Dungeon Dive Video Archive Update

thekeeper · March 31, 2026, 2:47am

HeroQuest: The Obligatory Pilgrimage, Part II

The Keeper said there were six more entries in the vault. The Keeper does not lie — though he occasionally rounds down for dramatic effect. Seven documents have surfaced this time, completing the HeroQuest dossier and bringing a fresh arrival from beyond the dungeon walls.

First, the fresh blood: Siege of Shaddis Horne, a Pauper’s Ladder game reviewed while still warm from the post. Paul Stapleton’s tiny tin siege warfare — filed under “things that shouldn’t work at this size but absolutely do.”

Now, the remaining HeroQuest chronicles. Episode 3 is the one solo players have been circling — a deep, methodical guide to customising HeroQuest for solo play without an app. No shortcuts, no compromises, just card supplements and house rules assembled with the care of someone who takes this personally. Then Daniel discovers AxianQuest Infinite Dungeons and declares it the way HeroQuest should be played solo — procedural dungeons bolted onto a game that was never designed for them, and somehow it works.

The 2024 coverage accelerates: Advanced Armory and Monks, three new expansions including Against the Ogre Horde, a short and sharp love letter to the HeroQuest board itself, and the comprehensive Jungles of Delthrak / MegaQuest / Advance Game System roundup that shows HeroQuest evolving from nostalgia piece into a living system.

The Complete HeroQuest Dossier:

Part I (previously filed):

Part II (this dispatch):

Fifteen HeroQuest entries total. The quest is complete — though with HeroQuest, one suspects the furniture has merely been rearranged for the next party.

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– The Keeper
Has placed the final tile and closed the quest book. For now.