2022Isaac Childres
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1 - 4 players90 - 180 minVery heavy weight

2020Isaac Childres
Mostly playthroughs and reviews. Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 53 reviews, 11 how-to-play guides, 57 recorded sessions, 9 unboxings, and 6 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion is a standalone game that takes place before the events of Gloomhaven. The game includes four new characters - Valrath Red Guard (tank, crowd control), Inox Hatchet (ranged damage), Human Voidwarden (support, mind control), and Quatryl Demolitionist (melee damage, obstacle manipulation) - that can also be used in the original Gloomhaven game. The game also includes 16 monster types (including seven new standard monsters and three new bosses) and a new campaign with 25 scenarios that invites the heroes to investigate a case of mysterious disappearances within the city. Is it the work of Vermlings, or is something far more sinister going on? Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion is aimed at a more casual audience to get people into the gameplay more quickly. All of the hard-to-organize cardboard map tiles have been removed, and instead players will play on the scenario book itself, which features new artwork unique to each scenario. The last barrier to entry - i.e., learning the game - has also been lowered through a simplified rule set and a five-scenario tutorial that will ease new players into the experience.
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion has 136 videos from 72 creators: 53 reviews, 11 how-to-play guides, 57 playthroughs, 9 unboxings and 6 other videos. They date from 2019 to September 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion - How To Play - Part 1" by Watch It Played, which runs 33 min. For a quicker teach, "How to Store Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion Back in The Box" by The Cardboard Herald runs 10 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion Review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 45 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion. 2-player playthrough with Isaac Childres and Paul Grogan" by Gaming Rules!, one of 57 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Frosthaven, Gloomhaven, Return to Dark Tower and Gloomhaven (Second Edition), also by Isaac Childres.
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2022Isaac Childres
1 - 4 players90 - 180 minVery heavy weight
2017Isaac Childres
1 - 4 players60 - 120 minHeavy weight
2022Tim Burrell-Saward, Isaac Childres, Noah Cohen, Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, Brian Neff
1 - 4 players100 - 120 minMedium weight
2025Isaac Childres, Drew Penn, Dennis Vögele
1 - 4 players60 - 120 minHeavy weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion is a standalone game that takes place before the events of Gloomhaven. The game includes four new characters - Valrath Red Guard (tank, crowd control), Inox Hatchet (ranged damage), Human Voidwarden (support, mind control), and Quatryl Demolitionist (melee damage, obstacle manipulation) - that can also be used in the original Gloomhaven game. The game also includes 16 monster types (including seven new standard monsters and three new bosses) and a new campaign with 25 scenarios that invites the heroes to investigate a case of mysterious disappearances within the city. Is it the work of Vermlings, or is something far more sinister going on? Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion is aimed at a more casual audience to get people into the gameplay more quickly. All of the hard-to-organize cardboard map tiles have been removed, and instead players will play on the scenario book itself, which features new artwork unique to each scenario. The last barrier to entry - i.e., learning the game - has also been lowered through a simplified rule set and a five-scenario tutorial that will ease new players into the experience.
Designer
Isaac Childres
Artists
Francesca Baerald, David Demaret, Alexandr Elichev
Publisher
Cephalofair Games
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