HeroQuest Board Game
Deep inside another dimension, face battling barbarians and evil magic on a quest for adventure in a maze of monsters. Deep inside another dimension, face battling barbarians and evil magic on a quest for adventure in a maze of monsters. This is HeroQuest, the fantasy adventure game, where winning means mastering the art of combat and magic. Once you get into it, you'll never be the same. HeroQuest comes with 71 miniatures, a game board, and a game master’s screen. It features more than 90 cards and six custom engraved dice — an upgrade to the original game’s painted wooden dice. It also has a pad of traditional paper character sheets, allowing you to name your own heroes and keep track of their hit points and loot between games.
Deep inside another dimension, face battling barbarians and evil magic on a quest for adventure in a maze of monsters. Deep inside another dimension, face battling barbarians and evil magic on a quest for adventure in a maze of monsters. This is HeroQuest, the fantasy adventure game, where winning means mastering the art of combat and magic. Once you get into it, you'll never be the same. HeroQuest comes with 71 miniatures, a game board, and a game master’s screen. It features more than 90 cards and six custom engraved dice — an upgrade to the original game’s painted wooden dice. It also has a pad of traditional paper character sheets, allowing you to name your own heroes and keep track of their hit points and loot between games.
Deep inside another dimension, face battling barbarians and evil magic on a quest for adventure in a maze of monsters. Deep inside another dimension, face battling barbarians and evil magic on a quest for adventure in a maze of monsters. This is HeroQuest, the fantasy adventure game, where winning means mastering the art of combat and magic. Once you get into it, you'll never be the same. HeroQuest comes with 71 miniatures, a game board, and a game master’s screen. It features more than 90 cards and six custom engraved dice — an upgrade to the original game’s painted wooden dice. It also has a pad of traditional paper character sheets, allowing you to name your own heroes and keep track of their hit points and loot between games.
Deep inside another dimension, face battling barbarians and evil magic on a quest for adventure in a maze of monsters. Deep inside another dimension, face battling barbarians and evil magic on a quest for adventure in a maze of monsters. This is HeroQuest, the fantasy adventure game, where winning means mastering the art of combat and magic. Once you get into it, you'll never be the same. HeroQuest comes with 71 miniatures, a game board, and a game master’s screen. It features more than 90 cards and six custom engraved dice — an upgrade to the original game’s painted wooden dice. It also has a pad of traditional paper character sheets, allowing you to name your own heroes and keep track of their hit points and loot between games.
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originally posted on www.zavvi.com
I've waited nearly three decades for HeroQuest to make a return, because it was always my favourite game, and this release from Avalon Hill is not only faithful to the original game, it surpasses it in almost every way. The first thing that any HeroQuest fan should know is that this game is HeroQuest as you've always known it, but it thankfully uses the far superior US ruleset that was previously unavailable to UK gamers (unless they used ebay). This means, among other things, that many monsters now have more than one body point, and that a character's mind points are no longer useless as they were in the old UK ruleset. Such changes make for a more challenging and satisfying gaming experience. However, this release also includes the equipment cards that only the ... MoreI've waited nearly three decades for HeroQuest to make a return, because it was always my favourite game, and this release from Avalon Hill is not only faithful to the original game, it surpasses it in almost every way. The first thing that any HeroQuest fan should know is that this game is HeroQuest as you've always known it, but it thankfully uses the far superior US ruleset that was previously unavailable to UK gamers (unless they used ebay). This means, among other things, that many monsters now have more than one body point, and that a character's mind points are no longer useless as they were in the old UK ruleset. Such changes make for a more challenging and satisfying gaming experience. However, this release also includes the equipment cards that only the mostly inferior UK version had back in the day. In other words, what we have here is a hybrid that makes use of the best elements of the UK and US releases of the original HeroQuest, so an old school fan like myself couldn't have asked for more. The quality of the miniatures and furniture pieces is amazing. In the original release of HeroQuest, the body of any given piece of furniture was made from cardboard which inevitably deteriorated over time. In this version, all of the furniture is solid plastic, so not only are they far more durable, they also present a range of interesting painting opportunities. Some may complain that Avalon Hill and Hasbro had to alter certain elements of the lore due to Games Workshop still holding the copyright for them ("Chaos" is now called "Dread" for example), but as far as I'm concerned the less that any product has to do with Games Workshop