Heroscape is back?! Update: the fund failed.

[JEB]

Heroscape board game goes “back in the vault” if it doesn’t raise $2m

Avalon Hill tells us its Heroscape: Age of Annihilation reboot "goes back in the quote-unquote vault" if it undershoots its $2m funding target

www.wargamer.com

 

[vecna00]

Heroscape board game goes “back in the vault” if it doesn’t raise $2m

Avalon Hill tells us its Heroscape: Age of Annihilation reboot "goes back in the quote-unquote vault" if it undershoots its $2m funding target

www.wargamer.com

The longer-term plan, he explains, is to release a “more competitive price-point starter set and then make the product line a bit more a-la-carte” after the initial crowdfunding, to appeal to more new fans.

I think they should have lead with that.

 

[wellis]

You would think Hasbro would do more to advertise this, and maybe start with a lower price point than $250 right from the gate.

I hear this is cheaper than the original Heroscape when it first started out but why push for $2 million as a funding goal?

 

[vecna00]

You would think Hasbro would do more to advertise this, and maybe start with a lower price point than $250 right from the gate.

I hear this is cheaper than the original Heroscape when it first started out but why push for $2 million as a funding goal?

It's my belief someone high up thought that because HeroQuest did so well, HeroScape should have been easy.

 

[darjr]

 

[darjr]

Our latest blog post is a message, a heartfelt thank you, to all the folks who backed, supported, gave feedback to, and showed their passion for our HeroScape: Age of Annihilation HasLab project. https://bit.ly/3O9yJsF

 

[Marc Radle]

Pretty disappointing, honestly

 

[JEB]

What’s next for HeroScape?

Our unfortunate answer is… nothing. As we said during the campaign if this project doesn’t meet its goal, we won’t be able to produce Age of Annihilation. That has not changed. HeroScape as a project will be shelved, and there are no current plans to attempt a resurrection at this time.

Ouch.

 

[JEB]

Based on the comments on Twitter, a more modest offering at a lower price point might have done a lot better, but I guess they're not even going to try.

 

[wellis]

I wonder if this was doomed through poor decision making on Hasbro's part.

Reminds me of how Bank of America was warning recently abouf Hasbro killing MtG through overproduction of cards.