We have been looking forward to the re-release of HeroScape,
this time from Renagade Studios, who have happily gotten the rights to most of
WotC’s boardgame catalog, allowing them to get games like Axis and Allies
and Robo Rally back into print (See “Heroscape
2024 Product Release Calendar”). Unfortunately, Renegade, for whatever
reason, has decided to release 2 different versions of the game, a Standard
unpainted version which will go into distribution and a Premium Painted version
available directly from the company for an extra $100. Unfortunately the first
time Heroscape released, very few people bought it as a game. Customers
bought it for the miniatures and terrain, both of which were painted, which was
comparatively unusual for the time. I remember a number of buyers added the
figures to their collections for use in various fantasy and SF roleplaying
games while Battletech players, especially, glommed onto the terrain
because it fit the scale of Battletech perfectly, allowing them, and
other miniatures players, to create elevation in a way that flat hex maps did
not. HeroScape Sets were a great deal for miniatures players 20 years
ago. I will be interested to see how players respond to the new sets,
especially the unpainted and more common version.
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