Heroscape game master set

If you used to play miniatures games but rapidly got sick of spending valuable game time reading all those intricate rules, mucking about with tape measures, and painting figures, then this is the game for you.

Heroscape comes in a big flimsy box bursting with plastic bits. You make up your board from snap-together 3D plastic hexes that come in a variety of types: grass, rock, sand and transparent blue water tiles. Choose your armies using one of the scenarios supplied or use the simple points system, and have at it! The figures are good quality and well-painted though I shudder to think of the Chinese sweatshop where this is being made … someone out there is painting just the sword on a samurai figure then passing it to the worker on her left and best of all, ready to fight.

The combat system is spot on: the attacker rolls a bunch of red dice and the defender rolls blue; every Shield on a blue dice blocks a Skull on a red dice; those that get through cause a Wound. This makes for a lot of enjoyable head-to-head dice rolling.

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See all condition definitions opens in a new window or tab. Modified Item:. Character Family:. Age Level:. Milton Bradley. Recommended Age Range:. Does not apply. Search within store. Items On Sale. Non-Fiction Books. Fiction Books. After college I joined the army and watched my love of games slowly diminish even more and then the final nail in the coffin was marriage and kids.

Now we played games as a family, but more like Cranium and such. And then it happened…. At the time I thought that was a lot of money to spend on a board game. But eventually I talked myself into so I would have something to play with my younger and older kids. I was also just getting out of the service and had lost a gret many friends so I kind of withdrew from a social sort of life as I coped with my own demons.

Well anyways, the older kids loved the game and the younger ones loved to just play with the minis and terrain. So we spent countless weekends playing this wonderful board game and I watched my family come closer as I began to reengage as a father not that I was ever totally gone, just stunned for a bit I would be the best description. After a while of playing this game with family I went online to find others who knew about it.

It was that step that introduced me to hundreds of folks who were very normal and also loved playing with the their kids. Through the years we all became fast friends. My family bought every expansion that came out and we still have a closet dedicated to only Heroscape. The odd thing was that this rekindled my fondness for games and since then we have hundreds of titles on our shelves.

But then again maybe not, it could just be that giant robots fighting dinosaur riding orcs is just friggin awesome. I know this game is expensive these days…but if you can find the master set I say go for it. You are only one purchase away from great memories with those around you!!!! Heroscape took my social group by storm in college. We loved this game and played it constantly. In Heroscape, you use plastic hex tiles and pieces to build game boards with elevation and structures. Game boards might be arenas where teams fight to the death, or perhaps objective based king of the hill or capture the flag.

Then, players form teams we usually played 2 vs. Each player has a certain number of points to spend on units. Really good units cost a great deal of points, which means you may get just them. Or, you can buy several weaker units.

The units are really great, nice plastic miniatures. No painting! Units in Heroscape are incredibly streamlined. They detail their movement and attack range, attack power number of dice you roll and defense power number of dice you roll.

And health. Some units have special abilities which are written in text. Then, players use little numbered tokens to denote their first, second, and third movement. Due to the vast scenarios, units, and streamlined rules, I really recommend this game if you can find it. There are also tons of add ons to buy if you want to expand the game further. Okay, this game is not just the normal board game. It is a miniatures game mixed with a create your own battlefield game.

The two work! The best ever! The expansion set provides additional terrain, fighters, and heroes. The master set also allows for additional heroes, warriors, and an expansion of terrain maps.

To start the game, players also must:. The army card packs determine how far characters move for each turn, the range of their attacks, and the effectiveness of their attacks and defenses. For example, the Marro squad characters move a certain distance each turn because of their armor, have a range due to their weapons, have an attack effectiveness based on their fighting ability, and a defense effectiveness based on their armor.

To play Heroscape, players use attack and defense dice and army card packs to advance and retreat their armies, including fighters such as dragons and Marro warriors.

On a players turn, he chooses an army card, moves the characters on the army card, and attacks with the heroes and squad members on the card. From there, the steps include:. There are over Heroscape figures contained in the Mattel game available in the expansion set and master set, including Marvel fighters.

There are a variety of types, including warriors, wizards, hunters, clerics, warmongers, ninjas, archers, masterminds, creatures, fighters, rogues, and common squad fighters. The figures are often included in expansion groups, such as the Marros. Skip to main content. Shop by Category. More View more categories Less View less categories.