Game Objective

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Setup

For game setup, the context provides specific guidelines on equipment selection for Alternative Heroes. If you decide to use characters beyond the retail version, you may follow these suggestions for starting weapon and armor loads:

• Valeria: Sword, Parrying Dagger, Leather Armor.
• Conan (Mercenary): Conan's Sword, Axe, Leather Armor.
• Savage Belit: Pirate Saber, Parrying Dagger.
• Kerim Shah: Turanian Sword, Zingaran Bow.
• Conan (Warlord): Battle Axe, Chain Mail.
• Balthus: Bossonian Bow, Slasher (ally).
• Amboola: Sword, Scale Mail.
• Conan (The Wanderer): Sword, Axe, Buckler.
• Zelata: Zelata's Wolf (ally), Sacrificial Dagger, Spells (scenario-based).
• N'Gora: Javelin, Ornamental Spear, Tribal Shield.
• Amra the Lion: Conan's Lion (ally), Axe, Chain Mail.
• Pelias: Dagger, Spells (scenario-based).
• Taurus: Yuetshi Knife, Throwing Knives.
• Conan (The General): Conan's Sword, Scale Mail.
• Pallantides: Sword, Shield, Kothian Archer (ally).
• Olgerd Vladislav: Halberd, Leather Armor.

Note: If there is an overlap of items and not enough copies are available, adjustments must be made or the scenario's default equipment should be used.

Game Flow

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Actions and How to Play

The game utilizes different abilities and roles for the heroes, which influence how they interact with the board and enemies:

Specific Abilities

• Evade: Allows ignoring the enemies' Block.
• Elite Shooter: A powerful ranged attack ability.
• Lockpick: Necessary to open doors or chests.
• Wall Wrecker: Used to enter huts or move between rooms.
• Spell Casting: Allows the use of spells (such as Teleport or Lightning Storm).
• Climb/Leap: Useful on Inn maps, Ruined Forts, or for boarding boats on the Ship map.
• Feline Grace: Ignores the movement penalty of 1 enemy model, but does not ignore Block.

Hero Roles

• Frontline Warrior: Focused on direct combat (e.g., Conan, Amra).
• Rogue: Focused on movement, opening chests, and maneuvers (e.g., Shevatas, Taurus, Savage Belit).
• Sorcerer: Spellcasters (e.g., Hadrathus, Pelias, Zelata).
• Support: Characters who assist the team or bring guards (e.g., Belit, Amboola, Pallantides).
• Secondary Fighter: Combat characters with lower survivability or a focus on range (e.g., Valeria, Kerim Shah, N'Gora).

End Game and Scoring

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Tips for Winning

• Balance the team composition: Always include someone with Evade or Feline Grace, especially in scenarios with many enemies that use Block.
• Choose abilities based on the scenario: Use characters with Lockpick in treasure-hunting scenarios and Leap in maritime scenarios to ensure access to the Overlord's boat.
• Pay attention to Alternative Hero balancing: Avoid using more than one character with Evade in the same group, as this can make victory too easy by nullifying the Overlord's strategy of slowing down the heroes.