Heroes of Might and Magic III: Gra planszowa

Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Board Game (Heroes of Might and Magic III: Gra planszowa) brings the cult computer strategy game to the table, here in the Polish edition by Archon Studio. You lead a hero across a tile-based map of Antagarich, capture mines and artifacts, build up your town, recruit units and fight battles. Every game is a scenario with its own map, rules and victory condition.

• 1-3 players, ages 14+, about 120 minutes
• three factions: Castle, Dungeon and Necropolis
• solo, cooperative and competitive play
• designers: Kamil Białkowski and Jakub S. Olekszyk
• Polish-language cards and books

What's in the Heroes III board game box

• Rulebook, Mission Book and Tournament Book
• 20 map tiles, 3 town boards, a combat board and a round tracker
• 6 hero miniatures and 3 double-sided hero boards
• 236 cards (units, neutral units, spells, artifacts, abilities and more) plus 20 AI cards for solo play
• 120 tokens, 100 acrylic cubes and 8 dice
• player aid sheets

How Heroes of Might and Magic III plays on the table

The map is built from tiles, each divided into seven hex fields. You reveal them as you explore and find mines, settlements, treasure and neutral armies. Your Main Hero has a miniature, gains experience and uses a Might and Magic deck that starts with 9 cards: statistics, abilities, spells and the hero's specialty. Every won battle and visited location grows that deck. A Secondary Hero moves on the map and fights with your units but cannot use cards.

Resource rounds, when you collect income from your town, settlements and mines, alternate with Astrologers rounds, each opening with an Astrologers Proclaim card that changes the rules for that round. Combat takes place on a separate board: units are double-sided cards, and dice plus the cards you play decide the outcome. In your town you raise buildings that let you recruit more units and learn spells in the Mage Guild.

Three factions and four game modes

The box contains Castle, with griffins and angels under Queen Catherine's banner, Dungeon, with the monsters of Nighon's underworld, and Necropolis, which raises armies from the dead. Each faction has might and magic heroes and its own town with a unique ability.

• Clash - fully competitive play for 2-3 players.
• Cooperative - 2-3 players work toward a shared goal.
• Solo campaign - a series of story-linked scenarios against opponents run by AI cards.
• Alliance - 2 vs 2 teams, available once you add an expansion with a fourth faction.

Expansions for the base game

New factions add a fourth player and 2 vs 2 play: Rampart (Bastion), Fortress (Cytadela), Inferno, Stronghold (Twierdza) and Cove (Przystań). If battles are your favourite part, Battlefield moves them onto a hex board with miniatures, and the Faction Units set adds unit miniatures for Castle, Dungeon and Necropolis.

Rulebook in Polish

The full Polish rulebook is available for download: Heroes of Might and Magic III: Gra planszowa rulebook (PDF, 14.0 MB).

Frequently asked questions

How many players can play the Heroes III board game?
The base game supports 1 to 3 players. A fourth player and 2 vs 2 teams need an expansion with a new faction.

Can I play solo?
Yes. The Mission Book includes a solo campaign, and 20 AI cards run your opponents on the map and in combat.

Do I need to know the computer game?
No. The rules stand on their own; knowing the original only helps you recognise the units, locations and heroes.

What language is this edition?
Polish: cards and books are in Polish.

Do the expansions work on their own?
No, every expansion requires this base game.