ABG All Board Games
Gloomy Graves box art
Rich game profile

Gloomy Graves

In Gloomy Graves, you work as a gravedigger in a dark fantasy world in which epic battles rage continuously. The corpses of pixies, goblins, unicorns, cyclops, and dragons have begun to pile up, so you've got your work cut out for you. Manage your private crypt and the communal g...

Players

2-4

Time

30-45

Age

14+

Weight

1.63

Rating

6.54

Fit Overview Media Editions Files Commerce Credits Linked Items

Should this hit the table?

Quick read before the metadata.

Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but limited emphasis on cooperation.

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.8

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Gloomy Graves has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for improvement in tactics and strategies. The player interaction score is average. It scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. The game is moderately easy to learn, striking a balance between depth and accessibility. Overall, Gloomy Graves has a strong replayability score of 7.9.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Gloomy Graves is 5.67, indicating a moderate influence of luck in the game. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

What ABG knows about this game

In Gloomy Graves, you work as a gravedigger in a dark fantasy world in which epic battles rage continuously. The corpses of pixies, goblins, unicorns, cyclops, and dragons have begun to pile up, so you've got your work cut out for you. Manage your private crypt and the communal graveyard, each with different placement rules. Keep the place organized as you bury corpses in different areas of the graveyard, or it's your own grave you'll be digging! You earn points based on how well-organized you keep your private crypt and the communal graveyard, grouping corpse types together. You also earn points at the end of the game for the number of different corpse types you've scored on during the game. Whoever collects the most points wins! —description from the publisher

Category

3
Fantasy Horror Puzzle

Mechanism

5
Hand Management Layering Open Drafting Pattern Building Set Collection

Family

1
Theme: Cemeteries / Graveyards

Media

Images and visual references

Images, galleries, and videos are grouped here so the page feels visual before every asset is fully hosted.

Gloomy Graves cover image

Gloomy Graves cover image

Primary

Editions

Versions and regional releases

Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
No editions imported yet.

Files and documents

Rules, aids, translations

No files imported yet.

Credits

People and publishers

Designers

1
Jeffrey D. Allers

Artists

1
David Szilagyi

Publishers

1
Renegade Game Studios

Linked items

Graph expansion queue

Related games and expansions help build a connected catalog around every title.

No linked items imported yet.