Cergorach
The Laughing One
It seems that a lot of folks don't know what's actually protected and not by IP law, let me give you a hint: It's not what companies making the IP's tell you what's theirs. GW is a good example of this, on of their last lawsuits on this matter against ChapterHouse Studio. Of all the items GW claimed as their own, a shocking amount of claims was dismissed... So much so that there was a huge new influx of new GW-compatible parts and minis and GW has pretty much kept silent...
The ownership of the Heroquest name is also a bloody mess and was no longer Hasbro's. It might be very possible that GZ had the rights to the name in Spain.
There have been many KS since then that have been greatly (and I mean greatly) 'inspired' by old Heroquest. Be it minis or actual games.
GZ has always been a bit messy for everyone outside of Spain, that this ended like this isn't that surprising. Especially what they offered at what price and in that specific material....
The ownership of the Heroquest name is also a bloody mess and was no longer Hasbro's. It might be very possible that GZ had the rights to the name in Spain.
There have been many KS since then that have been greatly (and I mean greatly) 'inspired' by old Heroquest. Be it minis or actual games.
GZ has always been a bit messy for everyone outside of Spain, that this ended like this isn't that surprising. Especially what they offered at what price and in that specific material....