# Frosthaven

Frosthaven is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 90–180 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 8.7 out of 10 by 31 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $250.00 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 90–180 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 4.4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2022
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Adventure, Exploration
- **Mechanics:** Grid Movement, Solo / Solitaire Game, Cooperative Game, Narrative Choice / Paragraph, Multi-Use Cards, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, Hexagon Grid, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Deck Construction, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Modular Board, Simultaneous Action Selection, Legacy Game, Communication Limits
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.7 out of 10, from 31 reviews
- **Owned by:** 139 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 954
- **Unique players:** 103

**Designers:** Isaac Childres

**Artists:** Alexandr Elichev, Josh T. McDowell, Francesca Baerald, David Demaret

**Publishers:** Cephalofair Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 250 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/frosthaven |
| Miniature Market | 250 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/frosthaven-cph0601.html |
| Cardhaus Games | 250 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/frosthaven/ |
| Mathom | 195 € | https://mathom.es/es/gloomhaven/56750-frosthaven-3558380104728.html |
| World of Board Games | 199 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/kinfire-delve-scorn-s-stockade |
| Gamers World | 150 € | https://gamersworld.ie/product/preorder-frosthaven/ |
| Good Games | 301.71 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/frosthaven |
| Ludifolie | 199.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/21495-frosthaven.html |
| Zatu Games | 171.65 £ | https://zatu.com/products/frosthaven |
| Spelexperten | 2294 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/frosthaven.html |
| Games Empire | 349.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/frosthaven |
| Travelling Man | 199.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/frosthaven |
| Alphaspel | 2699 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/113283-frosthaven-en |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 242.21 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/14887-frosthaven-castellano-3558380104728.html |
| Fantasiapelit | 260 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_203196 |
| La Gameria | 269 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/frosthaven-13971.html |
| Dungeon Marvels | 269.99 € | https://dungeonmarvels.com/frosthaven-castellano-73252.html |
| Goblin Trader Barcelona | 270 € | https://www.goblintrader.es/es/inicio/48700-frosthaven-castellano-3558380104728.html |
| Nexus | 39999 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/frosthaven/ |
| Spielezar | 274.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/frosthaven |
| Va de jocs | 300 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/frosthaven |
| Game Ninja | 3299 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/frosthaven/ |

## Expansions

- [Frosthaven: Solo Scenarios](https://www.ludoya.com/games/frosthaven-solo-scenarios)
- [Frosthaven: Removable Sticker Set](https://www.ludoya.com/games/frosthaven-removable-sticker-set)
- [Gloomhaven: Envelope X Reward](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gloomhaven-envelope-x-reward)
- [Gloomhaven: Mercenary Pack – Hail, Irritable Enchanter](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gloomhaven-mercenary-pack-hail-irritable-enchanter)
- [Gloomhaven: Mercenary Pack – Anaphi, Fallen Lion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gloomhaven-mercenary-pack-anaphi-fallen-lion)
- [Gloomhaven: Mercenary Pack – Cassandra, Forgotten Diviner](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gloomhaven-mercenary-pack-cassandra-forgotten-diviner)
- [Gloomhaven: Mercenary Pack – Satha, Mayor of Frosthaven](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gloomhaven-mercenary-pack-satha-mayor-of-frosthaven)
- [Gloomhaven: 2025 ConQuests](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gloomhaven-2025-conquests)
- [Frosthaven: Lost Arcade (Promo Scenario)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/frosthaven-lost-arcade)
- [Frosthaven: High Seas Ambush (Promo Scenario)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/frosthaven-high-seas-ambush)
- [Frosthaven: The Time Vessel (Promo Scenario)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/frosthaven-the-time-vessel-promo-scenario)
- [Frosthaven: Curse of the Lost Cabal (Promo Scenario)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/frosthaven-curse-of-the-lost-cabal-promo-scenario)
- [Frosthaven: The Reign of the Lost Cabal (Promo Scenario)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/frosthaven-the-reign-of-the-lost-cabal-promo-scenario)
- [Frosthaven: Warriors from Lands Beyond, Season 2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/frosthaven-warriors-from-lands-beyond-season-2)

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## Rules questions

### Do I play the top and bottom halves of my two chosen ability cards in one turn, or how does that work?

You secretly choose two ability cards; on your turn you perform the top action of one card and the bottom action of the other (you cannot do two tops or two bottoms), and you may perform either action first. (pp. 18, 20, 34)

### What happens when I short or long rest — which cards are lost and how does exhaustion work?

Short rest (end of round): lose one random card from your discard and return the rest to your hand (you may suffer 1 damage once to keep a specific card); long rest (during card selection): lose one card of your choice from discard, return the rest, optionally Heal 2 and recover spent items; you become exhausted (removed from the scenario and place all cards in your lost pile) if you hit 0 HP or lack at least two cards to play/rest. (p. 38)

### When are attack modifier cards drawn and how do advantage/disadvantage work?

After applying all attack bonuses/penalties you draw an attack modifier card for each target and apply its modifier and any added effects before shields and ward; advantage means draw two modifiers and use the better (handling rolling modifiers as specified), disadvantage means draw two and use the worse, and a ranged attack against an adjacent enemy automatically has disadvantage. (pp. 25–27)

### What blocks line-of-sight and can I count range through obstacles or around corners?

Line-of-sight is blocked only by wall lines and closed doors — a clear line must be drawable from any part of the attacker’s hex to any part of the target hex; range cannot be counted through walls but can be counted through obstacles, figures, and other terrain. (pp. 21, 13–14)

### How do summons work — who controls them and when do they act?

Character summons are placed adjacent to the summoner, use the summoner’s attack modifier deck but follow automated monster rules (they are not directly controlled by the summoner), take their turn immediately before their summoner in initiative order, and do not act in the round they are summoned. (p. 31)

### How are initiative ties resolved?

If characters tie, compare the initiative values of their second played cards to break the tie; if still tied (or in other tied cases) the party decides the order, and if a character ties a monster set the character acts first. (p. 19)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/frosthaven)
- [Frosthaven in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/frosthaven)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295770)

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