by Dravin Darklore » Sun Jul 10, 2011 3:44 am
Well, I am not wanting to dig up a post that is old nor to throw more info in separate posts, however I figure as I have now played around with the Heroica Games I might as well give a little bit of info since Bruce pointed out the lack of info on the game itself. If I am throwing this in the wrong spot I do apologize in advance.
The Board- As with all the games you build your board and setup the way show in the instruction. BUT, instead of just one game there are four that can be attached together for a more involved exciting game.
The Players- You pick out who you want to be, Wizard , Shaman, Rogue, Ranger, Barbarian, Knight. (not sure if all the classes are in Lego terms, but my D&D side has kicked in and called them the usual type class for each) Each player has their own ability as well as ability to "fight".
Gameplay- Roll the dice and more the number of spaces needed. The dice has movements for 1-4 (4 being the Heroica Shield). If you come by a monster that is next to you, if you still have more spaces to move or not, you must fight. Roll the dice for one of a few actions. Sword=you defeat monster, end of your turn. Skull= you lose health equal to monsters strength(listed in the instruction book) and move back 1 space away from monster. Sword & Skull= defeat monster, lose health equal to monsters str. AND move back 1 space away from monster. Heroica Shield= defeat monster OR use your "Melee skill" (better known as your special ability as Wizards use a spell).
Other random stuff- There are some boards with locked doors and keys to find, treasure chests with gold, ability to buy weapons that give you extra "melee skills"(yes a barbarian can have a wizard staff that kills any mob within a 4 space radius), life potions and so on and so forth.
So.....for anyone who has ever played D&D or an old board game Heroquest, It is very similar except the monsters are stationary. However if you are like me and feel the urge to change the rules a little, you can easily adapt this into a game true to D&D form and have a Dungeon Master who moves the monsters and such, and a group of hero's trying to get their goal accomplished.
Overall rating 5/5 due to ease of play for novice's and ease of changing the system to a much more advanced game.
One tiny little drawback I found, but cannot hold against the game itself..........NO MICRO SKELLIES!!!! you must buy Ninjago board game for such micro figures. Hope this might give a little bit of insight to the game for those who were interested but not yet informed about very well.