Discovering Heroquest | Down From The Attic Review ep-78
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Hey gang, well, this review has been nearly 4 months in the making and it's been a real ton of fun and it's ended up being the longest review I've ever put together... but this game deserved it. This episode, I'm looking at the legendary game HEROQUEST from Milton Bradley and Games Workshop from 1989!
This review is different from my previous reviews in that it's been done from first receiving the game, first seeing the contents, playing it... and also painting it! Yes, Heroquest introduced me to the fun of painting minis and I've loved making this game look as good as I can make it.
I've been bowled over by how innovative and fun the game is, I've played little but Heroquest in the past few months...it's truly a fantastic game.
Hope you enjoy the video!
Keep gaming,
Luke
I remember setting up my game...back in 1990. My friends and I used to play it all the time and had some great laughs. My wife used to groan, "Oh no. It's HeroQuest night." A few years later I went traveling and through a divorce, and multiple moves all around Canada and BC I lost track of the game. A few months ago a friend popped by that I hadn't seen since the beginning of COVID. He was one of the original players back in the day. He pulls out HeroQuest and says, "I think this is yours. Found it in my closet with my kids games." I just about fell over. Thankfully the box had been taped shut and the kids never opened it. Everything was there and in mint condition, sitting in a closet for almost 30 years. Now I'm painting mine as well. Great game.
That's seriously an amazing story that your friend kept hold of it all those years for you, what a time warp that must've been for you! Hope you're enjoying the game again!
Whereabouts in BC are you? I'm looking to play some Heroquest, but my friends are not really into boardgames...
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My mum literally just pulled this from our attic, I was born in 76 so I had this game in 1990 when I was 14. Loved it. In 1990 it cost £15. It even had all my old writing in it, as you could create your own adventures. My brother and I had a real nostalgic trip going over all this one wknd. Brilliant
Fantastic video. Sublime painting for a first-timer!
Back in the 90's, I bought this game from Toys R Us for 20 dollars on sale. Now I wish I had bought an extra one. Back then I used to record loony toons cartoons on VCR tape for future watching. Going back and watching them I found Hero Quest commercials here and there. I always loved this game, I painted my dudes back then, and still have the game.
In 1989 I was 27 with a love of sword and Sorcery fiction, going back to my childhood and a lapsed interest in miniature wargaming. I didn't get to know Heroquest until about 20 years later, when I was given an old copy, that was partially painted and in good condition. This was the first miniatures game that I painted and has led to me painting on a regular basis and playing mostly dungeon crawl type games. I sold my copy of Heroquest and three expansions, just before the new version was announced and so didn't back this. I now have lots of dungeon crawlers and hundreds of minis but I may purchase the new version. Great review and I hope it encourages more people to give painting a go?
Upon discovering Heroquest laste year and missing an initial crowdfunding campaign I went into a rabbit hole of Heroquest reviews. Your review is simply the best one around - engaing, fun & informative! I've pre-ordered mine via LGS and should get it sometime around Christmas!
Thanks for the kind words! Hope you enjoy your copy and that it arrives for Christmas, plan on getting a few quests in over the holidays :D
Woooow, an untouched HeroQuest? That kidney was sure put to good use!
Jokes aside, congrats on this purchase and on the paint job. Looks amazing! May you enjoy it for many years! :-)
Also, now you can use your Dark World set as an expansion to HeroQuest. :-)
I got lucky with the price on it, was a matter of being patient and waiting for a copy to come up, and I was the only bidder, just happens like that sometimes.
And I have been eyeing the dark world minis for heroquest use…certainly would get more play than being used for Dark World 🤣
My man, you did a great paint job on those minis! Really did them justice.
I’m around the same age group as Luke and I too may heard of Heroquest during my childhood but missed out on it . I hope to discover the wonder of it as well. I just bought my reprinted copy of it and thanks for the Ye olde Inn for countless community quests to use .
What an amazing review 🙌. I've recently started patching up my old copy of HQ with replacement bits from eBay so I can play it with the kids. This has really whet my appetite to get back into the dungeon. Brilliant stuff, thanks!
I never played this but I absolutely remember that advert and the box design always caught my eye in the toy catalogues, epic! Thanks for taking me on the quest to play this game with you, brilliant.
