*BUMP*
Geeks, there is a new sheriff in town. Heroscape.
http://www.hasbro.com/heroscape/default.cfm?page=browse&product_id=14923
This is made by Hasbro/Milton Bradley. It is their one-game-a-year that they do at the "expert" level, but still use the MB brand rather than consigning it to Avalon Hill or Wizards of the Coast. The reason for this is to get the game in national toy and department stores instead of specialty/designer game stores.
I saw this in a Meijer last week and decided to pick it up to play with my 5 year old. It's D&D without the complexity, Warhammer without the $1,000+ startup cost and 200 hours of painting. It's got hundreds and hundreds of "bits," and I am a whore for games with lots of "bits." Its got two set of rules, a basic rulebook if you want to teach your kids a minis game that takes 15 minutes to play, and an advanced rulebook, if you want to play a beer-and-pretzels minis game with your adult-geek-friends for 4 hours after the kids have gone to bed.
The box weighs about 6 lbs -- so obviously, it has to be a good game. Anyone who previously mentioned Risk, Axis & Allies, D&D, Avalon Hill stuff ... you need to check this out. You can get it for around $35-$40 at WalMart, ToysRUs, Target, Meijer.
It's got expansion packs, a modular game board, lots of dice rolling, and a HUGE playing surface. The gimmick is the stackable hex-tiles. With one $40 "master set" you can make a board that will cover a good sized coffee table. With three or four "master sets" you can make a board that will blanket your pool table, table tennis top, or dining room set. It's an incredible value and it is not "collectible," so there is no blind purchasing of the expansions to find an ultra-rare miniature.
