# Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion

Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 30–120 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 8.5 out of 10 by 166 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $59.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 30–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.6 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2020
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Exploration, Adventure
- **Mechanics:** Hand Management, Variable Player Powers, Action Queue, Hexagon Grid, Narrative Choice / Paragraph, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Deck Construction, Multi-Use Cards, Movement Points, Action Retrieval, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Role Playing, Grid Movement, Solo / Solitaire Game, Cooperative Game, Communication Limits, Line of Sight, Simultaneous Action Selection, Legacy Game, Critical Hits and Failures, Player Elimination, Multiple Maps
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.5 out of 10, from 166 reviews
- **Owned by:** 604 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 2,424
- **Unique players:** 644

**Designers:** Isaac Childres

**Artists:** Alexandr Elichev, Francesca Baerald, David Demaret

**Publishers:** Cephalofair Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 59.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion/ |
| Atomic Empire | 59.99 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/283762 |
| eFantasy | 54.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/152104-gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion |
| Mathom | 61.59 € | https://mathom.es/es/gloomhaven/48346-gloomhaven-fauces-del-leon-3558380085805.html |
| Good Games | 66.75 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion |
| Zatu Games | 35.99 £ | https://zatu.com/products/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion |
| Svet deskovych her | 1135 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/8333/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion |
| Spelexperten | 529 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/expansioner/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion.html |
| World of Board Games | 549 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion |
| Travelling Man | 42.49 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion |
| Pelipeikko | 49.95 € | https://pelipeikko.fi/fi/lautapelit/1001-gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion |
| Uplay | 49.99 € | https://www.uplay.it/it/gioco-da-tavolo-gloomhaven--jaws-of-the-lion.html |
| Alphaspel | 589 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/356690-gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion-en |
| Spilforsyningen | 399.95 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion |
| Fantasiapelit | 55 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_203860 |
| TLAMA games | 1349 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/gloomhaven--lvi-chrtan/ |
| Ludifolie | 56.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/12779-gloomhaven-les-machoires-du-lion.html |
| Gameology | 92.45 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion |
| Game Ninja | 649 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion/ |
| Cogs Toys and Games | 59.95 € | https://www.cogstoysandgames.ie/products/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion |
| Philibert | 63.9 € | https://philibertnet.com/fr/cephalofair-games/105873-gloomhaven-les-machoires-du-lion-3558380085829.html |
| Spielezar | 62.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion-en |
| Nexus | 10995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion/ |

## Expansions

- [Gloomhaven: Envelope X Reward](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gloomhaven-envelope-x-reward)
- [Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion – Removable Sticker Set and Map](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion-removable-sticker-set-and-map)
- [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 – Satha, Mayor of Frosthaven](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gloomhaven-mercenary-pack-satha-mayor-of-frosthaven)
- [Gloomhaven: Mercenary Pack – Cassandra, Forgotten Diviner](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gloomhaven-mercenary-pack-cassandra-forgotten-diviner)
- [Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion – Roguish Individuals (Promo Scenario)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion-roguish-individuals)
- [Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion – The Founders of the Lost Cabal (Promo Scenario)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion-the-founders-of-the-lost-cabal)

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## Rules questions

### Which initiative number do I use — the top or the bottom card I picked?

You choose one of the two chosen cards to be your initiative card and use that card’s initiative value to determine order; place it so its initiative is visible when cards are revealed (players then act from lowest to highest). (p.6–7)

### Can I play both the top and bottom actions from the same ability card on my turn?

No — on your turn you must perform the top action of one chosen card and the bottom action of the other card (in either order), you cannot do two tops or two bottoms. (p.7)

### How does short resting and exhaustion work — what if I run out of cards?

At the end of a round you may short rest to shuffle your discard into your hand but one random card is placed into your lost pile (you may instead take 1 damage to choose a different lost card once per short rest); if you ever cannot play two cards at the start of a round you become exhausted and are removed from the scenario. (p.12)

### How do monsters pick who to attack and where to move?

A monster picks as its focus the character it can attack using the least movement (shortest path), ties go to the character earlier in initiative; focus does not require line-of-sight, and the monster then moves to get closer to that focus but will do nothing if it cannot reduce the distance. (p.11)

### Do obstacles or adjacent targets affect ranged attacks or line-of-sight?

Only walls block line-of-sight — obstacles and figures do not; additionally, a ranged attack targeting an adjacent enemy gains Disadvantage (draw two attack modifier cards and apply the worse). (p.8–9)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion)
- [Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/gloomhaven-jaws-of-the-lion)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291457)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-27. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._