and its butchered Warhammer Fantasy setting the better. I never wanted HeroQuest to have a definitive setting anyway, because I'd rather leave that to my imagination. Besides, I happen to prefer many of the replacements; the fimir have been replaced by "abominations", and they're really cool looking fish monsters that I cannot wait to paint. Avalon Hill have also released a HeroQuest app that allows for solo play, since it assumes the role of Zargon, the dungeon master position that was named "Morcar" in the original release. I have used the app multiple times already and it works extremely well. So is there anything that I don't like about this new release? Well, I have a personal preference for the realistic art style of the original, a style that was embodied by Les Edward's classic box art, and I was initially very put off when I saw the more cartoony style in the previews of this new version. I suspect that Avalon Hill did not have the rights to use the classic artwork otherwise they would have, given how faithful they've been to the original game in every other way. However, while a piece of artwork can be protected, what you cannot protect is that piece of artwork's composition, and I suspect that that is why we ended up with a more cartoony version of Edward's masterpiece. Of course, this "complaint" is a very superficial one and does nothing to detract from my enjoyment of the game, and in fact the artwork, while of a different style, is excellent. The artwork on the game's cards is particularly impressive, being far bolder and therefore more immediately impactful than that on the cards within the original HeroQuest. It's also worth noting that the board of the game itself is slightly larger than it was previously (with the tiles now being one inch squared as opposed to the three quarters of an inch squared that they once were), and this has resulted in the miniatures and dungeon pieces being of a slightly larger scale than before. Because of this new scale, the HeroQuest logo that used to run along the bottom of the board now runs down its right hand side, which means that you can now line your card decks down it nice and neatly instead of having them lying on the table/floor beside the board. I grew up with HeroQuest and have as much love and nostalgia for its traditions as anyone, but this new version from Avalon Hill has thoroughly surpassed my expectations in every way. I absolutely love it, and given that HeroQuest maintained a hardcore fanbase even through thirty years of absolute silence, I foresee great things coming for this game in the future now that it has made such a triumphant return.
originally posted on www.zavvi.com
This is a fantastic update of one of the greatest board games ever made. Heroquest is a fun, easy to learn board game inspired by classic dungeon crawl/fantasy rpgs. It is recommended for people aged 12 and over but I think kids a couple of years younger could easily learn the rules and mechanics. The game components include a detailed game board, fantastic miniatures and detailed furniture. The rule book and quest book are also well written and easy to follow. All in all this is a good starting point for fantasy rpgs/dungeon crawls before progressing on to more in depth games like Dungeons and Dragons or Pathfinder.
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The game is great. HeroQuest is a favorite from my childhood and I was excited about this update/upgrade. The game pieces themselves arrived ok… but they were shipped with absolutely no protection. Just the boxes inside another cardboard box with plenty of room to shift around. The game boxes arrived with several dings and a couple crunched corners. I contacted customer service and this is how they package their products for shipment. They also have a policy that the box is not guaranteed agains damage… only what’s inside the box. They guarantee that the product will be suitable for display. I tried to explain that for a board game like this… it is the game’s box that’s displayed! It’s not an action figure where you can throw the box away. But they don’t care. Their ... MoreThe game is great. HeroQuest is a favorite from my childhood and I was excited about this update/upgrade. The game pieces themselves arrived ok… but they were shipped with absolutely no protection. Just the boxes inside another cardboard box with plenty of room to shift around. The game boxes arrived with several dings and a couple crunched corners. I contacted customer service and this is how they package their products for shipment. They also have a policy that the box is not guaranteed agains damage… only what’s inside the box. They guarantee that the product will be suitable for display. I tried to explain that for a board game like this… it is the game’s box that’s displayed! It’s not an action figure where you can throw the box away. But they don’t care. Their actual policy is that the box can be trashed and it doesn’t matter. Even worse, long before I placed my order there were several reviews with this same complaint. This means it was a KNOWN issue and they chose not to do anything about it. No single layer of bubble wrap. Nothing in the shipping container to keep the contents for shipping. And despite all of this, no guarantee or any replacement of the damaged product. I love the game… but this is not a company I will order from ever again. Very poor.Correction to previous review: I was able to review the main game system.
