The difficulty table below runs from 0 to 10. These 11 levels allow you to make Tanglewoods: Gold easier or harder, to take it easy or to challenge yourself.

You must choose your difficulty level during setup; it can’t be altered during play.

If you are a beginner to 20 Strong, try your first game at zero. If you have played 20 Strong before, try your first game at 5. If you succeed, move up a level until you can beat the game at 10, and if you’re f inding the game too difficult, feel free to move down a level.

Difficulty Level: 0

Effect: Choose and defeat one bear of your choice.

Difficulty Level: 1

Effect: +1 to two different stats, if able.

Difficulty Level: 2

Effect: Gain and upgrade a random item.

Difficulty Level: 3

Effect: Start with 20 gold.

Difficulty Level: 4

Effect: Increase your by 1.

Difficulty Level: 5

Effect: Look at the top two cards of the Forest Deck. You may put them on the top or bottom in any order.

Difficulty Level: 6

Effect: Banish two dice of different colors.

Difficulty Level: 7

Effect: -1 to any stat.

Difficulty Level: 8

Effect: Start with 0 gold.

Difficulty Level: 9

Effect: In the first round of the game, flip all drawn map cards to nighttime when drawing them.

Difficulty Level: 10

Effect: Take 20 random forest cards, f lip them to nighttime, and shuffle them back into the Forest Deck. In campaign play, do this before adding the campaign enemies.