How to Play Frosthaven - Official tutorial - Getting started

[@docjohnzoidberg]

This is it, everyone. The game so many of us have been anxiously awaiting is getting to our doors. Paul’s Gloomhaven video taught me the system so many years ago and the game solidified my love for hobby board gaming. This Frosthaven video is THE definitive rule explanation: thorough, clear, logical, and well-edited. Stick with it and this game will last you many sessions. The game has been worth the wait, and these videos teaching it are worth your time, I promise. Kudos to Paul’s hard work!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks. This video is quite different. It's almost 4x as long, but quality wise, much better. I look awful in the old video. I do go into a lot more detail with this video though - it is a full, comprehensive rules video, so was never going to be short. Took me ~20 hours to write and work on the script. I've made some whole videos in that time!

[@dwarf74]

Thank you so much for making the major motion picture that the Frosthaven rules deserve. :)

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Starring Brad Pitt!

[@Sean-li2rv]

This is the go-to video for those of us that love examples! You present the information in a straightforward, yet memorable way. Thank you Paul!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks!

[@pontusvongeijer1240]

You like carrots?

[@GamingRulesVideos]

@@pontusvongeijer1240 yes, but why?

[@glitterdrakar7095]

This is a fantastic guide! I'm blown away by the quality and pedagogical clarity! If only life in general could be explained like this.

[@georgev9012]

Great video as always from Paul. I would classify this as the definitive video version of the FH rulebook. Thank you for your efforts and for Cephalofair making the right choice to support its creation.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks!

[@rosshawkey13]

Very useful viewing so far. It's interesting to see the tweaks/streamlining of some of the rules/icons from Gloomhaven and all of them look to be for the better. Thanks for putting the time into this video, and I'm looking forward to seeing the Outpost tutorial when I've time. I really like the evolution of the looting rules in Frosthaven to include resources for enhancing/crafting items at the outpost.

[@krissiewright3413]

So much to take in, even for those of us who have played JotL and Gloomhaven. You've managed to break it down perfectly in these 2 videos. They will be invaluable when we get round to playing.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

You will need a good cushion though.

[@krissiewright3413]

I have a comfy sofa so all's good there.

[@Deltium5683]

Thanks!

[@TabularConferta]

I just wanted to say I'm so impressed by the rules explanation. I've been watching these having never played Gloomhaven and its so easy to follow. While waiting to assemble my party I then loaded up the Gloomhaven computer game to find that I understood what was going on quite easily.

[@TheEarlOfSandwich]

This is probably the best rundown of any game I've found before. Immensely helpful, thank you so much!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thank you!

[@aaronadams1630]

We just got Frosthaven for Christmas, just finished setting up the box and am enjoying this option for learning the rules. Coming from Jaws over here, and I have to say I really did enjoy the 5 scenario tutorial that let us learn to play as we went. Thanks for the video!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Glad it was useful!

[@Moezel]

One of the longest tutorials ive ever watched but enjoyed every bit of it! And thats from a veteren Gloomhaven player who knew most of the rules anyway. Thanks for the video Paul

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Yeah. I was concerned by the length of it and suggested splitting it into smaller videos, but Isaac convinced me to keep it all as one (apart from Video 2 of course) :)

[@darien9119]

Incredibly invaluable!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks. All the superchat revenue goes to charity (it gets bundled up with the ad revenue). Much appreciated.

[@Bigfish19692008]

Bravo, Paul. The hard work that has been put into this guide is fully on screen. Thank you.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Other people create instructional videos 2 a week. This one took me months :)

[@garyduddell3224]

What a resource for everyone to have, great to see examples given as well to see how things work. After watching I know I will be coming back for clarification rather than spending time hunting around online. These two videos are something you can be very proud of with the quality but also the help and enjoyment they will bring people for years to come.

[@RageBadgerGaming]

As per usual, the best source for how to learn a game. Thank you so much Paul, this is fantastic!

[@RGuilliman]

@mortikal Same.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

@@RGuilliman Thanks!

[@scottejacobson]

Paul, my hat is off to you. These instructions are incredibly detailed, thoughtful, thorough and clear. You never cease to amaze. You are truly the ninja of game rules. Thank you for the blood, sweat and tears on this one. I heard in your end of year video this one almost ended your illustrious career in making game rules videos (I will need to take you out for a drink to be regaled with the stories behind that close call). Keep up the great work. Appreciate you and all that you do!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks Scott. I'll take you up on that offer at some point.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

The master craftsman at work, again. Great to see, Paul, keep killing it!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks. Not sure if I can continue to do this though - this one has taken its toll.

[@Ollgabopi]

This is so well made! Easy to follow, easy to understand! And you get around to all that one might need to get started!.. this is a quality KZbin Channel ! And I'm so glad I stumbled upon you! 🙌

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thank you!

