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Rules assistance for Heroes Welcome: Kickbacks Expansion
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–5 players
- 60–90 min
- 10+
Rules assistant for Heroes Welcome: Kickbacks Expansion
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Heroes Welcome: Kickbacks Expansion is an expansion for Heroes Welcome released in 2019 for 2–5 players, 60–90 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Marc LeBlanc and its main mechanics are Set Collection, Pick-up and Deliver, and Worker Placement.
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About the game
Monsters hate to wait. See those eager customers hanging out at the workshop, looking to buy an artifact? Well, they just keep getting more and more eager as time goes by. If they think the Heroes are headed to the Dungeon without them, they just might raise their asking price! An enterprising Goblin might be able to take advantage of the situation... The Kickbacks Expansion to Heroes Welcome adds three new mini-expansions to the game. Kickbacks are a new type of card that grants a special reward when you craft for a Customer. Some of the Customers in the Workshop will have face-up Kickback Cards next to them. When you craft for that customer, you take all of their Kickback Cards. Each Kickback is a unique reward. Variant monster cards add a little variety to the monsters that appear at the workshop. Starting shop tiles let you randomize the initial board layout. -description from designer
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- Pencil First Games, LLC
Questions and answers
Heroes Welcome: Kickbacks Expansion supports 2–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Heroes Welcome: Kickbacks Expansion is 60–90 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Heroes Welcome: Kickbacks Expansion for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Heroes Welcome: Kickbacks Expansion belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Economic, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Set Collection, Pick-up and Deliver, and Worker Placement. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Heroes Welcome: Kickbacks Expansion are: Marc LeBlanc. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Heroes Welcome: Kickbacks Expansion as an expansion for Heroes Welcome. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Heroes Welcome to use it. Check that your edition of Heroes Welcome is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.