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That day when your fiancee finally says YES to play her first FIREPOWER game; her first kill; scenrio Meetig engagemens; Sino Soviet border- only infantry, basic rules; she won 9 to 7 :)

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Firepower (1984)

Players

1–6

Best: 2

Playing time

60–60 min

Age

12+

6.30

Average rating

565

Ratings

3.63/5

Weight

#8066

BGG rank

Outside top 5,000

Designer:S. Craig Taylor

Artist:Charles Kibler, Dale Sheaffer, John Talbot

Publisher:The Avalon Hill Game Co +1 more

Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).

Game DNA

Strategy7.0

Luck10.0

Interaction2.0

Complexity7.3

Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

WargameModern WarfareCivil WarVietnam WarHexagon GridChit-Pull SystemSimulationDice RollingGrid MovementSolo / Solitaire GameScenario / Mission / Campaign GameVariable Set-upMovement PointsLine of Sight

Overview

Firepower is a detailed look at the organization, weapons and equipment, and tactics of many of the world's nations since 1965. Firepower gives players the opportunity to command squads in recent or current wars. The destructive capabilities are massive, and the problems of command and control in devising effective tactics are a real challenge for any gamer.

Unit scale is individual soldiers, vehicles and equipment Time scale is 30 seconds per turn Map scale is 5 yards per hex, 1 yard per elevation level 216 Counters