
2025Ben Hull
Mainly playthroughs. Fields of Fire: Deluxe Edition is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 4 reviews, 20 how-to-play guides, 47 recorded sessions, 10 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Fields of Fire is a solitaire game of commanding a rifle company between World War II and the Present Day. The game is different from many tactical games in that it is diceless and card based. There are two decks used to play. The Terrain Deck is based on a specific region and is used to build a map for the various missions your company must perform. The Action deck serves many purposes in controlling combat, command and control, and various activity attempts. The units of the company are counters representing headquarters elements, squads, weapons teams, forward observers, individual vehicles or helicopters. A single game is a mission and several missions from a historical campaign are strung together for the player to manage experience and replacements. A mission can be played in about 1 – 4 hours. New features Include: - A Rewritten series rulebook - The Deluxe Edition comes with a rewritten third edition ruleset, packed with examples, diagrams and clarifying notes while maintaining continuity with the second edition rules. - A Starter Guide. - A Full Starter Mission. A stand-alone mission tailored towards easing new company commanders into the full game. - Four Fully Redesigned Mission Books. The Normandy, Heartbreak Ridge, Naktong River and Vietnam campaigns are presented in a clarified and expanded manner. - Over 200 updated counters plus various additional reference markers and new units. - New elevation cards to enhance the Heartbreak Ridge campaign. - A completely new set of redesigned player aids including new charts and air assault planning cards.
Fields of Fire: Deluxe Edition has 84 videos from 22 creators: 4 reviews, 20 how-to-play guides, 47 playthroughs, 10 unboxings and 3 other videos. They date from 2024 to July 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Fields of Fire - Stand Alone #1" by Bridger, which runs 1 h 25 min. For a quicker teach, "The Ultimate Counter Organization for Fields of Fire Deluxe Edition" by Nerd Workshop runs 21 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "BOARDGAME REVIEW: FIELDS OF FIRE DELUXE EDITION—G.O.A.T." by TROGLODYTE WORLD. 4 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Fields of Fire: Deluxe edition play (review copy provided)" by One Stop Co-op Shop, one of 47 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Fields of Fire, Banish All Their Fears: Bayonet & Musket Battles, Volume 1, Fields of Fire 2 and Musket & Pike: Dual Pack, also by Ben Hull.
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2024David A. Fox, Ben Hull
2 players90 - 180 minHeavy weight
2022Ben Hull
2 players240 minHeavy weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Fields of Fire is a solitaire game of commanding a rifle company between World War II and the Present Day. The game is different from many tactical games in that it is diceless and card based. There are two decks used to play. The Terrain Deck is based on a specific region and is used to build a map for the various missions your company must perform. The Action deck serves many purposes in controlling combat, command and control, and various activity attempts. The units of the company are counters representing headquarters elements, squads, weapons teams, forward observers, individual vehicles or helicopters. A single game is a mission and several missions from a historical campaign are strung together for the player to manage experience and replacements. A mission can be played in about 1 – 4 hours. New features Include: - A Rewritten series rulebook - The Deluxe Edition comes with a rewritten third edition ruleset, packed with examples, diagrams and clarifying notes while maintaining continuity with the second edition rules. - A Starter Guide. - A Full Starter Mission. A stand-alone mission tailored towards easing new company commanders into the full game. - Four Fully Redesigned Mission Books. The Normandy, Heartbreak Ridge, Naktong River and Vietnam campaigns are presented in a clarified and expanded manner. - Over 200 updated counters plus various additional reference markers and new units. - New elevation cards to enhance the Heartbreak Ridge campaign. - A completely new set of redesigned player aids including new charts and air assault planning cards.
Designer
Ben Hull
Artists
Donal Hegarty, Charles Kibler, Justin Martinez, Mark Simonitch
Publisher
GMT Games
Categories
Mechanics