Heroscape, the Ever Changing Fantasy Board Game

Board Games have been around for centuries, and really and truly nothing much has changed about them. The basic idea is to compete against one or more opponents. True the games may have different rules and set ups, but the concept has remained the same that is until Heroscape entered the board game genera .

Heroscape is unlike any board game you have ever played before. You as the player control armies of creatures that have been collected from across the universe and other dimensions. The story line of the game states that a race of beings resembling angles are at war and are using creatures as pawns to decide their victory. These creatures are vast in variety ranging from simple humans from World War II and the Wild West Era, to aliens form different words, robot armies, and even supernatural creatures like ghosts and spirits. All of this comes at you in 3D on a custom made board.

All the figures are made to look like miniature action figures and are placed on a 3D board that you design and build yourself. Each figure is incredibly detailed and fits right into the fantasy world the game offers. The board itself is what makes the game unique and fun. Each section of the board is designed as a hexagon about an inch in diameter and will snap together with other hexagons. This allows you to create the board in any way you see fit because the pieces also stack on top of one another, so you can build grassy plains, rich valleys, snow capped mountains or a volcanic wasteland with all the detailed pieces.

Game play is extremely simple, all you do is roll dice and move your characters around, that's it. Each character or army has specific instructions for rolling dice and moving, but these are printed on the detailed character cards that come with the game. Each character or army has a specific attack and defense value that is applied when rolling dice. The Samurai for instance have 3 attack and 6 defense. This means that when the Samurai attack they roll 3 offensive dice, and when they defend they roll 6 defensive dice. The two colored dice make it easy to tell who is attacking and defending, red means attack and blue means defense.

There is also a set of advanced rules that you can play with if you choose. These rules incorporate flying for characters with wings, and special abilities for other characters in water and lava areas. These rules are stated in the instructions that come with the game, and each character card also has a list of advanced powers they can use if your playing an advanced game. This adds to the overall re-playability of Heroscape.

The game is also ever expanding with new heroes and villains coming out every so often to add new characters, abilities and interest to the game. In fact there are over 100 figures in the Heroscape world, each with different powers, abilities and stats that make each unique to the game.

Heroscape is a great board game for anyone who is a fan of the fantasy genera, and with predetermined rules and set up there will never be any kind of confusion about how the game is played. The board is the best feature about the game being able to be built and rebuilt as many times as you like to offer the player a unique game experience each time you decide to play. For anyone who loves board games, and is wanting something a little bit different, I'd give Heroscape a try.