GULP

This is especially true when an enemy or summon attacks a target other than what we expected. There's no tracker of their current focus, so you kinda have to guess. Hopefully they add this in, because it is something you can determine if you know the mechanics, so why not just help us out?

And one thing that is desperately needed is an explanation of how the town works. I knew all the stuff that carried over from Gloomhaven, but this was completely new to me and I had to figure it all out on my own. It's fairly intuitive but there's still some stuff I don't really understand.

Before you start, there are a few quick tutorials that teach you the basics of combat. These are serviceable, but I don't feel that they prep you well for the nuances of this game. Namely the tempo of using your cards efficiently.

As you can see in this image, there's two of us and one summon vs. seven different enemies. Running that all by yourself is certainly not insurmountable if you know how it all works, but not having to worry about it is absolutely a plus.

I chose the Boneshaper and immediately gave her a very dignified name. Summoning hordes of skeletons is certainly a lot easier when you don't have to remember how their AI works every turn. And honestly, that's one of the biggest draws of playing this game digitally.

I'll start with what I liked: first off, it's got a great foundation. This is a digital implementation of a great game, so the game itself is, obviously, pretty great! The mechanics between Frosthaven and Gloomhaven are almost identical, so I was up and running very quickly.

I got to play in Frosthaven Digital's closed beta the past couple weeks and I have some thoughts! Thanks to Snapshot Games for sending me a couple of keys and of course to @cephalofairgames.bsky.social for making Frosthaven in the first place! Ok, let's get started.

My Potato

I didn’t make it in the end. Got damn close, but the Embers snuck in a secret objective to win it mid-round. 10 hours well spent. And I got 14 technologies! Such a good game!

My position is so precarious, and even if it works out I don’t think I’ll actually win, but it’s been a good time.

I guess I actually have to add pictures for that to make sense.

Who woulda thought that the Nekro Virus would invade the fish nerds?!

Not loving that war sun on Mecatol Rex…

Pretty good start for the fish nerds!

Time to post unique cat shapes