Q 01/05

Most dungeon crawlers settle fights with dice; what does Gloomhaven use to randomise attacks?

A) A spinner wheel

B) A deck of cards

C) A smartphone app

D) A bag of tiles

Answer · why

B) A deck of cards

A deck of cards replaces dice in Gloomhaven: every attack flips one, and each character's own stack improves as that character grows stronger over the...

Q 02/05

Which website ranked Gloomhaven its No. 1 board game from 2017 until February 2023?

A) BoardGameGeek

B) Board Game Arena

C) Tabletopia

D) Dicebreaker

Answer · why

A) BoardGameGeek

BoardGameGeek ranks games by its users' ratings, and Gloomhaven topped that list for more than five years while selling roughly 120,000 copies by Augu...

Q 03/05

Which designer created Gloomhaven, naming Dungeons & Dragons, Diablo and Final Fantasy among its inspirations?

A) Jamey Stegmaier

B) Rob Daviau

C) Isaac Childres

D) Matt Leacock

Answer · why

C) Isaac Childres

Isaac Childres began creating Gloomhaven in 2013 and published it through Cephalofair Games in 2017. The films Willow and Labyrinth also fed into it.

Q 04/05

Which crowdfunding site launched Gloomhaven in 2015 with a campaign that raised $386,104?

A) Indiegogo

B) Crowd Supply

C) BackerKit

D) Kickstarter

Answer · why

D) Kickstarter

Kickstarter backers came back in far greater numbers for a second campaign in 2017, which raised about $4 million from over 40,000 people.

Q 05/05

Rather than dying, what happens to a Gloomhaven character whose hit points drop below one?

A) Loses a level

B) Restarts the scenario

C) Becomes exhausted

D) Skips two rounds

Answer · why

C) Becomes exhausted

The character becomes exhausted and leaves the map for the rest of the scenario, yet still shares in the rewards if the remaining party goes on to win...