What are the contents in a box of Hero Quest

Game Information

HeroQuest, or otherwise known as Hero Quest was a game that was created in 1989 by Milton Bradley and Games Workshop. The contents of the box and the game itself contained a variety of monsters, hero players, furniture, cards spells, rules, and much more.

The detailed list below lists what the contents are in the boxed HeroQuest game or, contents in a box of Hero Quest!

contents in a box of Hero Quest

This list will help you if you are looking to replace missing parts of your game to sell, or if you are looking to make a ‘complete’ edition of your game to collect.

Keeping track of what was actually included in the original game can be difficult, but hopefully, this list will make it slightly easier!

* Note: The UK edition of the game comes with somewhat slightly different content than the American or European edition.

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What are the contents in a box of Hero Quest | Item List

Core Game Components (the box and what’s in a it!)

  • 1 Cardboard game box with a top and bottom
  • 1 Plastic Inner tray ( you can buy replacement ‘inners’ too in sponge)
  • 1 Fold-out tiled game board
  • 1 Instruction booklet
  • 1 Quest Book
  • 1 Card ‘Evil Sorcerer’ shield/screen
  • 4 Hero character cards
  • 1 Black and white pad of ‘write on’ character sheets
  • 4 White combat dice
  • 2 Red dice

HeroQuest Miniatures (Hero’s and Monsters)

  • 1 Barbarian
  • 1 Wizard
  • 1 Dwarf
  • 1 Elf
  • 8 Orcs with a variety of weapons
  • 6 Goblin with a variety of weapons

Furniture / Environment items

  • 5 Closed doors with bases
  • 16 Doors with bases
  • 3 Treasure chests
  • 2 Bookcases
  • 2 Tables
  • 1 Throne
  • 1 Alchemist bench
  • 1 Tomb
  • 1 Sorcerer’s table
  • 1 Torture rack
  • 1 Fireplace
  • 1 Weapons rack
  • 1 Cupboard

Accessories :

  • 2 Candlesticks
  • 1 set of bottles
  • 1 set of scales
  • 10 Skulls
  • 4 Rats

Game Board Tiles List :

  • 1 Stairs tile (Entry + exit)
  • 2 Double blocked squares tiles
  • 3 Pit trap / Secret doors
  • 4 Secret door tiles
  • 6 pit trap tiles
  • 8 blocked square tiles
  • 12 blocked squares tiles

List of HeroQuest Game Cards

  • 1 ‘Empty’ card
  • 2 Gem Card = 50 Gold
  • 1 Gold = 10
  • 2 Gold = 20
  • 2 Gold = 25
  • 1 D6 * 10 Gold
  • 1 100 = Gold
  • 2 Hazard arrow cards
  • 1 Hazard arrow cards
  • 1 Heroic brew card
  • 1 Holy water card
  • 2 Jewel cards
  • 1 Potion of defence
  • 2 Potion of healing cards
  • 1 Potion of speed
  • 1 Potion of strength
  • 5 Wandering monster cards
  • 1 Borin’s armour card
  • 1 Orcs bane
  • 1 Spirit blade card
  • 1 Talisman of lore
  • 1 Wand of magic

HeroQuest Monster Cards

  • 1 Chaos Warrior card
  • 1 Gargoyle card
  • 1 Fimir card
  • 1 Zombie card
  • 1 Skeleton card
  • 1 Mummy card
  • 1 Orc card
  • 1 Goblin card

Spells

  • 3 Fire spell cards
  • 3 Air spell cards
  • 3 Earth spell cards
  • 3 Water spell cards

Weapons / Armour

  • 1 Battle Axe card
  • 1 Chain Mail card
  • 1 Crossbow card
  • 1 Double-edged sword card
  • 2 Helmet cards
  • 1 Plate Mail card
  • 2 Shield cards
  • 1 Short Sword card
  • 1 Spear card
  • 1 Staff card
  • 1 Tools card
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This ‘content break down’, ( or list ) is also mentioned in another article that discusses where you can buy the spare HeroQuest parts.

The original sources for this list were read from Board Game Geek for clarification and myself, being a once proud owner of the game.

I believe all that is written to be as accurate and true as possible from both memory and online sources. Keeping in mind, that this was the UK only edition, and a little while ago.

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Contents in a box of HeroQuest

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