Heroscape has always had one barrier: a proper army of pre-painted miniatures and a mountain of interlocking hex tiles is a lot to take on. Battle for Blackscar fixes that. Renegade Game Studios is releasing it in July as a two-player Battle Box, a complete way into the revived miniatures game for $65 (around £50), with everything two people need in one box.
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See how it worksFor the uninitiated, Heroscape is the expandable hex-terrain wargame Hasbro first put out in 2004, co-designed by Rob Daviau of later Pandemic Legacy fame. Pre-painted heroes square off on a 3D battlefield you build yourself from chunky hexagons. Wizards of the Coast axed it in 2010, and it spent years as a cult favourite kept alive by its community before Renegade landed a Hasbro licence and brought it back in 2023. Battle for Blackscar is part of the new Secrets of the Citadel wave.
The box holds six detailed miniatures, their army cards, dice, order markers, 25 hexes of modular terrain, and two destructible Shroudshroom objects that warp the battlefield. The six heroes are split across rival factions with shadow, undead and lawman tricks, leaning on reactive, interrupt-style abilities so a turn can swing on a well-timed response. There is a rulebook and a scenario guide, so a brand-new pair can open the box and be fighting over Blackscar in minutes.
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Set up your group for freeIt is up for pre-order now for a July release, conveniently timed for Gen Con 2026. If you have eyed Heroscape from afar but balked at where to start, a single $65 box that two of you can learn in an evening is about as gentle an entry point as this hobby offers. Heading to Gen Con, or just after players at home? See what's on.
Sources: Renegade Game Studios | Renegade Gen Con 2026 | Wikipedia
