Firepower
BGG rank
BGG #8,150
BGG rating
6.3

Firepower

1984

Rules assistance for Firepower

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 1–6 players
  • 60 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 3.6/5

For 1 player

Rules assistant for Firepower

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Firepower is a board game released in 1984 for 1–6 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by S. Craig Taylor and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Variable Set-up, and Grid Movement.

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About the game

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

Questions and answers

Firepower supports 1–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.