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<blockquote data-quote="Fiery_Dragon" data-source="post: 5309841" data-attributes="member: 83336">Here are my analogies to help explain Essentials, from what I can understand only owning this one book.&nbsp;HEROSCAPE ANALOGYThe game Heroscape has two formats for the rules.&nbsp; Beginner and Advanced.&nbsp; The rules are essentially the same, it's just that the Advanced version has more options and fiddly bits.&nbsp; 4E is the Advanced version; Essentials is the Beginner version.&nbsp; You get to play with the same characters and figures on the same map, roll the same dice, have the same battles and tell the same stories.&nbsp; When playing with my kids or newbies, I play the &quot;Beginner&quot; version.&nbsp; When playing with gamers or experienced friends, we play the &quot;Advanced&quot; version.&nbsp; &nbsp;Both versions are the same game, it's just one has removed many of the added layers of complexity and options.&nbsp; &nbsp;Now here's the trick: Say that there was some errata released for the Heroscape game, which had been released online since the game was published.&nbsp; Now imagine Hasbro releasing a new Heroscape Starter Set which just contained the Beginner rules -- but included the errata that had since come out online.&nbsp; &nbsp;The Player's Handbook is the complete game of Heroscape.&nbsp; Essentials is the new Starter Set with Beginner rules only... but it does include the errata.&nbsp; It assumes that you are buying the Starter Set as a first purchase, and does not reference the bigger game, although it directs you to their heroscape.com website which will have that additional information.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fiery_Dragon, post: 5309841, member: 83336"] Here are my analogies to help explain Essentials, from what I can understand only owning this one book. HEROSCAPE ANALOGY The game Heroscape has two formats for the rules. Beginner and Advanced. The rules are essentially the same, it's just that the Advanced version has more options and fiddly bits. 4E is the Advanced version; Essentials is the Beginner version. You get to play with the same characters and figures on the same map, roll the same dice, have the same battles and tell the same stories. When playing with my kids or newbies, I play the "Beginner" version. When playing with gamers or experienced friends, we play the "Advanced" version. Both versions are the same game, it's just one has removed many of the added layers of complexity and options. Now here's the trick: Say that there was some errata released for the Heroscape game, which had been released online since the game was published. Now imagine Hasbro releasing a new Heroscape Starter Set which just contained the Beginner rules -- but included the errata that had since come out online. The Player's Handbook is the complete game of Heroscape. Essentials is the new Starter Set with Beginner rules only... but it does include the errata. It assumes that you are buying the Starter Set as a first purchase, and does not reference the bigger game, although it directs you to their heroscape.com website which will have that additional information. [/QUOTE]

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