This is a list that I made as a guide for all of you who are as lost
in getting miniatures as I am (was?).  Look through the Bestiary, it's your
friend.  Don't feel that you have to use the monster tables that they have.
Make your own from the miniatures that you have and can get cheaply!

The "other" monsters in the WQ box:
-Minotaur:  minotaur champion, minotaur hero
-Skaven (clanrats):  skaven clanrat champion, skaven chieftain, gutter
runner, skaven assassin, skaven deathmaster, skaven stormvermin,
stormvermin champion, skaven warlord
-Orc:  orc boss, orc big boss, orc war boss, big'uns (see Orc Lord pack)
-Goblin:  goblin boss, goblin big boss
-Giant Spider:  gigantic spider

Lair of the Orc Lord:
-Skabnoze:  orc shaman, orc shaman champion, orc shaman lord
-Gorgut:  orc boss, big boss, war boss (better choice than regular orc)
-Growler:  wild cave squig, trained cave squig
-Orc Big 'Uns:  orc, orc boss, orc big boss, orc war boss

Catacombs of Terror:
-Van Damneg The Dread King:  liche, liche king
-Gunther Laranscheld:  necromancer, necro. champion, master necro.,
necro. lord
-Tomb Guardians:  skeletons
-orcs, skaven, etc:  zombies (why do they have to be human?)

Plastic Miniature Boxes (almost the most for your money!):
-Beastmen:  beastmen champs, heros, lords, shamans, shaman champs
-Chaos Warriors:  champs, heros, lords, sorcerers, master chaos
sorcerers
-Dark Elves:  warriors, champs, heros, lords, assassins, beastmasters,
sorcerer, sorcerer champ, master sorcerer, sorcerer lord
-Skeletons:  tomb guardians

Battle Masters (the most for your money):
        This is a boardgame made by Milton Bradley about two years ago,
originally retailed at $30.  It holds around 100 miniatures, that bear
AMAZING similarities to WQ monsters.  There are chaos warriors, chaos
cavalry, beastmen, orcs, goblin wolf riders, and an ogre.  There are also a
range of Empire (human) forces which, with a little work, could be a
controlled army that could be the source of countless new adventures!  I got
the set on discount for $12, yes that's right, twelve dollars!  It's easy to
see why this is the best buy.

Advanced HeroQuest:
        I've heard that they are on the same scale, and since this is now
out of print, availability is scarce.  If you run across a set at a garage
sale, it's probably worth it.  Stores that have an old copy of the game
might sell it for less, who know?

by Will Pattison