Changes to the 2nd Edition Here is a run down on what is new in the 2nd edition release Backwards compatibility is completely maintained between editions You can use 2nd Edition with your original edition core game & vice versa The 2nd Edition core game has a sturdy new telescoping box while 2nd edition expansions have double width tuckboxes Timing icons in the style of Cthulhu Gloom & Unquiet Dead are incorporated throughout the 2nd Edition Rules cards & icon reminder cards are included in each 2nd Edition for easy reference The card list & the effect texts of individual cards have been polished for a better play experience For example complex cards like " Body Theif" & cards with delayed effects have been removed Three Modifiers have been turned into Transformations in Unwelcome Guests 2nd Edition Residences & Mysteries have been reworked in the 2nd Edition so that you can no longer end up with unusable cards in your hand All the story icons & few family icons in the 2nd edition have been redrawn by artist Todd Remick Gloom 2nd Edition uses the discard rule from Cthulhu Gloom Death cards in the 2nd edition have a central art piece as Cthulhu Gloom does as well as a blank story icon at the top right Characters no longer flip upon death Event cards in the 2nd Edition have a center illustration & a blank icon in the top right spot to give them the silhouette as a Death Card Guests in the 2nd Edition have reminder text in the family icon spot as Cthulhu Gloom does Pathos Points are now called Self-Worth Points to avoid unnecessary proliferation of game terms A number of mechanical changes have been made in the rule sheet For example timing icons symbols on Event cards & the new discard rule have been accounted for The world of Gloom is a sad & benighted place The sky is gray the tea is cold & a new tragedy lies around every corner Debt disease heartache & packs of rabid flesh-eating mice—just when it seems like things can&t get any worse they do But some say that one&s reward in the afterlife is based on the misery endured in life If so there may yet be hope—if not in this world then in the peace that lies beyond In the Gloom card game you assume control of the fate of an eccentric family of misfits & 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 You&ll play horrible mishaps like Pursued by Poodles or Mocked by Midgets on your own characters to lower their Self-Worth scores while trying to cheer your opponents& characters with marriages & other happy occasions that pile on positive points The player with the lowest total Family value wins Printed on transparent plastic cards Gloom features an innovative design by noted RPG author Keith Baker Multiple modifier cards can be played on top of the same character card; since the cards are transparent elements from previously played modifier cards either show through or are obscured by those played above them You&ll immediately & easily know the worth of every character no matter how many modifiers they have You&ve got to see (through) this game to believe it! Each of the three expansions for Gloom adds one more player thus with all three expansions this should be playable with seven players ...

In the Gloom card game you make your eccentric family of misfits suffer the greatest tragedies possible before helping them pass on to the well-deserved respite of death Just mix the 55 transparent cards in this set together with your copy of Gloom to add morbid new Modifiers Events & Untimely Deaths Unquiet Dead also introduces Stories Undead & Timing Symbols The families of Gloom have many skeletons in their closets In Unquiet Dead the spooks come out to play Mad scientists can reanimate relatives or invent invisibility Vampires & shapeshifters can terrorize the townsfolk & go mad in the moonlight Will you give up the ghost or will you hold onto it? ...

In space what’s even the point of screaming? A st&-alone entry point to the evergreen Gloom game line Make your rag-tag band miserable… & then kill them Fight your father meddle with a monolith & be troubled by tribbles while looking forward to the sure (and mercifully quick!) death of being nuked from orbit! Components Double tuck box containing 110 transparent poker-sized playing cards 2–4 players 60 minutes ages 13 ...