| Number of Game Players | 2 |
| Number of pieces | 1 |
| Assembly Required | No |
| Material Type(s) | Plastic |
| Release date | 15 January 2022 |
Hasbro Gaming Avalon Hill HeroQuest Game System, Fantasy Miniature Dungeon Crawler Tabletop Adventure Game, Ages 14 and Up 2-5 Players
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I've waited nearly three decades for HeroQuest to make a return, because it was always my favourite game, and this release from Avalon Hill is not only faithful to the original game, it surpasses it in almost every way. The first thing that any HeroQuest fan should know is that this game is HeroQuest as you've always known it, but it thankfully uses the far superior US ruleset that was previously unavailable to UK gamers (unless they used ebay). This means, among other things, that many monsters now have more than one body point, and that a character's mind points are no longer useless as they were in the old UK ruleset. Such changes make for a more challenging and satisfying gaming experience. However, this release also includes the equipment cards that only the ... MoreI've waited nearly three decades for HeroQuest to make a return, because it was always my favourite game, and this release from Avalon Hill is not only faithful to the original game, it surpasses it in almost every way. The first thing that any HeroQuest fan should know is that this game is HeroQuest as you've always known it, but it thankfully uses the far superior US ruleset that was previously unavailable to UK gamers (unless they used ebay). This means, among other things, that many monsters now have more than one body point, and that a character's mind points are no longer useless as they were in the old UK ruleset. Such changes make for a more challenging and satisfying gaming experience. However, this release also includes the equipment cards that only the mostly inferior UK version had back in the day. In other words, what we have here is a hybrid that makes use of the best elements of the UK and US releases of the original HeroQuest, so an old school fan like myself couldn't have asked for more. The quality of the miniatures and furniture pieces is amazing. In the original release of HeroQuest, the body of any given piece of furniture was made from cardboard which inevitably deteriorated over time. In this version, all of the furniture is solid plastic, so not only are they far more durable, they also present a range of interesting painting opportunities. Some may complain that Avalon Hill and Hasbro had to alter certain elements of the lore due to Games Workshop still holding the copyright for them ("Chaos" is now called "Dread" for example), but as far as I'm concerned the less that any product has to do with Games Workshop and its butchered Warhammer Fantasy setting the better. I never wanted HeroQuest to have a definitive setting anyway, because I'd rather leave that to my imagination. Besides, I happen to prefer many of the replacements; the fimir have been replaced by "abominations", and they're really cool looking fish monsters that I cannot wait to paint. Avalon Hill have also released a HeroQuest app that allows for solo play, since it assumes the role of Zargon, the dungeon master position that was named "Morcar" in the original release. I have used the app multiple times already and it works extremely well. So is there anything that I don't like about this new release? Well, I have a personal preference for the realistic art style of the original, a style that was embodied by Les Edward's classic box art, and I was initially very put off when I saw the more cartoony style in the previews of this new version. I suspect that Avalon Hill did not have the rights to use the classic artwork otherwise they would have, given how faithful they've been to the original game in every other way. However, while a piece of artwork can be protected, what you cannot protect is that piece of artwork's composition, and I suspect that that is why we ended up with a more cartoony version of Edward's masterpiece. Of course, this "complaint" is a very superficial one and does nothing to detract from my enjoyment of the game, and in fact the artwork, while of a different style, is excellent. The artwork on the game's cards is particularly impressive, being far bolder and therefore more immediately impactful than that on the cards within the original HeroQuest. It's also worth noting that the board of the game itself is slightly larger than it was previously (with the tiles now being one inch squared as opposed to the three quarters of an inch squared that they once were), and this has resulted in the miniatures and dungeon pieces being of a slightly larger scale than before. Because of this new scale, the HeroQuest logo that used to run along the bottom of the board now runs down its right hand side, which means that you can now line your card decks down it nice and neatly instead of having them lying on the table/floor beside the board. I grew up with HeroQuest and have as much love and nostalgia for its traditions as anyone, but this new version from Avalon Hill has thoroughly surpassed my expectations in every way. I absolutely love it, and given that HeroQuest maintained a hardcore fanbase even through thirty years of absolute silence, I foresee great things coming for this game in the future now that it has made such a triumphant return.
