When I pick up the box the first thing I notice is the weight of it. Then I notice the construction of the box itself. It is one of those small but noticeable details that many premium hobby board game companies pride themselves in – the use of high quality materials. You see, these companies want you to recognize that they have put great care into every detail of their product, but this product isn’t coming from a premium hobby board game company. Battleship Galaxies is a Hasbro product. Then I flip the box over and see that in the back corner they have printed “A STRATEGY GAME BY CRAIG VAN NESS”. This is another departure for Hasbro. They never credit a designer on the game box, but they have here.



So the box hasn’t even been opened yet and already I can sense that I am holding something special in my hands. I tear open the cellophane like a seven year old tearing into a...

Image of the Week.



Maybe it's the heat, but something has caused an explosion in creative new terrain on Heroscapers. Be sure to head over to the Custom Terrain and Obstacles section to see what our busy Heroscapers have cooked up. This week's image is brought to us by Just a Bill, featuring his very official looking Jungle Ruins. You can see more images of the Ruins and their uses in his thread.

Map of the Week.



Congratulations to Dignan with his map Guardian for winning Rÿchean's Map Challenge! Guardian takes 1 Rise of the Valkyrie and 1 Fortress of the Archkyrie set and features uncapped walls with many other hiding places for melee figures. For winning this Contest, Dignan receives...

To be eligible to win you must be a Site Supporter. This week's prize is pictured above - Heroes of Fallcrest, Bugbears and Orcs, Valkrill's Legion, Ninjas and Samurai, Agent Skahen, Heroscape Comic, Heroscape Poster, Heroscape Scenario. This week's winner was randomly chosen from among our Site Supporters:


I have PM'd Rudiger. If he chooses not to claim his prize, the prize will be given to the next winner.

To be eligible to win you must be a Site Supporter. This week's prize is pictured above - Heroes of Fallcrest, Bugbears and Orcs, Valkrill's Legion, Warriors of the Ghostlight Fen, Agent Skahen, Heroscape Comic, Heroscape Poster, Heroscape Scenario. This week's winner was randomly chosen from among our Site Supporters:


I have PM'd Chardar. If he chooses not to claim his prize, the prize will be given to the next winner.

We've got a contest going on pitting some battlefield builders against one another. We need you to help us decide on which battlefield is best by voting for your favorite.

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