Erik Arneson's Photos of Wave 6 and Flag Bearers

[erikarneson]

Heroscapers.com has done a great (great?!? freaking spectacular!) job of covering all the news from Gen Con, but I wanted to let anyone who might be interested know that I posted some photos at About.com as well. Here's the link:
http://boardgames.about.com/od/heroscape/ig/GenCon06/

Cheers,
Erik

[markwars]

Thanks for the heads up Erik. And it's nice to see you here. ;)

[K/H_Addict]

how many castle sets is in the first pic?

[erikarneson]

>>how many castle sets is in the first pic?<<

Six. (At least that's what I was told when I asked someone at the HeroScape booth!)

Cheers,
Erik

[erikarneson]

>>it's nice to see you here<<

Thanks much. Although I've been here for a while... just lurking until now. :)

This site rocks.

Cheers,
Erik

[markwars]

I'm assuming you lurked on the old .net and HQ sites as well....

[Annerios]

>>it's nice to see you here<<

Thanks much. Although I've been here for a while... just lurking until now. :)

This site rocks.

Cheers,
Erik

Great photos Erik. I have been waiting to see if someone had a shot of the castle setup from the opposite side everyone else took their photos from!

I'd expect nothing less from the man who brought us, "the shelf". :wink:

You, my good sir, rock! :rock:

[hextr1p]

Excellent images, Erik. Seriously... very picturesque!

Thanks so much for providing the link!

[GaryLASQ]

thanks for keeping the Heroscape hype going on About. nice pics.

"Play hard, play fair and have a lot of fun doing it." words to live by...

[feekonea]

>>it's nice to see you here<<

Thanks much. Although I've been here for a while... just lurking until now. :)

This site rocks.

Cheers,
Erik


Looks like we have another jason. :wink: thanks for the pics

[erikarneson]

Thanks, everyone, for the kind words. I really appreciate it! (And, yes, I lurked at the old HS sites too...)

Cheers,
Erik

[markwars]

"The Shelf" needs to be his special title. (hint, hint Admins)

[Grungebob]

"The Shelf" needs to be his special title. (hint, hint Admins)Actually he is responsible for more than the shelf. He is THE FIRST to have written an article about Heroscape from the New York Toy Fair of 2004. This is how I was exposed to Heroscape. Subsiquently, he wrote a review of the game that still is my favorite review. "Renowned Game Enthusiast" would be the title I would give him.

HeroScape's subtitle is "The Battle of All Time" and it certainly is. Everything about this game is well done: the figures, the terrain, the rules, the scenarios.
If you're at all interested in the theme (battles involving warriors from different time periods), I strongly recommend that you try HeroScape.

With HeroScape, the fun starts by setting up your battlefield. The interlocking terrain pieces can be assembled in a practically infinite number of combinations. Players then draft armies -- choosing from dinosaurs, robots, airborne troops, samurai, and more. Each army has unique statistics, including life points, movement, attack strength, and defense.
The game comes with five pre-planned battlefield layouts and 10 scenarios; more are promised for HeroScape.com, and players can easily create their own. Goals for scenarios range from "destroy all of your opponent's figures" to "make it through Durgeth Swamps to the Valkyrie's transfer post."

To accomplish a goal, players determine in which order to move their armies, then move and attack. Movement is simple on flat terrain, but moving up or down can cost energy. Attacks are carried out when the enemy is within range and a clear line of sight exists. Dice are used to resolve an attack. Special powers also factor into the game.

HeroScape is as elegant as I can imagine a battle game being. It's simplicity ensures that it will be played for countless hours by young boys -- and the young at heart. Deservedly so. But it's also flexible enough that more serious gamers can add rules if they want to.

I own two copies of the base game for HeroScape so that the combat in my house can take place on a grander scale. In my mind, HeroScape rates as the ultimate battle game.

[bad_calvin]

thanks for sharing the pics!!!
Wow! :)

[Doc_Savage]

Excellent pictures, Erik. Thanks.

[yagyuninja]

Erik, the review Grungebob posted is also the reason I got Heroscape in the first place. You rock! 8)

[bunjee]

See, now I didn't even think about that. Of course Erik was at Gencon, he would have been another person to say "Hi" and "Thank you" to.

Welcome, Erik, and thank you for the coverage!

[NiteRaider]

Well done Erik, those are some sweet pics. Can't wait 'til they come out.

[jdtenor]

Thank you Mr. Shelf

[Joah]

Excellent pictures, Erik. Thanks.

I too, wanna throw some praise your way Erik.

You have done a lot for us. I think some of us forget we've got somebody in the media looking out for us every year.

I doubt Hasbro is going to let another "Shelf" happen next Febuary.
But if they do, we've the the perfect man for the job. :wink:

Thanks again.
BTW, Great GenCon pictures!