This is a fantastic update of one of the greatest board games ever made. Heroquest is a fun, easy to learn board game inspired by classic dungeon crawl/fantasy rpgs. It is recommended for people aged 12 and over but I think kids a couple of years younger could easily learn the rules and mechanics. The game components include a detailed game board, fantastic miniatures and detailed furniture. The rule book and quest book are also well written and easy to follow. All in all this is a good starting point for fantasy rpgs/dungeon crawls before progressing on to more in depth games like Dungeons and Dragons or Pathfinder.
The game is great. HeroQuest is a favorite from my childhood and I was excited about this update/upgrade. The game pieces themselves arrived ok… but they were shipped with absolutely no protection. Just the boxes inside another cardboard box with plenty of room to shift around. The game boxes arrived with several dings and a couple crunched corners. I contacted customer service and this is how they package their products for shipment. They also have a policy that the box is not guaranteed agains damage… only what’s inside the box. They guarantee that the product will be suitable for display. I tried to explain that for a board game like this… it is the game’s box that’s displayed! It’s not an action figure where you can throw the box away. But they don’t care. Their ... MoreThe game is great. HeroQuest is a favorite from my childhood and I was excited about this update/upgrade. The game pieces themselves arrived ok… but they were shipped with absolutely no protection. Just the boxes inside another cardboard box with plenty of room to shift around. The game boxes arrived with several dings and a couple crunched corners. I contacted customer service and this is how they package their products for shipment. They also have a policy that the box is not guaranteed agains damage… only what’s inside the box. They guarantee that the product will be suitable for display. I tried to explain that for a board game like this… it is the game’s box that’s displayed! It’s not an action figure where you can throw the box away. But they don’t care. Their actual policy is that the box can be trashed and it doesn’t matter. Even worse, long before I placed my order there were several reviews with this same complaint. This means it was a KNOWN issue and they chose not to do anything about it. No single layer of bubble wrap. Nothing in the shipping container to keep the contents for shipping. And despite all of this, no guarantee or any replacement of the damaged product. I love the game… but this is not a company I will order from ever again. Very poor.Correction to previous review: I was able to review the main game system.
