I guess we will know in 10 days.  In other news Hasbro has taken over the management of Avalon Hill which was originally under WotC.  Previously Avalon Hill was being managed by WotC.  WotC has fought in the past to not allow that to happen.  We will see if there is some shake-up.   Hasbro wants to sell games in the $30 to $40 range which means super cheap components when it comes to Hasbro.

At the same time I see that Restoration Games application for IP Rights for Hero Quest has advanced.  Still more to go but it seems to be moving.

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Hasbro takes over management of Wizard of the Coast’s gaming brand Avalon Hill – ToyNews (toynews-online.biz)

Hasbro takes over management of Wizard of the Coast’s gaming brand Avalon Hill

I believe the article states what Hasbro’s intentions are and their other news articles about Hasbro that state the same.  With COVID they have seen a renewed interest in board games.   Hasbro in the past has focused on board games they can mass produce and sell for the under $50 price point.   Avalon Hill has mostly focused on games that are more hobby oriented and above the $50 mark.  Hasbro wants to take over management of Avalon Hill and exploit that IP to make sub-$50 mass produced games with familiar names.

When under with WotC the WotC Team understood the history of Avalon Hill and its past games and understood the games they were trying to produce.   However, they probably did not make the money that Hasbro wanted.   Hasbro is happy to churn out that 10,000th iteration of Monopoly or whatever cheap property they own and sell it in volume.   They do not care about great games just great volume.

If we are lucky, we get an exact copy of Hero Quest with maybe a new rulebook for a more modern view of the game.   You may get Hero Quest Classic and Modern Hero Quest with the same components all in the same box with cheap components to boot but with nostalgia driving sales.

Restoration Games seems to have a game in the works that is being called, Hero Quest Legacies.   This may be Hero Quest that takes it to a more modern spin of the game with good miniatures and good components.    That is still years away.

Giving the timing, Hasbro is probably trying to cash in on nostalgia and Christmas sales if they plan to release this year.  But, given their track record, they will change very little.

That is my opinion anyway, we will see in seven days just how wrong I am in my opinion.

Okay, Restoration Games is not involved in that accouchement, however….

Restoration Games has also confirmed that they have aquired the “HeroQuest” trademark, however, they are not currently working on a new edition of Heroquest. Rob Daviau said, “I would love to make it.” However, at this time Restoration Gaes doesn not have the rights to do so.

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And, here is the Trademark Application from Restoration Games:

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So, they may not be doing anything right now, but they are spending money for a Trademark so they will be doing something in the future.

Great Video on the topic