How to Play Gloomhaven in 25 minutes! - Official Tutorial Video

[@beaulamanna8807]

My 8 year old watched this, and now we play together because you’ve explained the rules much better than I did. Thank you!

[@Shampooman99]

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[@Rezzona]

Now thats a prime example of how you explain to the viewers! well done :D

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks!

[@stucazzo2000]

I'm wondering why 64 people have disliked this video?

[@GamingRulesVideos]

@@stucazzo2000 some people just don't like me :)

[@Filip_eF]

I watched only 2 gaming rules videos from your channel and you are already a legend for me

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Or am I a leg end? :)

[@antoinek.5018]

Gloomhaven have reached stores in French for a few month now, and this remain the BEST rules explanation video out there. Thank you very much !

[@navmachine]

Thanks for making the videos! You've taught me a few games now. ☺ I really enjoy your blending of graphics and live footage of the board, and appropriately placed pauses, so I can absorb all the information you just explained.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks Matthew for the reply. And apologies for the delay in replying!

I thought my hype for this game couldn't grow more.... I was wrong! Great work!

[@LochiMadrid]

Great way to explain games. Quite clear even for non English speakers :)

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks for the comment - I try to talk clearly :)

[@B1ueEyeS1y]

Watching this made the wait for the second print harder to bear... Patience is key.

[@SeanDaWhiteBoy]

@jon snow you know nothing...

[@shaolinlueb]

@jon snow that's all i can see now.

[@davidlockwood8127]

The editing on your videos are top notch. Your voice is clear and easy to follow and presented in a non-nonsense format that makes it easy to pick up the rules. Sub from me! Keep up the awesome work!

[@timbakke2443]

Thank you so much! I have been trying to learn to play this game and have almost given up hope, you saved the day! Thank you very much ! You have a viewer for life

[@mauriceoksman8594]

Really great how-to-play video. After watching these 2 videos (+ doing a bit of Rulebook referencing) I was able to get going quite quickly without actually reading the entire thing. Ultimately I’ll get to the whole book as I play along, but I love videos like this that get me knowing the basics really fast-so I can get onto more fun tasks-like getting to know the strategies of my hero’s cards. Great stuff

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks for the comment :)

[@sN0wBenchPrime]

This video was EXCELLENT!! Thank you so much for uploading.

[@AhJong0]

Paul you were my entry into Through The Ages and you’ve been a big help with this game also. I really appreciated the length of these videos - unlike the game, not intimidatingly huge!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks. I really try to keep the videos both clear and concise. I always maintain that most people don't have time to watch 2-3 hour playthroughs thesedays, but the viewing figures on my other videos prove otherwise :)

[@AhJong0]

Gaming Rules! Lol personally I love a play through if it’s done right. JonGetsGames playthrough of Gloomhaven was the nail in the purchase coffin for me. However, I have friends who would never watch a 2 hour play through video (guess who also reads the rulebooks in my group...) Thanks again 🙂

[@jessmasterflash]

Excellent Video. Both of them really. Great job writing the script! The explanation was very succinct, even better than the actual rulebook in many cases. You taught me a couple things too! There were a few changes to the final rules that I didn't see. So thank you!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks for the feedback :) Scripts take a long time to write, test, rewrite, change, etc. And trying to get the right information in the right order, in a short as time as possible.

[@malarkey7242]

Thanks a lot. Perhaps the most concise, informative, and well-focused tutorial I've found for a fairly complicated game. Much appreciated.

[@SinisterDev85]

Really helpful guide! This game is incredible, but can really be overwhelming when you set it up for the first time! This video really helped!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks!

[@SinisterDev85]

@@GamingRulesVideos You're very welcome, we were really wracking our brains trying to get a grasp of every little rule and detail. We ended up making the first scenario way too hard and restarted. Afterwards, your guide really helped us develop a better understanding of not only the flow of the game, but the rules too. Much appreciated!

