Gloom of Kilforth: A Fantasy Quest Game

A solo-friendly fantasy quest card game: grow a hero, explore Kilforth and defeat an ancient evil.

Designer: Tristan Hall
Published by: Hall or Nothing Productions
Editions by: Schwerkraft-Verlag, Nuts! Publishing, Panda Game Manufacturing (PandaGM)

Gloom of Kilforth, from 2017, is a fantasy quest card game with a gothic edge, and has nothing to do with the family-misery game Gloom. You pick a hero and set out across the land of Kilforth, a dangerous realm of monsters, strangers, locations and rival factions. Over about a month of in-game time a creeping gloom grows, and your hero has to level up, collect quests and gear, and finally defeat an ancient evil before the Overlord, Masklaw, wins. It plays solo, cooperatively or each for yourself, and a session takes one to three hours. If you like an RPG-style journey in cards, this is a fine pick.

Solo, co-op or competitive playQuests, factions and a growing heroA gothic fantasy world on cards

Who it's for

You want an RPG-style fantasy journey in card form, especially for solo evenings, and you do not mind a long session.

Not for you if…

You want a short, light game or tight rules. It takes a while, and the luck of the draw shapes every campaign.

Vibe's take

Atmospheric and story-driven. Your hero grows from a nobody to a legend through quests and fights, and the world keeps pushing back as the gloom rises.