A big welcome to our 16 new friends! The new heroes are just as cute and amusing as their original predecessors and add great new powers to your army. Not much to say here as the components are just cards, but they are printed on textured paper that seems more premium than the more common paper used for board games. In theory, they should stand the test of time while you face numerous adventures with your friends. Every player gets to choose a party leader character to represent them throughout the game. Each party leader card has a class and a skill that gives you an edge over your opponents. Whether you enjoy fighters, bards, wizards, or thieves, you'll find a party leader that's right for your play style - but choose wisely, because you only get one party leader for the whole game! If you play a Hero card you can roll the dice for free to use the effect of that Hero card immediately (VERY useful!). The artwork on this game is fantastic. You can’t help but fall in love with some of the adorable characters represented. My personal favourite being fuzzy Cheeks the Squirrel Bard! How Does the Game Play?

Here to Slay! reminds me of the game Munchkin in many ways. Fighting monsters, playing item cards to help, and ultimately, betraying your friends to climb to the top and claim victory. On the other hand, if you couldn’t stop your opponent from playing a certain card because your roll was lower, the game resumes and the opponent will be able to play the card as planned. Please note that you can’t roll the dice to use the same Hero card’s effect more than once per turn, even if you rolled unsuccessfully the first time.

How to Play HERE TO SLAY Review

Challenge cards are used to stop another player from playing a Hero card, Item card, or Magic card. When a player begins to play any of these cards, you may play a Challenge card. The challenge is then initiated. And remember, the Party leader’s class counts towards the winning condition of having 6 different classes in your party. Here to Slay is a competitive role-playing fantasy strategy card game that’s all about assembling a party of Heroes and slaying monsters (and sometimes sabotaging your friends too) from the creators of Unstable Unicorns. In this game, you’ll assemble a full party of heroes to slay dangerous monsters while working to avoid the sabotage of your foes. The game also includes items you can equip to your heroes, 1V1 challenge cards, and roll modifiers to tip the odds in your favor.

This is something I do not so rarely in board games and would definitely do if I had already tried all the leaders. You can steal cards from your friends, give their Heroes cursed items for which you’ll be hated, you can challenge them to mess their strategy up, and so on. Don't like what your opponent just played? Throw down a challenge! Challenge cards can be played instantly to try to stop another player from playing a hero, item, or magic card. Playing a challenge card initiates a 1V1 challenge in which you and another player both have to roll the dice. If they win the challenge, they still get to play their card, but if you win the challenge, you get to send their card directly to the discard pile!These are the adventurers that will form your party once recruited (played on the table) and they all come with a class type and an effect. Once a player declares the intention of playing one of the aforementioned cards, you may Challenge that player’s card by playing a Challenge card during their turn. The Party leader cards in the base game are 6 and each of them has a specific class and a skill that provides you with a unique benefit for the entire duration of the game. Here to Slay is a great addition to any household, due to being a great two-player game, but also a fantastic game for a larger group. The base game provides 6 Party leaders, but with an additional 2 Party Leaders provided in this expansion, this raises the maximum to 8 players in a game. I can’t say I’ve attempted an 8-player game- but I can imagine the inevitable, hilarious carnage.