Buying a Used Advanced HeroQuest on eBay | Common Faults and Complete Contents List | Unboxing
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- Always Board Never Boring takes a quick break from restoring his 1990 copy of HeroQuest to check the contents of the copy of Advanced HeroQuest that was kindly donated to the channel by his good friend Dale. In this video he witters on about some common issues with secondhand copies of Advanced HeroQuest, and runs through a list of the components, including those that aren't really essential to play the game.
This video was only possible thanks to the generosity of Dale. Dale has just started a Twitch channel. You can find him playing World of Warcraft like a boss at:
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Yay, my copy is 100% complete and it was pre-painted by someone who clearly loved it. (Okay, it's missing the binder spine.) Looking forward to seeing you play this, the rules are very intimidating.
The rules are quite dense, and I remember not having the slightest clue when I was a kid. Once you're into it, it's not so bad. Hopefully will have more coverage soon.
I’ve been watching all your Advanced Heroquest videos, which are awesome and has prompted me to pick up a lovely condition copy on eBay.
Advanced Heroquest was the game that got me into wargames and warhammer.
My mum bought me it when I was 11 in 1990.
There was an advert for the companion paint set that led us to games workshop and the rest is history 😅
Thanks for the inspiration and great content!
Thank you so much for the kind words and the generous support for the channel. I'm really pleased the coverage helped you to decide to pick up the game again, and I hope you have great fun with it. It really is a wonderful game that has a feel unlike any other dungeon crawler.
This brings back so many great memories. Funnily enough I just finished painting that Orc Warchief model the other day for my HeroQuest set.
Glad I was able to revive some good memories. That orc warchief is a wonderful miniature.
Extra doors with working hinges!? That is the real rare haul here, lol. Thanks for the helpful video!
I know. It's a little Christmas miracle! As Dale was my main gaming buddy as a kid, I do wonder if those extra doors might have been mine in the first place. As I recall it wasn't uncommon for us to get stuff mixed up together.
Yes!!! This is the one I have been waiting for....
Happy to oblige. Thanks for watching.
Take the rule book and file it away for posterity. There are loads of fan versions that combine the main book, the expansion and do a good job of tidying up the rules. I recommend Enhanced Advanced Heroquest, but there are others.
Yeah, the fan community has spent years adapting and developing this game. I don't think any two people play it exactly the same way as they all pick and choose what they like and add their own twists. I'm a bit of a traditionalist. The first step for me is to restore everything original.
This is a game I never knew existed, its really interest to see. We jumped from Hero Quest to Warhammer Quest.
It didn't have a very long shelf life and it just didn't stick with people like HeroQuest or Warhammer Quest, but it's probably the best of the three from a technical perspective.
Thank you for this
Thank you for watching.
Do a play through mate please show us a home brew delve! Want to see a random dungeon! & if you can take a party through & not die!
wow that brings me back . I did end up with a 2nd hand copy of AHQ but never used it . sadly most of it is missing now or got water damaged . and the mini's got incorporated into various armies or converted , one thing that always struck me as odd with my set is I had two sets of the heroes both missing the wizard
The minis from my original copy got hacked up and put in different armies too. I will take more care of them this time around!
I had to buy a German set for all the minis and dungeon tiles. I then was lucky to find an English listing that included the box, all the tiles, the doors and tokens. All my set is missing is the actual rulebook, but I printed a copy for personal use.
Nice. I have a very bashed up rules book so I also downloaded a copy. I grabbed a download of the Terror in the Dark expansion for all the extra rules too.
I have 4 of those doors and always wondered where they came from. They were in a copy of heroquest that I bought at a flea market 25 years ago for $10!. 2 have working doors, one has a broken hinge and the 4th one is just the door frame.
Broken hinges were such a common thing. They were a really cool idea; just not great in practice.
I remember Skaven Warhammer players at the time wanted the plastic models for a cheap unit of Clan Rats
I love the skaven miniatures. I remember getting my original copy from Argos. Seems weird to think they stocked it.
I've been wanting a copy of this for a while. I only got back into miniatures a couple of years ago after a 25 year break. I uses to play loads of regular heroquest back when it first came out and my best friends older brothers and his friends would play this. We never got a chance to sadly. I used to have so many of the oldhammer skaven it features. I still have one giant rat ogre from this period so that's the beginning of my project! It seems that for a complete copy in good shape you pay 150-200quid.
Is the solo play any good do you think? I doubt I will find anyone to play it with once I do get it but it holds so much nostalgia that I don't care! I really wanted this back when I was kid and it's on the top of mid-life crisis shopping list now!
Solo is good. There's no AI for the enemies as such. You roll on a chart to get a basic idea of what they will do, but the rules tell you to apply your common sense and just play the enemies as you think they would behave and try your best to kill the heroes.
Hi! What foam insert/organizer do you recommend for Advanced Heroquest ?
