by Deroche
squallgoku wrote:
Are you playing with the advanced rules? (most would call it the only way to play it)
My initial reaction is that you've done something wrong or you're missing some aspect of the game, like the question asked above. Playing with Order Markers is the heart and soul of the game to my mind.
You never know about missing something. For example, I was playing in the latest online tournament being held over at heroscapers.com and my opponent kept rolling the D20 with each Order Marker revealed. Eventually I asked him why and he said it was so he could move. I didn't understand what he meant and he explained that as long as the value on the dice was higher than the move number on the unit's card, he could move that amount (or whatever the value was if less than).
I said there is no such rule.
He was shocked, having played the game since the beginning. He also has something like over 17,000 posts recorded on the site. So, you never know.
Want hard evidence? There's a place on the site to request/schedule an online match. Make sure you understand the rules the same way as someone else does. Play with figures you've never played with before. In fact, get someone to suggest a fair matchup between two armies.
For an online game, try here: http://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=38811
Heroscape reminds me of that line in Rounders: "Why do you think the same five guys make it to the final table of the World Series of Poker every year? What, are they the luckiest guys in Las Vegas?" The same could be said for the top players at GenCon each year.