Ye Olde Inn

@ Yellow Mosquito,

Success to you in the "Quest" to find some other couples with kids... As a parent, I totally get where you are coming from there.

Also, and I don't know how little your youngins are, but HQ is pretty Kid friendly from 4-5 up if you are willing to cater to their levels of understanding and attention span... Possibly something for the future?

Regardless, historically HQ has tended to be fairly friendly to non-gamer spouses/ significant others as well. There is very little to memorize as a player, and with the rules being quite simple, the Game Master (Evil Wizard Player), can take some liberties with the story-telling and expand the Role-play element as much or as little as desired. It really is a great game to hook new gamers with.

maj!

Here you go: [url]forum.yeoldeinn.com/viewtopic.php?f=143&t=1533[/url]

That would be cool.

I think I remember reading somewhere that the wizard quest pack was finished. I think it included skavin and a minotaur?

Unfortunately, the dwarf and wizard qp's were never released, maybe never finished, and like the elf and barbarian qp's probably not play tested.

That's pretty much what I was looking for as a new arrival here, admittedly. I've been exploring and trying to build a version for myself from individual contributions scattered about here and there.

I think a megapack/bundle would be an amazing addition. If there were more than one, categorizing and standardizing the changes each bundle introduces (# of new quests, # of rule changes, # of added armory items, custom dice required, new minis requred, etc..) and making those really clear up front would help people quickly compare each and decide which they'd like to try out. Even if you were to get a bundle, you could always remove anything you didn't want - but you would be so far ahead of having to gather up everything manually. Not everyone has the time to really get into the forums up to their elbows and discover the hidden gems.

I didn't even know there were dwarf and wizard quest packs... There is a lot to discover here.

I wonder if the community keeps growing we'll be able to get a re-release of an all in one bundle (including the dwarf and wizard quest packs) with the best mixture of EU and US rules as we as some of the most popular house rules That would be nice.

Hi and welcome to the Inn! I love it how eventually all people who rediscover HeroQuest are gathering here.

drathe, we need to build another wing to the Inn soon.

Hi Patroclus. (I've been seeing your name around a lot today as I scour the forums for assets and resources. Thanks for your contributions.)

I can see how having multiple personalities could make things less successful in the game, definitely.

I have one disadvantage that makes playing games more difficult that I haven't mentioned. I have small kids. This means that having a night in is way easier than having a night out. Nights out require babysitters. I can kill two birds with one stone if I can recruit friends who also have small kids. If done properly, our kids can run around our kid-proofed house and play together while we adults play a board game. Hopefully I can get my wife to enjoy HQ, which would make things much easier. Of course, I can foresee the imminent danger of a kid getting his/her grubby little hands on a miniature and chewing on it. Or wine being spilled on the board. Oh, the hazards of parenthood.

I plan on playing games like this a lot with my kids once they get to the proper age, but they are just getting out of the "let's put it in my mouth" stage. So I will plan ahead and get all of the expansions in preparation for future family game nights.

I'm fairly certain there are others out there that can relate to what I am saying.

With 3 players(one for morcar and two players with two heroes each) is enough to have an excellent experience. And as GM you can handle them very well. You should have in mind that with 5 players (or more), each player will have a different opinion and could make your work even harder. For example, before a final boss, the one will suggest to get in the room for the minions, the other will want to do spells, the other will want to lure him out of the room, etc, etc, etc.

The best way to do this, is to find two players and finish the basic system. After that, your group will be ready for more people.

I know there is a thread somewhere that we talk how to find players. My opinion is that you can find people if you leave a post with your phone on your local d&d or warhammer store, also I am sure that if you make a t-shirt with the HQ logo is a good first step.