
- BGG rank
- BGG #741
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Star Trek: Ascendancy
- 3 players
- 180 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
- 2016

Rules assistance for Firefly: The Game – Jetwash
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Firefly: The Game – Jetwash is an expansion for Firefly: The Game released in 2015 ages 13 and up. It was designed by John Kovaleski, Sean Sweigart, and Aaron Dill.
The Firefly: The Game – Jetwash Coachworks game booster adds a new Series IV Firefly to Firefly: The Game. Named for the late Hoban Washburne and built on the newer Series IV Firefly chassis, the Jetwash befits its namesake: fast, with plenty of tricks up its sleeve. A Coachworks game booster contains everything players need to add a new ship to Firefly: The Game. The Jetwash set contains a new Firefly Series IV model (yellow-green); ship card; color-coordinated ship dice (yellow-green); a drive core card; new ship upgrades; a new Leader crew card; sheet of game tokens; a new Set Up Card; and a new Story Card.
The catalogue lists Firefly: The Game – Jetwash for ages 13 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Firefly: The Game – Jetwash has a complexity rating of 2.8 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Firefly: The Game – Jetwash belongs to these categories: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, and Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Firefly: The Game – Jetwash and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Firefly: The Game – Jetwash are: John Kovaleski, Sean Sweigart, and Aaron Dill. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Firefly: The Game – Jetwash as an expansion for Firefly: The Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Firefly: The Game to use it. Check that your edition of Firefly: The Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.