HEROES I–VII · OLDEN ERA
Start with the game. The same spell name or Wait command does not follow identical rules in every entry.
Olden Era early-access rules from the cited tables, checked on 21 October 2026. Updates can change prices and effects.
Heroes VII and Trial by Fire, seven towns. Base-game prices follow the cited May 2016 guide and town tables; Fortress follows Trial by Fire references. Historical sources may differ from your patch.
Heroes VI / Shades of Darkness. Four main resources, areas of control and shared recruitment.
Tribes of the East 3.1, eight towns including Hammers of Fate. Alternative upgrades are absent from the original base game.
Heroes IV with official expansions, six towns. Recruitment grows daily; tier 2–4 alternatives are mutually exclusive.
Original Complete / Shadow of Death and Armageddon’s Blade, nine towns. Excludes HotA, WoG and community balance changes.
PC Heroes II / Gold. The Price of Loyalty objects and its Shrine are distinguished from the base game.
Original PC Heroes I: A Strategic Quest, kept separate from Game Boy Color rules.
First define a reachable objective and deadline. Then check creatures, action order, spells and reinforcement costs. When a condition changes, return to the last relevant step and reassess it.