After the successful launch of the Heroes of Might and Magic board game, Ubisoft and producer Archon Studios have teamed up to bring us a tabletop war game with miniatures to collect and paint.
The game have been crafted by industry veterans Jervis Johnson and Andy Chambers that have both been working on high-end brands such as Warhammer 40k and Fantasy Battles. They combine for a total of 70 years of experience designing tabletop games. They are joined by Jacek Karpowicz (Archon Studios) who has also worked on Masters of the Universe: Battleground.
While we currently lack detail about the game, there are some hints. Jervis Johnson says: "I especially like the unit activation rules, which allow elite units with high morale to steal the initiative and move before their opponents can react." which of course immediately draw parallells to the original Heroes of Might and Magic turn-based battles. Another hint we get from the landing page of the game (Archon Studios website) where they write that the battle you play out will take place in Erathia. Maybe we will get to unravel unexplored parts of the lore from the Heroes of Might and Magic 3 timeline?
The part that makes me the most excited is the fact that there will be miniatures (made with High Impact Polystyrene as per Archon Studios website). Hopefully we will get some models that feel true to the original game, I'd love to be able to get some of that sweet old nostalgia while cursing over how I wish I was better at miniature painting. Perhaps even getting that "one last brush stroke" feeling that is nearly equivalent with the well-known "one more turn" effect of Heroes of Might and Magic.
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