Maze of Heroes

The pantheon of champions has two vacancies! Grab your guns and enter the labyrinth...

Maze of Heroes is an easy-to-learn, print-and-play strategy game for 2-4 players aged 8+, successfully funded on Kickstarter.

Set up

Cut out the maze tiles, heroes and stands. Fold the pieces and use sticky tape to hold them together. Drop a 5c piece (or another small, heavy object) into each triangular hero token, so they don’t fall over. Arrange the maze tiles such that each tile is connected to at least one other tile. Players take turns choosing a hero and placing them on any triangle. Once each player has picked two heroes, the game begins.

How to play

On each of your turns, you get two moves and one shot. You can take these actions in any order, using either or both of your heroes. If a hero is shot, the player who shot them takes the piece (to keep score). The player who lost a hero gets to pick a new one and place them on any triangle. The first player to collect three enemy heroes wins.

Rules

• You can’t shoot on your first turn
• You can leapfrog over another hero, like in Checkers
• Heroes can’t move diagonally (except for Grapevine)
• Heroes can’t shoot diagonally (except for Crossfire)
• Heroes can’t move through walls (except for Jumper Cable)
• Heroes can’t shoot through walls (except for Cannonball)
• Your range is infinite, and you can shoot over a gap in the map
• You don’t have to use your moves or your shot if you don’t want to
• Disputes over the rules are settled by popular vote, or failing that, coin toss.

FAQ

Can newly summoned heroes shoot on their first turn? No.

“On each of your turns you get two moves and one shot.” Does this mean you can move the same hero twice OR that each hero can move one space each? Both! The player chooses which. 

Does Revolver have to expend a Move or Shoot action to be able to utilise it’s ability, or is that a bonus action it can take during it’s turn? Yes - this counts as one of Revolver's moves. 

Is there a different recommended amount of tiles you should use for a 2, 3 or 4 player game? It's most fun with two tiles per player.

Can Sleepwalk use their ability to force move an opponent's hero? Yes! That's the main benefit of having Sleepwalk.

Massive thanks to:

Andrew Major | Venetia Major | Renee Coonan | Nathan J. Phillips | Bethwyn Major | Becky Watkins | Lachlan B | Antoinette Buchanan | Tom Heath | Shelley Burr | Holly Bidwell | Tobias Eric Alexander | Ruth and Rowan | Strauß Roland | Ethan Coad | Emma Janssen | Paul Kopetko | Kath Phillips