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Originally Posted by Avalon Bill

You think that's ALL you're getting today? Think again! Encarmine and his team have been doing some work on the color of the figures and have ideas around some changes...

From https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/avalon...?sf172238351=1

Welcome back, gamers!

We’ve been listening to a lot of the feedback over the past few weeks regarding the HeroScape: Age of Annihilation, Vanguard Edition Has Lab campaign and as you’re aware, we’ve already made a number of changes to the Has Lab project page to help showcase this incredible game in a way that it deserves.

However, we also recognize that there are some elements of the product itself that fans held differing opinions over. One of those elements was the color of the miniatures as shown on the Has Lab page. Now, as a reminder our team is still working hard to make everything you see as best as it possibly can be. To that end, our design team went back and took another look at the colors of the figures and decided some adjustments were in order. While these colors are not necessarily final, we do think they more closely represent our team’s intentions for the finished product. Take a look below!



As many folks are aware, each color represents the alignment a figure or squad shows towards a particular Valkyrie General. For example, a vibrant, almost blood red represents figures that show allegiance to the villainous Utgar while the more heroic Jandar commands figures formed in a clean, crisp blue.

You’ll also notice some updates from what is shown on the Has Lab page – a couple colors, notably Volarak’s light green, have been toned down from the brighter shade previously shown. And Revna has undergone a significant change, moving from a bright orange to what we feel is a more appropriate bone color.

Finally, you might even spy that one figure has seemingly had a change of heart and has switched their alliance! We know there are some Ullar fans out there who were saddened that their favorite Valkyrie General was not as well represented in the Vanguard Edition as other generals, so our team is rethinking some of the Dryan Lifeborne Magi to see if they truly belong as Volarak units, or if Ullar is a better fit. Again, remember that nothing is final so more allegiances may change or change back! That said, our team hopes to make sure each Valkyrie isn’t left wanting.

For those who are interested in painting these figures, a simple base coat of your preferred color should help you get started no matter the color of the plastic so that you are able to achieve the desired results on each and every model. We’re especially excited to see what our fans may come up with! Just note that paint, paint brushes, and all other painting equipment is not included.

What do you think of these colors? Sound off with your feedback in all our usual social places, and if you haven’t yet backed the HeroScape: Age of Annihilation, Vanguard Edition Has Lab campaign, we hope you take another look at the page with these updates in mind. We still have more updates to come in the future, so make sure to check back often!

The Battle of all Time rages on… will you take up arms?

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Originally Posted by superfrog

I said earlier some general assignments were subject to change
Looks like you just saw a change
I’m talking my tree boy Ullar

Originally Posted by Encarmine

I’m going to rewrite, so we can get some units in Ullar’s camp.

On the topic of Revna:

Originally Posted by Encarmine

Yah, I really think of her as someone that almost has fits of rage. Quiet and solemn one minute and slitting someone throats almost randomly the next.

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Originally Posted by Intergalactic Patrick

Yeah. Cards are ready. Weds or Thursday.

Originally Posted by Intergalactic Patrick

I don't think so.

Originally Posted by Intergalactic Patrick

Unfortunately there was a recording issue with the full play through. Just know that I WON!

No word (yet) on when/whether we'll get the cards from that one (Kayne, Tuck, Glide Strikers, and Borealis). The one we're about to get seems to instead be the one involving "cooler" people.

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New video from one of the biggest mini wargaming channels on YouTube!

YouTube (Short URL)

So we get new cards.

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DS insisted on reposting this insight, so I'm re-reposting it.

Originally Posted by Dad_Scaper

I was working on that concept and trying to come up with a good name for it. "Pressgang" didn't seem right, because that was used to add poor folks to the *navies*, and not to pirate crews.

So I did some research, to figure out how pirate captains actually added crew to their ships. It turned out, the answer was as old as recorded history: they paid them. Sailors wanted to be pirates because it was the best way to make a living on the open seas.

Hence the power name: Hire Crew.

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The "big box".

Originally Posted by Encarmine

Yes

Originally Posted by Encarmine

Someone asked that before. My notes say Skunk.

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Whoa! More cards!

Originally Posted by INTERGALACTIC SCAVORITH

Heyo! We made the news!
https://youtu.be/M4_wo1JlGpQ

YouTube (Short URL)

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Originally Posted by caps

Whoa! More cards!