[@skevoid]

Clear, thorough, all around excellent job! Really appreciate that there are examples for almost everything, and the extra touch of highlighting relevant elements is fantastic.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Glad it was helpful! Those animations take forever to do.

[@Venturello]

Amazing video, either for new players or for reference for us who haven’t played Gloomhaven in a while and need a refresh. And with Paul’s usual amazing quality, thoroughness and clarity. Thanks Cephalofair for supporting!

[@BoginDA-Mi]

That was excellent. I was familiar with Gloomhaven rules but wanted a refresher before starting into Frosthaven. You made sense out of several confusing topics for me, and corrected a mechanic I had been doing wrong. Thanks!

[@mrfikss]

Once again you blow it out of the water Paul. Your how to play videos set the bar for quality and ability to teach. Thanks for this.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks!

[@TorrentUK]

Awesome instructional video! A great help to people like me that have never played Gloomhaven and are playing Frosthaven for the first time. Thanks!

[@Csendi0906]

Amazing video Paul! Your tutorials are really high quality ones!

[@aschwamb]

Playing our first scenario tomorrow! Thanks for the tutorial!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

How did it go?

[@adamrudkin9097]

Thanks

[@TwinniiTwo]

Thank you so much for this video. My brother, a friend and I had a disastrous first session going through Scenario 0. We then all separately watched this video (without actually saying so to one another) and gathered again for another attempt this evening. The difference was night and day, all because this video explains the core concepts of a quite complicated game in an easy to follow and understand way. And as a result, we managed to complete Scenario 0 without a hitch. Again, thank you so much!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

I'm so glad the video helped. It's a complex game for sure and requires a lot of effort, but worth it!

[@Rincewindl]

Your OG video got me past the teething issues of learning the game back in 2017, glad to see your video on the official Kickstarter post!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

I don't think anyone else had the time to do it :)

[@jamesirwin1168]

Excellent, always happy to see a tutorial video from you! Thanks Paul! This will be very handy indeed.

[@philomorph7]

Regarding exhaustion - it's important to understand that if all you have is two cards in your discard pile (and none in your hand) your only option is to long rest. This is because when you declare a long rest, you don't do anything until your turn comes around at initiative 99 - then you discard one card and become exhausted. This means you can spend your last turn as an easy target for monsters, soaking up some damage instead of your teammates - assuming you are closest and don't have to fight over being focus.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Correct. Long resting is your only real option at that point.

[@Nezbo]

What a beast of a rules teach. I would trust very few others teaching me this one.

[@theboardgamebuff2732]

Thank you for a great instructional on Frosthaven. I received my copy a few days ago and with the help of your video I am ready to begin. Now I just need to gather some friends to play along.

[@provostparkpass]

I am so excited to play this. The wait is almost over :D

[@Dell999950]

As always-quality work. Can't wait for the game!

[@tom.derksen]

I've been invited to play Frosthaven tonight. Have never played either Frost- or Gloomhaven before. Even without any pre-understanding of the gaming system, I feel like this video gave me everthing i need to start playing along with the other Gloomhaven veterans... Thanks!

[@mattsbalgard4276]

Great video! Be proud of yourself Paul. This is, and will remain, the definitive tutorial video on Frosthaven. It almost makes rule book redundant.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks. Time will tell.

[@boylecreations]

Very solid video. We haven’t played Gloomhaven in a while so happy to get back into things but i definitely needed a reminder on things. Thanks for the hard work.

[@liquefiedpork]

Thank you for the video Paul. My brother and I have been playing JotL and Gloomhaven over the past couple of years...and this was still a great refresher. Your hard work is much appreciated.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks. Hope you enjoy this one.

[@joannarichmond7166]

Very clear and exhaustive explanation of the rules. Thanks, Paul.

[@pmduguay]

On the same day I receive the game... PERFECT! Thanks Paul, as always, for a great video.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

I was waiting for you to get it :)

[@BoardGameCoffee]

Fantastic job. After watching this I feel a lot more confident jumping into Frosthaven. Great job

[@JamesBjorkSax]

As usual, well-done Paul! Very succinct and on point.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

thanks

[@christopherwoodgate]

Brilliant! Thank you so much for this Paul. Essential viewing for anyone new or old to the ‘Haven universe. Clear, concise and above all accurate rules laid out in a relaxed and easy fashion.

[@Frodo-]

So exciting, your epic adventure making this video to play an epic adventure. I'll have to come back to the video once I'm at the point of playing the game! Thanks Paul!

[@bobbyrau9922]

This is awesome! Thanks so much! When reading the rulebook I felt like I could play the game but was unsure about a lot of things but after watching the video I feel comfortable and confident about it.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks. Glad it helped. I don't just copy the rulebook in my videos, I try to present the information in a different way.