Glad you enjoyed it Chica, it’s a absolutely brilliant game, highly recommended
This is such a great video. I love Heroquest, have painted a set not so long ago, and all the childhood memories came back as soon as I started playing it with friends who have 0 interest in playing more complex things such as D&D. It is an awesome board game for a Saturday night with friends without worrying way too much about rule-heavy stuff.
Rush the Wash, thanks so much! When I was in the early stages of painting and prepping your videos were a massive inspiration, pushed me to give it a try and I’m glad I did. Your channel is fantastic, thanks for the tutorials
@@downfromtheattic my pleasure! Keep it up, your videos are outstanding and bring back lots of memories!
Great job on the painting too, I'd love to see a tutorial, particularly paint and brush types used.
Unfortunately I didn’t film any of my painting. I started off by buying games workshops space marine starter kit, paint wise, it had the largest spread of colours to start off with….I’ve now got about 60 or so different paint pots so yeah…the bug bit and bit hard 😂 brushes, a mix of citadel and war paint brushes.
I would recommend FUNDAMENTALS! A Complete Guide to Painting Minis. It is an awesome video for beginners
There's a few video game adaptations of the game, which emulate the board game pretty well.
There was even an unreleased NES version that was leaked online a few years ago.
Oh Hey Larry, love your videos, been watching them for years, never thought I'd get you commenting on one of mine! Yeah there were versions out for the C64 and amiga I think? Hadn't heard about the NES version! The app that's come out with the reprint of the board game from Hasbro can act as the DM so it's like a weird hybrid board game/video game. It's brilliant that there's the option now for a solo player version of the board game out there
@@downfromtheattic Aw, bless you Sir!!! :)
Yeah, the NES version did have a release through one of those homebrew sites, but the ROM is available everywhere.
I didn't know about the app, but that's really cool. I do own the Hasbro release, but never actually taken it out of the box truth be told.
Where abouts are you in the UK out of curiosity?
HeroQuest is a great game. I've owned the 1989 HeroQuest since 2007 and I've just made and uploaded a Lego stop motion animated movie of HeroQuest.
We have a house rule that you can barge an enemy player back one square if you roll a shield while attacking. It stops doorways becoming choke points and stops players blocking off all the monsters into a room so they cannot do anything.
This channel is criminally underrated. I love your enthusiasm and passion. Subscribed.
just got the newest mythic tier Heroqquest today and im excited for the weekend to try with my buddies.
I really like your paint jobs, especially for a rookie. Inspires me to actually paint the whole thing when I finally get my copy.
Thanks :) Like I said, it took a good few months to get everything painted and be happy with it. Best advice I can give is take your time. I started with painting the tables first, very few colours to them, can practice doing washes to add texture and getting those right will definitely boost your confidence with it :) start simple and build to the more complex figures and furniture pieces, last pieces I did were the enchanters bench and the gargoyle, I knew they had a lot of detail and doing the other figures gave me plenty of practice in getting techniques right :)
Its going to be a lot harder with the new version because you have to paint all the furniture.
Wow ! Amazed by the work you put in this video and that it took you months to complete. Thank you for sharing. Really enjoyed it ! I had Heroquest when I was young but didn't really appreciate it. But now I totally get what a massive game it is :)
Luke: I have never painted miniatures before. [proceeds to complete the most incredible paint job Heroquest has ever seen]
Hahaha thanks, honestly it was about 3 months of work painting things up. I painted model kits as a kid but nothing like this, nothing as small and detailed.
My husband has been searching for this game and I finally found it and Dark Tower at a consignment sale this week. Can't wait to play them tonight!
The best part of Hero Quest is the Broad Sword.
The best part of Hero Quest is the Barbarian.
The best part of Hero Quest is the Dwarf.
The best part of Hero Quest is the board.
The best part of Hero Quest is the tiny furniture.
Oh no! Mormons!
Sick video and great production values. Whenever the algorithm favors you you're going to blow up.
Awesome video, man! Your first minis look wonderful, you did great on painting them... You've earned a new subscriber just for that 😁
My face lights up when my phone tells me there is a new down from the attic. What a pleasure :) great game! Great review!
