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Heroquest remake by Hasbro - The BIG discussion thread

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Re: Heroquest remake by Hasbro - The BIG discussion thread

Postby Kurgan » November 13th, 2021, 2:47 pm

Reddit... Exclusive Knight Hero... $179.99, etc


People are calling it an exclusive expansion. So how many new quests are in it? Who wrote them? Are there new tiles? New spells? New Artifacts? Are they any good?

We need reporters...

Again I'm skeptical until more details are provided. Somebody call up GameStop Canada and ask for more info. For the moment I'm going to assume, if they actually sell it, it's just the GS + Sir Ragnar... at a markup. I'm going to assume it's the same sculpt we got in the Pledge, again until somebody posts more info. Official pics? That's just a stock photo. We all know about Gamestop exclusives, so why are they being so coy?

Try to find it here from their actual website: https://www.gamestop.ca/SearchResult/QuickSearch?rootGenre=94&typeSorting=5&sDirection=Ascending

Advanced search https://www.gamestop.ca/AdvancedSearch/Index
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Re: Heroquest remake by Hasbro - The BIG discussion thread

Postby Kurgan » November 13th, 2021, 3:00 pm

Searched the GS canada site using several combinations, even looked up the SKU... no results. I'm saying either the photo from Reddit is fake, or was the site link has been taken down. Nothing on the US version of the site either. We've been played...

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Re: Heroquest remake by Hasbro - The BIG discussion thread

Postby Blayze » November 13th, 2021, 3:05 pm

Kurgan wrote:Searched the GS canada site using several combinations, even looked up the SKU... no results. I'm saying either the photo from Reddit is fake, or was the site link has been taken down. Nothing on the US version of the site either. We've been played...


The gallery pictures on Reddit are of a paper booklet; there isn't forced to have ever been anything live on the Gamestop website.

Someone on Facebook is claiming to have called Gamestop, who claimed they're getting the Knight stock in their website around November 30th and guessed mid-December for the sale.
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Re: Heroquest remake by Hasbro - The BIG discussion thread

Postby Kurgan » November 13th, 2021, 3:07 pm

Gamestop would have it on their website even if it were out of stock or pre-order. Show the rest of the booklet, again I'm calling fake.

It's convenient to post it now because their phone line is not open on weekends to confirm. I'll email them direct to prove it to you.

Edit: More proof has been posted, I'm retracting my fake verdict. As to whether it's really something "new" we'll have to see of course.
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Re: Heroquest remake by Hasbro - The BIG discussion thread

Postby Blayze » November 13th, 2021, 3:12 pm

Fair enough. I've asked on Reddit if anyone has any more pictures or (better yet) video of this gift guide.
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Re: Heroquest remake by Hasbro - The BIG discussion thread

Postby Kurgan » November 13th, 2021, 3:14 pm

Thanks. I mean sure, for all we know every territory is getting unique content, just like the old days. But without proof, I'm going to call BS.

After all, we've seen before the number of false reports and rumors that have appeared on otherwise reputable retailers. It also wouldn't be the first time someone has promoted a hoax on reddit to get attention. I emailed them and between us we can get to the bottom of this.

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Re: Heroquest remake by Hasbro - The BIG discussion thread

Postby Daedalus » November 13th, 2021, 3:15 pm

If a Knight expansion pack pans out, there's a small possibility Avalon Hill may be paying attention to HQ's roots. Bryan Ansell's prototype Hero Quest figures included more than one knight. Also, in this interview excerpt, Steven Baker mentions a warrior, NOT barbarian, as one of the original four iconic heroes. This resembles the AHQ Warrior that is depicted in the HQ Adventure Design Kit art. Then there's the Knight from Legacy of Sorasil HQ computer game. . .
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Re: Heroquest remake by Hasbro - The BIG discussion thread

Postby Kurgan » November 13th, 2021, 3:19 pm

Depends upon what you mean by "Knight" of course. I assume we're not talking about a mounted warrior (a la Battlemasters). If you just mean a dude in armor, we've got four versions of that guy as the Mercenaries/Men-At-Arms in WOM, Advanced Quest edition of the Game System and the Barbarian Quest pack. Sir Rangar is explicitly a captured Knight in all versions of the game (or Sir Manfred for your Italian players) other than the Japanese version of course.

The Legacy of Sorasil Amiga/CD32 video game had a Paladin (straight out of D&D along with many of the embellishments of that edition that never saw a physical board game equivalent release.

With the scant information provided I'm not hopeful it's something brand new that they just whipped up on the side. Many speculated that the retail version would have variations of the figures we got in the pledge, just to make them unique, but no fanfare about it whatsoever just a mysterious pre-order type of advert? Seems like an error to me. The Frozen Horror used to be called the Frozen Terror in print, but that was obviously changed as well before it was finalized.

What would a knight even be? Yes, several people have come up with various ideas... maybe he is forced to fight certain monsters (not running) or maybe he moves slower or maybe he move faster (in armor), or maybe he gets to re-roll dice. But just a dupe of the Barbarian (new card design, new miniature, same stats) wouldn't be out of the question IF they were going to do it. Knights are what all the Heroes become if they defeat the Witch Lord ("dubbed Sovereign Knights" is the Remake reading), so it would be a little strange to give you someone who is already one as a default hero. But again, who knows. All bets are off at this point...

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Re: Heroquest remake by Hasbro - The BIG discussion thread

Postby Kurgan » November 13th, 2021, 3:52 pm

As Shadzar posted... https://www.gamestop.ca/Views/Locale/Content/Images/flyers/2021/november/giftguide/English/page25/row2-3_col2-3.jpg, and https://www.gamestop.ca/GiftGuidePage25 (in the Gift Guide, not on the regular site... no need to video any print ads after all)

So I retract my earlier statement (saying Redditors were reporting fake news), I didn't click on the gift guide link.. there it is. odd indeed!

It IS the old stock photo we've seen before on other sites prior to release, with the black pip movement dice (the actual pips are white in the final version).

What precisely it all means, I'd take the minimalist approach rather than assuming Gamestop is selling a completely new expansion full of all kinds of brand new content for 26 canadian dollars, until I see more official info on it.

Edit: As you can see from the actual pic, it says HeroQuest Knight Expansion Character also available for $25.99. Sir Ragnar certainly qualifies as a "character" although he's not part of any expansion. Could the expansions refer to KK/ROTWL? But then that's not just the Game System. So it's a little confusing. But it might mean GS+KK+ROTWL with Sir Ragnar for that price, rather than anything to do with Mythic Tier or some hitherto unrevealed new expansion pack. I'm not against other territories getting exclusive content, but I'll believe it when I see it.


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Re: Heroquest remake by Hasbro - The BIG discussion thread

Postby Blayze » November 13th, 2021, 4:23 pm

I hope it's not actually exclusive content; I don't like that sort of thing.
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