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Hero Realms

Hero Realms

Designed byRobert Dougherty•Published byWise Wizard Games

Rank
582
in All-Time
Total Points
470 pts
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Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed deck-building game that is an adaptation of the award-winning Star Realms game. The game includes basic rules for two-player games, along with rules for multiplayer formats such as Free-For-All, Hunter, and Hydra. Each player starts the game wi…

Published
2016
Players
2-4
Play Time
20 min
Weight
1.85 / 5
BGG Rating
7.5View on BoardGameGeek
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Rank7
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D20 Woodworking
Girl
Dec 3, 2024
Rank27
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Travel the Board
Lucas
Nov 11, 2024
Rank30
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BG Port HK
William
Jun 10, 2024
Rank38
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JestaThaRogue
Rob
Oct 7, 2024
Rank66
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Travel the Board
Cory
Aug 17, 2024
Rank76
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Boardgames with Niramas
Josef
Oct 14, 2022
Rank83
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Everyday Board Game
Daniel McKinley
Feb 28, 2025
Rank87
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Meeple University
Tarrant
Dec 5, 2025