Okay, gang. Here are a couple of new maps/scenarios I’m working on. First up is my Fault-Line battlefield…

Fault-Line Battlefield


This idea has been in my head since I first purchased the Volcarren Wasteland expansion. The first incarnation of this map looked almost exactly like the one shown above but after play-testing it, my wife and I were convinced that it needed a great deal of work to make it enjoyable. The problem was that players would line up to the edge of the crevasse and shoot at enemies as they tried to survive crossing the fault. It seemed whoever moved first would ultimately die first. Not a good map – unless you’re a turtle/camper.

I’m working on two scenarios for this map. 1) An all out brawl in the canyon with limited range due to the thick clouds of toxic fumes and 2) An “occupy your opponent’s start-zone” type scenario.

In this second...

AliasQTip

"The New York Jets were unable to find hotel rooms for a game in Indianapolis recently because they had all been booked up by people attending Gencon, a gaming convention."

Fuzzie Fuzz

Major Q9 stands beneath a grassy ledge, his Queeglix gun pouring bullets into the armored hide of the Deathstalker above him without effect. Utgar’s robopups had shedded his melee screen and had him surrounded. Another darted in at his left leg and as he moved to deal with it the one above snuck his jaws in past the shoulder armor and gripped his neck. With a shake and a snap, Major Q9’s last thought was for how he’d underestimated the power of his foe. The Deathstalker raised his head and howled in an eerie mechanical shout of triumph…


Sporadically, I’m planning on blogging about units that I love. There’s no perfect correlation on this list to Spider_Poison’s unit grades, though I will probably start with lower graded units on the theory that they need the love more. My man crush on Sir Gilbert will just have to wait. But I will get to him and the Deathreavers someday (as an aside, the Rats were key to my first victory at my first Heroscape gameday), so this isn’t...

Aldin

Hi Heroscapers,

I haven't been around much in '09 for two reasons- one good, one bad. The good- I was busy completing and preparing to promote my new book, Cibola. The bad- my dad has been battling a brain tumor.

I wanted to share that today is the release date of my book, and half my royalties will go to the Brain Tumor Foundation. If you or anyone you know enjoys adventure-thriller novels (James Rollins, Clive Cussler) or the National Treasure movies, you'll probably enjoy Cibola. If you're interested, the purchase link is below. If not, thoughts and prayers will be greatly appreciated!

Dave



http://www.amazon.com/dp/0979573874

Mossman

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