News & Reviews

AUGUST FLASH SALE! 0

Here are some discount codes for this weekend:

30% off all OOB stock - FLASH30
https://herostash.com.au/discount/FLASH30…

Mountains of Madness Board Game Review 0

Another game out of the Cthulhu universe in which you play as an explorer tying to scale an Antarctic Mountain in search of the paranormal and truly weird.

Based on the Cthulhu Mythos, this is a cooperative board game involving strategy and communication. Players take control of an explorer and must work together to try and scale the mountain and escape with its secrets.

The game itself involves a game board which represents the mountain and tiles on the board are used for each encounter the party has, starting on the coast and scaling to the summit to reach the “Edge of Madness”.

The game in played in phases, with the leader changing each turn and taking charge of the expedition. A successful team will scale the mountain and be able to leave taking out important pieces of research before losing their sanity or succumbing to wounds inflicted by the harsh mountain environment.

Notably, the best part of this game is the introduction of a new mechanic known as the “Madness Card”. Unlike other Cthulhu games in which your sanity is just another “hit point” meter, in this game the madness actually affects the players themselves.

During the communication part of the turn, each player who has a madness card will have their form of communication affected in some way. This can be something as simple as a player yelling the entire time or even a player who can’t speak or make any noise at all and yet is still expected to communicate! In most cases, the madness affecting players often led to much frustration but also much hilarity at the same time.

Make no mistake, this game is not easy and in order for a team to be successful players would need to have played the game at least once in order to understand how all the mechanics work. The game is however quite basic once you understand it and the rules are easily explained to any new players.

I have played this game a total of 5 times now and only been successful once!

Having said that, this does not put me off playing again and really it’s much more about the journey and not the destination (however the win criteria might suggest otherwise).

This is a fun and light-hearted game that I believe is good value for its price considering the ability to replay this game. After 5 play throughs I am still finding there are madness cards that affect players which I have not seen and when playing with other players this makes the experience ever-changing. Being an avid board game player, the new “madness” mechanic makes this one of the best and freshest board games I have played in a while. I look forward to leading a (hopefully) successful team up to the mountain soon!

SDCC 2018 FUNKO SUMMER CONVENTION EXCLUSIVES ARRIVE THIS FRIDAY! 0

Get ready everyone, the most wonderful and fun time of the year is rapidly approaching. For any Funko Fan, San Diego Comic Con is the biggest and most anticipated Convention of the year. There is always a load of Funko Exclusives that we all want to get our collector hands on. This is going to be massive and Hero Stash will be bringing you a huge selection of Summer Convention Exclusives!

It all begins this Friday the 20^th of July at 7am (SA time).
We can confirm (barring any shipping delays) that we will have around 50 different Funko exclusives for sale from 7am this Friday. This will include Pop! Vinyls, Dorbz, VYNL and Rock Candy figures.

Some of the exclusive items will be in very limited quantities and will sell out quickly. In order to give as many collectors as possible a chance at securing what they want we will be splitting the stock between our Online store and our physical retail store.  Items which are ‘Out of Stock’ on the website may become available again later on the day as we consolidate store inventory with website inventory.

This is how it will work:

Online
- Our Online store (www.herostash.com.au) will go live at 7am (SA time) on Friday 20 July 2018.
- There will be a limit of 1 of the same exclusive per person, any orders with multiple of the same product  will be cancelled and refunded in full.
- All products listed will be in stock and shipped as fast as possible or will be ready for in store pick up immediately.
-  Any items that are “Out of Stock’ may become available again as store inventory is consolidated with the website inventory.
- Stock levels will be reflective of what we receive prior to Friday. We will be re-ordering again on Friday and re-stocks are due to arrive on Wednesday 25 July.
- Most products will become available again on Wednesday 25 July (subject to change).

In-Store
- Our physical retail store (Shop 2, 79 Hampstead Road, Manningham 5086) will open at 10am (SA time) on Friday 20 July.
- There will be a limit of 1 item per person.
- Stock levels will be separate from the Online store so if products are sold out Online, they may still be available in store.


We will do our best to help as many collectors get what they want, but unfortunately the nature of exclusives means that they are limited pieces some products will be sold out in a matter of minutes.

Some tips to help secure what you want:
- Have a clear list of what products you want in priority order
- Login to the website before 7am on Friday and ensure that your shipping address is correct
- Remember what time zone you are in and the time difference to SA time
- Redeeming Acorns or using other discount codes may slow you down
- Check out with PayPal for the fastest checkout
- Remember that some products will be in extremely limited quantities. You may wish to order those straight away before ordering other exclusives
- Have fun and if the item sells out, be patient as we will aim to re-stock all products again


Common questions:
Q - Can I pre order?
A – No, we are under contractual obligations to not pre-sell any items before 7am on Friday. All SDCC exclusives are sold on a first come first served basis.

Q – Can you hold an item for me to pick up in store?
A – We cannot hold any products without prior payment, this is to ensure everyone has a fair chance.
If you would like to hold a product for store collection you can purchase Online and use the Free In Store Pick up option for shipping. Then the product is reserved for you immediately until you can collect it.

Q - Can I purchase multiple of the same product?
A – No, there will be a limit of 1 of each exclusive per person both Online and In-Store.

Q – Will you get Taika Waititi and other Funko Shop exclusives?
A – We cannot officially confirm or deny any of the products we will be selling, but we will have around 50 different lines which covers most exclusives. We do not anticipate to have Taika Waititi or any other exclusives that are ‘number limited’, e.g. 1000 pieces, 3000 pieces.
Whilst we will not be stocking these on Friday we will be working very hard to bring in as many of these type of exclusives as we can from overseas. Whatever we do get will be sold in our rares/uncommons section and only sold once in stock. This will take some time to physically receive products.

Q – What about Chrome Vegeta or Toy Tokyo exclusives?
A – Once again we can’t confirm or deny anything. There is a chance that we receive these exclusives, but they would be in extremely limited quantities.

Q – What time will you sell Online?
A – Products will go live at 7am (SA time) on Friday 20 July 2018.

Q – What time will your store open?
A – Our store will open at 10am on Friday 20 July 2018.

Q – Will you re-stock sold out products?
A – Yes, we aim to have re-stocks on Wednesday 25 July (subject to change). This may not include all products that are out of stock, but we will do our best to re-stock as many as possible.


So that’s all of the information you guys need, this is going to be fun! If you have any questions please email us or contact us on Social Media and we will do our best to help. Please understand that this is our busiest time of the year and we may be slower than normal to get back to you.

Funko Funatics, SDCC exclusives are coming to Hero Stash!

25% OFF ALL FUNKO! SOFY SALE 0

Our Start Of Financial Year (SOFY) sale starts now!

New, rares, OOB, Pop! Vinyls, Wobblers, Mystery Minis, Dorbz and more! All Funko products listed on our website are eligible for the discount.

$5 off any order! 0

This blog post is for all you random Online shoppers who stumble across our website.

Do you ever start googling and shopping Online and come across a site you haven't shopped at before? Then you find something that you want and you think, "yep I am gunna order this no matter what, but it would be nice with a small discount as a bonus". So then you google discount codes for that site and come across a load of codes that don't work.
Sometimes you find an old Facebook post, but the code is expired...If so, this post is for you!!

Win an exclusive Thanos Chrome Pop! Vinyl in store 0

GIVEAWAY!

This time we are doing an in-store giveaway (don't worry another Online giveaway is coming soon).

Win an exclusive Thanos Chrome Pop! Vinyl simply by making a purchase in store. For every $15 spent in store this entire week you will receive 1 free raffle ticket. There is no limit to how many tickets a person can have.