HeroQuest

The dungeon crawl that got a generation into this hobby, faithfully brought back.

One player runs the dungeon as Zargon; everyone else takes a Barbarian, Dwarf, Elf or Wizard through a maze of monsters, traps and treasure. Quests link into a campaign, the miniatures come unpainted and characterful, and the rules are light enough for a ten-year-old to follow on their first go.

This is Hasbro's full-size recreation of the 1989 original — the same board, the same furniture, the same slightly ominous Gargoyle. Fourteen quests are included out of the box, with the option to design your own once the campaign is done. If you played it once and never quite forgot it, it's exactly as you remember, which is not something that can be said of most reissues.

The details
Players: 2–5
Playing time: 60–90 minutes
Ages: 14+
Publisher: Hasbro / Avalon Hill

Perfect for: Families with older kids, lapsed players of a certain vintage, and anyone who wants to be the villain for an evening