HERO-ISH
“The roads are dangerous. The monsters are many. The pay is terrible.”
A Solo Epic-ish Dice Adventure — Travel the wilds, fight monsters with poker-style dice hands, assemble an unlikely party of heroes, and haul trophies back to town before your luck runs out.
Original game Hero-ish created by TechDweeb. This playable web version is presented by Marcus Draper — Marcus did not create the original game.
The Map — TechDweeb's Original
This is the actual hand-drawn map from the original game, shown large so you can read it. Portrait tokens sit on the map's ✕ markers — click a glowing adjacent location to move there; each move costs 1 coin. If you can't pay, you starve. Defeated monsters are crossed out forever. Map artwork © TechDweeb.
Tip: Use + / − to zoom, drag the map to pan when zoomed, scroll or pinch inside the map to explore, or tap Expand / Fullscreen for the biggest, clearest view. Clicking the map artwork also opens the enlarged view.
Your Party
No heroes yet. Hire them in Town — each hero adds a die to your hand and a special ability.
Game Log
Meet the Bosses
All 13 monsters of the wilds, drawn in the same black-and-white ink style as the original map. Study their required hands and fight values before you set out — bosses you've defeated are crossed out here too.
How to Play Hero-ish
Defeat monsters on the map and return to Town to collect your reward. Defeat all 13 monsters and return to Town to win.
1. Move
Move along a road to an adjacent location. Each move costs 1 coin. If you cannot pay, you starve — game over. Landing on an undefeated monster starts a fight.
2. Town
On arrival you automatically cash in all trophies (1 trophy = 1 coin) and your tired heroes leave. Then you may hire up to 2 new heroes and/or gamble at the Tavern.
3. Heroes
| Roll | Hero | Ability (1 coin, once per hero per fight step) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🌾 Farmer | +1 coin when you defeat a monster — passive, free |
| 2 | 🏹 Ranger | Reveal the next unrevealed common die |
| 3 | 🗡️ Rogue | Reroll any one common die |
| 4 | 🪓 Barbarian | Roll a new die & replace any common die with it |
| 5 | 🛡️ Knight | Change any common die by +1 or −1 |
| 6 | 🔮 Wizard | Change any common die to any value 1–6 |
Hunter Rankings
1–3 Goblin Food • 4–6 Weary Traveller • 7–9 Adventurer • 10–12 Monster Slayer • 13 Legendary Hero
Fighting — Texas Hold'em with Dice
- Flop: Pay the fight value, roll 3 common dice. Continue or Fold.
- Turn ×2: Pay the fight value, roll 1 more common die each time. Continue or Fold.
- Resolve: Pick exactly 5 dice from your common + hero dice. Meet or beat the required hand to win.
Win: Monster defeated forever, you gain trophies equal to total wagered (cash them in Town), heroes stay. Lose at Resolve: Lose wagered coins, all heroes leave. Fold: Lose wagered coins, heroes stay, walk away.
All 13 Monsters
| Monster | Required Hand | Fight |
|---|---|---|
| Goblin, Bear | Pair | 1 |
| Wolf Pack, Bandits | Two Pair | 1 |
| Ghost, Ogre | Three of a Kind | 1 |
| Troll, Witch | Small Straight | 2 |
| Werewolf | Full House | 2 |
| Vampire | Four of a Kind | 2 |
| Kraken | Large Straight | 3 |
| Giant | Five of a Kind | 3 |
| Dragon | Five 6s | 4 |
Yes, the original says “dice” where it should say “die.” The creator doesn't care. Die is stupid. Dice is better.