Encounters means that you can add more cards to your encounter & reward decks to enhance the variety & narratives of your adventures in the world of Kilforth
- simply shuffle the extra content into your game & you are ready to go 1-4 Players Playing time 2-3 hours Ages 13
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Pimp My Gloom is the Upgrade Kit Expansion Pack for Gloom of Kilforth A Fantasy Quest Game This set of pimped out components will include A bigger velvet bag More Dice
- 6 white 6 black 20 Race Art Standees 10 of each gender plus 20 plastic stands 4 Ancients standees plus 4 plastic stands 25 replacement larger (tarot-sized 120mm x 70mm) Location cards 4 Player Aid sheets
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This is a small set of duplicate cards but with original artwork that was either a bit too terrifying or a bit too racy for a PG rating These are duplicates of existing cards but with slightly different art
- they are not required for play Either replace existing copies with them or just shuffle them into your game along with their existing counterparts
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From the frozen lands of the Snark to the torrid intrigues of the Bannisters there is one truth that echoes through the Umpteen Kingdoms Gloom is coming Gloom of Thrones a standalone card game spreads the misery & suffering of Gloom to the ill-fated land of dead monarchs dead knights dead brothers dead sisters dead heirs dead grandmothers dead chambermaids & almost-dead bastards Wrest control of a noble family guide them through lives of satirically-riddled sadism & deliver them to their ultimate fate Which is of course more death Printed on transparent plastic cards Gloom of Thrones allows multiple cards to be played on top of the same character determining their ultimate fate while still allowing you to see straight through their machinations just like Lil' Finger advisor to his seventeenth whoops! eighteenth! king andor queen As your characters seek a moment of respite on the Porcelain Throne your goal is to plague them with horrible mishaps like being Seduced by a Sibling or Tumbled from a Tower while filling the lives of the other noble families with happy events & family reunions that will raise their Self-Worth score The player with the lowest-scoring most tragedy-afflicted family wins! When you aim for the Porcelain Throne you'd best not miss Players 2-5 Playing time 30-60 mins Ages 14 ...

Designed by award winning artist & sculptor Jim Shore for the Disney Traditions brand This Eeyore waterball is made from resin & it has miniature confetti inside Unique variations should be expected as this product is hand painted Packed in a branded gift box Not a toy or children's product Intended for adults only ...

In the Gloom card game you make your eccentric family of misfits suffer the greatest tragedies possible before helping them pass on to the well-deserved respite of death Just mix the 55 transparent cards in this set together with your copy of Gloom to add morbid new Modifiers Events & Untimely Deaths & a new family of intrepid explorers who&ve faced misfortune across the globe These days Colonel Bumpersnoot is really more of a bargain hunter while Lady Bumpersnoot struggles with high society -- but she always loves to have guests for dinner Their Towering Treehouse is included as a Residence card to use with the Unhappy Homes expansion Unfortunate Expeditions introduces Expeditions into the game Set the new Expedition cards to one side When you play a Modifier or Untimely Death with an Expedition symbol resolve the immediate effects of the card then place that Expedition in the center of the table Only one Expedition can be in play at a time so it replaces the current Expedition if there is one An Expedition&s rules affect all players as long as it&s in play Some cards also have special effects that occur if a particular Expedition is already in play when they&re played Adds 1 player 55 transparent cards in a tuckbox ...

In the Gloom card game you make your eccentric family of misfits suffer the greatest tragedies possible before helping them pass on to the well-deserved respite of death Just mix the 55 transparent cards included in this set together with your copy of Gloom to add morbid new Modifiers Events & Untimely Deaths & a new family -- the artistes of Le Canard Noir whose creative endeavors always end in disaster When art lets you down the Black Duck is there for you This dingy cafe is home to a motley assortment of washed-up bohemians Here the tormented painter Rosseau buys drinks for neurotic models & destitute poets while a troubled actress & sickly courtesan compare notes across the way Also included are five Residences with a light blue background behind their central illustration These are each placed next to their related family at the start of the game New cards called Mysteries which have a dark blue effects bar at the bottom are also shuffled into the deck before play A Mystery is the only card that can be placed on a Residence (and only a Residence) & can be placed on any Residence as either of your two plays It gives that Residence&s player a special effect & Pathos points that count toward his final Family value A Mystery remains even if the requirements for playing it are lost You may discard a Mystery from your hand as a free play ...