Glad you enjoyed it Johnny!
@@downfromtheattic always! You gotta do wipeout next!
Excellent Review Buddy!! I’m glad your experience was as good as I hoped for mine to be. I’m excited to try it out myself! Definitely helps that I love D&D haha
Looking forward to your review of the new version bud, you’re gonna really enjoy playing this
Welcome to the fold Young man. I've beennplaying since '89 and I'm a full backer on the reboot. HeroQuest is as much a part of my life as anything or anyone else. Enjoy it as I have.
I forgot to mention that there will be an app for Heroquest that allows you to either play solo or play as part of the heroes against the game. Yay!!! I can’t wait!
I'd seen that! Solo play definitely intrigues me, have also heard rumour that the app will be free and compatible with the vintage game, that's pretty cool of them to do that
Make sure you look after your candle sticks and remove them from the altar when you put the lid on the box! They always get broken that way.
Oh what I've been doing there is laying the altar on it's side and having a bookcase piece or wardrobe fit over it with the candles inside, nothing's getting to them in there ;)
The Advanced heroquest rule book has rules to play the original Heroquest game solo or cooperatively, by way of generating the dungeon, encounters ect, procedurally using an innovative list of tables for outcomes, It's a great way to play classic Heroquest and the tables are very customizable.
Interesting! I never knew that! I may have to track a copy down to give this a go! Thanks for the info!
@@downfromtheattic Advanced heroquest is awesome, just as good as basic Heroquest, AHQ, uses a procedurally generated dungeon tile system, but unfortunately the game doesn't come with enough dungeon tiles in the box in my opinion, So I would recommend getting two or more box sets if you can to increase the dungeon tile amount. Or just play with the basic Heroquest game board using the solo or cooperative rules found in the AHQ rule book.
Awesome review! Thank you
awesome video.
so nostalgic
Great review Luke - loving the new overlay and transition graphics. It may be your longest review yet, but it was still fast paced and engaging. Like Bernardo, I LOVE D&D, so HeroQuest is definitely up there as a Must Own. One day it WILL be mine....
Thanks Mark, yeah it’s something I’ve been meaning to add to the channel for sometime, now they’re built I can use them in future videos. And you really do need to get your hands on a copy of this, I hope you get lucky and find a copy in a charity shop or a boot sale!
You should see what it looks like on a 3D printed board!
I had heard great things about this game before, but didn't know much about it. Amazing! The community still being behind it really shows how great it must be.
Don't get sucked into GW with that painting addiction though LOL
I was surprised to by how active the community still is for it. I don’t doubt too that after the remake comes out later this year there’ll be even more activity, it’s a good time to be fan!
Lovely mental picture of people falling to their knees and crying out "Nooooo...the pieces were mint on sprue. Nooo the cardboard...oh the cardboard! Why?! How dare you play with the game Sir. It should have been locked in a cryo vault and left to appreciate in value like fine wine or a Monet. " Glad you enjoyed it. Bro got this for Christmas back in the day. We used to play by the rules...adapted for fun obvs i.e. I'm not dying right near the end. There are no hard lessons about strategy and life being unfair to learn here.
What you did there, with the Chaos Warlock - I see it. Nice one. :)
Epic review for an epic game.
Love to see a Netflix's rated r TV series of this game
Excellent Review !!!
HeroQuest now. HeroQuest FOREVER. It wins over all players.
You hit every nail on the head in this review
Well done
This is the second best review of hero quest ever
The first is bardic the dwarfs review
But like buzz aldrin said on the Simpson “seconds right after first”
And don’t listen to Ricky Bobby’s “if you ain’t first you’re last” cause that’s just something his dad said when he was high
If anyone could complain at all, they might say that you should've got a set of small snips meant for electronics for a few quid and clipped ALL the minis and bits off their sprues, used a craft knife to extract the chipboard elements cleanly, etc. Of course, if their copies have clean cuts everywhere today, it's almost certainly because they cleaned them up years later to hide the modeling crimes of their youths. So I think they haven't really got reason to complain.
