For many, the dead Heroquest 25th Anniversary crowdfunding project (named TseuQuest) surprised customers when the first copies arrived home and it was announced that it would be released in stores in May.
10 years ago, in February 2024, we echoed the Heroquest 25th Anniversary crowdfunding at La Casa de EL, after several problems on the Kickstarter and Verkami support platforms, it found its place in Lanzanos. The campaign managed to collect 700,000 euros from 5,000 customers who chose mostly level 3 rewards (base game + 15 heroes + unlocked extras).
But the ambitious project, which had already gotten off to a bad start, fizzled out when the promised game failed to arrive on the agreed dates. Dates from Gamezone Miniatures were changing, and it pissed off everyone who played Heroquest 25 Anniversary at the same time.
In the year In December 2016, two years after the end of the campaign, the creator Dionisio Rubio showed a part of the game at the Expocomic show, and we interviewed him from La Casa de L to find out the exact state of the game. Although in the end, the estimated date they gave was not fulfilled.
After two years of complaints and a group of victims on their own Facebook channel, the author of this article interviewed Dionysio and many victims in depth in the Diario Sur newspaper to find out what was happening. That informative section concluded with the following paragraph.
Riera’s company has clearly confirmed the release of ‘Heroquest 25 Anniversary’ and explains that the problems come from a large scope: “Gamezone competes with many countries.” Dionisio Rubio illustrated what has been happening online for some time in traffic jams on the road: “You’re standing in the car and instead of waiting, you start yelling or screaming.” In the meantime, he reiterates, “All it takes is patience.”
To make matters worse, in 2010, In 2021, a revision of the classic Heroquest was released, prompting Dionisio to change the name of the project to TseuQuest. But that update didn’t come without controversy, as customers were forced to trade in their copies of TseuQuest for the in-store version of Heroquest, which Hasbro Iberia confirmed they were unaware of.
Now, 10 years after the first campaign was released, customers were surprised to receive a statement from GameZon stating that the game will start reaching customers and will be sold in stores on May 3rd. Although many continue to doubt this, we can attest to the fact that the copy we purchased from La Casa de L at the time has now arrived.
Before showing the pictures of what the box includes, we need to clarify two points. First, level 3 is two extra things (spiders and closed doors), so the retail version sold in stores will bring much less content. Second, even if we buy the module board, it is not included. Dionisio spoke to them and said that this addition, which a few customers have requested, is about to arrive and they prefer to ship the full game without the module board, and ship it as soon as it arrives. Receive at no extra shipping cost.
As shown in the photos, the miniatures and landscapes come in individual bags, each of which is marked with its contents. Most of the miniatures require assembly and gluing to a base, as they originally stated on their website, and include roughly a dozen metal parts rather than being made entirely of resin. As for the cards, they have a size of 56×100 mm, which is much higher than the traditional HeroQuest.
The quality of the miniatures is excellent for a board game. They have nothing to do with what we find in regular games, although that is also a double-edged sword, as it is a stiffer glue and more prone to breaking when hit. Even for someone who already owns a Hasbro Heroquest, picking up a copy of this edition is more cost effective than buying the printed figures. Now, as we mentioned, this version shown is Level 3. The retail version, now listed on the Turol Games website for just €134, contains a few extras.
The least significant aspect of this game is the printed materials. The board, for legal reasons, although it can be flipped and has another level on the other side, the parts in the middle are not the same size as the classic game. Similarly, the quality of the adventure book is poor, with all the text being too thick and prone to fraying.
This book refers to TseuQuest volume one and after talking with the creator, he suggested to us that volume II will be sold in stores after the summer and before the Christmas campaign, which will be given to customers as extras and a quest book. At that time, the second part of the campaign book will be sent to customers. The third part, which will be the conclusion of the story, can be seen in the future expansion.
In short, the adventure, and for many a nightmare, was the 25th anniversary of Heroquest (TseuQuest from now on, although the pedestals still read Headquarters), which would end ten years later, only a few, optimistic, had foreseen. It remains to be seen how many people stop believing in the product long after “I say Diego”. A product of exceptional quality in terms of detail and appearance.