HeroQuest is a "dungeon crawler" that is heavy on dice rolling combat and exploration, where players work together against a common enemy to win a series of adventures with different goals (usually terminate a specific bad guy or find a specific treasure... sometimes just to get from point A to B without dying). The original game required another player to take on the role of "Zargon" both the evil sorcerer who controls all the bad guys, and also the "game master" who hides the secret map behind the screen and lays out the board as it is slowly revealed, prompting the other players to draw cards when they search for treasure or roll dice for traps and things.The "Hero" players (1-4) take on roles of archetypical fantasy characters (Wizard, Elf, Dwarf and Barbarian) ... MoreHeroQuest is a "dungeon crawler" that is heavy on dice rolling combat and exploration, where players work together against a common enemy to win a series of adventures with different goals (usually terminate a specific bad guy or find a specific treasure... sometimes just to get from point A to B without dying). The original game required another player to take on the role of "Zargon" both the evil sorcerer who controls all the bad guys, and also the "game master" who hides the secret map behind the screen and lays out the board as it is slowly revealed, prompting the other players to draw cards when they search for treasure or roll dice for traps and things.The "Hero" players (1-4) take on roles of archetypical fantasy characters (Wizard, Elf, Dwarf and Barbarian) on a dice rolling, card flipping adventure through a board laid out like a dungeon, tomb, treasure vault, castle, etc. moving their sculpted plastic pieces into combat with other plastic pieces representing archetypical fantasy monsters (orcs, goblins, skeletons, etc). The rules and basic structure of the adventures is painstakingly recreated with a more "modern" art aesthetic (think "World of Warcraft" more than anything) and given a (completely optional) digital option to have the "Zargon" (bad guy GameMaster) role be taken over by a free mobile app (don't worry, you can still make your own adventures and ditch the app for a flesh and blood antagonist). The rules are a little more complicated than Chess, but can be learned within a single session (the original age recommendation was 9 or 10 to adult; "14 and up" is apparently more of a safety requirement). The level of complexity here does not reach the level of some other RPG or War games out there like Warhammer or Cyberpunk. Game sessions (covering a single quest) can last an hour or two (later expansions up the difficulty and may double that time, and may require multiple sessions to finish, depending upon your skill level, but we're not talking Axis & Allies level of game time here... unless you're talking an entire campaign!). Savvy GMs can modify the quest to their liking to adapt the difficulty to those playing. The game is very flexible and over the years many fans have come up with their own "house rules" and ways of interpreting some of the more arcane or vague aspects of the original, so the internet is a treasure trove of mods and suggestions which each "Zargon" is free to use as inspiration for his or her own decisions in-game. European and Japanese fans may be disappointed that their local version was snubbed over the North American rules. However with some patience and time, one can modify the rules back to those regional editions using the modern assets (just look online).Gave this four stars only because it wasn't a straight up re-print of the 1990 edition I grew up playing. Hasbro (the owner of the now defunct Milton Bradley) re-created HeroQuest, the game remembered by Europeans from 1989 and North Americans (with heavily revised rules and tweaked names/storyline) from 1990. This remake started as a crowd funded haslab project which many had fears would not come to retail. Thankfully the developers at Avalon Hill (also owned by Hasbro) were given the greenlight to create a retail release, which, while it was missing many of the bonus extras that the haslab pledge version contained, is nevertheless a solid board game in its own right and a fairly faithful recreation of the old game.Fans of the classic version will be interested to know that the furniture is now solid plastic (everything is made from a bendy type of plastic that allows hot water to straighten out bent swords without breaking them) which makes them appear a bit bland (since they're begging to be painted, being monochromatic), the character figures have round bases and everything (except the furniture) is slightly larger in scale than their 1990's counterparts. Also, due to GamesWorkShop no longer being involved in the project (as in the originals), explicit references to their properties are altered or removed ("Chaos Warriors" are now called "Dread Warriors," "Fimir" monsters are now changed to merpeople "Abominations"). A few small nods have been given to political correctness (Zargon is never depicted and is referred to in very generic pronouns) but not nearly what a lot of fans feared, given the direction of many rebooted franchises. Quests are identical down to typographical errors from 1990, but Avalon Hill has been releasing bonus quests free online and a new pack is promised this year with all original