The
Heroscape line of boxed sets and expansions may have been discontinued, but the ideas from that game live on in
Arena of the Planeswalkers: Shadows over Innistrad. Set in the world of the
Magic: The Gathering collectible card game,
Arena uses the concepts of heroes and squads, and even the interlocking hex tiles that
HS is known for.
So when I saw the set discounted for their Memorial Day weeknd sale (on top of the usual markoff) at a local Half-Price Books, it was a no-brainer to grab this box. While the tiles are useful and the unpainted figures have potential, my main reason for grabbing this was the painted minis that came with it, which will make a nice addition to my collection for use as spell casters in games such as
Melee and
Wizard (a.k.a.
The Fantasy Trip).
Arena of the Planeswalkers also comes with a two-sided, four-piece cardboard map, with hexes compatible with the 3-D
Heroscape terrain that I can probably use for
The Fantasy Trip battles. (And these hex mats could even be used for sci-fi tank combat in games of Ogre.)
A pretty good payoff for a $12 investment, even if I never actually play
Arena.
I picked up a bunch of these when they were $5. The minis aren't great, but you can't beat the price!
ReplyDeleteI'm currently painting up the red Mad Prophet to be my Sigilist apprentice in Frostgrave.
That's a great deal, especially with the prepainted minis. Is the Mad Prophet one of the prepaints, or one of the unpainted figures for the game?
ReplyDeleteHe's the red guy in the bottom right of the box above.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
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