Heroscape Is The Best Ever.

[@skywhale8214]

Your stop motion and graphics style works so well with scape! So exciting to see this!

[@slugscaper]

Thank you! I'm excited with how the first one turned out!

[@VanAleph]

Remember when Slugscape had his brief Lego phase?

[@slugscaper]

What a flash in the pan that was! 😆

[@leiagelwasser2168]

You have somehow managed to get the exact intersection of my middle school interests. Heroscape and Lego and listening to my brother talk about music theory? This is the most one has ever slugged before.

[@OctopusGrift]

How did youtube recognize my interests so perfectly I am so stoked to see heroscape come back.

[@johnm.withersiv4352]

I wish KZbin had targeted me earlier, but I'm catching up.

[@luckilyduckily]

i may be too absorbed in warhammer myself to be playing rn, but this is close enough for me to watch happily! looking forward to more videos about this cool game!

[@BEANSTHESEAL]

same, I NEED TO STOP GETTING INTO MINIATURES GAMES

[@timothymclean]

My parents got me Heroscape when it was new, and my brother and I played it a bunch. Good times. Good memories. Can't believe that was twenty years ago...

[@johnm.withersiv4352]

Sounds like its time to break out Heroscape at your next get together with your brother.

[@TalesofValhalla]

A stop motion animator enters the fray to bring Heroscape to life. Subbed!

[@slugscaper]

Thank you! Coming from the best in the business, that's a warm welcome indeed! ❤️

[@ClintonMatos]

My Lego brain can't help but look at this and think that piece 64566 would be perfect for the bases and those new D&D figures would fit right in.

[@Barry_MC]

Slugs AND heroscape? This is a match made in heaven

[@carmenm3538]

Doing my best to form a coherent thought about heroscape besides "this game rules so much dude" and failing. This game rules so much dude.

[@slugscaper]

That it does! 💯

[@PhatSammy]

I like your words Mr. Lego Man

[@PaleozoicBricks]

Yea that sounds like a Hasbro thing to do with haslab. When star wars projects are failing left and right, what chance did this have. Also I would have rather had my Victory Saber and Deathsarus as retail figures. Also Id recommend getting in to the slop chop method of painting. I've painted some Kobolds and a Wyvern and the came out so good. 1:53 that good to see I made a cameo in this video!

[@StarBrickStudios]

As a fan of Heroscape, it’s a pleasant surprise to see you make this channel! Look forward to your future videos on such an epic game :)

[@slugscaper]

Heck yeah! Me too! 😊

[@BasementStudi0s]

3d printing bouta save my wallet

[@smileydog5941]

Naw as a long time fan I want this game to succeed

[@BasementStudi0s]

@@smileydog5941 yeh but i cant give money i dont have

[@smileydog5941]

@@BasementStudi0s I recommend 3D printing the old stuff that is no longer in print. Lots of figures with complete synergy and they are compatible with the new

[@ryguyplaysgames]

Woah…incredible to see you hop in to the community with a big splash like this! So looking forward to new content!

[@slugscaper]

Thank you so much for the warm welcome! ❤️

[@UnprofessionalFlip]

At this point, I’m a fan of Slugger. Put out whatever makes you happy and I’m here for it. I’ve always wanted to try this game. I’ve got Arena of the Planeswalkers with an expansion and I think it is pretty good! Not enough substance, but the gameplay is fun. I think I would really enjoy getting into Heroscape. Maybe once my group is done with Imperial Assault, we may try this.

[@slugscaper]

Thank you so much! ❤️ Heroscape plays very similarly to Arena of the Planeswalkers, (as the latter was based on the former), but I think Heroscape pulls the game elements together in a more engaging way. The map building and army drafting elements in Heroscape give it so much replayability, always looking for new synergies and strategies! 😊 Cost is certainly the biggest barrier to entry though, no doubt there.

[@RogueScaper]

This videos certainly made a splash in the community! I'm looking forward to seeing more scape stuff coming your way (and also, judging by your lego stuff), it's going to be awesome

[@slugscaper]

Thank you so much for the warm welcome! I’m excited to make more! 😊

[@roseconleey103]

another slugger channel about toys I vaguely remember owning as a child, love to see it

[@captaindodobeard3993]

I’ve been watching your Lego vids since 2022, and I had gotten into Heroscape right before the pandemic. It is so weird, but delightful to have another Heroscape KZbinr and one with an amazing production quality to boot.