content for those itching for new "official" adventures. The blank quest book at the end was the highlight for many a child of the 90's and still exists with the developers encouraging fans to make their own creative remixes and brand new campaigns and characters. I disagree slightly with the decision to replace the small wooden dice with the rounded corners with larger plastic dice that have "sharp" corners. This is a small preference difference but some might argue you'll get fewer cockeyed results rolling these. The Mythic extras are still the domain of scalpers online but Avalon Hill has hinted many times that they will attempt, as far as within their power, to re-introduce those elements in modified form in other ways to the retail market over time. The familiar "Armory" board from the original is replaced by a deck of "Equipment" cards (familiar to European fans). A few new artifacts are added to this set that don't feature in any of the official quests included, but provide fodder for your imagination to include them where you see fit. The sculpted figures some regard as lacking detail in places due to quality control issues in the early print runs, and some don't like the very dynamic poses that can lead to crowding on the board (see the "Abomination" for the most egregious example). Others have reported that the larger quad fold game board tends to wear and tear more easily along the seam but so far Hasbro has been receptive to criticism in the replacing of defective components, so I would contact them if you're one of those people. The cards are now poker size, with a nice linen finish that has a slight tack to it (not as smooth and waxy as commercial decks of standard playing cards) and character sheets are printed on a slightly larger, thicker paper than before. Overall the game appeals to adult fans of the old HeroQuest game who want to introduce it to the next generation and to casual game fans looking for an entry level introduction to fantasy tabletop adventure gaming with a light Role Play feel (even so, it's enough of a fun game on its own that it doesn't have to be the appetizer, it can be the entree).The version released in January of last year is slightly different, the box being redesigned to make it easier to box and unbox the plastic figures (the original box was harder to open and the figures tended to be tightly stuck into their plastic trays which many chose to throw away altogether due to annoyance) so even though there are mere pennies of difference in the price, I would recommend that one over the original release from 2021. I like this game, and while the Companion App leaves a lot to be desired, it is a marvel of programming that so many gimmicks of various adventures are covered and yet as it uses the "honor system" many things are still left up to the players which sidesteps ancient debates over the interpretation of rules found online (the players decide together how to handle it). The cards and dice are still mostly required to enjoy the Board Game Companion App (it is really meant to be kept at the table while things are setup, preserving the surprises for the players as normally Zargon would see everything ahead of time). Love it!
Love the look of all the new art assets and miniatures, however the eway some of them were packed meant they were warped out of shape. The tip of one Orc's Mace was practically at a 90degree angle and looks about ready to snap. The Gargoyle's Axe handle is warped and looks like a Composite Bow. Not impressed. A lot of the furniture pieces seem poorly glued together as well. All in all it's a great nostalgia blast, and the game looks and plays beautifully - just let down by some shoddy plastic work. Link to photo hereHttps://ibb.co/d0xmRTr
A great set of miniatures in a very accessible game. Very similar to the original but with mostly superior sculpts. Zatu have it for a very good price too.The only let down with the impressive packaging is the bad injection moulded plastic trays that warp and bend the figures inside. I actually lot a rat because to get them out of the plastic you have to push from underneath to avoid braking the fragile parts and the thing flew out into the air!I had to dunk the miniatures in hot water to get them back into shape. I will be replacing the trays asap.Royal Mail were also terrible at delivering this to me, for a paid for service I expected them to at least deliver on the day they said to be in or expect a refund. They just don't seem to care at all.Overall a ... MoreA great set of miniatures in a very accessible game. Very similar to the original but with mostly superior sculpts. Zatu have it for a very good price too.The only let down with the impressive packaging is the bad injection moulded plastic trays that warp and bend the figures inside. I actually lot a rat because to get them out of the plastic you have to push from underneath to avoid braking the fragile parts and the thing flew out into the air!I had to dunk the miniatures in hot water to get them back into shape. I will be replacing the trays asap.Royal Mail were also terrible at delivering this to me, for a paid for service I expected them to at least deliver on the day they said to be in or expect a refund. They just don't seem to care at all.Overall a great game with some let down in packaging and delivery service.
