A card game set in a fun parallel universe of vintage comics! Pick your superhero team from a whole pack of heroes - and fight it out!
Pack of Heroes is a 2-player 20-minute card game set in a fun parallel universe of vintage comic books! Each player picks their own superhero team from the many different heroes in the game, and then takes on their opponent in an exciting tactical battle with all sorts of crazy super powers! Combat is resolved with the unique "power card" system, designed to have all the excitement of dice-based combat, but with far less randomness. Whoever has the last hero standing wins control of Power City!
Game design by: Phil Walker-Harding (Designer of Archaeology: The Card Game, Sushi Go!, Pirates of the Spanish Main: Shuffling the Deck and Dungeon Raiders)
Art and graphic design by: John D-C (See more of John's awesome artwork atwww.johnd-c.com)
Adventureland Games has been publishing board and card games for over 5 years, and has recently released their latest game, Sushi Go! via a crowd-funding campaign.
What you get: 35 hero cards, 18 power cards, 7 team cards, 10 weapon cards, 2 reference cards, 25 wound markers, 4 stun markers, rule book, hero almanac (including origin comic)... plus 3 Kickstarter-exclusive chrome foil hero cards and 2 Kickstarter-exclusive badges! And a wall chart poster featuring every hero! And a standalone mini comic (not pictured)! And you'll get it before anyone else in the world!
"As soon as I was done playing it, we played it again and again because it just has that quality of well, what if I had this team? The drafting is very fun! Gameplay is simple and easy." - Tom Vasel, Host of The Dice Tower and prolific game reviewer
"The game is fast and satisfying, you will be playing matches in a row. It has the right amount of depth without being complex, it's elegant in its design and it looks beautiful. The game really nails it in every aspect." - Yiorgos Golfinopoulos, review on BoardGameGeek
"There is plenty of re-playability in having different teams match-up against one another and the added depth of team drafting. I can also see it becoming something of a cult-classic beer 'n' pretzels kind of game at universities and gaming conventions." - Neil Thomson, BoardGameGeek gold reviewer
The heart of the game is the hero cards.They represent one hero in the game, and are modelled after vintage trading cards. On the front side is a picture of the hero, and all the gameplay info about their powers. On the back are fun stats and an origin story! Sorry, we couldn't include a stick of gum!
The game comes with 35 unique and originally designed heroes, each with their own powers, personality and strategies. Each hero really does feel like a totally different character! Check 'em out:
There are 7 superhero teams in Power City, each with their own unique background and personality:
At the start of the game, each player assembles their team. You can either pick one of the set starting teams, or draft your team. Drafting allows you to put almost countless sets of heroes together to try out all sorts of crazy combos and synergies! Drafting works almost like a mini-game before the main event, as the players try to put their best possible team together.
Once you have picked your team, it's time to fight! There is a very simple structure to gameplay. The players take it in turn either bringing a hero into play, or using their hand of power cards to trigger one of their heroes' amazing super powers!
At the start of each turn, you may also move a hero, based on their movement ability. Getting your team into the right positions to attack is a big part of the tactical play. At the end of each turn, you'll draw a power card. You'll need to manage your hand and watch your opponent's power card discards carefully to attack at just the right time!
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