[@nipzie]

This is the clearest rule explanation channel I've ever found

[@westy1637]

I purchased Gloomhaven recently and after opening the box to see just how much is included I was just a tad intimidated. This definitely will help me for my first game. Pretty sure I'll be watching the video a couple of times, haha. Thanks for the clear and concise videos!

[@charlottepampurik8673]

It's one of the clearest rules vids I've seen ! Well done

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks Charlotte, hope it helped. Any questions, let me know.

[@craighabberfield6374]

Quality video man! I will be watching more of these for sure. Very concise and well ordered/explained

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks. "Clear, concise, and well ordered" are the three main things I aim for in all my videos. Hope you like some of my other content too :)

[@chooioh4088]

excellent job Paul. watched it ages ago but rewatched it this weekend in preparation for first scenario later next week. You made it all so clear, wish every game had you doing rules video for it!

[@leeharrison84]

Cheers Paul. Going for my first game tonight and I feel much better prepared now!

[@SpaceYogurt]

Great video. The rulebook is gnarly and can be intimidating. I bought the game, perused the rulebook, but after watching this video, I feel like I can play the game and teach it to friends. Might just take 20 mins and have the whole group watch this before our first session.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Yeah, I would definitely advise that. Otherwise, it is all on you to remember all the rules. And it may take you longer to teach all of this in person than it would getting them to watch the video :)

[@petermurray6439]

For me it usually goes like this: nobody wants to spend 20 minutes watching the video since they are excited to play and then I field 3 hours of questions. :\

[@tonyclark67]

Your videos are always brilliantly presented, clear and concise. Thanks Paul.

[@Takemysenf]

Thanks a lot. I find your How to plays wonderfully clear and straight. No unnecessary blah.

[@clickaus8734]

Best tutorial on KZbin for Gloomhaven

[@epardaud]

This is the best explaination that I saw for this game! Clear, short, bullet point! I'm preaty sure it tooks a lot of time to write/repeat the video to be this clear and concise. Thank you so much! Is there other video on the same game to get further with the rules? Thans you so much!

[@mishmashmedley]

just got my copy today. I am so glad I invested in this game, utterly awesome!!

[@martialwhite6831]

Fantastic, will be playing for the second time tonight…after horribly failing the first time in the last room due to A LOT of rule f**k ups

[@sogasakoo]

This is the standard "first time playing Gloomhaven" experience. Don't despair!

[@MrSpookythang]

I think I need this game in my life , it scratches a lot of itches for me. Great videos.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

It scratches most of my itches too, and when I started playing, it didn't disappoint.

[@Kurt_52]

Just picked up my box of Gloomhaven today and the box is massive! Excited to play this with some friends later.

[@davedogge2280]

Holy cow this channel was a find, the game ships from Germany to European backers any day now.. !

[@EricWilliams-ms3ro]

Thanks for the two overviews you did of this game. Helped me and my friends able to understand the game very quickly.

[@saucyfellow7972]

Thanks for the thorough walk through. You were straight forward and easy to understand. Much appreciated! It would have been nice to put pt1, pt2 or something in the title to make your two videos easier to tell apart.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Good idea, I can change that

[@saucyfellow7972]

@@GamingRulesVideos TY Sir. After playing a few rounds and watching this again you have really done a great job. One aspect that i found confusing and you didn't mention is at 23:20, when the monster stepped onto the trap it should have been dealt damage equal to the scenario level ( in your case 3 damage for scenario level 1)

[@BrianHazardVideos]

Paul Grogan! Great to put a face to a name I've seen on BGG for years now. Great video my friend.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks Brian, I've been around forever :)

[@DriedMoss]

I am playing Gloomhaven for he first time and this video helped alot. I appreciate the time you put into making the video.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

DriedMoss glad it helped :)

[@rakehell23]

Thanks for this video. That big box is as intimidating as it is exciting. With your videos watched, I feel in a better place to crack the rule book and initiate a campaign.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks for the comment. Hope it goes ok.