YouTube (Short URL)

The cards, for reference:



The video sounds as though it was also meant to show Tuck Harrigan's card, but it didn't. These cards have not yet been added to the compendium.


...And with that, we've seen every last one of the Dawn Raiders.

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The cards by themselves... Tuck Harrigan included!

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On the topic of EJ 1-M:

Originally Posted by Dad_Scaper

What was really hard, with this design, was getting to a hero that felt like a GD robot pirate boss who was menacing and would come jumping over the rails of your ship and kick your butt off the gangplank. I didn't want him to stand in the back, and I wanted him to feel like a commander, and I wanted him to feel menacing. Very complicated package to deliver.

I am glad Scytale is here for me to give him credit. He was instrumental in getting this design right, with feedback that made it possible to deliver my vision.


People familiar with my writings about design will know I write about the triangle of design. The mini must match the mechanics, the mechanics must match the theme, and the theme must match the mini. For a design to really shine, though, there is a way to level up. That is, does the unit actually play on the board like the theme would indicate. And that was the challenging part of this design. That level up.

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Last edited by Anitar; November 4th, 2022 at 10:51 PM.

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A video about the game, which should soon be followed up by one showing the cards of Oberon and the Ordo Borealis.
https://www.tiktok.com/@sir_superher...60868870180142



Also, quotes. Always quotes.

Originally Posted by Encarmine

Well Myth, if you REALLY want to have something to debate. Let’s talk about what Jandar and Utgar might look like after unspoken years of accessing the mystical energies of the Wellsprings?



I would also encourage everyone to generate their names in the lyrical written language of the Kyrie? Or did you all forget about it?

Originally Posted by Encarmine

Jandar is not the compass

There is a very nerdy, super deep brand bible concept around Jandar and Odin being the same thing however.
Humans can do such interesting stuff when they witness things they don’t understand…
You actually should be able to comp them in every major civilization.

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Originally Posted by Anitar

A video about the game, which should soon be followed up by one showing the cards of Oberon and the Ordo Borealis.
https://www.tiktok.com/@sir_superher...60868870180142

No follow-up video. Instead, @Battlebrow got him to just send us photos of the cards. Have some bears.

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The Compendium has been updated with some nice clean pictures of the most recent new Army Cards (note that the Admiral's cost has decreased)...

Spoiler Alert!

...and, more importantly, a whole bunch of Dryans!

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The Haslab campaign has ended, with 4,353 backers out of the required 8,000. The official response to this is here:

https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/avalon...heroscape-fans

Spoiler Alert!

To all the fans of HeroScape,

As of the deadline for the HeroScape: Age of Annihilation, Vanguard Edition HasLab project, we are short of the goal needed to start production on this wonderful game. No doubt you are disappointed in the results. We are too. The anticipation for this project among the Avalon Hill staff was great – we spent months preparing for the campaign, and once launched we worked hard to gain the support of every single backer who pledged.

And it didn’t go without notice that you did the same. So many of you worked hard to help spread the word of our campaign. You offered us your honest feedback, let us know where we may have missed the mark in some places and where we were succeeding. Your involvement in this project was incredible, and we feel lucky to have found such an amazing community of folks who all share the love of this unique and thrilling skirmish battle game. The passion we felt from you was truly an inspiration that kept pushing us to improve the campaign as best we could. So from the bottom of our hearts, thank you. Thank you so much for sharing that passion with us.

We also want to extend a huge thank you to the HeroScapers who came aboard to help us create this project. Your work on this game was absolutely unbelievable, and we know how hard it was for you to keep your involvement a secret in those early days! Sincerely, this wouldn’t have been the same without you and we appreciate everything you brought to the table.

So, with that being said, no doubt the big question on everyone’s mind is…

What’s next for HeroScape?

Our unfortunate answer is… nothing. As we said during the campaign if this project doesn’t meet its goal, we won’t be able to produce Age of Annihilation. That has not changed. HeroScape as a project will be shelved, and there are no current plans to attempt a resurrection at this time. The Avalon Hill team will refocus our efforts on the exciting games we currently have coming soon, such as the next HeroQuest Game System expansion, Mage of the Mirror, or the upcoming Yawning Portal D&D strategy board game.

What we did take away from this campaign was a great deal of learning. And for that, we have you to thank. We hope you remain as passionate, as devoted, and as vocal with all our future endeavors so that we create to the best of our abilities the games you love.