Well, fellow fans of Heroscaper (and those who are weirdly fascinated by my obsession with this crazy miniatures combat system), it’s time once again to recap Renegade Games virtual “convention” (RenegadeCon) and the new information they revealed about the next wave of armies and terrain (due to be released in the first half of 2027).
Just a quick lore reminder for those of you playing along at home: thanks to Thormun’s rebellion, the traditional relationships of the various Valkyrie generals has been upended, and four alliances have emerged:
- The New Alliance: Jandar & the remains of defeated Utgar’s armies
- The Clockwork Combine: Einar & Volarak
- The Umbral Covenant: Vydar and Revna
- The Verdant Pact: Ullar & Aquilla
The October 2026 releases (coming REAL soon!) favored the Clockwork Combine and the New Alliance… so these new releases will let us lean into the other two groups of warriors.
We’ve got a lot to cover, so let’s get going!
There was an active crowd at Wacky Wizard Games (the Wise Wizard Games nom-de-plume for their lightweight titles) around the Caution Signs sequel, More Fun Ahead, a complete version with new cards. Push Push Penguin has been out for awhile but the cute race for second had its own fans at the booth. Meanwhile the randomized Draconis 8 tile laying fighting game is nearing release. Each 9 card pack will contain completely unique cards which can also be used in the online version of the game. Star Realms Conquest is a new base game in the series with all new cards including Planet cards that can be defeated to be kept for the rest of the game. Northstar Games was showing its newest Nature expansion, Climate. Nature: Climate introduces a climate track that penalizes species who don’t keep up with the changing temperatures. Starlines is an upcoming game that tries to be a non-deckbuilding deckbuilder. Players play out a series of tiles connecting multiple tracks which provide benefits while triggered. Finally, HABA was showing several new releases that will make their way to the U.S. later next year. Stuglandet (Cabin Toss) is a cabin-rolling game (think Pass the Pigs) where players are trying to place their cabins to score points on the game board. In Carni Flora, players use tiles to build up the stem of their venus flytrap. Dragon’s Roll is a cooperative campaign game of dice placement. Finally, in Pixie Time, you and your fellow students are attempting to pass your exams in the Magic Academy. It’s a real-time effort where the group needs to perform silly tasks in unison to progress along the tests.
