What Is The Aim Of The 'Heroes Of Might And Magic' Video Game Series?

The Heroes of Might and Magic games are strategy games where the player controls a hero and collects troops either from the hero's castle or by allowing people to join their party.

A hero can be one of many races: Wizard, warlock, overlord, knight, witch, cleric, barbarian, battle mage, warrior, alchemist, beastmaster, death knight, demoniac, druids, heretic and necromancer.

Once the player has chosen their hero, they are placed in the relevant starting point, for example, a knight will be placed in a castle, a barbarian will be placed in stronghold, a beastmaster in a fortress, an overlord in a dungeon, a demoniac in an inferno, a wizard in a tower, a necromancer in a necropolis and so on. Some heroes are grouped together in the same castle, for example witches and beastmasters are both placed in a fortress.

The player can choose from a set of scenarios. A typical scenario, for example, will be where a hero has to claim another hero's castle in order to win the game. During the game, the player's hero will build up their castle by adding new dwellings so that they can upgrade their troops. For example, a necromancer will purchase a mansion in order to upgrade his vampires to vampire lords.

Other random creatures can join your army whilst your hero is wandering around. Sometimes, if you refuse an offer to join you, the creatures will fight you, but if your army is too strong then the creatures may flee.

The player's hero will fight other heroes to stop them from taking the castle that you need to claim.