{"product_id":"ham-helsing-850680002524","title":"Ham Helsing","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on the best-selling graphic novel about a reluctant monster-hunting pig, \u003cem\u003eHam Helsing\u003c\/em\u003e is a co-operative adventure board game. Join Ham, Ronin, Malcom, and Lobos as they attempt to save the world! Using a deck-crafting system with transparent cards, you'll protect locations from endless swarms of minions while improving your skills. Can you power up fast enough to stop the villain from destroying Mud Canyon and save the day?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePick a character and grab your starting deck; each character has a special ability and their own deck with custom cards that fit their style of play. On your turn, use the symbols on the cards in your hand to travel to new locations (some of which allow special actions), to defeat minions before they overrun a location (each of which has a limit), and to use Knuckles (the \"fearless\" mercenary bear) to scare off minions. When battling minions, you need to match the colors of the minion with the color of your attack to defeat them. There are four different colors to match, and some minions take two colors to defeat, so plan your card play carefully, and don't get pig-headed. Some minions will bite back, so keep an eye on your health as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFor each minion defeated, you gain skills and money, and with enough skill points, you'll get free attacks. Spend your cash to buy attack cards and special cards at the Rat Market. Ham Helsing may be a co-operative game, but the buying is a free-for-all, so be a greedy pig and grab your gear quick - or help everyone think through the best cards for the different decks, you do you.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAttack cards let you do more damage in battle, move, heal, and more. Special cards are where things get interesting with combos, shared bonuses, and damage boosters. Upgrade cards are transparent, so if a symbol can fit on your card, you can slip that upgrade into the sleeve of a starting card. Not only is it a pig deal that you are literally upgrading your deck as you defeat minions, but you're improving the cards you'll use on your next turn!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you feel strong enough, go after the villain. The game includes four villains, each with a different starting health, special ability, and power-ups. Villains will power up when a location on the board is lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAfter each round, the villain moves one location closer to Mud Canyon. If you haven't brought the villain's health to 0 by the end of the last player's turn at Mud Canyon, your bacon is burnt.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1-4\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlay Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60-90 minutes\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eAges:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10+\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eContents:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul style=\"column-count: 2; column-gap: 1rem;\"\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e1 Game Board\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e1 Rat Market Board\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e2 Villain Boards\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e1 Villain Health Dial\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e4 Player Boards\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e2 Villain Dice\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e4 Villain Figures\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e4 Hero Figures\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e1 Knuckles Figure\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e9 Plastic Stands\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e8 Spider Nest Tokens\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e1 First Player Marker\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e1 Shiny Shield Token\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e1 Wood Katana of the Dead Token\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e1 Minion Bag\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e69 Minion Tokens\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e40 Card Sleeves\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e40 Character Starting Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e4 Order of Play Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e16 Villain Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e24 Colored Cubes\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e24 Indicator Tokens\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e54 Transparent Upgrade Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eProduct Highlights:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003eCooperative Game\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003eDeck, Bag, and Pool Building\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003eDice Rolling\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003eDie Icon Resolution\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003eEvents\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003eLayering\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003eMarket\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003eSolo \/ Solitaire Game\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003eVariable Player Powers\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Universal Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48619216601329,"sku":"850680002524","price":62.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/9865\/1469\/files\/850680002524.jpg?v=1787286500","url":"https:\/\/vaultofmidnight.shop\/products\/ham-helsing-850680002524","provider":"Vault of Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}