[@cromusz]

Wonderful job on the video. I really liked how clear and concise you were with the explanations.

[@WCIIINoob]

awesome explanation, well done, thanks! It helped a lot. Clear voice, great job!!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@adamperry2885]

Me after reading about this game online: Damn, this looks complicated! Me after watching this video: Dayum, it's actually not that complicated!

[@gregorydeleine9415]

Same dude, i bought it yesterday and i looked in the box, i was like, what have i done 😂 i check this video, im like thats it? Easy! Gonna play this evening

[@adamperry2885]

@@gregorydeleine9415 Awesome! Hope it goes well dude 👍

[@bryanruhe5956]

Also - very very well done, Paul. Thank you for this wonderful resource. I will surely be using it when introducing my friends to Gloomhaven!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Excellent news. If they all watch it before the first session, it will help cut down on time spent teaching.

[@markkwan4996]

Done extremely well in my opinion. Clear and to the point.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

appreciate the comment :)

[@SSinthaNorthwest]

Excellent video, thank you! Your explanations and editing were very clear and concise. This game doesn't seem too intimidating now and I can't wait to try it out!

[@bourkey222]

This is a great video, just got my box and while rule book is very good this is a great summary and a way to show my friends how to play our first game!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks. I recommend they all watch it before your first game. I know its a long video, but it will really save a lot of time in your first game session and ensure that "knowing the rules" is shared out, as it can be a lot for one person.

[@GibloxCrumb]

Great video and very cool to see the pre-production boards

[@stefanhammarsten6369]

Boss video mate! Great way of getting to know the basics of the game :D

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Appreciate the comment!

[@1simo93521]

The best rules tutorial by far!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks for the comment. Hope it helps. Recommended watching for all players before they start playing, not just the owner of the game :)

[@m33pr0r]

This was a fantastic video, thank you for all the effort put into it

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thank you for watching, and the comment.

[@CountElectric]

Great overview of the basics of Gloomhaven.

[@GothWarriorGeek]

What a wonderful explanation. I am almost tempted to spend the $200 on it. Almost.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

It's an expensive game for sure, but it's one of the most value for money games I have. We are 120 hours in now, and still so much to go :) But it also works well as a pick up and just play one scenario game.

[@yynderjohn]

Well done. Subscribed. I hope you do a few more of these maybe with a few round examples. So excited for this game next month!

[@EamonBurke]

Great job! this video answered a lot of questions I had regarding the core mechanics. thanks!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

If you have any others, fire away - lots of discussion on BGG too.

[@NorthernerInSpace]

Great video Paul. I am really looking forward to getting this game!

[@waitikchung2209]

awesome video to refresh my memory on the rules ! thanks paul

[@davidlockwood8127]

Additionally I'd love to see an advanced rules video that covers the rules you were not able to cover here. Also both videos should have sections of the video bookmarked with time stamps in the comment section. Those are super, super helpful if a viewer needs to jump to a certain section to get visual help on the rules!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

You're right about the timestamps. Will get onto that tomorrow.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Added the timestamps today. Hope it helps.

[@Hybban]

Amazing rule video ! Got my box yesterday, this is a great help.

[@mrektion604]

holy hell. that was intense. thanks! great video.

[@antoinek.5018]

Best "how to play" video for this game.

[@Tinmanstees]

Thank you very well done. We just played our 1st game your explanations helped us have a successful 1st outing.

[@markj702]

Great video and great game Paul, nice one mate!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thats that bloke :) And yeah, we are 7 scenarios into the campaign and loving it.

[@deaflee1127]

Thanks dude this helped out a lot i was gonna play this with my dad and brother but they didn't actually know how to play and this helped out a lot!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

excellent. Hope it goes ok.