This is a remake of the original game from 1989 with a few changes. One notable and positive change is the furniture pieces are now solid plastic instead of plastic and cardboard. The miniatures are a softer plastic that is a bit flexible this might not be as positive as the improvements to the furniture.A bit of a warning everything are in plastic trays that have a death grip on the miniatures and furniture. It's hard to get them out without feeling like you might break them. The trays are clearly meant to store the miniatures and furniture between games so you have to risk breaking them each time you get them out. I've bent some of the miniature slots so they are easier to remove.It's a great game if you want to try out a dungeon crawler. Just be careful ... MoreThis is a remake of the original game from 1989 with a few changes. One notable and positive change is the furniture pieces are now solid plastic instead of plastic and cardboard. The miniatures are a softer plastic that is a bit flexible this might not be as positive as the improvements to the furniture.A bit of a warning everything are in plastic trays that have a death grip on the miniatures and furniture. It's hard to get them out without feeling like you might break them. The trays are clearly meant to store the miniatures and furniture between games so you have to risk breaking them each time you get them out. I've bent some of the miniature slots so they are easier to remove.It's a great game if you want to try out a dungeon crawler. Just be careful taking the miniatures out of the storage trays.
I am yet to play an actual round of the heroquest remake, but some initial impressions.The bad:Miniatures are made out of a much softer plastic than the original, and many are bent and disfigured right out of the box. They went with a very low quality material. I was excited to paint them up and that was a big let down.The storage for the miniatures is too tight. If you were to paint some, even varnished I wouldn't trust the extremely tight snap fit in the box. You will definitely be removing paint and all your hard work. This game is certainly not made with the hobbyist in mind.There isn't an armory page anywhere like the original, just cards. It was really convenient to be able to see everything laid out for the players to look at, instead of passing around ... MoreI am yet to play an actual round of the heroquest remake, but some initial impressions.The bad:Miniatures are made out of a much softer plastic than the original, and many are bent and disfigured right out of the box. They went with a very low quality material. I was excited to paint them up and that was a big let down.The storage for the miniatures is too tight. If you were to paint some, even varnished I wouldn't trust the extremely tight snap fit in the box. You will definitely be removing paint and all your hard work. This game is certainly not made with the hobbyist in mind.There isn't an armory page anywhere like the original, just cards. It was really convenient to be able to see everything laid out for the players to look at, instead of passing around the stack of cards.It doesn't seem like they added any new armory items, spell cards or excitement.The good:There are 15 quests I believe, so a nice bump up from the 10 in the original game!They replaced the cardboard furniture with plastic pieces, especially nice for the old cardboard doors that use to all get bent over time.Looking through the rules and the spell cards, they look to have preserved the exact same cards as the original, and the fairly simple and easy rule set. The gameplay will definitely feel like the original heroquest.In conclusion, I can't help but feel like I've purchased a knockoff version of the original game. Its almost as if hasbro copy and pasted the original game and printed it in lower resolution. I'm considering reselling it, but I feel a little bad for the person that buys it.
I owned this game when it first came out. I vividly remember sitting in Study Hall and creating my own dungeon adventures. I somehow lost my original copy and was very happy when I learned that it was being rereleased, and placed my order immediately. The game is as fun now as it was then, and I really like the subtle upgrades to the game pieces. I have purchased every expansion released so far, and I plan to purchase every expansion that is yet to come. It’s like I’m reliving my childhood. Highly recommended!
This game captures the aesthetic of the original with it's artwork and accessories, while updating and improving the quality. The Plastic furniture is fantastic, as are the quality of the sculpts. This game is receiving AMAZING continued support from the publisher, which is releasing not only the classic expansions, but also new hero supplements. That, along with the game's companion app to allow solo or GM-less play, has added a lot of replayability. A fun game for young gamers new to RPGs, and for those nostalgic for their beloved childhood game.
| Number of Game Players | 2 |
| Number of pieces | 1 |
| Assembly Required | No |
| Material Type(s) | Plastic |
| Release date | 15 January 2022 |
