# Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs

Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs is a board game for 1 players. It plays in 20 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. It is rated 7.7 out of 10 by 21 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $20.00 (United States).

- **Players:** 1
- **Playing time:** 20 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 3.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2024
- **Categories:** Card Game, Fantasy, Miniatures, Fighting, Adventure
- **Mechanics:** Grid Movement, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, Storytelling, Hexagon Grid, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Solo / Solitaire Game, Critical Hits and Failures
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.7 out of 10, from 21 reviews
- **Owned by:** 129 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 276
- **Unique players:** 55

**Designers:** Joe Klipfel, Nikki Valens

**Artists:** Mofei Wang, Yanis Cardin

**Publishers:** Cephalofair Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 20 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/gloomhaven-buttons-bugs/ |
| Rampi Games | 14.83 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/gloomhaven-botones-y-bichos/ |
| Mathom | 17.99 € | https://mathom.es/es/gloomhaven/58581-gloomhaven-botones-y-bichos-3558380127994.html |
| Ludifolie | 17.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/22856-gloomhaven-boutons-bestioles.html |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 17.96 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/17476-gloomhaven-botones-y-bichos-3558380127994.html |
| Dungeon Marvels | 17.99 € | https://dungeonmarvels.com/gloomhaven-botones-bichos-castellano-87551.html |
| Zatu Games | 16.69 £ | https://zatu.com/products/gloomhaven-buttons-bugs |
| Va de jocs | 20 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/gloomhaven-botones-y-bichos |
| Svet deskovych her | 515 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/14406/gloomhaven-buttons-bugs |
| World of Board Games | 239 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/gloomhaven-buttons-och-bugs |
| Fantasiapelit | 22 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_244212 |
| TLAMA games | 539 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/gloomhaven--knoflici-a-brouci/ |
| Alphaspel | 259 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/203768-gloomhaven-buttons-bugs-en |
| Get Your Fun | 24.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/035753-gloomhaven-buttons-bugs-giochi-di-avventura.html |
| Game Ninja | 279 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/gloomhaven-buttons-bugs/ |

## Expansions

- [Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs – 2024 Promo Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gloomhaven-buttons-and-bugs-2024-promo-pack)
- [Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs – Arena Challenge Scenario](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gloomhaven-buttons-and-bugs-arena-challenge-scenario)
- [Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs – The Beast Tamer Scenario](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gloomhaven-buttons-and-bugs-the-beast-tamer-scenario)
- [Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs – Narrow Escape Scenario](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gloomhaven-buttons-and-bugs-narrow-escape-scenario)
- [Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs – Another Tale Scenario](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gloomhaven-buttons-and-bugs-another-tale-scenario)
- [Buttons & Bugs: Pub Crawlers](https://www.ludoya.com/games/buttons-and-bugs-pub-crawlers)
- [Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs – The Flames of Ashtar](https://www.ludoya.com/games/buttons-and-bugs-the-flames-of-ashtar)

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## Rules questions

### When do I choose my initiative and how is turn order decided?

Each round you pick an ability card during the start-of-round step and use its initiative number; all initiatives (players and monsters) are compared and lower numbers go first, with ties resolved per the monster/figure ordering rules (see page 12).

### How do short rests and long rests work—what cards do I recover and when do I lose cards?

A short rest lets you return one random discarded card to your hand but you must permanently lose one card from your hand (page 30); a long rest returns all discarded cards, heals, and causes you to choose and lose one card from your deck as described in the long rest steps (page 31).

### When do elements become infused into the pool and when can they be consumed?

Elements are infused when an effect states it generates an element (they enter the shared infusion pool) and become available to be consumed on later abilities that list that element; consuming removes them from the pool according to the infusion/consumption rules (pages 16–17).

### How do attack modifiers work when I attack multiple targets in one ability?

You resolve attack bonuses and then draw and apply a separate attack modifier card for each target in turn, applying damage/effects to each target individually using the modifier results (pages 19–21).

### How do range, line of sight, and area-of-effect targeting work—what counts as melee vs ranged and how do AOE rotations apply?

Melee uses the actor's hex (gray) for adjacency and ranged uses target hexes per the ability; AOE shapes are oriented based on the attacker and rotated so the gray hex is the actor, with red hexes showing targets and +1 rules for adjacent targets as applicable (pages 14–15 and 18).

### What causes exhaustion and how is damage negated by losing cards or abilities?

If you must lose a card while you have none left to lose you become exhausted and are removed from the scenario (page 32); damage can be negated by discarding or losing cards as specified by abilities or items, following the damage-negation and exhaustion rules (pages 31–32).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gloomhaven-buttons-and-bugs)
- [Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/gloomhaven-buttons-and-bugs)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/393672)

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