Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion

Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion is a fully stand alone and cooperative
campaign game of tactical combat set in the same unique fantasy
world as its predecessor.
Players will assume the roles of 4 new hardened mercenaries and
work together to fight through a new prequel campaign full of
choices, challenges, and twists.
New built in tutorials, Learn-to-Play Guide, and play-surface
scenario books allow players to jump into the action more quickly
and easily than ever before.
Playable as a stand-alone game or as an
expansion to Gloomhaven

This is a game with a persistent and changing world that is ideally played over many game sessions. After a scenario, players will make decisions on what to do, which will determine how the story continues, kind of like a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book. Playing through a scenario is a cooperative affair where players will fight against automated monsters using an innovative card system to determine the order of play and what a player does on their turn.

Each turn, a player chooses two cards to play out of their hand. The number on the top card determines their initiative for the round. Each card also has a top and bottom power, and when it is a player’s turn in the initiative order, they determine whether to use the top power of one card and the bottom power of the other, or vice-versa. Players must be careful, though, because over time they will permanently lose cards from their hands. If they take too long to clear a dungeon, they may end up exhausted and be forced to retreat.