Heroscape Marvel: The Conflict Begins

Build a modular battlefield of snap-together hills and ruins, then send Marvel heroes and villains to fight on it.

Designers: Stephen Baker, Craig Van Ness, Chris Nelson, Rob Daviau
Published by: Hasbro

Heroscape Marvel: The Conflict Begins brings Marvel heroes and villains to the HeroScape battlefield as plastic figures, each with a card that sets movement and combat strength. The fun starts before the first move: you snap and stack terrain tiles of different sizes into hills, ruins and cliffs, then fight over what you built. The box includes eight scenarios and two terrain layouts, with goals like wiping out the other side, reaching a target space, protecting a figure or surviving a number of turns. A basic version drops special powers for younger players, and the master game adds powers, wounds, engagement and falling rules. Released in 2007 for two players.

Plastic Marvel heroes and villainsSnap-and-stack modular terrainEight scenarios and a basic or master ruleset

Who it's for

You and a friend love building a battlefield and playing out comic-book fights on it, with younger players able to start on the basic rules.

Not for you if…

You want a game for more than two people, or you do not fancy a setup that needs table space and some patience.

Vibe's take

Part model-building, part skirmish. Positioning and height matter as much as the dice, and every scenario feels like its own little comic-book showdown.