rule errata really change anything? Since a short rest lets you still fight in that round there should be no problems with that or am I missing something out here? Only played 3 dungeons in the tabletop version atm
Also it seems for me that there is also a change with the chosen difficulty level. In tabletop it changes only the level of the enemies (and thus their live, base damage and so on) but not the amount of enemies. Also we don't get the +2blesses an more health
@@Greyson_Kousari Yep difficulty is slightly different. The number if enemies is only different in Digital because of Adventure mode of play, and I think the difficulty has been tuned due to player feedback. I don't expect that to be the case for the digital campaign mode. I consider Adventure mode to be its own unique game mode where the gameplay mechanics are the same, but the levels are different, kind of like an expansion.
@@Greyson_Kousari You could argue that it is a quality of life change to allow 'sloppy' play. In Tabletop you can always say at the beginning of a round "oh sorry I forgot to short rest, can i do it now?" in a digital game you cannot go back, so i think its a design choice to be more forgiving. There are no real gameplay ramifications to this though no.
Did you stop making videos? This was a good video.
Thanks for watching and the compliment. I'm alive just had trouble finding the time/energy recently to make more, but I'm hoping to release another video soon!
the ancient drill clip just earned you my sub lmao
Meli... i know its a small thing but if Melee.
Do you need to know how to play the boardgame before playing this? Or is there a tutorial at the beginning?
There is a good tutorial in digital
@@MandatoryQuest thanks! Also, what is the range/number of players that can play this in multiplayer mode?
@@karansaraf87 2 to 4 players multiplayer, and if you like you can have 2 people playing 2 characters each or 3 with one playing 2. The max characters is 4.
How long would you say this game takes to learn? not to get good
To learn the basic rules maybe a couple of hours tops, you can kind of get stuck in with the basics and reference other bits when they come up.
@@MandatoryQuest oh ok sweet. Thanks
I’ve been playing my initiative Backwards for 3 scenarios… oops
Oh noes :(
I dodnt know about u guys but this game is soo hard even on easy that i cant pass trough the 1 mission.
Check out my burning cards video it might be that you are taking too much damage or playing too many burns. Stick with it it’s a hard game to master but totally worth it!
@@MandatoryQuest I just completed the 1 mission on easy.....that was hard as hell. But its a fun game. I guess further on i will getting back at normal difficulty.
I have the boardgame not the digital. Some friends and I are playing tinkerer, spellweaver, scoundrel and mindthief. Breezed through 1st three scenarios, then we got to the 4th... failed three times... Showed not just party weakness but flaws in our player group as well.
We A) lack a high hp character to tank. B) spellweaver never took time to understand infusion (element usage) and setting up combos. C) mindthief thinks only way to beat things is more damage, more, damage, more damage. Wont use status effects, push/pull, and won't use any other augment (shield, heal, muddle, pioson etc...) D) team refuses to slow down in initiative to benefit from tinkerer auras (scoundrel and mindthief way to fast)
Made the game way unfun that I refuse to play it with them anymore. Now only my lady and I play. It saddens me as 4 player is way more fun and social.
That sucks, when you say the 4th one are you on about the large town scenario? Cant remember the name, but its a big one that takes a long time to complete, so its frustrating when you fail it. If it is that one you kept failing don't worry as that one is notoriously difficult for any party comp. In fact it nearly put me off the game. If you are struggling with that party comp you will need the Mindthief to concentrate on stuns and tanking, might be hard to convince them but just for this one scenario to help the team out. The tinkerer should go all in on healing, and then contribute with net shooter and ink bomb when needed. The auras are nice but if its at odds with the way the group plays they aren't a huge loss to not use. Spellweaver does not need to infuse regularly, but should be using their burn cards whenever the situation arises to get max value, ideally they should be using reviving ether to get all their cards back around 50% through the dungeon. Alternatively if you want just skip the scenario for the greater good of keeping your game going., no-one will judge or care! I hope this helps a little.
@@MandatoryQuest actually it's the 5th one we played (scenario number #14) Super Narrow, fast acting and moving mobs with nasty abilities.
Ya can't convince the mindthief to tank, and spellweaver just doesn't have the brain compacity/processing to really evaluate situations.
@@laughingmute608 Could always try dialling back the scenario level a bit maybe? sucks man I hate to hear about people not enjoying GH to the fullest.
You only really need 1 tip:
Wait for the game to get finished.
Still a long way to go, but i think the devs are doing an excellent job and the game is still fun in its current state.
Wait... does this game play just like the board game?
No campaign yet as the game is in early access, but the core gameplay is the same. When its fully launched I'd argue it will be even better than the board game because of the different modes of play, mods, and quickness.
Nice video. But melee is pronounced mêlée. The initial me, is pronounced similarly to the be in "bell". The following lee is pronounced similarly to "lay".
Not me Lee. Sounds like your are saying your name is Lee.
Not a big deal but considering the level of sophistication of the rest of your language and script I thought was worth pointing out. Sorry if I'm not the first
Its actually a bit of a meme on my channel. I purposefully pronounced it wrong for a good year to annoy people, but I did use to say it wrong initially ;)
I like your videos, but you have a lot of ad interruptions.
Do you mean the mid roll video adds? I actually remove a lot of the UA-cam suggested ones they stick in. Thanks for the feedback I will see what I can do.
Update - I just checked this video and you were right. YT has added 2 extra ads which I've now removed.
Bit of advice, your intro is far to long.
Yeah your right and I fixed this in future videos, but this was one of my first ever videos.