I just picked this up as well! GameStop had a pretty good sale on it this week. Problem is I don't have anyone around anymore that likes to play board games so I'm gonna try solo with the HeroQuest app playing the GameMaster. I hope it will be fun- I think it will be as I've never played before and I like similar era games like Key To The Kingdom and HeroScape.Necro bump!! Just got the new Hero Quest Re-Release and it's beautiful! Getting ready to paint this bad boy up! Anyone have theirs painted and wanna show them off?
One thing that makes it so fun is that it is simple to get into and it's hard to die. It's super fun and accessible.I just picked this up as well! GameStop had a pretty good sale on it this week. Problem is I don't have anyone around anymore that likes to play board games so I'm gonna try solo with the HeroQuest app playing the GameMaster. I hope it will be fun- I think it will be as I've never played before and I like similar era games like Key To The Kingdom and HeroScape.
Sweet post anything you paint. I'll be posting stuff as it gets complete.My painting table is a bit dusty, but I've been meaning to get back to something soon. I picked up the new Army Painter Speed Paints with the intent of using them on boardgame minis. No need to do highly detailed mini's in most of these games. Warhammer Quest Cursed City will be getting reprinted. That and Space Hulk are probably next in my painting queue.
I didn't get back into Hero Quest. It's a game of a different era, and they didn't do anything to modernize it. That's good for the people that want the nostalgia, but not good for getting new fans.
It's been awhile, but this is what I've played recently. Covid has definitely slowed things down.
- Shipwreck Arcana
- Pandemic Season 0
- Set A Watch
- Micro Macro Crime City
- Alien : Fate of the Nostromo
- Project Elite
Yeah, it isnt easy finding people, but this is a community based around playing games in person. Most groups are overly friendly.Sometimes I wonder what it's like to have friends that would play board games with me.
Villainous works best when you know the other people's win conditions. You cant make direct attacks, but you can substantially make it harder for them to win. There are also difficulty curves built into some characters where their win conditions are more challenging. The original Disney version is probably best as it had the main design team behind it. the following games just use the same game engine with new people making the content.Wife and I recently bought the Marvel Villainous game and we've tried playing it a couple of times but it doesnt seem very fun, unfortunately. It doesnt feel like youre playing with other people because each individual has their own game to play and requirements to win. You can sort of attack other players but not really, so its kinda dumb.
We also got "Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space." Ridiculously long and goofy name, but its actually pretty fun. Its kinda sorta like a mashup of Battleship and Among Us.
You play as either humans or aliens in a derelict ship with no power. The object for humans is to get to one of 4 escape pods, and the game cards will determine if the escape pod even works. If it DOES, then its used up and no other players can use it. If it DOESNT, that player dies, and the escape pod is destroyed. Evidently the game can support up to 16 players, and only 4 escape pods per game.
The object of the aliens is to track down the humans by trial and error, but also only each player knows if they are human or alien. If they are human and die, they mutate into an alien and keep going.
So its pretty much a 'youre fucked anyway' type of game, but with some beer and buddies its quite a time.