To see if Cursed City is overpriced or not, we’ll take a deep dive into the last Warhammer Quest boxes and similar games to find its value!
You get over 60 minis in the new Cursed City and tons of cool components, but, the last few Warhammer Quest boxes only ran for $150, so what makes this box cost more?
Well, that’s what we’re going to try and find out, by comparing them to not only the previous games but also the recent HeroQuest set from Hasbro to see what the value really is. Just like anything in the hobby though, if it has value to you, it’s worth it!
Perhaps best of all is that now it’s going to be on Made To Order (MTO) so unlike the first time it was released in 2021, you won’t have to fight to get a copy!
Every order placed within this timeframe will be fulfilled, and the game will cost the same as it did on its first launch day. Don’t think you’ll be able to grab a copy this March? There’s no need to worry – Cursed City will be receiving a full relaunch later this year, along with some juicy new expansions.
Plus Games Workshop kept the original price tag as well, despite the upcoming pricing hikes.
Cursed City Value Breakdown
For $200 this set comes with 50 miniatures plus 10 objective markers and all the dice, tokens, cards, and more that you will need to play the actual game.
In terms of extras, you really don’t get a ton of stuff, while you get the book, dice, tiles, and objective markers, you get no terrain.
Still, that doesn’t change the fact this is $50 more than the previous three sets (including Blackstone Fortress). While most things from GW have gone up in price, this isn’t a small increase by any means.
Let’s compare the contents to the last two fantasy-based Warhammer Quest boxes.
Silver Tower (2016)
– 51 (count ‘em!) Citadel miniatures: a Fyreslayer Doomseeker, Darkoath Chieftain, Excelsior Warpriest (with loyal Gryph-hound), Knight-Questor, Mistweaver Saih, Tenebral Shard, Gaunt Summoner of Tzeentch, Ogroid Thaumaturge, 2 Skaven Deathrunners, 2 Pink Horrors, 4 Blue Horrors, 4 pairs of Brimstone Horrors, 6 Tzaangors, 8 Grot Scuttlings, 8 Kairic Acolytes and 8 Chaos Familiars!
– A 40-page guidebook containing the rules, and a 40-page adventure book filled with the trials of the Silver Tower;
– 36 skill & treasure cards, and 40 exploration cards;
– 13 gorgeously-realized double-sided board tiles, bringing the dungeon to your table;
– 6 character cards, allowing you to track your heroes as they level up and grow ever more capable of tackling the Tower.
This has basically an identical amount of stuff inside, but with a much smaller price tag. The only argument for the price increase is time. This came out in 2016, so we guess you should expect box sets to go up 33% every five or so years?
The only real difference between this one and the last, is the new minis seem to be a bit more fleshed out than these being so close to the launch of Age of Sigmar in 2015.
Shadows Over Hammerhal (2017)
This included far fewer minis, at only 31. But they were half Stormcast, which are usually more expensive. As well as this, the box includes a 72-page guidebook, a 32-page adventure book for the gamemaster to use, 18 double-sided board sections, 55 cards, 12 dice, and a variety of counters and markers for tracking your heroes as they gain experience and skills under the city of Hammerhal.
This also ran for $150, so when you compare Cursed City to this, Cursed City actually has decent value.
For $50 more, you get an additional 20 minis. It feels like GW may have realized the original was too good of a value and cut down the minis in this. Then with the newest box, hit the middle ground of more money, but also more minis.
Comparing it to HeroQuest from Hasbro
For only $99 you get 71 minis, all the doors/terrain, the game board, the cards, and the rules. Right away this makes the value of Cursed City seem fairly bad. But there are some serious questions that we can be sure of yet with HeroQuest.
One, the minis aren’t directly compatible with AoS, which is a huge deal. Basically, you can use them to play this and other RPGs, but no real Warhammer games. Second, the minis look decent, but the GW ones are really a head above. Plus no one knows if these HeroQuest miniatures are mono-cast, multipart, or even what material they will be made from.
Still, it’s hard to argue with 20 more minis and more terrain for half the price.
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Is Cursed City Worth It
In terms of straight value, no. However, GW did release groupings of the miniatures inside after the release of Cursed City last time, which compared to the retail price of this box “worth it” in terms of Games Workshop money.
But again, it doesn’t really matter how much value the minis are actually worth. It all comes down to what you value the set at. If you feel like you don’t mind paying the $200, then it’s worthwhile.
As always vote with your hobby dollars, if it has value to you!
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
Travis Pasch
Job Title: Head Writer & Editor
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
