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Dungeons & Dragons Heroscape Master Set: Battle For The Underdark

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Average Customer Rating:	5.0
Brand:	Wizards of the Coast
Model:	5511245
Weight:	2.75 pounds
Dimensions:	3.1 inches x 10.4 inches x 15.5 inches [Width x Length x Height]

Product Categories

Board Games; 12 Years & Up; Boys; Girls; Unisex; Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Product description

Dungeons and Dragons meets Heroscape in the Battle for the Underdark Master Set 3. 10 detailed miniature figures and 50 interlocking pieces are included in this build and battle game system. Unique heroes include Tandros Kreel of Einar, Erevan Sunshadow of Jandar, Darrk Ambershard of Aquilla, and Ana Karithon of Einar. Play one of five select games or customize and create your own!
Contents of Heroscape - Battle for the Underdark Master Set 3:

2 Dungeon Tiles (24 hex)

3 Dungeon Tiles (7 hex)

2 Dungeon Tiles (3 hex)

2 Dungeon Tiles (2 hex)

2 Dungeon Tiles (1 hex)

3 Rock Tiles (7 hex)

2 Rock Tiles (3 hex)

1 Rock Tile (2 hex)

1 Rock Tile (1 hex)

3 Sand Tiles (7 hex)

1 Sand Tile (2 hex)

1 Sand Tile (1 hex)

1 Grass Tile (3 hex)

1 Grass Tile (2 hex)

1 Grass Tile (1 hex)

12 Water Tiles (1 hex)

8 Shadow Tiles (1 hex)

1 Rock Outcrop & Base (3 hex)

3 Rock Outcrops & Bases (1 hex)

10 Painted Figures

8 Army Cards

4 Treasure Glyphs

23 Wound Markers

8 Order Markers

8 Combat Dice

1 20-Sided Die

1 Rulebook

Features

Build and Battle miniatures game

Rule book, 10 figures, 50 terrain pieces and play components

Figures fully painted and assembled, ready to play out of the box

Figures made of durable plastic built to endure repeated play

Everything is fully compatible with other Heroscape figures

Customer reviews

« Wonderful alternative to electronics! »

My grandson is a die hard electronics and computer game nut. He would literally spend 24/7 on his PS3, handheld gamer, or computer - then a friend got him interested in the Heroscape game. This apparently is a game dating back some years, but has the ability to capture the imagination of 13 year olds. It's made out of tough plastic, but requires analytical skills and the lure for interacting with others. This is rather a hard to find, but we've been attempting to get him the entire set so that he can include others. It's nice to see something like this resurrected! Cudos!

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2010-05-23

« Fun and enjoyable. »

Bought a bunch of different packages of Heroscape. My 11 year old son enjoyed playing it. Alot to this game, lot of math and reading. Didn't take him long to catch on. Had a ball even losing to him. Great game.

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2010-05-04

« Heroscape »

Heroscape is my favorite battle game. The rules are simple a 6 year old can play the basic game and an 8 year old can play the advanced. I play with my kids often but I play with my friends more. This game may look like a toy with it's miniatures and buildable terrain but it's a great strategy game. The more terrain and units you have the more fun you can have. As far as the D&D expansion it adds a dungeon crawl scenario theme to the game. This is not my favorite master set but still worth owning.

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2010-04-27

« D&D fun for everyone »

I recently bought this, and am very happy with it. Being a life long D&D fan, I was looking for something to play with my kids (age 6 and 4). The game has 2 sets of rules (Basic and Advanced). The Basic set is very simple, and my 6 year old had no problem with it. The game is fun, doesn't take forever, and the pieces look good. I highly recommend this game to anyone.

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2010-03-07

« Interesting direction for HeroScape.. »

I have been playing heroScape since the beginning - I own and use almost every single set and expansion, and recently picked up this new D&D expansion set.

Honestly, I was not looking forward to this expansion - one of the things I like most about the original game is the simplicity of the play. After a couple of games with this new set, I can definitely say this is a great addition to the core gameplay.

Aside from a couple of new rules and terrain effects, the major addition is a campaign mode. The included campaign is set up as four "rooms" that connect to make a dungeon. Each room has a condition that must be met before the players can go on to the next, and it is possible to gain and lose characters from the party. The included play scenario is a lot of fun, and I think it will inspire players to come up with campaigns of their own.

An additional campaign can be downloaded at Playdnd.com, and there is an another exclusive campaign available at Heroscapers.com.

The detail and paint of the figures are great - they seem like WOTC took existing D&D Miniatures and scaled them to the heroScape system. New terrain includes Shadow Tiles (which give a +1 to defense) Rocks (repainted glaciers) and dungeon tiles. The creatures (such as the feral Troll) are a LOT more difficult to kill, and the new Heroes seem perfectly balanced.

One of the best new rules in my opinion, is the trap roll for glyphs, and the ability to carry/drop glyphs. Made for some interesting fights.

This set doesn't really change the core game play, it just adds a new twist - campaign instead of typical deathmatch or capture the flag. All of the official master rule scenarios have always had victory conditions, but I think this is going to get people more focused on creative ones.

As a long time player, I was skeptical of WOTC taking this franchise over, but I think they have done a great job with this. My only reservation is that I am concerned they will ultimately try to make this a "collectable" game with blind purchase figures. Let's hope not - The exclusives were bad enough (although they have rectified this somewhat with the recent expansion - now re-release the flag bearers in a reasonably priced set!!!)

I Highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys HeroScape and wants to try something new.