HeroQuest (MB)
Contents
- 1 HeroQuest (1989)
- 2 The 25th Anniversary Edition
- 3 References
HeroQuest (also written as "Hero Quest") was a board game published by Milton Bradley in conjunction with Games Workshop. Citadel produced the miniatures used in both the game and the expansion sets. It was released in the UK in 1989 [1] and spawned several expansions (developed by Milton Bradley) [2], a computer game, collectible stickers, some novels and a "HeroQuest Advanced Quest" edition [10] with a further 12 new figures - the "Black Guard". Various other versions were released around the world including the USA where two Quest Packs were released that were unavailable in Europe. [5]
Games Workshop also produced a revised and much more involved version of the game called Advanced Heroquest.
HeroQuest (1989)
HeroQuest
(box front)
HeroQuest
(box back)
(HQ-01)
Barbarian
(HQ-02)
Dwarf
(HQ-03)
Elf
(HQ-04)
Wizard
(HQ-05)
Skeleton (x4)
(HQ-06)
Mummy (x2)
(HQ-07)
Zombie (x2)
(HQ-08)
Orc 1 (x2)
(HQ-09)
Orc 2 (x2)
(HQ-10)
Orc 3 (x2)
(HQ-11)
Orc 4 (x2)
(HQ-12)
Goblin 1 (x2)
(HQ-13)
Goblin 2 (x2)
(HQ-14)
Goblin 3 (x2)
(HQ-15)
Chaos Warrior (x4)
(HQ-16)
Chaos Warlock (x1)
(HQ-17)
Gargoyle (x1)
(HQ-18)
Fimir (x3)
(HQ-19)
Rat (x4)
(HQ-20)
Skulls (x4)
Kellar's Keep (1989)
Kellar's Keep
(box front)
Kellar's Keep
(box back)Orc 1 (x2) Orc 2 (x2) Orc 3 (x2) Orc 4 (x2) Goblin 1 (x2) Goblin 2 (x2) Goblin 3 (x2) Fimir (x3)
Return of the Witch Lord (1989)
The Return of the Witch Lord
(box front)
The Return of the Witch Lord
(box back)Skeleton (x8) Mummy (x4) Zombie (x4) Skulls (x12)
HeroQuest Advanced Quest (1990)
- MB-HQAQ-boxf.jpg
HeroQuest
(box front) - MB-HQAQ-boxb.jpg
HeroQuest
(box back) - MB-HQAQ-1.jpg
Black Guard - MB-HQAQ-2.jpg
Crossbow - MB-HQAQ-3.jpg
2-handed Axe - MB-HQAQ-4.jpg
2-handed Sword - MB-HQAQ-5.jpg
Sword & Shield
- The Black Guard figures and a new quest were added to this version of the game.
- The new figures had 4 different plug-in weapons.
- aka: "HeroQuest Master Edition" (German edition)
Against the Ogre Horde (1990)
Against the Ogre Horde
(box front)
Against the Ogre Horde Contents
(box detail)
Ogre Lord 
Ogre Chieftain 
Ogre Champion 
Ogre Warrior (x4)
The ogres bare a striking resemblance to the short legged version of the Marauder MB12 Giant Ogres.
Wizards of Morcar (1991)
Wizards of Morcar
(box front)
Wizards of Morcar Contents
(box detail)
Zanrath, High Mage of Sarako 
Fanrax the Malicious 
Boroush, the Storm Master 
Grawshak, Orc Shaman of the Northern Tribes 
Men-At-Arms
The Crossbowman
Men-At-Arms
The Swordsman
Men-At-Arms
The Scout
Men-At-Arms
The Halberdier
- The Men-At-Arms models are all the same body with separate weapons that can be slotted in.
Barbarian Quest Pack (1992)
Barbarian Quest Pack
(box front)
Barbarian Quest Pack
(box back)
Female Barbarian Mercenaries
The CrossbowmanMercenaries
The SwordsmanMercenaries
The ScoutMercenaries
The Halberdier
Ice Gremlins
(x3)
Polar Warbears
(x2)
Yetis
(x2)
The Frozen Horror
- The actual quest [6] was called "The Frozen Horror".
- There were 6 mercenaries in the pack and you could build up to 3 of any 1 type.
Quest Pack for the Elf (1992)
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Quest Pack for the Elf
(box front)
4236
Quest Pack for the Elf
(box back)
4236
Quest Pack for the Elf
(miniatures)
Female Elf 
Sinestra,
The Elven Archmage
Elven Warriors
(x2)
Elven Archers
(x2)
Giant Wolves
(x3)Ogres
(x4)
- The actual quest [7] was called "The Mage of the Mirror".
- The more obvious name of Elf Quest Pack was avoided possibly due to conflict with the Elfquest books?
Metal Prototypes
Heroquest Vs 1 Prototypes
Barbarian
(early prototype)
Jes Goodwin
Chaos Warrior
(early prototype)
Jes Goodwin
Dwarf
(early prototype)
Elf
(early prototype)
Jes Goodwin
Knight 1
(early prototype)
Jes Goodwin
Knight 2
(early prototype)
Wizard
(early prototype)
Jes Goodwin
The first version of the Heroquest miniatures didn’t make it in to the boxed game and included two knights later dropped. The two miniatures not sculpted by Jes Goodwin are likely sculpted by the Perry Twins. [11]
Heroquest Vs 2 Prototypes
Chaos Warrior Prototype
(metal version)
Heroquest Expansion Prototypes
Boroush, the Storm Master
(metal version)
Grawshak, Orc Shaman
(metal version)
The 25th Anniversary Edition
In 2013, the Spanish company Gamezone Miniatures launched a Kickstarter campaign to produce a 25th anniversary edition [3]. This led to a dispute with Moon Design Publications LLC who blocked the Kickstarter [4] as they had released a role-playing game called "HeroQuest" in 2003 (which was set in Greg Stafford's world of Glorantha... which was also the setting for the much older RPG "RuneQuest"... a version of which was released in the UK in the 1980s by Games Workshop).
References
- [1], RPG Booster, "25 reasons HeroQuest was the best game of the 90′s" (archived)
- [2], Graeme Davis, "HeroQuest 25th Anniversary Edition" (accessed 2015-06-09)
- [3], Kickstarter, Heroquest 25th Anniversary (accessed 2015-05-31)
- [4], Kickstarter, "Heroquest 25th Anniversary (Canceled)" (accessed 2015-05-31)
- [5], oocities.org, "HeroQuest Components" by igymnast
- [6], hasbro.com, "Barbarian Quest Pack Instrutions" (pdf)
- [7], hasbro.com, "Quest Pack for the Elf Instrutions" (pdf)
- [8], BoardGameGeek, "HeroQuest (1989)"
- [9], Toy Galaxy, "The History of HeroQuest: A Board Game Introduction to Dungeons & Dragons" (2020-05-21)
- [10], BoardGameGeek, "HeroQuest Advanced Quest (1990)"
- [11], Eldritch Epistles Blog, "Update on unreleased unseen Heroquest prototype figures (Bryan Ansell's collection)"
- [12], IG, Enrique Velasco - emuse, "Finished!! The entire set of the Hero Quest finally painted!" (2021-03-23)
