hero quest?

[jaggedjaw]

ok what is heroquest or warhammer quest?

[Sjeng]

HeroQuest is a boardgame from 1989, which takes place in the Warhammer universe/world.
It has miniature heroes, and goblins, orcs, fimirs, chaos warriors, chaos wizards, undead etc.
It uses dice and a DM questbook. It's a cooperative dungeon crawling boardgame. Google it ;)
It's great fun, and still very popular apparently.
People here can probably tell you all you need to know about it, but google will get you many great HQ websites, such as Ye Olde Inn.

[MortiS-the-Lost]

HeroQuest and Warhammer Quest are probably the 2 best know of a group of games published by Games Workshop that share the theme of Dungeon exploration (only slightly less well known is Advanced HeroQuest and then we get into more obscure games like Mighty Warriors)

The basic theme of all these games is that 4 or so players take on the role of a party of Heroes while another takes on the role of Game Master. The Heroes explore Dungeons together killing Monsters and collecting Gold. At the end of each game the Heroes can then spend their Gold on extra Weapons and Equipment so they can more effectively explore Dungeons, kill Monsters and collect Gold. The Game Master (or GM) lays out the Dungeon as the Heroes explore and controls the Monsters  which the Heroes fight.

While HeroQuest and Warhammer Quest haven't been available for many years and are no longer supported by GW, they are still fondly regarded by many gamers, are still played today and have quite a following.

although GW don't do any 'Dungeon Crawler' games at the moment there currently several similar games available from other companies.

Descent: Journeys in the Dark is published by Fantasy Flight Games
CaStle RaVenLofT and Wrath of Ashardalon are published by Wizards of the Coast (current owners of D&D and makers of Magic: The Gathering)

[jaggedjaw]

so its like the basis for space hulk? Also were can i find the rules and stuff for this?

[MortiS-the-Lost]

jaggedjaw wrote

so its like the basis for space hulk?

Space Hulk is a slightly different kettle of fish and is more a strategy game as opposed to the 'Quest' games which are somewhere between a Roleplay Game and a Boardgame

jaggedjaw wrote

Also were can i find the rules and stuff for this?

as Sjeng said, google it  there are plenty of fan-sites out there which provide PDF downloads of the HeroQuest and Warhammer Quest.

and of course keep an eye out here on tLatD we're posting our HQ, AHQ and WHQ house rules ect all the time!

[Sjeng]

Ye Olde Inn Lots of official and unofficial stuff for HQ
Italian / English HQ Fansite
Do You HQ? A site I'm keeping my eye on...

[guzzi]

There is loads of HQ stuff on ebay uk, from complete games to single monsters or sets of cards. One could build up a complete set for a few pounds with patient bidding, or go whole hog and buy a set for £20 up to £50, depending on what people will pay. Its a great game, flows along well, unlike AHQ & WQ, which involve a lot of dice rolling, and for me soon lose the OOMPH.