
2025Filippo Landini
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Gloomies is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 5 reviews, 5 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 4 unboxings.
From BoardGameGeek
Meet the Gloomies - little creatures from outer space who like to adorn themselves with beautiful, galactic flowers. Your aim is to grow these radiant blossoms in the first half of the game, then harvest them in the second half. In the first half, you play cards to strategically place flowers on the board in rows, setting yourself up for good bonuses, then draw new cards. Once that's done, your discarded cards become your deck for the second half of the game. Play cards to strategically harvest flowers from rows, once again trying to set yourself up for good bonuses. At the end of Gloomies, you receive points for your harvested flowers and any Gloomie decoration orders you've completed.
Gloomies has 15 videos from 14 creators: 5 reviews, 5 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough and 4 unboxings. They date from 2025 to March 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Gloomies - How to play video" by MeepleCare, which runs 38 min. For a quicker teach, "Gloomies | How to Play | Learn to Play in 7 Minutes!" by kovray runs 8 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Gloomies - Review" by Allies or Enemies. 5 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Gloomies | Regras, Gameplay e Análise" by Clumsy Dice.
If you like it, try Tug of Roar, Brushwood and Overbooking, also by Filippo Landini, or Chai, which shares several of its mechanics.
8 of 14
2019Dan Kazmaier, Connie Kazmaier
1 - 5 players20 - 60 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Meet the Gloomies - little creatures from outer space who like to adorn themselves with beautiful, galactic flowers. Your aim is to grow these radiant blossoms in the first half of the game, then harvest them in the second half. In the first half, you play cards to strategically place flowers on the board in rows, setting yourself up for good bonuses, then draw new cards. Once that's done, your discarded cards become your deck for the second half of the game. Play cards to strategically harvest flowers from rows, once again trying to set yourself up for good bonuses. At the end of Gloomies, you receive points for your harvested flowers and any Gloomie decoration orders you've completed.
Designer
Filippo Landini
Artist
Justin Chan
Publisher
Ravensburger AG
Categories
Mechanics