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Gloomhaven: Forgotten Circles

Game ID: GID0446624
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2019
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Description

Gloomhaven: Forgotten Circles, the first expansion for Gloomhaven, features twenty new scenarios that take place after the events of the original Gloomhaven campaign and involve one new character class — the Aesther Diviner — and her attempts to prevent an approaching calamity. The accompanying scenario book breaks these scenarios up across multiple pages to create more dynamic and surprising encounters.

The expansion also features seven new monster types (including three new bosses) and fourteen new items.

Description

Gloomhaven: Forgotten Circles, the first expansion for Gloomhaven, features twenty new scenarios that take place after the events of the original Gloomhaven campaign and involve one new character class — the Aesther Diviner — and her attempts to prevent an approaching calamity. The accompanying scenario book breaks these scenarios up across multiple pages to create more dynamic and surprising encounters.

The expansion also features seven new monster types (including three new bosses) and fourteen new items.

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Video aKtQx4JEiMI Shelfside Discussion at 31:25 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Adds meaningful content and depth to the base game
  • Expands replayability with new scenarios and mechanics
Cons
  • Not universally essential for all groups
  • Further increases the game's complexity and upkeep
Thematic elements
  • Array
  • Expansion content set within the same gloomhaven universe, adding new scenarios and classes
  • Continued campaign integration with new lore and scenarios
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Expanded class and scenario content — Introduces new content that broadens the base game's mechanics and options.
  • Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game — Introduces new content that broadens the base game's mechanics and options.
  • Unlockable content via retirement and progression — Fits into the existing retirement and progression loop with new challenges.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • the combat is crunchy and the backbone of gloomhaven's gameplay
  • it's probably the best dungeon crawler gameplay you can get right now
  • Gloomhaven has gone on to become genre-defining and has even changed the board gaming landscape
  • Gloomhaven is insanely rewarding
  • the community is amazing, saving me hours of my life
  • Gloomhaven has gone on to become a phenomenon
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Video ILH-B3iVgYE Shelfside Review at 18:11 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
  • Adds lore and new endings
  • Introduces new enemies and scenarios
Cons
  • Expansion content may feel under-integrated with base game for some players
Thematic elements
  • Array
  • Fantasy
  • Expansion-driven continuation with lore depth
Comparison games
  • Gloomhaven
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Campaign/Scenario-based Progression — Story-driven progression through new scenarios.
  • Cooperative Game — Players cooperate to complete missions.
  • cooperative gameplay — Players cooperate to complete missions.
  • Hand Management — Players manage a hand of ability cards to perform actions.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • the world is just so cool
  • the story is very well handled
  • the world including is so titillating it makes me want to know more about it
  • not as much as i thought
  • the pacing... mid point
  • forgotten circles has a great ending
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