Heroes Welcome

About this board game

Heroes Welcome is a competitive merchant game for 2–5 players, with an approximately 90-minute play time, set in the frontier settlement of Dragon Reach.

The zone portals have opened, bringing heroes to town as they prepare to enter the Dungeon. Their adventures create business opportunities: returning heroes need beds, mead, provisions, and furry hats, while besieged monsters pay for equipment that might help stop them.

Each round alternates between two distinct phases:

• Town Phase: Take turns running Shops, working in Guildhalls, and crafting artifacts. When one player calls for the round to end, the heroes leave town for their next Dungeon Crawl.
• Dungeon Crawl Phase: The heroes defeat enemies, level up, and receive Loot while merchants and their cohorts prepare the town for the heroes’ return. The phase ends when the heroes reach the Town Gate with Loot and gold, ready for the next Town Phase.

Competition comes from the other merchants, who are also pursuing the profits created by Dragon Reach’s heroes and monsters. You must work both sides of the situation while timing the town’s activity around the heroes’ dungeon expeditions.

Heroes Welcome continues through the final Boss encounter. After the boss goes down, the player with the most Victory Points wins, claiming the greatest share of the available Vorpal Pieces.