Based on the popular HeroScape Master Set: Rise of the Valkyrie game and set in the Marvel Universe, Marvel Heroscape features plastic figures of Marvel heroes and villains—each with its own card to control both movement and combat strength.
Using terrain tiles, players can build any kind of battleground, including cities. Some terrain tiles are large (up to 24 hexes) while others are small (1 hex). Many different battlefields can be built by attaching and stacking the tiles.
The rulebook features two games: a basic and a master version. In the basic version, designed for younger players, characters move, attack, defend, and have range—but there are no special powers and some other rules are minimized and/or eliminated. The master game includes special powers, wounds, engagement rules, falling rules, and a few other additions.
A battlefield/scenario book includes many different scenarios and terrain layouts. Games can be opponent elimination, getting to a certain space, protecting a certain figure, or holding out for a certain number of turns.
Each unit has a movement rating ranging from 4 to 7, which is the number of hexes it can move in a turn. Moving up a level counts as a hex; moving down does not incur that penalty. Moving down more levels than your height when moving from one hex to another counts as falling and you might take damage—unless you are falling into water.
Combat in the game is fairly straightforward. You roll attack dice as listed on your unit's card (2 to 6 dice), and the opponent rolls defense dice equal to the number on their unit's card (2 to 9 dice). Extra hits count as wounds (figures may have more than one wound).
The master game uses a point system in which players alternate drafting cards until they reach the pre-assigned point value for the scenario. It's possible to bring a "pre-fab" army to the battle in order to save time.
The basic game is for two players. The master game is for 2 to 4 players.
The set includes 10 Figures, 6 7-hex Tiles, 23 2-hex Tiles, 9 1-hex Tiles, 1 6-hex Warehouse Tile, Warehouse Corner with breakable wall and floor piece, 2 Glyphs, 12 Combat Dice, 1 20-Sided Die, 8 Order Markers, 23 Wound Markers, 10 Figure Cards, 1 Breakable Wall Card, and Instruction Booklet.
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