X-haven Assistant

At first, I was skeptical of using an app and went through the first few scenarios without it. Then I gave this one a shot and good grief has it reduced the amount of set up and time required to play the game itself. What a fantastic app and the fact that it is free makes it must have for anyone playing this game. I’ve been able to play solo with four characters thanks to it. IF there was one thing that could be improved, it might be the ability to track completion, but honestly that feels like a minor gripe. Can’t say enough good things about this.

Currently, tapping on “add scenario” or “add section” darkens the screen as if waiting for a menu to pop up, but one never does. All I can do is tap near the top left to make the darkening go away. It’s still possible to set the scenario manually by adding monsters, but now we have the tables from scenario 15 jotl just hanging out with us XD This is on a 5th gen iPad. Update: fixed by uninstall and reinstall. Haven’t tried a full scenario since then, but expecting that’s it’s great. This app automates away so much of the busywork, and helps clear out a lot of room on our small table. Love it!

This app makes determining initiative order, monster HP, etc., much easier to ascertain. Combat is probably the fiddliest part of playing Gloomhaven, so streamlining it really helps make the game more enjoyable. Further, the ability to share the info with others on the same local server is super convenient so we're not all asking each other for the info we can all see. My one quibble is that some important icons, like monster attack cards and all the things associated with the scenario level, are super small. This is true even on the iPad version. My husband who has bad vision is constantly complaining about it and it detracts from the experience for him.