[@Spelpojken]

Awesome job as always. Will be playing this today, but not my own copy so this was a perfect rules primer.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

great! Hopefully the owner of the game has watched the video too. A lot of people are making some big rules mistakes in their first play. (using the chracter specific attack cards rather than the standard 20 card deck, and forgetting that you can lose a card from hand to ignore ALL damage from one attack, etc.

[@bryanruhe5956]

Good grief, those miniatures are wonderful.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

I know. Really good detail, and Jason did a great job with them.

[@Hal-ib5im]

Excellent, clear explanation. Thanks, my dude!

[@Alundra2003]

Going to play it tomorow! Thanks for the heads up!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Let me know how it goes!

[@Alundra2003]

I shared your video with all 3 other players and it was litteraly what saved our first session. The amount of time we managed to avoid just reading or explaining everything was tremendous and very appriciated! So, thanks for this awesome vid, seriously! Keep up the great work! And by Jebus... THIS GAME IS AMAZING! Been playing boardgames and dungeoncrawlers for over a decade but this one is now, for good reasons, among one of my most beloved.

[@gabbymuller]

Fantastic explanation

[@jedigreg4636]

Excellent video, well written and taught!!

[@sakarilaiho3497]

Really clear explaining ... could not do it better.

[@RichardFalkner]

Super clear, thank you! Ok... I think I'm ready... I think I'm ready...

[@Boppper]

Thanks for the video, it made the first scenario a lot easier!

[@mindartis4081]

Best video on explaining GH

[@barnyfraggles]

Fantastic tutorial, nice one!

[@gorkygorky]

You are a very good teacher. Subscribed and game bought.

[@fritsravn6814]

Great tour ill vant wait to play

[@anasvlogs5337]

Nice job man you earned a new subscriber

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks! Welcome to the channel

[@tengobotas]

cannot wait!!!!!

[@simba2k8]

Well done. Subscribed!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Welcome!

[@terryramsey5979]

Great video - great introduction to how to play. Clearly explained, will definitely make it easier to read the rulebook! Thanks for the help! Sub'd!

[@marcup1584]

Fantastic video. Thanks for the help!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

No worries. Hope you enjoy the game

[@marcup1584]

Hey Paul! Game finally came in, played about 5 scenarios so far and wow! After watching so many times you playing through the first scenario, it was amazing to see what came after! Thanks again and take care!

[@ohnoitisnt666]

Brilliant!

[@antoyal]

I can't wait to get a break at work to watch this. In the meantime, given the game in question shouldn't your name for this video be PALL Grogan?

[@bahamajo]

Hi. Concerning the situation at 23:20. If the Spellweaver were there but out of reach of the skeleton the skeleton would still go for the tinkerer right?

[@derekstiles5801]

Quick Summons rule question: If I summon an ally, I know I can’t use him till the following round. However, what about his taking damage, In other words, is my summons there to absorb damage immediately or is that the following round too?

[@Ninjaman195]

For the flame demon ability card at 18:06, if there are multiple elements available for the monster to consume (with the multicolor circle), does the player choose which element the monster consumes?

[@grahamers]

Top notch!

[@rockylosco5596]

This is exactly what I needed,ty

[@nin_the_destroyer2602]

Thanks for the review! I'm new to Gloomhaven so I'm still researching my questions. One question I have regarding this video is 19:29 - I thought if you didn't have two cards in hand you were exhausted immediately and cannot rest?

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Nope. You can ONLY rest if you have AT LEAST 2 cards in your discard pile. How many you have in your hand doesn't matter. But... if you do not have 2 cards in hand, then you must rest. And if you also do not have 2 cards in your discard pile, you cannot rest either - therefore, you are then exhausted. Hope that helps :)

[@Rezzona]

I'm new to the channel but are you going to cont with the other half of the rules? or do a game play of a scenario?

[@GamingRulesVideos]

I'm afraid not. This video is most of the core rules, everything else is in the manual.

[@mattbachmann4311]

Thanks for this!

[@The0Patt]

Very well done, thanks.

