Octopus Overlords

https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/1483 ... tid=Zxz2cZ

Cephalofair Games' BackerKit crowdfunding project will also include Gloomhaven: Second Edition, a revised and updated version of Isaac Childres' 2017 blockbuster Gloomhaven.
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Cephalofair Games plans to produce Gloomhaven: Second Edition in early 2024 for release later that year. Given the extent of the changes across numerous components, an upgrade kit for Gloomhaven will not be sold separately.

I don't plan on re-buying Gloomhaven (or replaying it for that matter), but I kind of understand the update from the standpoint that it was essentially a one-man show when Isaac first put it out. Now he's got the benefit of a big team and the iterations of Jaws of the Lion and Frosthaven to go back and bring GH up to current standards.

There are folks complaining about rebuying it, but 2nd editions of games are a dime a dozen in the boardgame hobby. It happens, particularly with successful games.

I'm a little fuzzy though. There was already a second edition. So is this actually a third edition? Or just a reprint of the last (i.e. second) edition?

TheMix wrote: ↑Thu Jun 01, 2023 5:52 pm I'm a little fuzzy though. There was already a second edition. So is this actually a third edition? Or just a reprint of the last (i.e. second) edition?

I think there was a second printing. A second edition would have (in theory) updated contents - like maybe new wire-bound manuals. Publishers are pretty loose with the printing/edition labeling and they sometimes use it to intentionally confuse consumers.

"The world, story, and challenging gameplay are all still the same, but there is a plethora of additional content to explore. Even for those who have played Gloomhaven before, this edition brings new material to the table, with rebalanced and redesigned mercenary classes, items, and scenarios, as well as brand new artwork, newly written narrative and events, updated miniatures, a new faction-based reputation system, and more. "

Sounds like a pretty thorough update with lots of additions.

Not planning on getting it myself, or at least not until we finish Frosthaven for sure.

Okay. Definitely sounds like they played a little loose with definitions. I have updated manual and scenarios that came with the second "printing". So they definitely did more than just a reprint. But this does sound a lot more extensive.

Yeah, usually "printings" cover errata and editions add new elements. It's not a firm rule, but the good publishers seem to stick to that convention (in my experience).