[@slugscaper]

That's awesome! A belated welcome to community then! ❤️ 2020 was definitely the year I started buying a LOT of Heroscape too. Filling the holes in my childhood collection and whatnot. 👍

[@qarsiseer]

I was lurking in a Heroscape community when I saw you posting, I am so so excited to see you start a Heroscape channel!!!!

[@Pyrrhus_Archvile]

Seems like a great use of miniatures, and possibly a great source. Very much intrigued!

[@SplotchyInk]

Frankly, glad seeing more people just talk about boardgames in general, even if it is a very specific board game.

[@Fysisoikeineidolon]

I'm here because of your Lego videos and wanted to just hear you talk more about stuff as a pass time but this reminds me a little bit of the pokemon trading figure game that was extremely short lived

[@ArhkeiCoconut]

Man I remember heroscape, it was one of those games from the closet at my parent's house that I thought was so cool, but I never knew how to play it. So me and my friends used to set up the boards and just pay around with the minis like action figures.

[@heli88]

I love Heroscape! I was all in during the first few years and gradually lost track when it started getting harder to find. I have to admit, I haven't checked out any of the new stuff, for cash and space reasons, but I'm glad that it's back and getting some love again.

[@ash7324]

It’s sad there won’t be as many videos on the Lego channel, but I really respect your need to be genuine to what you want to make, it’s keeps the sincerity in your content and that’s one of the things I admire about your videos; they come across as genuine and certainly not for a quick buck. I’ve never even heard of this game before but it looks fun! I’ll tune in!

[@slugscaper]

Thanks so much! ❤️

[@LazurBeemz]

used to LOVE Heroscape as a kid. So stoked to see it coming back!

[@TatamiThoughts]

I was entirely convinced the new Heroscape stuff just wasn't going to come out, so learning it did, and learning from you of all people, is strange.

[@Thomas-f1x5t]

I grew up on this! Awesome to see it's still alive!

[@DampfGecko]

I said it on the Scorpion Palace review and I'm not too shy to repeat it: Hooray for HeroScape! 😂

[@Eisenwald64]

That may help when redesigning the LEGO Adventurers Orient Expedition game.

[@kimobruns]

Wow! I love that pre-painted heroscape is back! The best game ever made!

[@FortressForger]

So exited for you and this new channel, your passion will make this shine!

[@hexhalla]

This video is great! Love the graphics, colors and animations. Excited to see what you have in the pipeline for this channel!

[@slugscaper]

Thank you so much! I'm a big fan of your channel - I love the cutaways during gameplay. Such an inspired choice! ❤️

[@excalibrrimcold9354]

In a year they will release a slug figure, hopefully.

[@slugscaper]

Hahaha that’s the dream! 😆

[@Christ-is-King]

I was so surprised and excited to hear the news about this on your other channel. Time to dig out my old heroscape collection!

[@narutofreak974]

I’ve played a demo on their website and it got me into strategy games. I never heard from this game up until my introduction Magic the Gathering and Warhammer 40k. It’s my childhood. Addendum: I recall an tv commercial of it and the animation was amazing to me as a kid.

[@leoclown83]

Welp. I liked this- congrats for a video that explains rules amazingly! Can't wait to see more good videos

[@bladerdj3503]

These look like fun figures to use for OPR as well. Thank you very much I began collecting tabletop figures this year

[@WackoMcGoose]

"Not for the faint of cash" is what kept me out of Heroscape as a kid... now, even more so, plus not having anyone to play it _with_ (all my friends are online a continent away). I did always think the terrain building aspect was neat! For tabletop RPGs that use (or can be adapted to) a hex system rather than exclusively square grid, I can see this being a fantastic way for dungeon masters to build out overworld terrain maps (and the modularity means you can even experiment with _terrain altering_ abilities!)...

[@filthycasual2567]

tabletop simulator is a good alternative its like a 25ish$ game and you can download a heroscape mod from the workshop and are able to play it online

[@bunnypigson7615]

I love learning about niche interests, even if I don’t have a need to participate in the hobby. So I wholeheartedly welcome this new channel

[@jochemred5508]

Hey Slugger, i love heroscape and i love your lego vids so i can't wait for more videos on this channel!

[@RoninCatholic]

Attacking with attack dice and then defending with defense dice reminds me of HeroQuest and GURPS, but in the latter case it's always three dice and some numbers on the sheet you're comparing the results to

[@mudwire1]

So cool to see this! I just recently got the starter box, so this is great timing honestly

[@slugscaper]

Perfect timing! Have fun with it! ❤️

[@gamegnome486]

YO, a new Slugger video AND it's about a game I spent my childhood playing! Heck yeah!

