HEXplore It: The Valley of the Dead King

Players team up as customizable heroes in a fantasy realm, combining a Role (profession) and Race (heritage) to define strengths, weaknesses, and special abilities. Heroes track stats with dry-erase markers and develop through quests, battles, and exploration across a hex-map. Travel between cities, shrines, and ruins to gain power-ups, complete objectives, and fight varied opponents while avoiding hazards. A looming antagonist advances on the map, destroying cities and growing stronger as the game progresses. The goal is to power up heroes rapidly enough to confront and defeat that final threat.

Players: 1–6 best 4
Playing time: 60–180 min
Age: 12+
Complexity: 3.2 / 5

7.7 on LudoyaFightingTravelGrid MovementCooperative GameRole Playing

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About the game

Design: Nathan Loos
Jonathan Mariucci
Kat Kimoundri
Art: Yanis Cardin
Publisher: Mariucci J. Designs, LLC

Expansions

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HEXplore It: The Valley of the Dead King – Return to the Valley of the Dead King2019

HEXplore It: The Valley of the Dead King – Klik's Madness Campaign Book2022

HEXplore It: The Valley of the Dead King – Living Card Deck2020

HEXplore It: Hero Chest2020

HEXplore It: The Valley of the Dead King – Encounter Deck2022

HEXplore It: The Valley of the Dead King – Klik's Madness Legends: Corrosive History2024

HEXplore It: The Valley of the Dead King – Klik's Madness Legends: A Taste for Adventure!2024

HEXplore It: The Valley of the Dead King – Klik's Madness Legends: Shadow of the Forsaken Crown2024

HEXplore It: The Valley of the Dead King – Klik's Madness Legends: Volume I2025

HEXplore It: Demon Encounters Pack2027

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28
Plays logged: 13
Players: 1h 53m
Average play: 15
In collections: 4
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7.7/10

from 8 Ludoya reviews

Terumo8.0
+ sandbox + variety - markers - too long
Benjamín Amorín7.0
This game brings RPG combat to the table like no other. It's a bit dense and long but has beautiful mechanics that can remind to Runebound or other Adventure games. Interesting!
Brandon8.5
Element of exploration/discovery, huge number of race/class combos, high replayability, good artwork, adjustable difficulty. It's what I've been looking for for years - the kind of game I would have loved as a kid but has some more depth for now-me.