It's a fun game, it's not rare whatever eBay claims, and being a game it was meant to be played. I'm glad you've got your copy! If it strikes your fancy, YeOldeInn is out there and welcomes new players. 🙂
Hey Joseph, thanks for the kind words. Yeah, I clipped the minis off the spines using electrical pliers, when I got my first citadel paint kit (think it was the current Warhammer 40000 one, had the nicest spread of colours) it came with pincers and the mould line removing tool, really went to town on cleaning the pieces up before painting.
Copies seem to be plentiful on eBay which really makes me wonder why the price of admission is so high, perhaps its a result of its own success. And I'm on yeoldinn and have mentioned it in the video, if it helps new people find the community, can't be a bad thing :)
Wow! What an epic review Luke! You really have this one your all and it payed off.
Good review brother!
Thanks Matt, have you reviewed this one? I’m not sure I’ve seen if you have?
@@downfromtheattic No, I have Dark World....good enough for me. Lol
Being a perfectionist, I would need all the expansions....something my pocketbook can't afford!
@@kidcardco hahaha you’re missing out my friend, you really are! But to each their own
And I hear that, though amazingly on Etsy, there’s people 3D printing the components for those rarer expansions. And the cardboard pieces and quest books? All on yeoldinn.com, just need to print em off :) I’m considering it with some of those ludicrously expensive expansions
@@downfromtheattic I look forward to further reviews about this game.
btw, did you back the newest edition of the game from Hasbro?
05:06 . . . . .No. no. he isn't going to do what I think he is going to do is he... .no ... eh.. no.. museum piece... eh.... no..... 05:16 oh..... s#!t . . . 05:48 ok... He has worked hard on his Amazing Chanel and deserves this 06:15 just breath just breath... 08:01 pure satisfaction
What are you doing in my attic! Get out I say. Out. Lol. One of the greatest games ever. Oh, that forbidden bridge behind you still gets some good use over here and it's still in great shape. I'll definitely check out Ye Olde Inn there for sure. Good video.
You deserve more views and subs than you have, bro. Great channel. I gave you a like and a sub and I'll be watching more of your videos soon.
The American version is much more different than I thought . There’s no nothing treasure card. Also the first quest( at least compared to the Original British printing) is more of a tutorial rather than a trial by fire
You could sell that for hundreds of dollars!
Stannis Baratheon: Thousands…
Good game done brought it back you can find it at game stop
Try it with the new App as well it works fine. Mine is fully painted as well and still looks great but yours is slightly better looking because the original owner put gloss varnish on mine and it has discoloured slightly with age on a few models.
You reminded me of the app, I need to give that a try! I loaded it up and I kinda like the foreboding music there. I tend to put the Skyrim soundtrack on to set the ambience :D
I remember this as a kid so i got myself the remake that Hasbro made
The marvel quest (weatherman)so cool
wow! Awesome. Going to order my Tshirt today.
I know you wanted the truest experience with this game so you should know that you need to have those candlesticks on the enchantment table broken off, at least one piece someone stepped on from that time you brought it to school, and throw out either the quest book or the instructions as I didn't know anyone who had both. Myself included.
Fingers crossed the new version comes to retail, I missed out on the pledge
I’m confident it will, they’ve released recently concept box art for Kellars Keep and Witch Lord expansions. I dont think they’d do that without a view to making it a retail game. Can only hope that other expansions follow! Ogre horde would be great!
I would be interested in seeing a video about an old, out-of-print trading card game like Vampire the Eternal Struggle or the like. I know it would require more work than just getting an old box off Ebay, but I think it has promise. Would be a neat change of pace.
I'll be honest, I'm not really into trading card games and deck building games. I tried Pokemon when I was a kid and Yu-Gi-Oh but could never really get into it. I can understand how gamers can really get into it though, the collectibility and different stats to the cards.
Great review, although you didn't mention the Advanced Quest version with the Dark Company expansion.... The comic is worth mentioning too as it contains new material.
Yes I did forget the advance quest, that comes with the dark company...really would love to get my hands on that set. Comic I didn't cover, I knew about the Winter Special, have had that printed off and the additional pieces there printed on card, there's some nice additional new pieces. Have yet to play the revenge of the weather man quest yet though ;)
@@downfromtheattic Yes, it fetches a high price these days. Especially as it was a European only release. It is nice that we live in a time when we can print things ourselves though.
