On a first playthrough, this expansion comes out swinging, making good use of new room tiles to help set the scene. New monsters are present early, almost like they are on parade to get the Barbarian character (the only hero that can play the first three quests) a taste of the types of monsters to come. This campaign feels like the designers set the difficulty to hard mode. The new monsters are fantastic but can be very powerful, especially if encountered in large numbers or in corridors, and you can't get all of your characters engaged. Encountering a Yeti in a corridor can mean death for a hero. The wandering monsters feel especially brutal in this campaign. This quest includes a set of playtest rules for bringing an animal companion on your solo adventures. A popular archetype in sword and sorcery tales is the friend of beasts. Great cats, horses, hawks, and all manner of small clever critters have a history of thwarting the machinations of foul sorcerers. We wanted to take this opportunity to playtest some new companion rules and tell a story of how your hero first encountered one of these faithful animals on their journey to the frozen north. This campaign is fully represented in the app, allowing it to replace the Dungeon Master role, which is welcome if everyone wants to play as the heroes or your gaming group only plays cooperative games. Unboxing

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finely detailed miniatures (Frozen Horror, Barbarian, 12 Mercenaries, 3 Ice Gremlins, 2 Polar Warbears, 2 Yetis) Quality-of-life additions, such as new combat and movement dice (blue because it's cold!) and a pad of more detailed character sheets, weren't essential but do enhance the experience.Game-breaking bugs in the app if using it as the Dungeon Master. Enemies with ranged weapons can fire through other characters, enemies occupying the same space as heroes or escaping monsters, causing the game to become unresponsive. Note, while this review is not on the app, this is provided for information. It is possible any issues could be corrected as the app is often updated. Just something to keep in mind at the time of writing of this review Setting up the game will be very familiar for HeroQuest gamers. Get the base game ready and have the Frozen Horror game nearby to grab tiles or miniatures when needed. The Dungeon Master, or a nominated player if using the app, will set up the board according to the quest book and when new items need to be placed as rooms are discovered. With the HeroQuest Frozen Horror expansion, players must destroy the evil Frozen Horror, a ferocious creature long banished, but has now returned to its ancient seat of power, and awaits Zargon’s summons. The powerful Barbarian must survive dangerous solo quests and only then will fellow heroes join him. Immerse yourself in the fantasy with the stunning artwork, 21 detailed miniatures, full-color tiles, and 10 exciting quests not seen in the initial HeroQuest Game System. (Requires HeroQuest Game System to play. Sold separately.) The game has limitless replayability, and you can also build their own quests and create their own stories. Gather friends together for an exciting night of tabletop gameplay in an epic battle of good and evil. The game is for 2-5 players, ages 14 and up.

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Without seeing the booklet, there is no way to anticipate the quality of the edits to the original, but I'd be surprised if anything was play-tested or fixed given the treatment of the previous HQ2021 efforts. (Again I'd really like to be wrong). The rules are straightforward to get up to speed on, but given the small book, don't expect too much room for pictures to break up the walls of text. Expect to spend a good few minutes reading through all of the additions and new aspects before you play. Game Setup Who knows if the prices are going to be changed (maybe allow them to be hired in 1-3, or give a discount on the retainer fee as in Wizards of Morcar?). Still the mere fact that the number has doubled would be a big help all by itself (the 1992 rules state heroes can hire as many as they can afford), as that's another 12 body points potentially added to the party (unlike the EU mercs, they can be healed if they are at 1 BP, to their max of 2... assuming they haven't been boosted in strength at all). So the party's overall strength would increase to (again if the numbers are unchanged) 49 from the 37 of the original if nothing else is changed. finely-detailed plastic figures (1 Female Barbarian, 6 Mat-arms, 12 Weapons [3 Crossbows, 3 Halberds, 3 Swords, 3 Sword and Shields], 3 Ice Gremlins, 2 Polar Warbears, 2 Yeti, 1 Frozen Horror)Speaking of the Guardian Knight, that "Barbarian" looks very much like one, down to the pose and choice of weapons/armor, since if I recall correctly, those characters were wearing fur trimmed outfits already (guess the cover is just depicting the game system barbarian, like the original did). A concession to the disgruntled fans perhaps? Just found on Reddit a bit ago ( https://www.reddit.com/r/Heroquest/comments/tta1gu/frozen_horror_looks_pretty_damn_amazing/). It's probably real? Looks real. Something to talk about on Friday's stream (and possibly Saturday as well, depending upon what they say next). Zatu has an excellent range of games and for most of them the best prices too. Delivery is always fast and I have never received a game in bad condition. 10/10 would recommend. With this generation of HeroQuest, the folks at Avalon Hill are working on releasing the original expansions and adding brand-new content, much to the welcome of fans, old and new. Frozen Horror is the third expansion and contains an entire ten-quest campaign with new monsters, hazards, traps, rooms and rules to add more challenges and provide greater rewards.

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The Frozen Horror expansion global launch date is August 1st, 2022, though it may be available in your region ahead of schedule. We’re so excited for this release that we’ve put together an introductory solo quest for any hero to attempt, along with additional playtest rules and errata.Component-wise, I really like the attention given to the little thematic extras, like the new door design and the thematic dice. The miniatures look like great designs, much more in line with the original concepts as updates, than did the core or first two expansions. If I were to point to a production missed opportunity here, it would be that AH could have designed a new thematic game board (As a separate standalone product). It's not too late but I don't see it happening. Stylized character sheets (with icy axes and blue ink) is a nice touch, extra character sheets are always welcome as you'll presumably be using a lot of them on these killer (if unmodified in terms of difficulty) quests (or if you're good at erasing... you used pencil, right?). I also love the frozen doors, new character sheets, and colored dice! If this is real and all the future expansions look like this, we're in for a real treat!

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This campaign feels like the designers set the difficulty to hard mode. The new monsters are fantastic but can be very powerful, especially if encountered in large numbers or in corridors, and you can’t get all of your characters engaged. Encountering a Yeti in a corridor can mean death for a hero. The wandering monsters feel especially brutal in this campaign.

In the HeroQuest: The Frozen Horror expansion, players must destroy the evil Frozen Horror, a ferocious creature that threatens the icy realm of the Northlands. The powerful Barbarian must survive a series of dangerous solo quests, with success bringing other heroes to join him. For the heroes, there are new inventory items to spend your hard-earned gold and new quest items to earn; just be sure to fully explore each dungeon to find those secret rooms. One common issue experienced by many parties playing through the various campaigns is that it is possible to get to a point where you’ve obtained all of the good items from the inventory shop, and you end up with mountains of gold you can’t use. The Frozen Horror helps answer this by introducing Mercenaries (hired help) available for a single quest. These can take the form of the Scout, Swordsman, Archer or Halberdier, each with their strengths and weaknesses. Each are fully represented by miniatures and are controlled by the player who hired them. There are also multiple copies of each mercenary to allow players to hire several of each type if desired.