20 year lurker, first time poster

[customized]

Hi everyone,

I'm a looooong time lurker, and I think this is the first time I've created a user account. Or if I did make on at some point, it's been long forgotten. It's definitely been 20 years, which is crazy.

I received HQ for Christmas in 1990 or '91. We then got all four US expansions and I still have them. I was fortunate enough to get in on the mythic tier of the re-release.

Unfortunately I don't have any European stuff. I'd love to have Wizards, Horde, and some of the other rare stuff, but I definitely should have bought that stuff years ago.

I'm also big on all Warhammer Quest variants. I have Advanced Heroquest but it was a big letdown after how awesome HQ was. I've done a lot of print at home stuff, both 2D and 3D.

Glad to be here everyone!

[Chwat]

welcome looking forward to seeing some of you collection .

[Kurgan]

Creating a proxy using other stuff can be a much more affordable way to get those elusive expansions. Others turn to 3d printing. Actually I was able to get the European stuff via BoardGameGeek and I didn't spend a fortune. Patient persistence is the key! There are some real fans there... if you want to just empty your wallet, try Ebay instead.

[Daedalus]

Anyone (Kurgan) feel free to correct me, but didn't Avalon Hill hint that they plan to rerelease AH new editions of Attack of the Ogre Horde and Wizards of Morcar?

[customized]

Thanks for the welcome. Here's my collection: https://cutandassemble.com/index.php/hero-quest-collection/

The original set and four expansions are fully painted, but I won't bore you with the paint jobs from 30 years ago.

Perhaps the most serendipitous item is the Pierre Chancier miniature from White Dwarf 145. I'm pretty sure I bought/received the mini because I love knights (and dwarves) rather than it being in the WD. Though I may be wrong, it was a long time ago.

It's starting to look like I just stockpile HQ stuff, I'll give you a rundown of the original game systems on the HQ shelf.

1. Top box is my original childhood copy
2. Second from top was bought as a kid from a friend who didn't play anymore
3. Second from the bottom is/was my brother-in-law's copy
4. The bottom copy was found at a charity sale. This drove me nuts. I spend 25+ vigilant years always on the lookout for a copy, then my wife practically trips over one!

While I love HQ, I've spent more time in the past few years on print-and-play Warhammer Quest 1995. This is my site: https://cutandassemble.com/index.php/print-and-play-warhammer-quest/

I'd also like to thank everyone here and those that have kept the HQ hobby alive all these years. Its definitely had its up and down times. Sometimes it feels a little sad that lots of old pages/posts/sites are abandoned or gone. But the game is definitely alive and well. The sticker book for example. I can't seem to find who did all the work on that since there's tons of posts on here about it. But the with/without pdfs are amazing. They are pixel perfect. Just exceptional.

I want to balance my collection with "collecting". Sometimes it feels funny rushing out to buy something just because a company makes it. I prefer to be nostalgic rather than consumeristic. As kids, My brother and I spent so much time playing, they're great memories. Maybe I'm just trying to rationalize!

Now I have kids and we have a ton of fun playing ourselves.

[StratosVX]

I thought you said you had HeroQuest. I don't see it anywhere in your pictures.

[customized]

I thought you said you had HeroQuest. I don't see it anywhere in your pictures.

Ha! Yeah, I should pick up a copy!

Also, looks like I over-guesstimated the time I've been lurking. I could have sworn Ye Olde Inn was around back in 2002, but maybe not. Looks like my older files are from "Zagnuts HeroQuest Downloads" which appears to be defunct.

[customized]

I thought you said you had HeroQuest. I don't see it anywhere in your pictures.

Also, thank you for your Battle Masters files. They're LEGENDARY!!!! Do you use some type of card punch?

[StratosVX]

I thought you said you had HeroQuest. I don't see it anywhere in your pictures.

Also, thank you for your Battle Masters files. They're LEGENDARY!!!! Do you use some type of card punch?

No problem, glad you like them. I spent a lot of time cleaning those up. I've never printed anything I created off. I had planned on attempting to make a smaller version of the game to make it more portable and quicker to set up and I was going to print files then, but life has gotten in the way so that never ended up happening.