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Heroquest (Board Game)Alternate meaning: HeroQuest, a revised version of the Hero Wars Gloranthan role-playing game, and Hero's Quest, later retitled Quest for Glory.
HeroQuest, sometimes also written as Hero Quest, is a board game created by Milton Bradley in conjunction with Games Workshop and, set in the Warhammer Fantasy fictional universe. The game was based loosely around archetypes of fantasy role-playing games; like tabletop role-playing games, the game itself was actually a game system, allowing the gamemaster (in HeroQuest parliance, "Zargon") to create dungeons of his or her own design using the provided game board, tiles, furnishings and monsters. Several expansions were released, each adding new tiles, artifacts and new monsters to the core system. =Original Game= HeroQuest was created by Steve Barker, who worked for the UK division of Milton Bradley (MB). HeroQuest was released in England/Europe/Australia in about 1989. It was released in America/Canada in 1990 in a slightly different version. In 1992, HeroQuest won the Origins Award for Best Graphic Presentation of a Boardgame of 1991. Contents of the Game Box - 31 Monster Figures
- 8 Orcs
- 6 Goblins
- 3 Fimir
- 4 Chaos Warriors
- 1 Chaos Warlock
- 1 Gargoyle
- 4 Skeletons
- 2 Zombies
- 2 Mummies
- 4 Hero Figures
- Barbarian
- Dwarf
- Elf
- Wizard
- 15 Pieces of Furniture
- 2 Tables
- 1 Throne
- 1 Alchemist's Bench with Scales
- 3 Treasure Chests
- 1 Tomb
- 1 Sorceror's Table
- 2 Bookcases
- 1 Torture Rack
- 1 Fireplace
- 1 Weapons Rack
- 1 Cupboard
- Various Candlesticks, Bottles, Skulls and Rats
- 16 Open Doors
- 5 Closed Doors
- 66 Playing Cards
- 24 Treasure
- 10 Artifact
- 8 Monster
- 3 Air Spells
- 3 Fire Spells
- 3 Water Spells
- 3 Earth Spells
- 12 Chaos Spells
- 1 Gameboard which can create a variety of layouts by using blocked corridors, secret doors etc.
- Instruction Booklet
- Quest Booklet
- 4 Character Cards
- Information Screen
- Pad of Character Sheets
- 6 White Combat Dice
- 2 Red Movement Dice
- Cardboard Tiles
=Expansion Packs= Against the Ogre Horde Released in 1990 Contents: - 7 new quests
- 7 plastic figures
- 1 Ogre Lord
- 1 Ogre Chieftan
- 1 Ogre Champion
- 4 Ogre Warriors
- Cardboard tile sheet
- 1 Overground Starting Tile
- 2 Double sided Room Tiles
- 15 Chaos spell Tokens
- 4 Stone Doorways
- 4 Pit of Darkness Tokens
- 6 Fallen Rubble Tokens
- 4 Secret Door Tokens
- 1 Ogre Throne
Return of the Witch Lord - 10 new quests
- 16 Plastic figures
- 8 Skeletons
- 4 Mummies
- 4 Zombies
- Cardboard tile sheet
- 1 Throne Room Tile
- 4 Coffin Tiles
- 6 Blocked Square Tiles
- 2 Pit Trap Tiles
- 4 Secret Door Tiles
- 1 Revolving Room Tile
- 1 Iron Door
- 1 Wooden Door
Kellar's Keep Released in 1991 Contents: - 10 new quests
- 17 plastic figures
- Cardboard tile sheet
- 1 Iron Door
- 1 Wooden Door
- 4 Short Stairway Tiles
- 2 Long Stairway Tiles
- 1 Cliff Corridor Tile
- 1 Giant Stone Boulder Tile
- 2 Trap Door Tiles
- 2 Pit Trap Tiles
- 12 Blocked Square Tiles
- 1 Weapons Forge Tile
- 1 Cloud of Chaos Tile
- 1 Four Part Stone Map Tile
Wizards of Morcor Released in 1991 Contents: - 5 new quests
- 16 plastic figures
- 4 Evil Sorcerers
- 1 High Mage
- 1 Necromancer
- 1 Orc Shaman
- 1 Storm Master
- 12 Men-at-Arms
- 24 Weapons for the Men-at-Arms
- Cardboard tile sheet
- 1 Magic Reference Chart
- 3 Magical Barriers (Fire, Ice & Stone)
- 1 Earthquake Tile
- 1 Lightning Bolt Tile
- 4 Breached Wall Tiles
- 1 Cloak of Shadows Tile
- 4 Fireburst Tokens
- 6 Blocked Square Markers
- 64 Playing Cards
- 24 Evil Sorcerer Spell Cards
- 9 new Wizard and Elf Spell Cards
- 23 Men-at-Arms Cards
- 8 new Treasure Cards
=Quest Packs= Barbarian Quest Pack Quest Pack for the Elf =HeroQuest Adventure Design Kit= Released only in Europe in 1990, this expansion contains items to help HeroQuest players design their own quests: - Adventure Design Booklet - 4 sheets of adhesive labels (monsters & furniture) - 80-page pad of new, larger character sheet =White Dwarf Magazine Articles= - White Dwarf 134 Contained a scenario for HeroQuest, 'The Halls of Durrag-Dol'. This senario introduced Skaven hordes.
- White Dwarf 145 Contained a scenario for HeroQuest, 'The Eyes of Chaos'.
=Computer Game Version= A computer game adaptation was also released in 1991, forcing Sierra On-Line to rename their Hero's Quest series to Quest for Glory. =Other Merchandise= Novels At least 3 HeroQuest Novels have been published: - The Fellowship of the Four
- The Screaming Spectre
- The Tyrant's Tomb
Jigsaws - HeroQuest Puzzle: "Adventure Design Kit"
- HeroQuest Puzzle: "Kellar's Keep"
- HeroQuest Puzzle: "Ogre Horde"
- HeroQuest Puzzle: "Return of the Witch Lord"
=Other Versions= Advanced Heroquest Advanced Heroquest is a revised and expanded version of the HeroQuest game. The basic concept is the same: four heroes venture into a dungeon to fight monsters and gain treasure, but the rules are more detailed and complex. Warhammer Quest Warhammer Quest is another similar type of game by Games Workshop after Advanced HeroQuest had gone out of print. =External Links=
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