[@slugscaper]

Two outta two! Thanks for your support! 🤘

[@basition]

As a battletech player, those hexs have been a blessing

[@davydigger708]

I can see you finally got it going! I have never played Heroscape before - but I really should ask my uncle if he would do a round with me - he still has his childhood game…

[@Gnimsh]

Good luck with this channel Slugger! I hope this will bring more eyes on the game and that you can enjoy yourself talking about it. Also cool to see that you are into competitive stuff too :) Btw when you said in "Heroscape is the best game ever released" it remining me of the video by bardic broadcasts about Hero Quest :) If you haven't seen it check it out.

[@cardsmith14]

Didn't see this coming, but I'm all for it ❤

[@BradentesGameRoom]

Great explanation of the game. Your style is going to work awesome with Heroscape. As a novice in the game, I look forward to learning a lot!

[@slugscaper]

Thanks so much! Happy to hear the feedback! ❤️

[@jinxtheunluckypony]

As a fan of both Lego and tabletop games I was not expecting the Slugger jumpscare.

[@jixxen]

I remember playing this years ago with my friends! Cool to see it's making a comeback!

[@roddlez]

Memories...!

[@roddlez]

You may have heard of it, but there’s a boardgame RPG, Gloomhaven, that has some similar build your map mechanics But the RPG aspect uses decks of cards that slowly deplete as you run your adventure. Along with the expanding “legacy” aspect of the game (where your characters, world, and game evolve over time as you play) It definitely scratched my HeroScape itch in more recent years and it is incredibly strategic and fun (if a bit unwieldy to set up) Great if you have two or three gamer friends who can get together regularly.

[@roddlez]

Also, a bit on the absurdly expensive side. Filed under: Board games over $100

[@slugscaper]

That sounds like a lot of fun! I will check it out! 😮

[@kimobruns]

Rocking Zelrig and Gladitors in the video is wild 😮

[@slugscaper]

They certainly weren't cheap! 😅 I'm definitely not one of those folks who got Wave 9 stuff on clearance back in the day. 😭

[@doggindays2631]

I've been following and watching your R.R. Slugger channel for a good while now. LEGO is actually my original hobby, predating my love of Heroscape (that, and I grew up playing the heck out of Rock Raiders), it is positively surreal to me that you also play Heroscape. Absolutely love hearing RR sound effects on a Heroscape video. Subbed, and welcome to the family! PS: Slimy Slug custom unit when?

[@slugscaper]

What! That's awesome, thanks so much! I'm a big fan of your channel as well and have put on your videos while I take photographs of LEGO on more than one occasion. ❤ A slimy slug custom figure would be cool, leaving swamp water tiles in its wake as a slime trail. 😂

[@Ceberox]

Great video, strong start to the channel and I look forward to what the future holds :)

[@LasersPew]

I might have to bust out my old Heroscape sets and get a game night going. I'm excited to hear what you think of the new sets

[@slugscaper]

Awesome! I love 'em!

[@ChilleBruh]

@slugscape as a 45 y/o fan of Heroscape since I bought it off the shelves waaaaaaaaay back when. Imagine my surpise when I saw SLUGGER on YT talking about one of my other oldest favorite hobbies!!! 😮🤯🥳

[@slugscaper]

You've got great taste in hobbies! ❤️

[@SuperSecretBricks]

Very interesting, can't wait to learn more about it with you!

[@thorakvideos2495]

This was fantastic. Really got me interested in the game :)

[@slugscaper]

Thank you kindly! 😊

[@09167]

always upvote heroscape, its a good day

[@Duronomys]

me and my bro used to play this game back when we were 11 and 12 years old. He got the age of annihilation set and we are playing it again. Honestly, really good game. I hope they bring back the old sets. Pricy but really fun and strategic mechanics. I really enjoy it since I like Chess and strategy games like FF tactics.

[@JPHarringtonJr]

Awesome new channel, best of luck slug dude

[@slugscaper]

Thanks for checking it out! ❤️

[@noahthonnard293]

Would love for a future video to be a breakdown of the different Valkyrie Generals, custom Rock Raider army cards, and an army building guide based on the synergy the different units have with one another.

