Why is Scape your favorite?

[Kroc]

Originally Posted by nyys

...After spending a couple thousand on heroscape units that just sat and collected dust ...

Fixed!

Honestly folks, I'm such a rabid collector that I'm almost at that point with HS. At least the units are ready to play... and a lot cheaper than Warhammer.

[Taeblewalker]

Time to dust off those Zettians and Sacred Band!
I get a lot of fun out of trying different armies; even DW8K has won me a game or two against Stingers and whatnot.

[A_Train]

For me, a lot of the reason I love it so much is because it is my first foray into gaming. Before I played Heroscape, I wasn't much a fan of gaming, as most of my experience with it was the typical games like Monopoly, Clue ect. While mildly entertaining, I wouldn't consider myself a fan of those games.

Heroscape became my favorite game ever after playing it, but I'm not so certain that I wouldn't have had the same reaction had I gotten into Warhammer first (provided I had the same amount of people willing to play, ect).

[nyys]

Originally Posted by Kroc

Fixed!

Yeah, the first part is dead on, but at least the spending is stretched out over a longer period of time. As for collecting dust, just Taro.

[killercactus]

Heroscape is my favorite game because:

1) I can create any map or army combination I want thanks to all the variety and

2) I can teach my brother to play in about 5 minutes.

[AMIS]

It's simple to learn and easier to play than I thought it would be.

I used to play a lot of RPG's including the 'dreaded' DnD. I bought and painted hundreds of miniatures probably wasting thousands of hours and (with one exception - which I'll come to later) they have all been tossed or lost.

Heroscape miniatures are already set to go on any unique board that you have the terrain for - using the same miniatures and changing the battlefield creates a brand new, and just as good, battle.

Forget randomization of dice rolls and such it's the easy to use terrain and simple uncomplicated rules that make this game better than anything else I've played.

The only other game I've enjoyed (almost) as much would be GW's Bloodbowl. But even then most of the rules became houserules. And even Bloodbowl has been made better of late by using the heroscape terrain instead of the "stadium" that it came with.

[jwindjackal]

I like heroscape for a few reasons.

1)Every game is a fresh breath, perhaps today I feel like an evil Marro Warlord, Perhaps the next a dazzling Elf, Perhaps after that a sturdy Soulborg. The possibilities for Army combinations are endless

2) The concept is unique, its not been "done before"

3) It's relatively simple in terms of rules, yet doesn't lack any of the strategic gameplay that makes games like it so fun.

4) Its relatively inexpensive (when you're not looking for Thaelank Tundra)

5) The map is easy to assemble and ever changing, in fact I think it was the map that sold me the fist time I saw it on TV.

The only downside is, I can only buy it on the internet...

All in all, I love scape! I hope it lives long and prospers!

[Jim]

It's fun. It's reletively inexpensive. It's very well thought out and balanced. I can't paint. And it's fun.

Originally Posted by Toad Rocket

With the orginal teenager who started us on the game growing older and his interest declining in the game

Wait. Stop right there. You can not let that happen!

[Agent Minivann]

Originally Posted by AMIS

And even Bloodbowl has been made better of late by using the heroscape terrain instead of the "stadium" that it came with.

Now you can't go and make a comment like that without at least a promise to post pictures.

[Sokol]

I agree with what everyone has said. I would emphasize the 3D terrain aspect which some people have mentioned. I just can't get enough of building huge, majestic maps and having colossal wars on them that last for hours and lay waste to scores of soldiers.

[Toad Rocket]

Originally Posted by Jim

It's fun. It's reletively inexpensive. It's very well thought out and balanced. I can't paint. And it's fun.

Wait. Stop right there. You can not let that happen!

Kinda tuff to compete with girls with a high school boy.

[Jim]

Originally Posted by Toad Rocket

Kinda tuff to compete with girls with a high school boy.

Think of it as "How do I ger her interested in it as well?"