''Kellar's Keep'' is an anthology of sequentially linked scenarios jointly published by

Milton Bradley Milton Bradley (November 8, 1836 – May 30, 1911) was an American business magnate, game pioneer and publisher, credited by many with launching the board game industry, with his eponymous enterprise, which was purchased by Hasbro in 1984, and ...

and

Games Workshop Games Workshop Group (often abbreviated as GW) is a British manufacturer of miniature wargames, based in Nottingham, England. Its best-known products are ''Warhammer Age of Sigmar'' and ''Warhammer 40,000''. Founded in 1975 by John Peake (gam ...

in 1991 for the fantasy adventure board game '' HeroQuest ''.

Description

In ''HeroQuest: Kellar's Keep'', the players undergo a series of ten scenarios in which they enter a secret passage into Kellar's Keep in an attempt to rescue the Emperor and his army. The game box includes 17 miniatures of monsters, and cardboard tiles representing traps, furniture and other landmarks.

Publication history

Game designer Steve Baker developed an adventure board game after moving from Games Workshop to Milton Bradley. The result was ''HeroQuest'', jointly published by both companies in 1989. The companies published a series of continuing adventures designed by Baker, including 1991's ''Kellar's Keep''. On Dec 21, 2021, the first "online quest" was released called "Forsaken Tunnels of Xor-Xel". This is designed to story the journey between the original quest book and Kellar's Keep.

Reception

In Issue 168 of ''

Dragon A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...

'' (April 1991),

Ken Rolston Ken Rolston is an American computer game and role-playing game (pen and paper), role-playing game designer best known for his work with West End Games and on the computer game series ''The Elder Scrolls''. In February 2007, he elected to join th ...

thought this was a good buy for younger players, saying, "If the young folks exhaust the scenarios in the original game, get these to keep them playing." The Dutch review site ''Boardspel Mania'' gave the game an above average strategy rating of 8 out of 10, but also noted that it relied heavily on luck due to dice rolls.

Reviews

*''Dragão Brasil'' #3 (1994) (Portuguese)

Other recognition

A copy of ''HeroQuest: Kellar's Keep'' is held in the collection of the

Strong National Museum of Play The Strong National Museum of Play (known as just The Strong Museum or simply the Strong) is part of The Strong in Rochester, New York, United States. Established in 1969 and based initially on the personal collection of Rochester native Margaret ...

(object 112.6148).

References

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