
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,723
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Sigismundus Augustus: Dei gratia rex Poloniae
- 3–5 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 3.9/5
- 2012

2013
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The Outcast Heroes is a board game released in 2013 for 2–4 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Adam Kwapiński and Michał Sieńko and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Auction / Bidding, and Team-Based Game.
Playing The Outcast Heroes, you will become a commander of a Polish underground military unit and you will fight against Communism. The USSR wants to include Poland in its influence zone, but there are still people who resist and stand up for independence. Will you manage to stop the red plague? The Outcast Heroes presents the story of the so-called Cursed Soldiers, the units that fought against Soviet invaders at the end of World War II and did not lay down their arms even after the War was officially over. The players send their soldiers on missions and must cooperate in order to beat a mission's Difficulty Level (but please note that it's not a truly cooperative game, it just employs some elements of the co-op mechanics, you do not play "against the game"). They earn Glory Points for successful missions as well as for achieving their Secret Goals. In the Secret Goals deck there are also Traitor cards (traitors earn points when missions fail). The game mechanisms also involve an element of bidding (to determinine the first player) and secret Order cards given to the soldiers to enhance their power. The game is divided into three stages and each stage consists of four rounds. Whoever gathers the most points after the third stage wins. Latem 1944 r. Polski Komitet Wyzwolenia Narodowego, czyli nielegalna władza wykonawcza w Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej ustanowiona przez Józefa Stalina, przywódce Związku Socjalistycznych Republik Radzieckich, wydał dyrektywę “O rozwiązaniu tajnych organizacji wojskowych na terenach wyzwolonych”. Tym samym Polskie Państwo Podziemne, reprezentacja legalnych władz Rzeczypospolitej, a w nim największe organizacje wojskowe, czyli Armia Krajowa i Narodowe Siły Zbrojne, zostały narażone na represje ze strony nowo powstałej władzy komunistycznej, która sukcesywnie przejmowała kontrole nad Polską. Kilka miesięcy po ogłoszeniu tej dyrektywy gen. Leopold Okulicki, ps. Niedźwiadek, ostatni dowódca Armii Krajowej, wydał rozkaz o rozwiązaniu tej organizacji i zwolnił żołnierzy z przysięgi. Inne oddziały zbrojne nadal podejmowały walkę z radzieckim okupantem. Stań na czele takiego oddziału i walcz o “Wolną, Niepodległa, Szczęśliwą Polskę!” W "Bohaterach Wyklętych" gracze wcielą się w dowódców oddziałów walczących z nielegalną władzą komunistyczną. Ich zadaniem będzie walka z okupantem poprzez wykonywanie misji skierowanych przeciwko Władzy Ludowej oraz realizacja tajnych celów. Za swoje działania gracze otrzymują punkty chwały - kto zbierze ich najwięcej, wygrywa grę.
The Outcast Heroes supports 2–4 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 The Outcast Heroes is 30 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 The Outcast Heroes 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.
The Outcast Heroes has a complexity rating of 2.7 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light 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.
The Outcast Heroes belongs to these categories: World War II. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Auction / Bidding, and Team-Based Game. 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 The Outcast Heroes are: Adam Kwapiński and Michał Sieńko. 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 The Outcast Heroes as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.