[@slugscaper]

On it! ❤️

[@noahthonnard293]

@ legend

[@SadPinkDino]

Awesome new channel! Excited to see more :3😊

[@EchoCascade79]

I was obsessed with the figures as a kid but didn’t really play by the rules. Watching it now makes me wish I still had mine

[@slugscaper]

I too definitely had a number of play sessions that just involved the figures with no dice rolling. In the long, long ago! 😊

[@bencesandor408]

Great video! Made me immediately interested in the game haha!

[@silicondave2797]

Tuned in to learn more and hopefully get some ideas to upgrade my Lego City board game setup. I play with my nieces (5+7) and use the weeks homework as "the battles". I learned today that I am gonna need more Lego dice and tiles. Thanks for the fun watch. Make a great day.

[@TheHylianBatman]

My aunt & uncle collect board games, and this was one of them. My cousin and I were looking at their collection for something to play, and I BEGGED to play Heroscape, but was told no. I've thought about that game frequently since then, so how serendipitous for you to be into it! I'll go ahead and subscribe here, too, I guess; I can't afford this the same way I can't afford LEGO, but no reason I can't learn and follow your enthusiasm! I'm somewhere in the 1,210 range! Cheers, Slugger! I hope this channel prospers!

[@slugscaper]

Thank you! Yeah, Heroscape looked like the absolute coolest game ever in the old TV commercials. 😁

[@UrBigFan]

I love this game so much

[@harutakami1313]

I still have my old Rise of the Valkyries set (as well as half of a second copy I got second hand from a family friend). I'm sad I was never able to get the Marro master set, but it's great to see Heroscape back. Even if I can't play it itself, I could still get the figures for other various ttrpgs (which is what I've been using them for)

[@frogjog8822]

I always wanted to get into heroscape! always looked more accessable than Warhammer.

[@slugscaper]

Absolutely! It doesn’t take long at all to understand the rules - it’s a really innovative game system, in my opinion. 🙂

[@noahthonnard293]

Wait! R.R. has a heroscape channel now?!?! why wasn't I told? Subbing rn

[@rodentRoundup]

Dusted off my collection and played a couple of the scenarios from the manuals this weekend, loved getting back into it. I don't know how I managed to sell off other collections over the years like Warhammer, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh, yet still held onto HeroScape all this time. Loved how they gave you a bunch of missions and modes to try besides just deathmatches, I forgot the Marro hive master set had a multi-map campaign mode too

[@slugscaper]

Awesome! I love scenario play! That one in the original master set with the rising toxic gas got played dozens of times by me in my youth. I should replay it again soon! Trollsford Swamp, I believe it was?

[@KodiakDunne]

I missed hero scape I used to play it when I was little

[@jackbackln4432]

ooh, I may be sold

[@PS-it1dm]

This game lookslike tabletop Battle for Wesnoth.

[@themocingbird2488]

Dang. I guess Slugger is just awesome like that. Scape is sick.

[@slugscaper]

It sure is! Thanks! 🤘

[@ravenclaw8695]

This game is so much fun and easy to get into compared to most other games. The combat system is also very similar to Heroquest. If you can play one, you should be able to easily get into playing the other.

[@calebwall8058]

What me and my cousins would always do is play "LegoScape" where we would make stat cards for our minigfigures and use them for battle

[@slugscaper]

Me too!! I still have all my cards! I'll have to share them in a future video. 😊

[@matejpelikan9754]

I was honestly surprised, how much is this game thought out. I now a lot of games with similar style, but non of them was so strategic. I always loved battles with sci-fi and fantasy, because the system of thinking in these genres. I would be aspacially interested in the sci-fi part of things, so, if you could offer that i would love that. I still can´t imagine how are he videos gonna look like, but I´m really looking forward to it. That´s all, thank you for reading!

[@slugscaper]

Totally! The simplicity of Heroscape is one of its greatest strengths, in my opinion. The use of small numbers that matter leads to simple math and meaningful abilities. The first few scripts I have written out are focused more on the historical and fantasy factions, but I will talk about the sci fi figures in the future, for sure!

[@Liboo52]

I hope they make a slug themed hero

[@AmareloStudios]

you are a frukking beast

[@Korn-kg5np]

As an Advanced Wars and MageKnight fan this seems really neat!

