Board Game Retrospective: Heroquest
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- Let's unbox this massive board game and see what makes it so great!
Why Heroquest is so great: • Why Heroquest is so Great
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"Heroquest is the best board game ever made and anyone who says otherwise is just wrong." Per Bardic Broadcasts.
Nice review my friend. Fond memories.
Anyone who needs a smile today, please also check out Bardic's review and he will tell you "what is best" about Heroquest. Now where's my Bwoadswod!
HE isn't wrong! lol
Apparently I should wait till the end of a video before commenting. But Cap is right. Check out Bardic's vid.
I disagree, it's a very good game but I think Donkey Kong is the best game ever.
John Salo Donkey Kong sucks
Ahh, my beloved gateway to D&D
One of my favourite things about heroquest was how it lends itself so well to "house rules". If you want to add roleplaying you can, or just keep it as is.
My own house rules were 1: players cannot pass through each other. this forced players to really work together.
2. you can only search for treasure in rooms with furniture. this gave a more realistic "purpose" to all the great furniture.
Very cool
I turned Heroquest into a near-d&d rpg by adding a whole bunch of house rules and tables. I don’t remember what I did but it filled a 3-ring binder. It was a good casual dungeon crawl for when we needed a break from the heavier campaign (or if someone couldn’t attend).
I also remember having a Heroquest computer game that played almost exactly like the board game only in 3D. In fact, I might have got the video game first and that led me to the board game.
Still have my copy from back in the day.
I have mine as well. I only ever got the first two expansions, but all my HQ stuff is fairly mint.
Lucky! Sadly a fire took ours from us :(
Imagine the Cracking Bard and Courageous Captain doing a dungeon crawl together. XD
It would be glorious!
The best thing about Hero Quest is the bwawd soard
The bwawd soard!
The browd sowd!
"I replaced all my furniture with Hero Quest furniture." I actually played Space Crusades instead back in the day because I played the video game on Amiga....that was my intro to 40K, but I never got into the table top game...Space Crusades was all I needed, and all I could afford. At the time it was difficult to find other people who wanted to play because on average it took about an hour to set up the game. I bought a copy of Hero Quest about two years ago, I went into a board game crazy after backing a kickstarter for Resident Evil 2, the Board game. Also backed a kickstarter on Who Goes There, but I missed both the first and second kickstarter for the Conan board games....the second one only had a fifteen day window and I missed it, same with Resident Evil 3, but I was ready for that one. The interesting thing is, I've been buying a lot of these games solely for the miniatures. I put into the kickstarter for Anno Domini 1666 because I loved the idea of having miniatures of The Three Musketeers and Don Quixote....not to mention the kickstarter for Solomon Kane. There is an absolute beautiful miniature of a snake in one of the expansions I desperately had to have, that I bought two of them. The curses of a collector.
Heh. picked mine up for $2 years back when the local Roses was closing down. Amazing how much it might be worth now, though my copy is a bit worn. Amusingly, the local hobby shop was selling it for $25 at the same time.
It still amazes me how different the US version is to the one I had.
I just bought a hardly ever used, near mint condition, complete (perhaps not all cardboard tiles because the number of those arent in the “whats in the box” part of the rules) for $4 at my local Salvation Army thrift store. I bought it for the minis- but figured I’d look up the game since I’m a gamer and wanted to see if it was interesting before I disassembled it. I am so thankful I did! I am definitely keeping this game in a place of honor, and playing it with my friends at the soonest opportunity!
It's crazy seeing this. This is the set up that I actually played my first D&D game with and actually used some of the minis from it for years as pcs in an ongoing 2e game with my dad. This was the starting dungeon and from there the story took place in the world of Mystara eventually branching into the Hollow world. Really cool to see this.
Wow! Really? That's great. Yeah, I used these minis for YEARS as my default. I also ran Mystara and Hollow world as well!
I still have my dads copy of this game. It was my gateway to D&D and my first time painting miniatures as a kid. I’ve spoken to so many people who have fond memories of Hero Quest.
The last campaign I ran used this to find my new team of adventures for AD&D and I also heavily use its miniatures.
The best thing about Heroquest is... I’m so sorry....
Played it omg, long ago. Didn’t win, but really enjoyed the adventure and the.player interactions. A ripper of a game. Pity about the IP fracas preventing its rerelease: the game would have done well.
Enjoyable video, Cap’n.
I was wondering how I missed Hero Quest when it first came out. By watching this video though, I realize it came out when I was in the military. No wonder! Great video! I'll be picking up the new version though.
Only just found this video. I actually have this game with the first 2 expansion sets. Never played it so totally complete with most of the card tiles still in their surrounds & the skeletons etc from the expansion sets still on their sprue.
The only thing I remember is I accidently cut off the top of the magic users staff because I wanted to paint the hero's but never did & so they went back into the box. Shame that the boxes are a bit tatty. Maybe one day I will find someone who wants to play it with me 😊
I have great memories of playing this game , lots of fun good times . Still use the dungeon parts in my D&D games 🍺
The gargoyle figure had a detachable head so you could roll it sideways at a jaunty angle, as if incredulous that puny humans presumed to disturb his dungeon...
