▁squad s ▁using ▁multiple ▁arrang ements ▁of ▁one ▁map , ▁along ▁with ▁additional ▁tokens ▁including ▁creature ▁markers ▁host ile ▁to ▁both ▁teams , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁unique ▁game ▁mode ▁for ▁solo ▁play . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁new ▁bo ards ▁and ▁scenarios , ▁individual ▁mini atures ▁have ▁been ▁regularly ▁released , ▁expand ing ▁the ▁total ▁choice ▁of ▁characters ▁for ▁each ▁fa ction , ▁including ▁mer cen aries ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁any ▁fa ction . ▁Ep ic ▁Hero es ▁were ▁also ▁introduced ▁starting ▁with ▁A ster os ▁mini ature ▁that ▁are ▁very ▁powerful ▁characters ▁but ▁take ▁up ▁two ▁character ▁ranks ; ▁a ▁hero ▁and ▁tro oper ▁position . ▁pack ▁Each ▁character ▁mini ature ▁comes ▁with ▁equipment ▁tokens ▁and ▁rule ▁book let ▁that ▁includes ▁set ▁ups ▁and ▁rules ▁for ▁unique ▁character - based ▁story ▁miss ions . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁a ▁forth ▁fa ction ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sh og un ate , ▁an ▁alternative ▁Imperial ▁Japan ▁was ▁announced . ▁However ▁unlike ▁the ▁Operation ▁Nov og rod ▁expansion , ▁all ▁new ▁Sh og un ate ▁mini atures ▁were ▁released ▁gradually ▁as ▁separate ▁character ▁pack s ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁box ed ▁expansion . ▁Complete ▁rules ▁for ▁the ▁fa ction , ▁along ▁with ▁unique ▁miss ions ▁were ▁released ▁with ▁the ▁third ▁map ▁supp lement ▁entitled ▁" Operation ▁Hin ans ho ▁Exp ansion " ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁latest ▁Sh og un ate ▁releases . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2