[@ariousdesign16]

Blown away by the amount of time and work that went into this... wow. What a great resource.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

I take what I do seriously :)

[@leestanford697]

Wow this is an epic video! Paul I can hardly imagine the time and effort it must take to do a video like this. This video will be invaluable for getting up-to-speed on Frosthaven. I'll be sending a link to everyone in my group once they all commit to playing on a regular schedule. I don't suppose you have any videos on how to accomplish that… 😉

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks. As for the time and effort... My current state of physical and mental health is not good. I wish I was joking. The last week has been rough, and this video has been the hardest one I've ever made.

[@MrScrawnjuan]

@Gaming Rules! Then an extra helping of Thank You's for everything you do for the boardgaming community Paul! Hope you have a fantastic holiday season and start feeling better

[@Johnsemgawl]

@@GamingRulesVideos Get well and happy holidays. Extremely high quality video and the only videos I dare show my better half in an effort to learn her a game.

[@georgioschalikias4883]

Thank you Paul ! for this excellent video ! You are a valuable asset in the gaming hobby, as you are the first and last resort for "how to play" games !

[@codingbee13]

As one comes to expect from your channel Paul, another fantastic and well put together tutorial - especially impressive for a game such as Frosthaven. Thanks for all your hard work to present a vast amount of information in a digestible and sensible way. Can't imagine the planning involved in making a video like this.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks. And yeah, it was months. Total time was about 140 hours I think. Insane

[@Alexandra-wf2wx]

Thanks for another great tutorial Paul. The rules are so well and understandable explained and even we`ve played JotL it was very helpful. In our opinion "the go to" reference when playing Frosthaven.

[@ChrysalisUganda]

This was a great listen and even helped our Gloomhaven rules. So well produced - well done Paul. Maybe one day I will get a chance to play the game!

[@rachelbrown989]

Fantastic video Paul and loving the new graphics for the intro and wipes.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Yeah, the wipe transitions are kinda my thing. Almost nobody else does them, and I can see why. They are a LOT of extra work. :)

[@koldziey]

Great work on the tutorial. Pacing is just perfect for this kind of video - not too fast so that it's hard to understand, but not too slow such that it plods. I'd definitely recommend this video to anyone trying to learn FH!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

I felt it was sometimes a bit fast, but it is such a long video, I already know many will be put off my the length.

[@koldziey]

@@GamingRulesVideos yeah that's kinda what I mean - you _had_ to talk a little fast, but you kept it at a pace that moves quickly, and the video segmenting means it's easy to rewatch any needed section anyhow if people don't get it the first time.

[@v1rtu4l1ty]

Danke!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thank you. Very much appreciated. All the superchat and donations go to charity. Patreon is the place if you wanted to support me directly.

[@marklambert84]

Really clear and concise how to play! Very excited to get hold of this. Huge fan of Gloomhaven! Thanks Paul

[@savedroknapp1926]

Thank you so much for the effort and time that went into this very comprehensive video :)

[@COWmabelode]

Great, well done. I am not an english native speaker but it was all understandable to me. Excited for the german Feuerland version of Frosthaven.

[@001grandduke]

This is a beastly game. Thanks for the excellent video. It's a great companion to the rule book!

[@markchristy9704]

Me watching the Creating A Party section: Did... did he just say "pocketses"? Nice. Thanks Paul!

[@jasminuh]

Wow Paul, you’ve done it again. Amazing video! Thank you!!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Glad you liked it!

[@Stalkthesky]

Thank you Paul, you are unparalleled in your game rules explanations.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks!

[@JRBissett]

Been looking forward to this video! Kicking off our campaign in the new year. Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Enjoy!

[@Feldingor]

Great video, clear and detailed rules explanation 👍 The video is detailed enough to give much more than just a basic tutorial on setup and the dungeon crawling part of the game. Thanks Paul 👏

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Yeah, I go into a lot of detail :)

[@Coramoor213]

@@GamingRulesVideos Which is why I watch yours

[@NafmiSanicharvanHerwijnen]

thanks for this, a great refresher and really got me eager to play the game

[@chrisprzybysz472]

Thanks Paul! This is a great video and will really help my group get into the game quickly.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Make sure they all watch it 10 times at least :)

[@corebobsadventures3751]

Wow unreal how well this is explained

[@TemujinReads]

Huzzah! This will be a great reference when my copy arrives.

[@bazzkrycek7982]

Fantastic video, clear and precise with some great examples :) Thank you

[@kevinerskine3299]

Excellent job Paul. I'd hate to teach this to someone else. Glad I'm playing it solo.

