HeroClix is a collectible miniatures game built around the Clix system, in which small plastic figures of comic book characters, chiefly from the DC and Marvel universes, are mounted on rotating dials that track a character's changing statistics and remaining health as combat unfolds. Originally designed and produced by WizKids, the game launched in July 2002 with the Marvel-themed starter set Infinity Challenge. After WizKids was acquired by Topps and later shut down in 2008, the National Entertainment Collectibles Association acquired the HeroClix property in September 2009 and relaunched production. Players assemble teams of clixed figures within a point budget and maneuver them across a grid-based map, using the combat dial to resolve damage, powers and knockback. The rulebook recommends two to four players for a standard match, though larger multiplayer games are possible.
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1. HeroClix (Wikipedia)
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HeroClix is a collectible miniatures game that uses the Clix system that centers on the world of superhero comic books, especially DC and Marvel universes.
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- Playing Time: 60
- Designer: Jeff Grubb
- Designer: Jeff Quick
- Designer: Jon Leitheusser
- Designer: Jordan Weisman
- Designer: Monte Cook
- Designer: Seth Johnson
- Publisher: NECA
- Publisher: WizKids (I)
- Game Category: Collectible Components
- Game Category: Comic Book / Strip
- Game Category: Dice
- Game Category: Fighting
- Game Category: Miniatures
- Game Category: Wargame
- Game Mechanic: Action Points
- Game Mechanic: Dice Rolling
- Game Mechanic: Grid Movement
- Game Mechanic: Line of Sight
- Game Mechanic: Variable Player Powers
- Minimum Players: 2
- Maximum Players: 2
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