Magic: the Gathering Strategy Board Game

[AMIS]

Originally Posted by clancampbell

Don't forget My Little Pony scape AMIS! Oh and Thundercats scape would be totally bad a$$!

LOL!

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to clancampbell again.

You think Lion-O could be that good a character?

[Dad_Scaper]

I think it's pretty simple. From Hasbro's perspective, they have a great game system in Heroscape. And they have a popular IP in Magic.

In the past, they tried branding Heroscape with a popular IP and it didn't work for very long. The terrain (from their perspective) and the big pile of painted minis were too expensive. Contemporary minis games are either unpainted (M&M) or painted but without much else in the box (Star Wars, Sails of Glory). So instead of reskinning Heroscape, create a new game that is functionally similar, with fewer painted minis and less molded plastic terrain in the box.

It makes sense from their perspective. Take Scape, which is a great system, and drag it into the realities of making games these days, and put a theme on it that works and that will draw some people in.

I'm excited. I'm not assigning an ulterior motive, because it makes enough sense to me without one.

TLDR: Maybe they just think they're making a terrific new game that's built on the legacy of Heroscape.

[fomox]

Originally Posted by AMIS

Is it a gateway? Possibly but I do not believe it's the direction you're thinking of.

I suspect they are hoping for this to be a gateway in at least two directions: From mtg to this, and from this to mtg. Since Heroscape isn't in production, I doubt they are trying to drum up interest in a product they don't produce. (I suppose they might be interested in drumming up interest in a product they could reintroduce...)

Originally Posted by AMIS

GI Joe'scape
Monopoly'scape
Penguin's with Machine Guns'scape, etc

Hall of Presidents scape

[AMIS]

Originally Posted by fomox

I suspect they are hoping for this to be a gateway in at least two directions: From mtg to this, and from this to mtg. Since Heroscape isn't in production, I doubt they are trying to drum up interest in a product they don't produce. (I suppose they might be interested in drumming up interest in a product they could reintroduce...)

I would argue they are about to reintroduce this game but are just calling it something else.

But as long as it looks compatible - this community will make it compatible. That's how good they are!

[flameslayer93]

Last edited by AMIS; Today at 05:29 PM. Reason: Magic the Board Game vs Magiscape! Which one would you play?

Why choose? Play both! Buy a couple copies for HS and then another for MtG! My gaming group is gunna love the option because they are all magic lovers.

[SSJ3Godzilla]

Originally Posted by flameslayer93

Last edited by AMIS; Today at 05:29 PM. Reason: Magic the Board Game vs Magiscape! Which one would you play?

Why choose? Play both! Buy a couple copies for HS and then another for MtG! My gaming group is gunna love the option because they are all magic lovers.

So much this. 100% agree.

(I logged in just to say that I was willing to set the game up for two different games, and then realized I haven't logged in in over 7 years!!! [Oct. 17, 2007! Mere months after I graduated high school!])

[Dad_Scaper]

So many posters in this thread have "join dates" in 2006 or 2007. It makes me happy, for no reason I can discern. It just does.

[cwidje]

Originally Posted by Dad_Scaper

So many posters in this thread have "join dates" in 2006 or 2007. It makes me happy, for no reason I can discern. It just does.

It makes you happy, because people are getting excited (& arguing ), just like when 'scape was in its heyday.

[ReverendBayes]

Exciting news! At the very least I'm looking forward to new terrain...I agree that laying down an expansive layer of that thin base will allow my regular HS tiles to be used for building ^up^ instead of <-out->


Oh, I suppose I'm also looking forward to learning what abilities have been directly ported over from HS. If any of these characters should have an attack +1 aura...
nevermind.


Viva Heroscape!

[Dad_Scaper]

Originally Posted by cwidje

It makes you happy, because people are getting excited (& arguing ), just like when 'scape was in its heyday.

Yes. Quite. Seeing some of these guys post - yourself included - makes me feel like a newbie again. And it's been a long time since I felt like a newbie.

Old timers, please have a look at the link in my sig to the C3V units, if you haven't seen them. I believe in my heart of hearts that what we've done there is a credit to the legacy, is worthy of the legacy, and I hope some of you will find something there that speaks to you.

[MegaSilver]

Originally Posted by Dad_Scaper

Yes. Quite. Seeing some of these guys post - yourself included - makes me feel like a newbie again. And it's been a long time since I felt like a newbie.

Old timers, please have a look at the link in my sig to the C3V units, if you haven't seen them. I believe in my heart of hearts that what we've done there is a credit to the legacy, is worthy of the legacy, and I hope some of you will find something there that speaks to you.

c-wedgie's on here most of the time, though he sticks to the C3G threads nowadays.

But yes, it's nice to see some of the older members back here.

[Dad_Scaper]

What's the "C3G"?