Comments on: Review: HeroCard Orc Wars, Part 1 http://www.gamecrafters.net/archives/273 Brian Engard, freelance game writer and enthusiast. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:21:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Brian http://www.gamecrafters.net/archives/273#comment-21616 Brian Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:25:22 +0000 http://www.gamecrafters.net/archives/273#comment-21616 Thanks for the comment, and for the clarification! I'd probably draw Dirty Tricks after already having placed tokens, since one of the Dirty Tricks could influence which tokens you place. That's just me, though. Thanks for the comment, and for the clarification! I’d probably draw Dirty Tricks after already having placed tokens, since one of the Dirty Tricks could influence which tokens you place. That’s just me, though.

]]> By: Monte Lin http://www.gamecrafters.net/archives/273#comment-21153 Monte Lin Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:11:22 +0000 http://www.gamecrafters.net/archives/273#comment-21153 Hello! I came across your website doing a random search. I'm the Volunteer Coordinator for TableStar Games, the publisher of HeroCard Orc Wars. I'm glad you enjoyed the game and gave it a comprehensive review. To answer the questions under "Dislikes," you don't stack "Divine Sacrifice" cards, ie. you play one, discard a bunch of cards, and get the bonus, you don't play two and get double the benefit. In other words, the extra card is effectively wasted (or better used as a discard). As for the Dirty Tricks, there really isn't an official ruling about it. In-house tests with employees casually took the Dirty Tricks before setting up the tokens, but the developer suggests that you take them when drawing your cards from your HeroCard deck, if only for thematic similarities (ie. cards with cards). It looks like it should be something we should add to our up-and-coming FAQ. In either case, thanks for trying out the game. Any questions about it, you can email me at play@tablestargames.com. Monte Lin Volunteer Coordinator TableStar Games Hello! I came across your website doing a random search. I’m the Volunteer Coordinator for TableStar Games, the publisher of HeroCard Orc Wars.

I’m glad you enjoyed the game and gave it a comprehensive review.

To answer the questions under “Dislikes,” you don’t stack “Divine Sacrifice” cards, ie. you play one, discard a bunch of cards, and get the bonus, you don’t play two and get double the benefit. In other words, the extra card is effectively wasted (or better used as a discard).

As for the Dirty Tricks, there really isn’t an official ruling about it. In-house tests with employees casually took the Dirty Tricks before setting up the tokens, but the developer suggests that you take them when drawing your cards from your HeroCard deck, if only for thematic similarities (ie. cards with cards). It looks like it should be something we should add to our up-and-coming FAQ.

In either case, thanks for trying out the game. Any questions about it, you can email me at play@tablestargames.com.

Monte Lin
Volunteer Coordinator
TableStar Games

]]> By: Gamecrafters’ Guild » Blog Archive » HeroCard Orc Wars: Addendum http://www.gamecrafters.net/archives/273#comment-18956 Gamecrafters’ Guild » Blog Archive » HeroCard Orc Wars: Addendum Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:09:46 +0000 http://www.gamecrafters.net/archives/273#comment-18956 [...] I played a three-player game of HeroCard Orc Wars. If you’ve read my review, you’ll note that I assess it strictly as a two-player game; this is because I didn’t [...] [...] I played a three-player game of HeroCard Orc Wars. If you’ve read my review, you’ll note that I assess it strictly as a two-player game; this is because I didn’t [...]

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