Review: Founders of Gloomhaven groans beneath its own weight

Enlarge Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. “In the age after the Demon War, the continent enjoys a period of prosperity. Humans have made peace with the Valrath and Inox. Quatryls and Orchids arrive from across the Misty Sea looking to trade. […]

Gloomhaven review: 2017’s biggest board game is astoundingly good

Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. Our intrepid heroes find themselves in a pickle. Gloomhaven, the new cooperative, campaign-driven dungeon crawl board game from designer Isaac Childres, is big. Really big. The game’s campaign—which is composed of a possible 95 different dungeons—will easily […]