OK, so what do the ID Rings DO for you in the game? Well, the first thing I found a use for was marking my team in battle royals. ID Rings come five to a pack, perfect for battle royals and single sealed booster games where everyone is playing four figures. I also usually play with a layer of plexiglass over the map, and the rubber rings “stick” to the plexiglass a little bit, so that your figs don’t shift around much if someone bumps the table.

At my local venue, I found the ID Rings on sale for about $3 a pack. At that price, it’s not economical (at least for me!) to buy ID Rings for every piece in my collection, but it’s not out of the question to buy a couple of packs of a couple of different colors to mark my “standard” teams with. Speaking of colors, I did some research on the ID Rings website…so far the Rings come in 12 colors, 4 of those are “metallic”. (Sorry, no pink yet.)

Flash Point scored a major coup in my book this past May when they signed a deal with WizKids to an official licensing agreement (see the press release here) making the ID Rings an official accessory for the HeroClix game. WizKids has promised to incorporate the ID Rings into scenarios, though as far as I know, nothing new has been released regarding this.

But why wait? Many of the official Scenarios already released by WizKids require you to use a Special Token to mark a specific fig, instead, you could use an ID Ring for the same purpose. Or, let’s say you always thought Hellboy and Rasputin should be arch-enemies…give them each the same colored ID Ring and house rule it as so.

I should note…I figured some of you out there might be wondering if the ID Rings fit anything besides the normal HeroClix base. Well, I tried the rings out on a MechWarrior Mech, and with a little stretching, I got one to fit. I also tried out a LotR mini with the hex base, the ring went on OK, but with the new bases with the wheels on the sides, I don’t think these would be a good match. However, I was unable to get the ring to fit around a Sentinel base...go figure.

To sum up…the ID Rings get a thumbs up for ease of use and quality. They are easy to move on and off the figs bases, and make for a good way to track your team on a crowded map – or if the scenario calls for it, a good way to mark a special fig.

E Batman has an ID ring on him that I never take off.......he's on all my teams anyways!

Nice review, Webhead.

Hm, nice you reminded me of them.
I have a few and will be going to a tourney tomorrow. So why not use them?

EN

What is the Web Site for the Rings.

Eagletsi

I don't understand-- why not use paint or stickers?

Never Mind I found it.

eagletsi

While I like the concept of the rings, the few times that I've used them, I haven't been able to roll higher than a 6 with the figure using one...

I also use the ID rings for the object tokens. I take two object tokens and sandwich them around the disc part of a heroclix base that has been taken apart. Then I slide a ring around it and they fit perfectly. This can also be done with the barrier and smoke cloud tokens. This gives some depth to the object and barrier/smoke cloud tokens.

I'm not really seeing a use for the yet. I have yet to play a game where I have trouble remember which figures are mine and which figures are my opponents.

I could see how they are helpful for superlarge games of thousands of points, but otherwise, meh..

How do they effect base turning, especially on Arch-enemy bases? Does this make figures like Ultimates Wolverine easier or worse to click?

As a Judge, I absolutely love these things. As I'm watching games, i can quickly move from table to table and easily identify player's teams to see how things are going.

There is a "scenerio" event next month. I have several different colored rings. I was going to put all the different colors in one bag and have each person pick a color before each round. They then get to use the color to pick a corrisponding Super Power to give thier character for the rest of the game.

I even have clear ones which I'm considering using as a power stripper: the charatcer is considered to have no superpowers for the rest of the game.

Great review, especially on the ability to stick to the maps--mine still have fold bumps and the rings allow the fig to stay put! Glad to see them getting the attention they deserve!

We've played a number of scenarios where the rings come in handy. We had an Assassins scenario where two figs on each team are Assassins, and play goes as follows:

Assassins can only attack Assassins, non-Assassins CAN attack As and get double points for a KO. Obviously, the ID rings help ID which is which.

Various scenarios have people switching one player for another, so an ID ring keeps tabs on what belongs to who ...

The only problem with the rings is if you have a difficult to turn AE base, using the tool that fits into the slot rubs against the ring.

$3?! I paid $5! But worth it! Two packs of five pretty much handle the team of the night ...

C

I'm interested to see how the rings will be incorporated into scenarios by WizKids.

Good review,i wanted to buy some,but my store doe's not sell them yet.