2017Isaac Childres
- Videos
- 153
- Creators
- 69
1 - 4 players60 - 120 minHeavy weight

2022Isaac Childres
Mainly how-to-play and reviews. Frosthaven is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 56 reviews, 75 how-to-play guides, 35 recorded sessions, 30 unboxings, and 69 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Frosthaven is the story of a small outpost far to the north of the capital city of White Oak. It's an outpost barely surviving the harsh weather let alone invasions from forces both known and unknown. However, a group of mercenaries, at the end of their rope, will help bring this settlement back from the edge of destruction. Not only will they have to deal with the harsh elements, but with other, far more dangerous threats out in the unforgiving cold, as well. There are: Algox, the bigger, more yeti-like cousins of the Inox, attacking from the mountains; Lurkers flooding in from the northern sea; and rumors have it that there are machines that wander the frozen wastes of their own free will. The party of mercenaries must face all of these perils, and perhaps in doing so, make peace with these new races so they can work together against even more sinister forces. Frosthaven is a standalone adventure from the designer and publisher of Gloomhaven that features sixteen new characters, three new races, more than twenty new enemies, more than one hundred new items, and a new, 100-scenario campaign. Characters and items from Gloomhaven will be usable in Frosthaven, and vice versa. In addition to using the well-known combat mechanisms of Gloomhaven, Frosthaven features other elements, such as mysteries to solve, a seasonal event system to live through, and player control over how the ramshackle village expands, with each new building offering new ways to progress. Frosthaven has a whole new set of items but there is a mechanism for bringing items over from 'Gloomhaven'. However, as Frosthaven's outpost is a remote location, these products may be imported but are not present as standard items. Resources are much more valuable and you have to build items through a crafting system rather than just buying them. -description from the publisher
Frosthaven has 265 videos from 83 creators: 56 reviews, 75 how-to-play guides, 35 playthroughs, 30 unboxings and 69 other videos. They date from 2019 to March 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "How to Play Frosthaven - Official tutorial - Getting started & Scenario phase" by Gaming Rules!, which runs 1 h 31 min. For a quicker teach, "Frosthaven's setup is quicker than Gloomhaven? (Set up, Tear-down, Reboxing)" by Rage Badger runs 9 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Frosthaven Thoughts After 30 Scenarios" by Gnarly Carley Gaming. 36 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Frosthaven | Kickstarter Preview | Ice Floes | Part #1" by Rolling Solo, one of 35 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Gloomhaven, Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, Return to Dark Tower and Gloomhaven (Second Edition), also by Isaac Childres. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2025, Spiel Essen 2022 and PAX Unplugged 2021.
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2017Isaac Childres
1 - 4 players60 - 120 minHeavy weight
2020Isaac Childres
1 - 4 players30 - 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:
Frosthaven is the story of a small outpost far to the north of the capital city of White Oak. It's an outpost barely surviving the harsh weather let alone invasions from forces both known and unknown. However, a group of mercenaries, at the end of their rope, will help bring this settlement back from the edge of destruction. Not only will they have to deal with the harsh elements, but with other, far more dangerous threats out in the unforgiving cold, as well. There are: Algox, the bigger, more yeti-like cousins of the Inox, attacking from the mountains; Lurkers flooding in from the northern sea; and rumors have it that there are machines that wander the frozen wastes of their own free will. The party of mercenaries must face all of these perils, and perhaps in doing so, make peace with these new races so they can work together against even more sinister forces. Frosthaven is a standalone adventure from the designer and publisher of Gloomhaven that features sixteen new characters, three new races, more than twenty new enemies, more than one hundred new items, and a new, 100-scenario campaign. Characters and items from Gloomhaven will be usable in Frosthaven, and vice versa. In addition to using the well-known combat mechanisms of Gloomhaven, Frosthaven features other elements, such as mysteries to solve, a seasonal event system to live through, and player control over how the ramshackle village expands, with each new building offering new ways to progress. Frosthaven has a whole new set of items but there is a mechanism for bringing items over from 'Gloomhaven'. However, as Frosthaven's outpost is a remote location, these products may be imported but are not present as standard items. Resources are much more valuable and you have to build items through a crafting system rather than just buying them. -description from the publisher
Designer
Isaac Childres
Artists
Francesca Baerald, David Demaret, Alexandr Elichev, Josh T. McDowell
Publisher
Cephalofair Games
Categories
Mechanics