[@slugscaper]

The lack of unit stacking is totally like Advance Wars! ❤

[@ace-heat]

While I've got other things taking a priority, especially financially, I'd LOVE to get into Heroscape one day

[@slugscaper]

It’s a ton of fun! (And a ton of money..!) 😅

[@sebastianlawless8707]

I didn’t know anything about heroscape before watching this video, so here are my first impressions. The hexagonal terrain looks like a great way to add variety to rounds. It’s so customisable. A brilliant concept if ever there were one. Seems pretty simple to play, which is good. It looks like a version of warhammer I’d actually be willing to try (and less money hungry at that). Will I play it? No, probably not. Mainly because I don’t have the funds or the people to do so. But the figures look really cool, and them being pre-painted is great. The mashup of sci-fi, fantasy, and history would allow anyone to create their dream army. All in all, looks pretty good.

[@slugscaper]

Thanks for sharing your observations as a first timer! In my experience, this is a real showstopper of a game. Every time I’ve played it in public, folks stop and ask about it. 😊

[@LauraLowe]

1:50 "this isn't lego" *shows galidor* Really shot yourself in the foot there lol.

[@slugscaper]

Intentionally so! 😉

[@RainShadow-yi3xr]

This looks interesting, somewhere between D&D and full on wargames like 40K.

[@slugscaper]

Well put! Heroscape definitely feels like a sort of middle ground between the two. 👍

[@prons_gaming5083]

6:16 there are some slight exception to this rule. The Fen Hydra starts with 4 lives, corresponding to its 4 heads, and it starts the game with 4 attacks. Every wound it takes, one of its heads is effectively chopped off, and so it loses one of its attacks for every wound. On the other hand, both Hulk and Krug gain an extra attack die with every wound they take(Hulk only gains up to 5 extra dice this way). So figures like the Hyrda get weaker as they take damage, and figures like Krug or Hulk get stronger as they take damage.

[@slugscaper]

Great point! I was actually rewatching this video earlier today and the Hydra popped into my head as an exception to the rule, haha. I didn't know the Hulk operated like Krug, though! I've never played with the Marvel characters.

[@prons_gaming5083]

@slugscaper I only know about them because the Marvel set was the only Heroscape I had for a while growing up. And Hulk was my favorite super hero as a kid, so I always picked him

[@StudframeAnimations]

Never heard of the game so I'll subscribe to see more. Will you be doing videos in which you play a full game with friends? Excited for the next videos on this channel. 😄

[@slugscaper]

I doubt I'll be doing any playthrough videos, but a channel like Hexhalla (that I linked in the description) does an excellent job of showing the game in motion. 😊

[@BackSpace101]

I hope they make an online game.

[@slugscaper]

That would be a dream come true!! Heroscape would be so great for that. ❤️

[@ghillieguy52]

since it is on a grid, lego would make for good mini substitutes

[@Nice_Lamantin]

Heroscape looks really fun to be honest. And plays easier and faster than 40k for example. Now im wondering should i really try getting into it first (with improvised models of course. I cannot get almost any lego in my country, less fo the kinda unknown tabletop game). Good luck with this content, Slugger, i hope it will be as popular as other stuff you make!

[@narayantrex2226]

While I'd never heard of Heroscape before you mentioned it in the vid on your main channel, I'm SO relieved Hasbro fumbled with getting the IP. What they're doing with MTG is criminal and I'm happy Heroscape e-scaped that fate :D Also: great video, this looks like a really cool game!

[@slugscaper]

Couldn't agree more! Renegade is a much better home for the IP than Hasbro, at this point. 👍

[@Georami]

Slugger is a Heroscape fan too I do not believe it

[@Diedonacagedworld]

bought the battle box.

[@slugscaper]

Heck yeah! I hope you have fun with it - I also developed a scenario you can try with it, if you like: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPJf6OahZ2Fm5o

[@CupcakeMan337]

Just marking my sub number so I could say how long I’ve been here for -Sub 893

[@slugscaper]

Under 1000 Club! ❤

[@rickcharlespersonal]

It's like a tabletop wargame but simpler than the industry standard; in a good way. I love watching Warhammer content, so I'm excited to add Heroscape to my wargaming content consumption! 🤣

[@empatheticrambo4890]

As a DnD fan who's very skeptical of WotC and Hasbro, it's a joy to hear this hobby is set up to thrive at the moment. Don't have the space or cash for it, but I love rpgs and tactical games in general, so im looking forward to following these videos.

[@slugscaper]

Heroscape had some rocky years under those companies; I'm excited for its future with Renegade! 🙂

[@i_teleported_bread7404]

4:34 I actually have one of those dice! I've been trying for ages to figure out what game it was from!

[@empyreankirboi276]

The marro shall rise again.