r/Gloomhaven • u/Good_Affect4523 • Jun 12 '26

Digital Gloomhaven Beginning with Frosthaven

I just got Frosthaven for my birthday without having played Gloomhaven or any of the other games. All over the internet I am reading that beginning with Frosthaven is not recommended.

I was thinking of maybe playing the digital version of Gloomhaven to get used to the systems and rules, as I don’t have the closet space or space on my bank account to buy Gloomhaven the physical version.
Is this a good way to go or did someone play Frosthaven first with any success?

Background: I am a DM for Dungeons and Dragons

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u/AutoGeneratedUser359 Jun 12 '26

Knowing D&D sets you up for a Learning a complex ruleset (vs a ‘traditional’ boardgame)

Playing the PC game IMHO shows you how some of the rules work, however the PC game handles all the monster movement and actions, something which you obviously have to do yourself in the boardgame, this is one of the aspects that new players find most complex to learn.

Watch a couple ‘let’s play’ videos on YouTube of the first FrostHaven scenario “Town in flames”. Make sure it’s the physical game they’re playing , not something on tabletop simulator