# Founders of Gloomhaven

Founders of Gloomhaven is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 90–120 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 5.8 out of 10 by 9 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 90–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 4.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2018
- **Categories:** Fantasy, City Building, Economic
- **Mechanics:** Hand Management, Variable Player Powers, Auction / Bidding, Worker Placement, Action Retrieval, Solo / Solitaire Game, Network and Route Building, Voting, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Tile Placement, Follow
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.8 out of 10, from 9 reviews
- **Owned by:** 32 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 31
- **Unique players:** 25

**Designers:** Isaac Childres

**Artists:** Alexandr Elichev, Josh T. McDowell

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spelexperten | 449 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/founders-of-gloomhaven.html |
| Alphaspel | 575 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/209333-founders-of-gloomhaven-en |
| Good Games | 92 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/founders-of-gloomhaven |
| Game Ninja | 799 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/founders-of-gloomhaven/ |

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/founders-of-gloomhaven)
- [Founders of Gloomhaven in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/founders-of-gloomhaven)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214032)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._