Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Light strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Share a single hit point, scout each boss attack, and build specialized hero decks without letting aggro expose the team.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Cooperative Game
Players coordinate their actions toward a shared objective and win or lose together.
Deck Construction
Build a deck before play by selecting cards under defined construction rules.
Deck / Bag Building
Add new pieces during play to improve the cards, tokens, or dice drawn later.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Variable Player Powers
Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
Read the full game description
One-Hit Heroes is a cooperative boss-rush card game in which the entire team is only one successful enemy attack from defeat. Every round moves through Scout, Fight, Rest, and Survive phases: reveal the boss move, play a tightly limited hand of hero cards, rebuild resources, then endure the response. Damage creates aggro and makes heroes more vulnerable, so blocking, dodging, timing, and table coordination matter as much as raw offense. Defeated bosses unlock curated packs that expand the shared Armory and deepen future deck construction.
