| | |  |  Board Games | Home » » » Heroscape Swarm of the Marro Game Set | | | | | | | Description: | | For years, the Marro have been summoned to Valhalla.
Now, rumors are spreading that within the uncharted jungle there is an even greater menace waiting.
A great Marro Hive, hidden deep within in the jungle swamps and treacherous rock is continuously spawning new savage predators. These creatures, said to be venomous Marro, perhaps even Hivelords, will emerge from their colony and contaminate the world.
Desperate to learn more, brave heroes from all worlds and eras embark into the darkness of the jungle....
The battle of all time rages on as warriors and heroes are summoned to Valhalla to explore the uncharted jungle. | | | Features: | |
• Heroscape Master Set 2 with 3-D interlocking battlefield and miniature warriors
• Choose from 9 provided games or create your own
• Customize battlefield with interlocking swamp, water, rock, land tiles
• Includes 24 painted figures, 75 terrain pieces, 13 army cards, and more
• Ages 8 and older
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 21.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 11.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 3.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 3.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 21.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 10.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 4.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 24 reviews |
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34 of 34 found the following review helpful:
 A worthy SuccessorSep 18, 2007
By T. Houseman
"Dragon Fan"
Okay, so after over a year of expansion packs, new scenarios, your occasional castle/terrain expansion, Heroscape ups the ante again.
At first I was leary of this master set, as it features significantly less units than the original but for the same price. But hey, I figure, the game hasn't let me down so far, so I went for it. Boy was I _not_ sorry!
This Master set is truly a massive expansion to the original game, and if you don't have any heroscape yet, a great standalone product too. unlike previous expansions, this new set features an actual 3 scenario campaign, complete with a story line. Wow. The game universe is actually solidifying and it should help the series last that much longer.
I was extremely pleased with the units this set contained, and even though it contained 2 of the same heroes from the original master set, their abilities have been updated and they are much more usable/balanced. The game is truly getting better as time goes by. If you are a heroscacpe fan, or a table-top gaming fan in general, I would definitely recommend this master set.
The only con I have with it is the same as with any big boxed heroscape set, you can't get the pieces back in after you take them out and will be forced to find an alternative method of storing them (which is okay with me as I have so many expansion sets now storing them in their boxes would take forever to get them out)
15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 The second Master Set is a good addition to the game.Nov 02, 2007
By Carsten Blackmon
This is the second master set to the Hasbro game Heroscape. It takes place in a swamp although the swamp and swamp water tiles have no special rules like other terrain tiles. The number of figures is not as wide as the first master set with three doubles, but the figures are interesting. Two figures, Sgt. Drake Alexander, and Raelin the Kyrie Warrior, even get upgraded. The Marro Hive is interesting to look at and once again shows the attention to detail the makers have int their figures. The battle scenarios also show a gifted team of writers. You might want to take a picture of the way the tiles are stack when you take them out of the box though, if you don't and pull them apart, there is no way you are getting them back in the box. Trust me, I tried that with the first master set and failed so I keep all the tiles in a separate green box.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Brings whole new strategies into playNov 21, 2007
By David R Man
"Real Person"
I've played a lot of games with this set and the new figures. The hive brings a lot of interesting strategies into play for the offensive and defensive side. Including a custom "protect the hive" scenario me and my friends tried out. A great starter set, and even better addition to Heroscape players.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Young lads off computer gamesMar 28, 2008
By C. C. Dyer
"Colin Dyer "still reading""
This is the second Heroscape Master set that my son has and he's really getting into it. Two of his friends had one taste of the game and figures and have purchased a Master set each and expansions. They all enthuse about it (they are all aged about 11) - what greater commendation do you need! A by-product of their enjoyment is that they have left their computer games alone for a while. Instead they meet up, play the game, interact with each other, having to think of strategy and loving every minute of it. The miniatures alone are great, so much so that they have begun to collect them!
It's an easy game to pick up, with simple line of sight rules and easy dice throwing to learn. Height is an advantage, and knowing the unique abilities of your units a must if you want to win. Swarm of the Marro is good, but it does has less figure types than the original Master game. And there are duplicate sets on the Marro side which reduces the diversity that bit further. But all the rules are there so you can either start with this game, or buy Rise of the Valkyrie, or have them both. Rules are full of explanatory pictures that very nearly cover everything.
On the figures side, the Swarm looks great, as do the heroes (two of the 'goodies' are uprated versions of earlier ones in Valkyrie. If you combine this game with other expansions you can make up any sort of battles you want - for choosing your own army is one part of the fun of this game.
Swarm itself has some neat scenarios of its own that can roll over from one battle to another - though we've not played these yet. And remember, even the battlefield has to be built by yourself, either following the clear patterns in the rule book, or using your imagination. So it's creative just in setting up the 'board'. Add another set, and you can begin to have some intriguing if not massive battlegrounds.
I'd heartily recommend this. My two boys from 5 upwards love the figures. They are well painted, with unique abilities that fire the imagination and demand thought when using them. They don't break too easily, unless your brother leaves them on the floor and you tread on them! Only down side is that in the UK it's difficult to buy the expansions. Distribution could do with being much better. I bought Swarm in the States and brought it home - but we can't all do that.
Buy it for your children and watch them have hours of fun. A few tears as they lose their prize hero, and joy as they start building up their own unique army!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
This Game is Great!May 23, 2010
Gabriel , 10
My grandmother got this game for my birthday a month ago and I think I've played it every day since. It is a really fun set, with a lot of Marro squads, and 5 heroes. You also make the battlefield, so it is a new game every time! If you're going to buy this, you shold also get "Rise of the Valkrie: Master set 1". it is a bigger set, but the warriors are worse, by a lot. This also has swamp, and swamp water which the other set doesn't. Also, nobody in the other set compares to Tor-Kul-Na. I LOVE this game
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