[@gabrielrockman]

In scenario #2, the Boss summons Living Bones for his special 2 ability. Do these Living Bones play at the initiative listed on their action card, or do they play according to the initiative of the boss (i.e. playing right before him )?

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Good question. Rulebook p.31: Summons: Monster summon abilities place new monsters on the board that behave exactly like the normal monsters, acting according to played monster ability cards of their type. Summoned monsters are placed in an empty hex adjacent to the summoning monster and also as close to an enemy as possible. If there are no empty adjacent hexes or there are no available standees of the summoned monster type, the summon fails. Summoned monsters never act on the round they are summoned, nor do they drop money tokens when killed.

[@zoke101]

Great video! Thanks for explaining to us. :)

[@adilmajid8785]

In terms of visiting gloomhaven, you only do road events when leaving, not when entering after a scenario, correct?

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Correct. The road back to Gloomhaven is always safe :) Remember to not draw Road Events for scenarios which are linked to Gloomhaven, or linked to the previous scenario, unless you went back home first.

[@mullen1200]

I gave you a subscribe specifically because you were so helpful in the comments. Kudos :) Video is excellent by the way

[@todddrinnan8250]

This is a great help, thank you.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks!

[@rockylosco5596]

Good explaining ,I like this!🙂

[@lotusmaglite]

Pursuant to monster initiative value index 3, subsection 6, article 2.2, a monster is considered "active" when any party, or parties, or any related entities acting on the part of a party or parties, with applicable permissions, draws a card with a net value range of 2, as determined by the second player clockwise from the Start Position, chosen during setup by referring to the appropriate column in the Moon Phase chart, depending on the day of the month play began, and counting backward by inverse square, unless at least 1 - but no more than 3 - party members, Anointed Companions, or Hirelings with a Primal value of 6 or less, counted as two-thirds of the number of players when the ratio of male to female players exceeds half the monetary resale value of socks in the household, not counting pets, ends his or her or their turn on an Opposite tile, in which case all players must return one item to the discard pile, or the Wandering Merchant, whichever is closest to the nearest electrical household appliance, before calculating initiative starting at value index 3 subsection 7, article 1.0 and proceeding through article 47.2, using the character count of each third verb on the indicated page of Rush Limbaugh's "The Way Things Ought To Be" (Pocket Books, 1992) if purchased before opening Gloomhaven, but before punching out tile markers, or after opening Gloomhaven and punching out all tiles, if any female player is named "Margaret".

[@nobodynowhere21]

Basically this. SUSD did a recent playthrough of the game and they made a legion of rules errors, some fairly consequential, and they didn't publish errata or corrective captions or anything. And these are literal professionals. Which makes me wonder: how on earth do they have any idea on how well the game is balanced when they clearly haven't played the game correctly? Especially given that many rounds can be so close. This is all to say that the rules are pretty intimidating, particularly the finer points on monster AI movement.

[@AxDeath]

man, I hate GURPS

[@ClockFink]

Great rule video! You have a good pace, lots of these move either too fast to be practical or drag on to ad Absurdium giving too much detail. Feel like I'd be ready to try the barrows now, with more confidence and less time spent than if I'd read the book

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks for the comment. I put a lot of planning into what I'm going to say, when, and test the script out on people before filming begins for pace and clarity. Good to know it helps :)

[@Gattz1st]

Why no ads??

[@Autos389]

Great video - thanks!

[@Turbiosful]

Hi there! Recently I've bought that game with my friends and really looking forward to play it! Although I'm born deaf and I have tried to follow that video with automatic subtitles of youtube itself. But as everyone know it, it is not really good/perfect (yet). So I'm wondering, can someone or you (Gaming Rules!) help me and maybe the rest of deaf/hard of hearing people with adding (english) subtitles, please? It would help me to understand the mechanic of the game itself for sure! (and it will make for me easier to read the 52 pages rulebook ;) )So, pretty please? :)

[@mishmashmedley]

heya bub, has anyone ever helped you with this yet?