[@patrickwhalen6041]

Playing tomorrow, thanks for the info, so excited

[@GamingRulesVideos]

let me know how it goes!

[@patrickwhalen6041]

@@GamingRulesVideos 14 hour gaming session, it was amazing, thankfully your video allowed us to get through most of everything unhinged, will be re watching again before our next session in a couple of weeks

[@mike9139]

YOU ARE AWESOME!! ❤❤❤ I'M EXCITED TO TRY THIS GAME!

[@BrianHazardVideos]

4:34 "Pocketses." Pretty sure this was a Gollum reference. My wife and I say this all the time. 🙂

[@GamingRulesVideos]

maybe... :)

[@michaeldonnini8690]

Thank you - great explanation and overview!

[@philomorph7]

When explaining resting, don't forget that a long rest provides an optional "heal 2, self" that is subject to the same rules as other healing - meaning if you are poisoned, you don't heal 2 points of damage, you simply lose the poison status.

[@defkalionkalogridis972]

Excellent video as always!!

[@diablotd1]

Super explanation of the rules / thanks Paul 👍

[@elqord.1118]

The only campaign game I need in my life...can"t wait for it to arrive. Truly the pinnacle of board game design for me personally

[@GamingRulesVideos]

There are lots of campaign games out there, but I know what you mean. If I could pick one, this would be it.

[@klauspeter4482]

Great video, as always

[@To3To3To3]

Very clear and thorough video, thank you.

[@filmsbomber]

Great video as ever Paul. Hope you’re going to make some playthrough ones too when you get the chance. 😊

[@kennethkwa529]

Paul Grogan at his best. I didn't even back the game but enjoyed watching the video

[@amandathegreat5964]

I did it!!! I made it through the gauntlet!!!

[@oliwardcomics]

Im still trying to wrap my head around this game. so many rules and variables.

[@calebhand1180]

Very extensive and well done video explanation.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ianrobinson122]

Great video Paul

[@UsielHerroi]

Amazing video! Good work and ty for doing it

[@RumbleRabbit]

First, thanks for the great video, it made learning the rules more digestable. In the manual on page 75, example A (briefly shown on the right side of the screen at 1:07:25 ), the hound lacks movement points to shorten the path which is why instead of going one field to the right it stands still. Now when we project the problem of that example to whats happening at 1:05:48 the monster should only walk towards the player figure when his movement is 4 or higher, otherwise stand still. Could someone clear this up for me please? I am about to play my first session and i want to avoid mistakes. Thanks for listening!

[@patoweb]

Amazing Video! For Gloomhaven also!

[@theendofit]

An important note on monster ai. While a ranged enemy will move out of disadvantage if it has movent there is an odd situation most screw up. If an enemy has no movement but a large range and lets say has 2 characters within range one that would be disadvantage cause its against and one that would not be disadvantage it will actully attack the one that it has disadvantage on despite this being stupid

[@pascaltheroux413]

Best tutorial online!

[@TheGerch123]

Awesome Video!!

[@MrScrawnjuan]

Guess I'll just live vicariously through these videos until my copy arrives. At least I should be fairly ready to go 😊

[@MrScrawnjuan]

Those miniatures are beautiful by the way

[@GenusSoloBrettspiele]

Hey Paul, great video … again. Question for attack with pattern. If in the pattern some enemies are not in LOS, will the attack hit them? F.e.: i have range and LOS to 1 hex of the pattern. There is no enemy on this hex. But in the other hexes of the pattern are enemies. These enemies are not on my LOS. Will the attack hit?

[@GamingRulesVideos]

That's a good question. I THINK the answer is that you would need LOS, but I'm not 100% sure. Maybe BGG will have the answer / facebook group. Let me know if you do find out.

[@GenusSoloBrettspiele]

@@GamingRulesVideos found it in the rules: for every target in the pattern i perform a separate attack and i must have LOS

[@shylotifah2300]

Great video friend!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@wicked8576]

'a summoned monster does drop loot'.. now that's something really NEW in FH, but I like it! we put summoned monsters sideways into their stands to know they were summons and did not drop coins (which was the only loot in GH as we all know.. ^^)..

[@GamingRulesVideos]

I also put summoned monsters sideways in their stands :)

[@jesseirwin2607]

wow. Absolutely spectacular.

[@Johnsemgawl]

Excellence in how-to-play

[@deaeth157]

Can you clarify the difference between being able to choose if you want to "Add +1 attack for each of your summons" (27:54) vs "Perform the attacks as if you were occupying a hex with *black dot*" (28:11). These both seems to be in the same style text/placement and both add effects to the attack so I'm not sure how you determine one as optional and one as mandatory? Thanks!

[@themr_wilson]

22:36 "You are not an ally of yourself" is such a Sith thing to say