I don't. It's a game intended to be expanded with lots of extra miniatures, and the box itself isn't very sturdy. My tokens are in a tackle box inside the box, and all the map tiles and books are also in the box. All the miniatures are magnetised and stored in Really Useful Box crates lined with rubber steel (I have videos about that process on the channel).
I’ve always wanted this game & could never find or get my hands on a copy of it! It’s very depressing!
Ah happy memories with this game (and the original Heroquest). I look forward to the time when you upgrade the best version of the 'Quests' - that is of course the 1995 Warhammer Quest. Where you can re-purpose all those Oldhammer minis. Great video
Thanks for watching. I was gifted a complete Warhammer Quest in excellent condition a few years back (I have been very blessed to be the recipient of some awesome gifts over the years), so it's not on the agenda for a restoration project.
Thanks for the vid! I was curious what the back of the box showed. (For some reason, I can't seem to find a single image of the back ANYWHERE lol!) Do you know if anywhere they show the box back? (I guess I could just ASK what it shows if you could be so kind. Was it just photos of the game board, or perhaps some people playing it I assume?)
Thanks for watching. I just did a Google search to check for "Advanced Heroquest back of box" and several images came up. You can normally find eBay listings that show the back of the box too.
The back doesn't feature people playing it. That's not really GW's style for their boxes; more of an MB thing. Instead there is a panel on the left talking about heroes and showing the painted heroes. A panel on the right talks about skaven and has some skaven banner artwork. The central panel shows a game in progress, and lists all of the components. Hope that helps.
Thanks tons! Weird, as I checked dozens of listings for it on ebay, and it always left out the BACK on the ones that came up for me, and same with a basic google image search lol. But I appreciate letting me know the gist of it, as I was always curious. I read that this game was also recommended 14 and up, so I assume that listing was on the back too, (unless that came from elsewhere.) Getting away from Milton Bradly was nice that it allowed more wiggle room to play things less safe and simple. @@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring
Thanks tons! Weird, because the ebay listings I saw the back was not included in lol. I appreciate your describing it though, as I was always curious. (I read this game was recommended 14 and up, so perhaps that listing was on the back too.) That was one nice thing about getting away from Milton Bradly, as you have more wiggle room to play things "less safe" lol. @@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring
There are lots on eBay right now that show the back. Literally the first two I found. To note, I am using the UK eBay site and those listings are from UK sellers, so if you are in another territory you may not see them as high in the results as they are for me.
Aahh, that explains it lol. I'm from the U.S. 🤣 I have a feeling, that (like Zoids,) it had a bigger UK presence.
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i have Warhammer quest with all the expansions and hero/card packs should I get this game too? I do have a copy of hero quest as well as the new edition of heroquest coming. I'm just not sure if I should get this. I really love collecting the official gamesworkshop minis from the time period for the Warhammer quest roleplay book along with the littlemonk content what would you suggest?
I wouldn't want to say one way or the other, really. I much prefer AHQ to Warhammer Quest, so for me it's the better pick. But for questing in the Old World, you are very much covered with a complete and fully expanded Quest like you already have. For me, AHQ more accurately captures that sense of the grim horror of the Old World, but the game is less fleshed out than Quest, which obviously has lots of heroes and a couple of expansions, besides the very comprehensive RPG book.
A few things worth noting: All your HeroQuest heroes and monsters have rules in AHQ, as does the furniture, and even the board (which is used as a special maze level). Furthermore, there are simple rules for replaying all of the base game HeroQuest missions using AHQ rules. Finally, as with the other games, there's a lot of fan content for AHQ if that sort of thing interests you. There was only ever one expansion for AHQ and it's very hard to find and incredible expensive, but as it was just a rules book and tokens, it's pretty easy to recreate using online downloads.
@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring is their a web site that has all the tiles and components that I can print out? as for the minis Warhammer quest and Heroquest should be plenty of minis do you think? and as always thank you for work on your content on the channel and time !
Sorry, I missed this question. UA-cam isn't always great with notifications. There are places like Ye Olde Inn, Scribd, HeroQuest.no-ip, and Advanced HeroQuest Reforged where you can download Advanced HeroQuest stuff. I downloaded the expansion rules book myself a while back but don't remember which site. Obviously just be careful to check the places where you are getting the downloads to make sure they aren't going to cause your computer to explode.
Yea I should really learn to look after my things hahaha
And i stole all the Skaven for my Skaven fantasy battle army lol
Nah. This is in pretty good shape. The boxes are always shot, because they're so flimsy, but other than that and missing miniatures it's complete and in good shape. I figured all the skaven were in ranks somewhere!
AND ive found 5 more Skaven shields! So I will stick them in an envelope and post them to ya
@@dalelewis625 As always you are a gentleman and a scholar, however you can save a stamp as I have enough skaven shields and I have managed to find two “old hammer” shields designed to fit on pegs like the henchmen have so I am completely covered for all of that now. I basically have a full game thanks to you!