The best thing about heroquest is this video!
That game started it all for me!
My brother and I went halves in this back in the day. But never really played it as intended. We were around 9 or 10, and I think it was too complex for us.
With two of us, I guess 1 needed to be DM and the other player... which was why we never really played the game. The figs and pieces were cool though, and I think we just messed around with those.
NO review about HeroQuest is complete, without a crackin' reference to the Bardic review!
Man, that's just a youtube classic. Ya just gotta.
I'm board game fan from Brazil, this game came to me at 90's, and made me very happy until now !Thankyou very much to explain so well this nice and special Game !
The best thing about HeroQuest is obviously the cover art.
I recently stumbled upon Ye Olde Inn and their amazing stash of HeroQuest. I have since begun a D&D 5e campaign on D&D Beyond's Roleplay Forum heavily influenced by the game. HEAVILY!!! I recently (yesterday) just finished painting on photoshop a miniature of Mentor that I created on Heroforge and showed it to my players. I am also about a third of the way through building a 3D (with Fog of War and light dynamics) map of The Trial adventure, on ArkenForge. I will also be making and painting minis for the monsters. Oh, and the last thing I gave my PCs before they left were tiny figurines that look like the characters in the game; as magic items that will boost their abilities over time. There is no hope for me, the rabbit hole is DEEP and I dove straight in. See you on the other side!
We played this relentlessly
I wish someone in the right spot would realize if they reprint it..it will make lots of $$$
Loved playing this in college. Still have it in storage somewhere.
Having watched a few videos on advanced heros quest, I really want to get some tiles and minis for some quick games!
And Sierra Online changed their pc game series from heroes quest to quest for glory
Instantly clicked on like - you finally reviewed that ultimate legend of board gaming 👏
I used all the minis when D&D 3rd edition came out. I wish I had the game, still have many components. I used the game to teach my HS girlfriend's little brother about role playing and je still plays to this day.
Thanks for the video. You didn't mention the Adavanced Quest version that came with men at arms and a long campaign.
I loved this game totally got me into D&D too.
So I've traveled down the dark path.
I've 3d printed the traps, walls, and doors. Planning on printing the cards adding a thief class and expanding the monsters using stl files of battle masters monsters
I can't get over your accent :-D So cute!
I wish I knew how cool this was when it came out... nobody I knew played it! So I went ahead and purchased Talisman 3rd Edition... Talisman is a wonderful game too!
yes it is!!!
I have no idea how I missed this back in the day.
Heroquest is how I got my sisters and brothers into fantasy board games.
Not HQ but I was able to pick up a copy of Silver Tower last week (11/6/20) from a LGS on their close out table for $120.
There's a warehouse somewhere in Spain (or there was) with boxes and boxes of Heroquest 25th edition which cannot legally be sold (there was a video on YT of a French guy showing warehouse footage and commentating).
I apologize on behalf of all Spaniards for Gamezone not being able to differentiate between the IP rights of the physical components of an established board game Vs the IP itself (something akin to getting the rights for an E.T. plastic toy and then trying to make E.T. 2 the movie using a new version of the old plastic toy I suppose). There's an ongoing court case here in Spain whereby folks who backed the Heroquest 25th edition are attempting to claw back their Kickstarter money but alas in Spain you can issue a court order but getting the money which has since 'vanished' or is 'unobtainable' (meaning 'spent') is a tall order.
So, is there any way to "obtain" one of those copies?
@@Johnny_Nitro not really, I've looked on ebay in Spain and milanuncios etc (there's another one I cannot remember) and nothing. There's a couple of ads for it on ebay but the photos only show 20 plastic miniatures in grey (no box or rules or components) which could have just been randomly printed out on someones' 3d printer i.e. a scam (another one). You probably have to know a guy that knows a guy, I have fanatical Heroquest fan friends here in Spain and they've not come across any copies.
Update: I think this is the video: ua-cam.com/video/KfP2alMmYpk/v-deo.html
That's just crazy. Honestly, I think Moon Design is being a bit of a snit. Its an RPG not a boardgame.
I mean, Milton Bradley had the exact same IP and there was no issue. Its obnoxious.
@@captcorajus HeroQuest was like a cultural zeitgeist in Spain, every kid wanted a copy back in the day so the spotlight is on that game for anyone that attempts to encroach on its IP. If it was an IP that no-one hardly has heard of they would be more relaxed with the copyright laws unless it had a killer success, in which case lawyers would be all over it for a cut of the profits.
@@captcorajus You've reversed the historical order a little. HeroQuest was always the announced title for the follow-up RPG for RuneQuest, But since Chaosium took a long time bringing that game to market, and were kind of naive about legalities in the early days of the industry, Games Workshop/Mitlon Bradley could just snatch the name out from under their noses and lay a claim to it. So when the RPG eventually came out it had to go under the title of Hero Wars - at least until MB let their trademark lapse. Moon Design (who at the time held the license from Chaosium) quickly snatched it up and renamed the second edition of Hero Wars to HeroQuest. Since then, Moon Design has merged with Chaosium (essentially becoming the new management there), and since Chaosium have gotten burned before they're not about to relax their stance on IP again.
