Heroscape Wargame

[SirMarc]

Hello,
I just started playing heroscape again after 10 or so years in storage. Now I have a basement table that I can dedicate to the game.
I am wondering if anyone is having an issue when playing with armies at are over 500 points? Using the numbered shields (1,2&3)and the x shield is great for small games but for larger scale games it makes the game hours to move your units.
I have a lot of figure and some of the online displays are massive and would take dozen of turns to traverse. so here is my question..

Question: Has anyone played a game with modified rules for larger armies?

I was going to try to have more shields to place on the cards (number the Shields 1 through 6) so that we are not rolling for initiative so much.

But this won't really change the problems when I am playing with more units. Is there a modication where all units move in a turn? then your opponent moves their units? more like other wargames.

Reading this you might say.."just play another game" Perhaps but I really like the heroscape units, the abilities and characters.

Just looking for some one who may have had this issue..Thanks.

[BiggaBullfrog]

I believe @TREX has a variant that he uses for larger games that is more similar to traditional board games. I haven't tried it personally (I usually play smaller point games so haven't needed a change), but looked at the rules and definitely would (had a group of college friends interested in trying it, but I moved before we did and I'm not sure if they've done it since then). If I remember correctly it was something like all figures get to take a movement turn, but then figures with Order Markers take an actual turn, or something like that. He could explain it better than I.

[TREX]

I have a pdf full of rules variants that have been played and tested over a few years.It is called Heroscape unleashed. Its in my signature below every one of my posts. My latest version hant been fully added to the full pdf. Its called heroscape legions. Have fun with it and feel free to ask any questions if needed.

[IAmBatman]

Depends on how many squads you're running. It's higher figure counts that slow down games, not higher points. I regularly run all hero teams at 1,000 points in an hour or less.

[Cleon]

You could just play so that the first round each player can move all units for each order marker, then after that play normally, if the map is huge. Or every turn you can move 2 different units, but only attack with the one that has the order marker.