2024Damian Senior
- Videos
- 4
- Creators
- 4
Mainly reviews and playthroughs
1 - 6 players30 - 180 minHeavy weight
Heroes of the Shire: Light & Shadow
2026Damian Senior
- Videos
- 12
- Creators
- 9
Mainly reviews and how-to-play. Heroes of the Shire: Light & Shadow is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 4 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 2 other videos.
1 - 6 players
30 - 180 min
From BoardGameGeek
Heroes of the Shire is a turn-based combat game where players cast spells, use abilities, and learn combos to defeat their enemies. With 20 characters, 12 bosses, and over 800 spells and abilities, no two games will ever be the same. There are 2 main game modes: Arena & Scenario. Arena Mode: Players battle it out in the arena to become victorious. There are many different arena modes, with the most common being free-for-all and teams. Scenario Mode: A cooperative mode where players travel through a themed scenario, defeating bosses and trash mobs via an adventure tile system. One pre-selected player (Villain) will defend the enemies, by taking actions for each enemy unit. Each scenario contains 3 epic boss battles which can last anywhere from 1.5 to 4 hours. Players can adjust the difficulty of a boss at any stage in the game, and players can join or leave a game as they see fit. Bosses' stats can be modified even mid-battle. A saved game sheet is available for those lengthy adventures that can't be completed in one evening. -description from the designer The base Light & Shadow box contains the following 6 heroes: Beastmaster, Clairvoyant, Hydromancer, Light Mage, Mercenary, and Shadow Knight. 4 additional heroes were added as an addon in the Gamefound campaign: Enchantress, Mad Scientist, Necromancer and Swashbuckler.
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Which Heroes of the Shire: Light & Shadow video should I watch?
Heroes of the Shire: Light & Shadow has 12 videos from 9 creators: 4 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough, 2 unboxings and 2 other videos. They date from January to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Heroes of the Shire : Light and Shadow. Scenario Mode - Start Playing in 15 minutes" by Meeple University, which runs 15 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Heroes of the Shire: Light & Shadow - Round 2! - Kickstarter Critique Review" by Bower's Game Corner. 4 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Heroes of the Shire Solo Playthrough - Light and Shadow" by NinjaGeek Games.
If you like it, try Heroes of the Shire: Collectors Edition, also by Damian Senior, or Crokinole, Hamster Roll and Magic Mountain, which share several of its mechanics.
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Bower's Game Corner
2 videos of this game
epitrapaizoume
2 videos of this game
NinjaGeek Games
2 videos of this game
Better Half Reviews
1 video of this game
Gaming Rules!
1 video of this game
Meeple University
1 video of this game
PaulRollsDice
1 video of this game
Senior Games
1 video of this game
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2021Jens-Peter Schliemann, Bernhard Weber
- Videos
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- Creators
- 19
Mainly reviews
2 - 6 players15 minLight weight
About Heroes of the Shire: Light & Shadow
From BoardGameGeek:
Heroes of the Shire is a turn-based combat game where players cast spells, use abilities, and learn combos to defeat their enemies. With 20 characters, 12 bosses, and over 800 spells and abilities, no two games will ever be the same. There are 2 main game modes: Arena & Scenario. Arena Mode: Players battle it out in the arena to become victorious. There are many different arena modes, with the most common being free-for-all and teams. Scenario Mode: A cooperative mode where players travel through a themed scenario, defeating bosses and trash mobs via an adventure tile system. One pre-selected player (Villain) will defend the enemies, by taking actions for each enemy unit. Each scenario contains 3 epic boss battles which can last anywhere from 1.5 to 4 hours. Players can adjust the difficulty of a boss at any stage in the game, and players can join or leave a game as they see fit. Bosses' stats can be modified even mid-battle. A saved game sheet is available for those lengthy adventures that can't be completed in one evening. -description from the designer The base Light & Shadow box contains the following 6 heroes: Beastmaster, Clairvoyant, Hydromancer, Light Mage, Mercenary, and Shadow Knight. 4 additional heroes were added as an addon in the Gamefound campaign: Enchantress, Mad Scientist, Necromancer and Swashbuckler.
Designer
Damian Senior
Artist
Edwin Hieo
Publisher
Senior Games
Mechanics