HeroQuest - Companion App Hack 1.82 + Redeem Codes

My kids are finally at an age where I thought they could try Hero Quest. I have the original from my childhood with all original pieces. This app works great with my original because I assume the new version of the game is almost exactly the same.

The only thing I noticed is, there is (so far) one monster I didn’t have in my original that is in the new one. Also, there’s more characters which wouldn’t be so bad if I had mini figures to match. I think it would be amazing if the app developers could make another selection possible when choosing which game you’re playing. I’d love to be able to select that I have the original game set with all original cards and figures. I bet this is a rights issue, but one can dream…

The end turn button is just there to make you feel better. It doesn’t really add much functionality or make you feel like it’s does anything. Both apps are designed for phones. The google version is unusable on a chrome book even when it doesn’t crash out, because it scrolls instead of moves your tokens. There is no Windows app. I’d prefer to play on something large like a laptop or Surface. Using anything but a Phablet makes you fat thumb what you intended to do. The attack action needs more functionality than a tutorial of how to roll dice. On that, the app could really use a dice roller and the ability to Bluetooth or Wi-Fi link to other phones. It would be nice to track your character sheets and inventory, etc via the app. The existing tiny character sheets get chewed up by an eraser. The app would be better if it could link up like You Don’t Know Jack and then have the DM play from a laptop while the heroes join on their individual phones, iPads, tablets, surface, etc. The app is salvageable, but pretty garbage at launch. I’ll modify my review as they improve.

The app as I mentioned is off to a decent start, but it could use some updates for the following.

1.) when using on an iPad in particular, it could benefit from being in landscape mode. In portrait mode its not ideal for iPad to be in, and also if you cast to tv like I do, it would be nice if it filled the entire screen.

2.) Actions - You can continuously take actions which to new people playing may confuse them into thinking they can take more actions because the app lets you.

3.) movement - It appears you can keep moving around as much as you like. It should limit to what dice can give you and only be more if a spell has been used to allow extra movement.

4.) New Knight - the commander of the guardian knights need to be added in. Some have already gotten their characters so this app will need to keep up with the releases as best it can. I’m rather excited to try the knight!

The rest overall is fine and again if you come from playing Heroquest and rules you can overlook the issues above and actually help keep things honest with your party.

This app again is off to a great start, and I am sure future updates will help polish and enhance gameplay. Looking forward to the next app update!

On the whole, the companion app does what it needs to, allows you to play solo or co-op mode without a GM/Zargon player, so it goes well with the game as is. There’s a few things I would wish for:

• Allow saving your game. I have a dedicated gaming space, but frequently get called away and pick up/drop games for days at a time until I get free time again. If you run a game on this, you have to finish in one sitting or else that game is essentially “lost” by the app and you need to start over. Being able to save out would be fantastic.

• Add campaigns for Spirit Queen’s Torment, Prophecy of Telor, and Crypt of Perpetual Darkness. These were part of the crowdfunding campaign, so maybe they’re exclusives or planned for later on, but it’d be nice to have app support for those.

• Quest designer: this is probably a big ask, but would be fantastic to be able to make & play custom content. You’d basically be getting the community to generate content for you, vastly increasing fan interaction and people would likely start porting over 20+ years worth of homebrew content.

Update: the bug that was freezing the app has been fixed and everything is working butter smooth. This arguably the best companion app out there. The art, UI, and functionality are fantastic. The voice over work is stellar for both Mentor and Zargon and adds a ton of AAA quality fun and atmosphere to an already stellar board game. I really appreciate the updates with the expansions! I hope Avalon Hill continues to add in the characters and expansions pack levels. These timely additions and attention make the in entire Heroquest ip feel as loved by the developers as it is to the ravenous fan base. Frankly, I still cannot believe this is a free companion app based on the quality of build.

Edit 6/1/22 Just tested the new build and movement is much smoother in the phone. The map stays put until I reach an edge and then starts to move. Much more playable now.

The app is ok, but movement is very janky. As soon as I touch a character token, the screen starts moving up or down. Moving the token from left to right is a pain as the screen moving up or down pulls the token with it, dragging my movement path all over the screen. Is there a way to lock the screen in place when moving a character token that I’m missing? Using it on iPhone SE (2016 model) running iOS 14.8.1

The app does a fine job and is a fine first edition. After two quests, here are some of the problems I have experienced.

1) The line of sight didn’t always appear to be accurate. There were times when the wizard was standing almost immediately in front of the monster and was unable to cast the “sleep” spell.
2) I didn’t see how to kill a hero. If a hero didn’t roll shields, there didn’t seem to be a way acknowledge that.
3) Movement of the heroes seemed to be a bit fiddle. The entire screen would move or the hero would be over sensitive and move to places you didn’t intend. You could always remedy that, but I found movement more awkward than it needed to be.

Several features which are not in the boardgame instructions or difficult to find need explanations, such as bonus options n settings like what are the mechanics of “yeti hug breaks, advanced goblins/skeletons, double wandering monsters”? I also can’t seem to edit turn order etc after creating my party. What if we want to change the turn order at some point? There’s also some weird things like the app wanting to do damage when we use trap doors.
It would be a great feature to be able to design our own quests, & I don’t see any reason we shouldn’t be able to.

I enjoy this app as I’m the only one in my house who plays HeroQuest. I don’t have to try to schedule a game night and sync 5 different calendars of friends. I can pull out the app and play a game. The one thing I would really like to see is the app being able to go in landscape. It would make it easier for the iPad to sit on the table and be visible and also mirror on the TV if I do have friends over so we can all see what it going on.

It can now be used in landscape mode which is awesome. Now if I could use the app on my MacBook that would be ideal.

I feel like I’m the only person in my friend group who wants to play HeroQuest, so I’m excited to be able to finally be able to play on my own. I love that there are options for the two main expansions that came with the Mythic Tier (and clearly will be available for public purchase later), but I’d love to see the Mythic Tier exclusive quests in the app as well.

Edit: I find myself frustrated that not only are the quests from the mythic tier included anywhere in the app, but neither is the Knight character. I would love to be able to use the app with both of these.