Thoughts on the HeroQuest Companion App | Is It a Worthy Opponent (& Worthy Addition) to the Game?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2023
- Always Board Never Boring isn't personally a huge fan of apps in board games, and usually chooses not to use them when possible. However, he has found the HeroQuest companion app to be very useful, and a fantastic addition to the game. In this video he shares some of his thoughts (likes and dislikes) about the app. It's sort of a review, but more just a conversational ramble touching on some key points along the way. He has by no means addressed all the good and bad of the system here, so feel free to share your own thoughts in the comments below.
Please be aware, the visuals for this video are pulled from footage of ABNB trying to break the app during The Rescue of Sir Ragnar, so you will see some spoilers for that adventure. You will also see some very weird things, like the same spell being cast repeatedly, and heroes moving like they put on three pairs of Elven Boots.
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Biggest benefit of the app for me is that I play the game with my best mate and since there is only 2 of us we can team up and let the app play Zargon's part. Wouldn't be possible to play 2 player co-op without it 👌
We use it, when i play with a friend. It has given me the chance to play as a hero instead of my usual job as zargon. Its been a blast so far, and worked quite well.
Personally, I love the App. I know it's not perfect, but very few Zargon players are as well. I treat it as a mediocre Zargon quest runner, complete with its own "house rules". Without it - I'd play faaar fewer quests. Happy to have it for solo human play.
oh I was so curious about this, I was not sure, but I have it downloaded it now, THX for this, very helpful ;)
Hit the nail on the head!! I am a fan of the app, but agree with what you said about it. Needs improvment!
My top 5 things I feel the the app is lacking right now:
I quite fancy using a Hero Quest board to play a game of Space Crusade !! :D :D :D
I exclusively play with the app, and it's incredibly unlikely that I'll ever play this game with other people. Which... honestly is fine, other people are awful and I prefer solo. Without the app, I'd still be waiting to play since Hasbro shipped my copy to me.
I think in these games managing the hidden info is the most important job of any assistant. After I cleaned up the Dungeon Saga solo/coop rules mainly for clarity, I created pdfs for both the core games of Dungeon Saga and Star Saga which presented the maps room by room keeping as much hidden from the players as possible.
I think you nailed it early on this one, the more compliated the app gets the worse its going to perform and the more exacting it will have to be on the rules. Also if they have to invest too much they will start charging for it. I certainly dont like being tethered to an app. What if they update it and it sucks? what if they go bankrupt or sell the IP? what if you cant access it for any reason? I feel some kind of card system could be implimented to replace Zargon, and then as you said, just make the obvious plays with the monsters.
Agree with all your points about the app. A great example of less being more. About controling the monsters, what I do is to remove them from the App when they appear and just move them using my own pseudo-AI-system. Doing that I can even give them some special abilities, add homebrew monsters, etc...while still using the app for reveal the map, traps, etc ...
Yes, add Mage of the Mirror please! I was all set to start a new campaign, and wanted my Elf to use Elf Spells from the get go but... alas... I have to wait. I would also LOVE it if they added the Mythic Quests. I completely understand why they haven't, seeing as only one has needed components (and another uses the Bard mini, but that could be proxied), but still... it would be nice to solo those beautiful long Quest packs!! Oh and, a small thing, but the ability to name individual Heroes would be a nice touch. As for the Monster tactics and whatnot, I kill every monster the moment it turns up, but continue to control them on the board. This essentially turns the app into a procedurally generated map that tells you about traps :)
I LOVE the App. I wish all my miniatures games had similar apps, so I could play them at my pace at 3 AM in my underwear.
I needed a video from you!
I agree completely! One more thing ... have you ever tried to use Pass Through Rock on the app? It's a scary experience. Eg roll a movement of 8; walk though a wall into a hitherto unexplored room which happens to be solid Rock. If you stop temporarily the app tells you that the character is forever trapped in rock! It won't let you complete your movement. I like having the app, but the stupid monsters and issues with Pass Through Rock make me give this app a 6/10. Thanks for the cool video. 😎
Thanks!
One annoying thing the app used to do was attack heroes in alphabetical order - going for the barbarian first, then dwarf, elf or wizard if it couldn’t reach the desired target. That’s been fixed as far as I can tell, as monsters will now go after whoever is closest.
"we're doing it wrong." it's possible to play a quest using only the app, some dice and the treasure deck and pencil/paper (even though they intended you to synchronize the physical game with the app when playing without zargon, whether solo or with other players). in a way one of the players is still "kind of" zargon if you are doing house rule stuff.
I sold my original Heroquest because of the inability to play solo effectively. Having the app has allowed me to get back into the game as a solo player, with the new version. I am not usually a fan of apps but I am fairly happy with this and the one for Oathsworn.
Interesting.