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Perfect for those who love role-reversal and enjoy a cooperative tactical challenge with a Tower Defense vibe.
- Hilarious role-reversal theme
- Modular board ensures high replayability
- Strong cooperative coordination
- Well-balanced asymmetric powers
- Moderate initial learning curve
- Reliance on card draw luck
About the game
What you do in a play session
In this asymmetric cooperative game, you must work together to defend your dungeon. The gameplay revolves around hand management: each turn, you draw 5 cards that allow you to move your units, activate room tiles for strategic actions, or engage in combat to beat back the invaders. But don't get too comfortable, because after every player's turn, the hero deck triggers, moving the threats and ramping up the pressure on the group.
The goal is simple yet tense: survive the waves of invasion by protecting the treasures scattered throughout the rooms. If you can hold them off long enough, you win. However, if the main treasure is stolen, it's an immediate game over for everyone. With a modular board that changes every session and unique powers for each monster, every scenario becomes a different tactical puzzle. Can you keep these 'heroes' out, or will your dungeon end up as a clearance sale for loot-hungry adventurers?
Expansions
Published additional content
Keep the Heroes Out!: Boss Battles
Keep the Heroes Out!: Dice Tower 2023 Promo Cards
Keep the Heroes Out!: Guild Master's Revenge Expansion
Keep the Heroes Out!: Playing with Fire
Keep the Heroes Out!: The Great Dreamer Expansion
Keep the Heroes Out!: The Quijote Promo Pack
Keep the Heroes Out!: The Sparkling Guardian Expansion
Keep the Heroes Out!: Very Jolly Pack of Promos
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Rules videos
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In English
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How to Play KEEP THE HEROES OUT! (Blueh Games) | Learn in a Turn | The Cardboard Stacker
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Keep the Heroes Out! - How to Game with Becca Scott
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How to Play Keep the Heroes Out!
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Big Thumbs Playview - Keep the Heroes Out!
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Keep The Heroes Out | Gameplay'd
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Defending the Dungeon: How to Play Keep the Heroes Out!
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