@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring no worries! Glad it went to a loving home! Those spare doors probably were yours 😂 And I have images in my head of my wee skaven with spears unit being closely followed by some poison gas globadiers 😂 No idea where they went.
Feeling nostalgic to go back to this game?
I am. I have a strange relationship with Advanced HeroQuest. I rate it as one of the very best dungeon crawlers, but this is the third time I've owned it. When I was a kid I never fully appreciated it and it ended up being a toolbox for Warhammer Quest until the great purge. The second time, I remembered how good it was, but found it quite miserable to play, and at the time I wasn't keeping games that I didn't get to the table. But I regretted it as soon as it was gone. This time I'm really going to put some attention into it.
Play the campaign. It works well solo even if you spoil a few things by having to read ahead sometimes. The game really shines in the published WD campaigns.
One thing I've never done with it is translate the HeroQuest missions to the Advanced rules set. There's actually a section in the rules to do it. Not sure why I never did that before, but I think it might be funny to try. I'm also downloading all the extra content from Ye Old Inn, so I have Terror in the Dark as well. I have a good game group now that I think would get a kick out of it too.
I never did the HQ stuff either. Probably a better way to play all those missions. There's an HQ mission in WD that is pretty complex too.
AHQ is very old school D&D with the management of resources and henchmen. Torches, rope, rations, door spikes, etc were all limited items that you traded the weight for gold as the adventure progressed. You can see that in some of the design here.
@@johnmiddleton4291 It's the detailed management of resources that I think makes the game so special. Is there any other board game where you can make a will to pass on your money? Especially where you even have to pay the moneylender fee to access the money from the will? And being successful with the wizard was an interesting challenge, with spells eating ingredients each time, and a selection of spells that did so much more than just zapping the monsters.
I used to have Mighty Warriors as a kid, impossible to find a good set these days.....
Yeah, a few years back you could get it fairly easily for a low price, but when I scouted around eBay the prices were incredibly high. I'm assuming that's because of people wanting the awesome miniatures, because the game is bloody awful.
I couldn't agree more about the box. It's rubbish! My box has travelled very little since its original purchase (new) and it is in less than ideal condition.
I remember being *very* impressed with the doors when I first saw them, and then soon realised that they were too fragile looking, and somewhat impractical to use.
I remember finding the random dungeon generation rules a bit tedious. After one playtest, I abandoned it in favour of pre-generated scenarios like in HeroQuest. But eventually, I just reverted back to the HeroQuest, but used the figurines from AHQ.
Did you ever see Dungeon & Dragons published under Parker Bros.? I picked that one up only for the figurines. Never played it even once. It also had Tree 'furniture' which I thought was great for HQ 'outdoor' scenario elements.
The doors were a great idea, but just didn't work in practice. They probably could have done something where the doors popped in and out, or fitted into a slot instead. Still... top marks for trying.
The Advanced Hero Quest miniatures sprue never came with any shields for the henchmen.
solegends.com/citcat1991b/cat1991bp332plasticahq-02.htm shows the whole frame in their scans of the catalogue from 1991.
There was a separate small sprue for the henchmen shields (actually two, one with eight shields on it and one with four). The shields were never included with Mighty Warriors. Every miniature in AHQ got a shield except for the wizard and elf (which is mentioned in the contents section of the rules book).
Did you end up fixing the box? I cannot find the video on your channel
Hi. I fixed a regular HeroQuest box on the channel recently. I haven't started my Advanced HeroQuest restoration project yet - I am working on Space Crusade first.
@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring Ok. So you will do it after space crusade? :D
@@squick1842 Yes. Once Space Crusade is done I will be moving on to Advanced HeroQuest, and then Advanced Space Crusade. I've got a busy schedule lined up!
@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring You show in your other box repair video that you spray some cleaner substance on the parts you want straighten out. That product is not available where i am from as i know (Norway). Will water work as well? Also, i looked up the glue you were using, and the description on that glue were child friendly (not strong) glue. Sorry about the 100 questions :D But, as you know, these are expencive games xD
@@squick1842 It's not a cleaner product, it's fabric freshener, like Febreze. You spray it on clothes to give them a nice smell. You can do the same thing with water, but just be careful because you don't want to leave any water marks. Always a good idea to do a test on a small area first. The glue I use is PVA. You could use PVA based wood glue instead, but often that dries yellow. Another option is bookbinding glue. Just make sure whatever glue you are using is going to dry clear.
You want to be careful of the box bottom, it looks like it's developing mold.
It is, and I will be rectifying that as part of the restoration.
I want to see a play through come on dude please
Showforum of the horned rat over this vidéo....
Rats that look like men?
Surely not. The Empire denies all knowledge of such abominations.