HeroQuest App

[Chappy]

So today I played through my first quest on the Avalon app.

THE TRAIL

This was a tough one to start with, my Dwarf was killed right at the end by the final boss with the Barbarian and Elf both down to 1 hit point.

Also I really need to shuffle the loot deck better, Orcs we're appearing everywhere

[Thrasher79]

Hello,

I’m glad you still passed the quest. Was it bad luck with the dice or what caused the heroes to take so much damage?

Regards,
Thrasher79

[Chappy]

I was some bad dice rolls together fair, plus a lot of wandering monsters. Also I didn't use the wizard enough, in my mind I was saving the spells for the finale.

[Chappy]

So I have played the second quest,

The Rescue of Sir Ragnar.

Compared to the first one this was alot easier, the goblins and orcs were killed far faster. I only lost the Elf this time, but this was my fault I wasn't tracking health points.

[Thrasher79]

Hi,
Yes, monitoring the Body Points and all the other stuff like spells, potions, etc. is really not easy. Especially since you already have more work to do with using the app. I find it really difficult to not forget anything.
Regards, Thrasher79

[Chappy]

Quest 3 is complete.

The chest in the final room did anyone else have trouble opening it ? Not sure if its a bug but everyime I searched for treasure the app asked me to draw a card.

[Kurgan]

Quest 3 is complete.

The chest in the final room did anyone else have trouble opening it ? Not sure if its a bug but everyime I searched for treasure the app asked me to draw a card.

Yes, in the original European version it was intended to include 100 gold coins (protected by a trap that deals 1 body point unless disarmed before searching), while in the NA edition it had no marking and a pit trap next to it, which serves no purpose in this booklet* (these errors were copied into the remake editions of 2021-2022).

Avalon Hill has in the past explained that no notation means a treasure chest is just an ordinary piece of furniture and means draw a card, but in Mage of the Mirror they introduced a blanket "Elven Riches" rule to indicate all chests in the pack can be assumed to contain 200 gold each. I go with the original errata.

*Since it's not necessary to move next to a treasure chest in order to search it, except in the Japanese edition and Avalon Hill's remake of Wizards of Morcar ("reinforced chests"). The idea of searching individual pieces of furniture for treasure was discussed in the drafts of the 1992 "hero themed" packs, and traces of this abandoned idea appear in the first MOTM quest.