So glag Avalon Hill released a reprint. Played this one back in the day but couldn't justify the ebay prices.
I still have my original copy plus two of the quest packs. How the heck did you find an unpunched copy of it? That’s amazing!
I’ve backed the new one that should be here by the end of the year.
I honestly just got lucky, was an eBay listing and for some reason there were no other bids on it, just happens that way some times :)
If you liked Heroquest... You should try Warhammer Quest!!
I'd be lying if I said I haven't been eyeing it up....bloody pricey though for a classic set!
@@downfromtheattic yes, it's very painfull.
i feel its oimportent to experance the vintage verson fresh if u dint have oit as a kid also. i find it an importent experance i just today did the same in opening my coppy and punching everything out and all that.
I was 12 when this game came out. I still have my copy today. Love this game! I have fixed up the box and started painting my mini figs. I remember the day the commercial came out. Told my dad and we got a copy right way. how do you find the links for the 3d printer figs and also what's a good 3d printer for mini figs.
this game will stay in my Family forever. I just wish I can find more ppl to play with. that's my problem. I can't find ppl.
I haven’t 3D printed any figures myself but there’s plenty of sellers on Etsy.com that are offering prints :)
@@downfromtheattic awesome ty I love Etsy bought a lot of stuff on there for my games.
Hero ques was quite expensive in the day , 2x sometimes 3x the amount of ordinary popular board games.
it's not surprising really considering the amount of stuff that comes in the box. Looks to have held its value pretty well too!
@@downfromtheattic True sadly my coppie has endured player use of the years. most cardboard figures are no longer how do you call it in mint condition.
@@marcusfranconium3392 just means that it was well loved and played with ;)
@@downfromtheattic Still is . toys should be played with , not kept in a new box and look i have that game but never payed it.
I've watched this video like 30 times...
I was wondering what paints you used. I am going to try to be a newbie for painting miniatures But on some board games similar to heroquest (dungeon crawlers).
Sorry if comments seem late. I was busy on some things. Loved your review.
Hey Jonathan, with me starting out with doing this sort of thing too I picked up a Warhammer 40000 marine starting kit, came with something like 14 paints, a flash mold line remover and a brush. Seemed like it had the best spread of colours that I needed. I've bought better brushes since and have expanded the amount of paints I have, I have around 60 or so now which is still nothing compared to the more serious painters. Paints are a mix of citadel and war games paints, I'm not brand loyal, I just get the colours I need. Oh! And a good wet pallet helps a lot!
What is the name of the exact first game that you show in the flashback? (the one with a barbarian with an 8 on the base)
DarkWorld
I love this game. :)
And those miniatures look amazing. Great job luke.
Thanks Norm!
@@downfromtheattic your welcome bro! We'll be doing a Heroquest Episode soon. Want to join?
Brodesode!
I am supposed there has never been a lotr version of this game
Are there different versions of the 1989 one? I noticed the hero cards are different from my copy.
Yeah there’s some differences between the hero cards between the UK and US releases, same as the monster cards. Think they tweaked the game for the US release
Oh yeah! I commented before finishing your video and heard your comment later. Lol. Thanks for the response!
Broadsword 🗡️
Great review! Would love to see Space Crusade next too! I'm surprised you managed to get a new on sprue copy - must have horrendously expensive! Against the Ogre Horde is a great expansion but as you note, it is super tricky to find it complete in box and for a reasonable price. Also, it would be remiss of me not to leave a link to the excellent BardicBroadcast review: ua-cam.com/video/Cx8sl2uC46A/v-deo.html
Oh no problem with sharing the bard, his review is the greatest in alllll the realm!
My copy I snagged for I think £105, which I was surprised no one else bid on. Fb marketplace is also worthwhile checking too :)
Fucking sick
When you compare the new Heroquest to the original, the new one is absolutely atrocious.
You might look into something like Descent 1st or 2nd Edition or Imperial Assault if you enjoyed Heroquest. They are arguably direct descendants of Heroquest's overlord vs heroes dungeon crawl setup, just with much more modern design.
You know, I've been eyeballing Descent for quite a while now, it does look fun, the board is more modular isn't it? I'm right in thinking that the game has a companion app too?