Gloom of Thrones

Name: Gloom of Thrones
Brand: Atlas Games
SKU: AG1335
Price: 27.99 USD
Availability: InStock

In the Gloom of Throne Card Game the fate of an eccentric family of misfits and misanthropes is in your hands. The goal of the game is sad, but simple: you want your characters to suffer the greatest tragedies before passing on to the well-deserved respite

Description

Gloom of Thrones Card Game

Embrace the darkly delightful once again...

In the Gloom Card Game, you assume control of the fate of an eccentric family of misfits and misanthropes. The goal of the game is sad, but simple: you want your characters to suffer the greatest tragedies possible before passing on to the well-deserved respite of death.

Gloom of Thrones spreads the misery and suffering of Gloom to the ill-fated land of dead monarchs, dead knights, dead brothers, dead sisters, dead heirs, dead grandmothers, dead chambermaids, and almost-dead bastards.

Plague your family with horrible mishaps like being Seduced by a Sibling or Tumbled from a Tower, all while filling the lives of the other noble families with happy events like weddings and family reunions that will raise their Self-Worth score. The player with the lowest-scoring, most tragedy-afflicted family wins!

In Gloom of Thrones, each player has a family of five Characters. Players try to make their own families the most miserable, while cheering up the other players' families.

Characters become sad or happy primarily by having Modifier cards played on them. Each Modifier affects the Self-Worth score of the Character it's played on. Players also play and discard Event cards for various immediate effects.

As the game continues, the Characters are killed off one by one, as Untimely Death cards are played on them. When one entire family has succumbed to Untimely Deaths, the game ends. Self-Worth scores are then tallied, and the most miserable player wins the game.

Ages 14+

Gloom Card Game Gameplay Overview

Gloom is a strategic card game designed for 2-4 players, where each player controls an eccentric family. The objective is to lower the self-worth scores of your own characters by playing horrible mishaps, while trying to cheer up your opponents’ characters with happy occasions. The game features transparent plastic cards, allowing players to easily see the worth of every character, no matter how many modifiers they have. The game ends when one family is completely killed off, and the player with the lowest Family Value (the total points of all dead family members) wins the game.

Character Cards

Character cards are the heart of Gloom, representing the eccentric family members that players control. Each character card has a unique set of attributes, including a self-worth score, which determines the character’s overall value. Players can stack multiple modifier cards on top of the same character card, which can either increase or decrease the character’s self-worth score. Thanks to the transparent plastic cards, players can easily see the worth of every character, making it simple to track the game’s progress.

Strategic Play

Strategic play is a crucial aspect of Gloom, as players need to carefully plan their moves to achieve their objectives. Players can use modifier cards to disrupt their opponents’ plans and strategies, while also trying to protect their own characters from harm. The game requires a delicate balance between playing horrible mishaps to lower your own characters’ self-worth scores and playing happy occasions to cheer up your opponents’ characters. Players need to think carefully about which cards to play and when, in order to maximize their chances of winning.

Expansions and Variations

Gloom has several expansions and variations available, which add new gameplay mechanics and features to the game. The Unhappy Homes, Unwelcome Guests, Unquiet Dead, and Unfortunate Expeditions expansions introduce new characters, modifiers, and gameplay mechanics, while the Cthulhu Gloom expansion adds a new theme and gameplay elements. The game also has a digital version, Gloom: Digital Edition, which is available on Steam and features the same gameplay as the physical version. Additionally, players can create their own custom expansions and variations using the game’s rules reference card, which provides a comprehensive guide to the game’s mechanics and rules.