A common Gloomhaven campaign house rule smooths party progression by allowing limited shared spending.
How to Play It
At scenario end, each player may move up to 3 gold into a party pool used only for crafting and enhancements.
BGG campaign groups use this Gloomhaven tweak to avoid stalled retirements that block class variety.
How to Play It
If a personal quest has not progressed for 4 scenarios, players may complete one quest step automatically.
This Gloomhaven speed rule cuts downtime from repeated initiative recalculation in large groups.
How to Play It
Players place both selected cards face down as normal, then reveal initiatives together and resolve by standard order.
New Gloomhaven players often burn cards too early. This teaching rule keeps first scenarios from ending in no-turn losses.
How to Play It
In the first three scenarios of a campaign, each player may recover one lost card once per scenario at long rest.