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Expansion for Heroscape Master Set: Battle for the Underdark
Heroscape Expansion Set D3: Moltenclaw's Invasion
2010
Rules assistance for Heroscape Expansion Set D3: Moltenclaw's Invasion
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for Heroscape Expansion Set D3: Moltenclaw's Invasion
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Heroscape Expansion Set D3: Moltenclaw's Invasion is an expansion for Heroscape Master Set: Battle for the Underdark released in 2010. It was designed by Stephen Baker, Craig Van Ness, Rob Daviau, Peter Lee, Jerry Hawthorne, Chris Dupuis, and Colby Dauch and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Modular Board.
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About the game
DEPRICATED ENTRY This entry is outdated. Entries for the individual booster packs now have their own entries. Moltenclaw's Invasion is the thirteenth (and last) Small Expansion Set (wave 13) in the HeroScape series. It is the third expansion (wave D3) for the Dungeon and Dragons crossover started by Heroscape Master Set: Battle for the Underdark. It is also fully compatible with all previously released Heroscape products. There are 4 booster packs: Heroscape: D3 Moltenclaw's Invasion – Bugbears and Orcs Army Expansion Horned Skull Brutes (3 figures and unit card) Death Chasers of Thesk (3 figures and unit card) Giant Hunter Stone treasure glyph and its card * Heroscape: D3 Moltenclaw's Invasion – Valkrill's Legion Army Expansion (initially called Advocates of Annihilation) Ogre Pulverizer (1 figure and army card) Mezzodemon Warmongers (2 figures and army card) Death Knights of Valkrill (2 figures and army card) Scarab of Invulnerability treasure glyph and its card The packaging lists two Warmonger exoskeleton markers, but there are none; the six (not two) markers are found in the Icewind Scourge pack Heroscape: D3 Moltenclaw's Invasion – Icewind Scourge Army Expansion Frost Giant of Morh (1 figure and army card) Ice Troll Berserker (1 figure and army card) Master of the Hunt (1 figure and army card) Oceanstrider Amulet treasure glyph and its card Six exoskeleton markers (needed for the Valkrill’s Legion pack) Heroscape: D3 Moltenclaw's Invasion – Heroes of Fallcrest Army Expansion The Frostrager Evar Scarcarver (1 figure and army card) Eltahale, the Goliath Warden (1 figure and army card) Siege, the Warforged Juggernaut (1 figure and army card) Moltenclaw (1 figure and army card) Revenant’s Tome treasure glyph and its card Detailed list of figures
Mechanics
Publishers
- Wizards of the Coast
Questions and answers
Heroscape Expansion Set D3: Moltenclaw's Invasion has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Heroscape Expansion Set D3: Moltenclaw's Invasion belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Fighting, and Adventure. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Modular Board. 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 Heroscape Expansion Set D3: Moltenclaw's Invasion are: Stephen Baker, Craig Van Ness, Rob Daviau, Peter Lee, Jerry Hawthorne, Chris Dupuis, and Colby Dauch. 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 Heroscape Expansion Set D3: Moltenclaw's Invasion as an expansion for Heroscape Master Set: Battle for the Underdark. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Heroscape Master Set: Battle for the Underdark to use it. Check that your edition of Heroscape Master Set: Battle for the Underdark is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.