Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs
Gloomhaven and its mercenaries get shrunk down in this unique stand-alone, single-player adventure!
Buttons & Bugs gives you the same deep strategy combat of Gloomhaven but in a fraction of the size. It's compact footprint and streamline system means you can setup and play a scenario in under 20 minutes, and it fits on your coffee table or even an airplane tray table!
All the strategy in a tiny box
Mini Mercenaries
Bruiser
A strong melee fighter with high health. It’s pretty simple – you move well and hit hard! You have many area-of-effect abilities for taking out swarms of enemies when they clump up, and you can push and pull your enemies around the battlefield with brute force. Trample and Skewer your enemies before delivering them a Sweeping Blow.
Cragheart
This chaotic force of nature is the perfect class selection for anybody who wants to manipulate the battlefield. The Cragheart can create and destroy obstacles, allowing you to clear a path for your party or block the enemies from getting to you. As you throw a Massive Boulder or pulverize enemies with your Crushing Grasp you’ll find that you have a strong array of melee attacks, ranged attacks, and healing abilities. This is the class to play if you want to shake the earth with an Unstable Upheaval, causing massive damage to your enemies – and sometimes to your allies as well.
Mindthief
The smallest in stature of the starting six, the Mindthief uses psychological augments to empower its abilities, giving you a wide range of bonuses you can utilize depending on the situation. While it may seem counterintuitive for a small, low-health class to excel in melee combat, you’ll find you have many tricks at your disposal. Go invisible when you are Hidden in the Shadows, or make enemies attack each other as you exploit The Mind’s Weakness. You also have access to your Gnawing Horde of rats, who will swarm enemies with a flurry of claws and teeth.
Silent Knife
An opportunistic attacker with elite movement, this rogue often gains bonuses when attacking enemies who are isolated (adjacent to none of their allies) or flanked (adjacent to at least one of the Silent Knfie’s allies). You have very powerful cards, but with a smaller-than-average hand size you need to be careful to pick the right moments to strike and keep yourself safe from danger as you deliver Throwing Knives, a Venom Shiv, or finish a boss with a vicious Backstab.
Spellweaver
A spellcaster who specializes in fire and ice, you have many powerful area-of-effect abilities that most classes could only use once a scenario – but due to your most vital and powerful card, Reviving Ether, you can get them back and use them again. Learning to wield your fire and ice from one turn to the next is vital for success with this class, as you cast Fire Orbs and create an Icy Blast that wrecks your foes.
Tinkerer
A jack-of-all trades, you have any tool for the job. While you are the best healer and support character of the starting six, you also can pack a punch with powerful ranged area-of-effect abilities like an Ink Bomb or a Net Shooter. Not only can this class summon robot contraptions or place a variety of traps to help on the battlefield, you also get access to unique gadgets (such as an Enhancement Field) you can place on the board to aid your allies or hinder your foes. You also boast a large hand size of 12, allowing you to place powerful one-time abilities more often than other classes.
Contents Included
Buttons & Bugs Rules
Rulebook
Dized Tutorial
Bruiser
A strong melee fighter with high health. It’s pretty simple – you move well and hit hard! You have many area-of-effect abilities for taking out swarms of enemies when they clump up, and you can push and pull your enemies around the battlefield with brute force. Trample and Skewer your enemies before delivering them a Sweeping Blow.
Cragheart
This chaotic force of nature is the perfect class selection for anybody who wants to manipulate the battlefield. The Cragheart can create and destroy obstacles, allowing you to clear a path for your party or block the enemies from getting to you. As you throw a Massive Boulder or pulverize enemies with your Crushing Grasp you’ll find that you have a strong array of melee attacks, ranged attacks, and healing abilities. This is the class to play if you want to shake the earth with an Unstable Upheaval, causing massive damage to your enemies – and sometimes to your allies as well.
Mindthief
The smallest in stature of the starting six, the Mindthief uses psychological augments to empower its abilities, giving you a wide range of bonuses you can utilize depending on the situation. While it may seem counterintuitive for a small, low-health class to excel in melee combat, you’ll find you have many tricks at your disposal. Go invisible when you are Hidden in the Shadows, or make enemies attack each other as you exploit The Mind’s Weakness. You also have access to your Gnawing Horde of rats, who will swarm enemies with a flurry of claws and teeth.
Silent Knife
An opportunistic attacker with elite movement, this rogue often gains bonuses when attacking enemies who are isolated (adjacent to none of their allies) or flanked (adjacent to at least one of the Silent Knfie’s allies). You have very powerful cards, but with a smaller-than-average hand size you need to be careful to pick the right moments to strike and keep yourself safe from danger as you deliver Throwing Knives, a Venom Shiv, or finish a boss with a vicious Backstab.
Spellweaver
A spellcaster who specializes in fire and ice, you have many powerful area-of-effect abilities that most classes could only use once a scenario – but due to your most vital and powerful card, Reviving Ether, you can get them back and use them again. Learning to wield your fire and ice from one turn to the next is vital for success with this class, as you cast Fire Orbs and create an Icy Blast that wrecks your foes.
Tinkerer
A jack-of-all trades, you have any tool for the job. While you are the best healer and support character of the starting six, you also can pack a punch with powerful ranged area-of-effect abilities like an Ink Bomb or a Net Shooter. Not only can this class summon robot contraptions or place a variety of traps to help on the battlefield, you also get access to unique gadgets (such as an Enhancement Field) you can place on the board to aid your allies or hinder your foes. You also boast a large hand size of 12, allowing you to place powerful one-time abilities more often than other classes.