Many, many, many... years ago I played two other RPGs besides AD&D. One was called RuneQuest, and the other Ysgarth. I would love to see reviews of those games. Also, as one of my all time favorite authors is Robert Lynn Asprin, I would love to see reviews of the modules for the Bazaar from his MYTH Inc. series, and the city of Sanctuary from the Thieves' World series that he edited.
BTW, just found your channel and subscribed. Love your stuff so far!
I did a rather in depth review of Thieves world last year as a matter of fact!
@@captcorajus Awesome... Still going through all your stuff. I can't wait to see it!
Hi fantastic video I realy enjoyed it. one thing you missed is The American version with zargon was considered second edition with changed rules chaos spells for the monsters many more artifacts tougher monsters, the adventures had more monsters in them. the game was called Heroquest Game System. a much harder game
I didn't miss it. I have both game versions. They are virtually identical in most respects. Zargon is Morcar in the European release which I mentioned.
The spells and treasures are all the same, though there is significant rewording of the text for clarity. Clearly due to player's input.
Monster stats likewise get tweeked, though I've never heard of the American version being referred to as '2nd edition', though obviously the 'Game System' Text appears on the box.
For the context in this review i didn't really go into that much detail. :)
@@captcorajus Hi you say the spell are the same. but the American version had 12 more. in the base game plus first 2 expansions the American version had 30 artifact type cards the uk version only had 5. also more importantly the American versions adventure maps had roughly a third more monsters. having said that your video was excellent.
Awesome
Keep up the great video reviews!! 😊 still waiting for the reviews of Stormbringer and Elfquest games by Chaosium... *foot tapping*.... waiting.... waiting.... 😂😂😂
Unless someone sends me a copy of those games, I'm afraid you'll be waiting a while sir. Sorry! :)
captcorajus I’m kinda surprised Drive thru rpg hasn’t recreated these. I’ll look on eBay and see if I can find them. Probably expensive. 🤔
@@darthjoel6357 Not likely! Games that are licensed product can't go on being sold if the licence expired.
Dracopol thank you I forgot they’re isn’t a current license on them.
I LOVE Heroquest
We have a copy at home
Greetings! I would like to listen about your Board Game Retrospective: Dungeon. ;-)
I am glad they remake this board game,I hate see many different monopoly and other stuff
HeroQuest is a great game.
I really wish they would rerelease this, my little brother had it but unfortunately most of it was lost in time . Yeah I used a lot of the stuff and even the board for 2nd ed AD&D
and now we have the reboot hasbro was able to do good times
Very well done too. I did a video on it, and clearly there's a lot of love for the game.
:) my youth. Lucky for me I own several copies same for starquest
Will you do a review of the fantasy board game Talisman?
Great game! Thanks for bringing back some great memories. Can we get your take on Battle Masters?
Never played it or owned it. Sorry.
@@captcorajus No worries. Its very similar to Hero Quest but with armies. Kind of a middle ground between Hero Quest and Warhammer.
Battlemasters is awesome
Those two US questpacks were rough
I got lucky and found a copy at an LGS with return of the Witch lord for $150
dude.. a few weeks ago i thought of this game and decided to youtube it. watched some reviews and gorilla games or whatever play it.
i was just going down memory lane, you know. my uncles introduced me into these games. my introduction was heroquest.
izzy always played the dwarf.
yesterday izzy passed.
my sister called to tell me.
i got the message.
but never answered.
i don't want to do this.
fucking fuck.
Brother, so sorry for your loss. I hope that the video at least allowed you to grieve with some fond memories of your uncle.
@@captcorajus it really did bring back fond memories of sitting at my grandmothers kitchen table and crushing zargons minions. Thank you so much
Hah! Loved the Bard quote!
What do you think about the reprinted version of HQ now on sale?
I had this game ..... but I throw it away 3-4 years ago when I was moving.
Nooooooooo!
BWODESODE!
It's a bit disappointing that this video does not mention TSR's Dragon Quest (1992) (and perhaps even the much later Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Board Game (2003) by Hasbro) which is a close imitation of Heroquest.
There's a ton of imitators I could have mentioned, but this was just focused on Heroquest specifically. The video could have been another 10 minutes long if I went down that rabbit hole. lol
I wonder captn. Did you never went down the Traveller path? I mean with it being released in 1977 initially, it would constitute an old school rpg, right?
Absolutely!!
@@captcorajus Awesome. I'm curious how your perspective on it is.
@@AeonVoom I have to do a video on it. Needless to say, I was a bit dismayed the very first time I rolled up a character and he died in creation. lol
@@captcorajus I ended up 2 terms in prison. I was basically a Snake Plissken. Because of course we played the Prison Planet.
But thats why i love the character creation process in traveller.
How much can one expect to pay for this re-release?
What was the actual price on release date, I can’t find one for less than 130$
In my latest reivew of the new game I found an Amazon listing for 117 dollars. amzn.to/3gZsAjb
why the change in zargon/malcor's name overseas?..
First!!!