
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,295
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Flash Point: Legacy of Flame
- 1–6 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2025

Rules assistance for Flash Point: Fire Rescue – Fire Academy Challenge
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Flash Point: Fire Rescue – Fire Academy Challenge is an expansion for Flash Point: Fire Rescue released in 2011 for 2–6 players. It was designed by Kevin Lanzing and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Cooperative Game, and Simulation.
This PDF was a promotional item released only to the game's backers on Kickstarter in conjunction with a contest held by the game's creator. The Fire Academy Challenge is a series of scripted "puzzles". The objective is the same: to rescue at least seven trapped victims before the fire kills four or the building collapses. Included are sheets to log your progress through each of the puzzles along with a scoring system designed to allow groups to match their scores to other teams.
Flash Point: Fire Rescue – Fire Academy Challenge supports 2–6 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.
Flash Point: Fire Rescue – Fire Academy Challenge has a complexity rating of 2.2 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.
Flash Point: Fire Rescue – Fire Academy Challenge belongs to these categories: Adventure and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Cooperative Game, and Simulation. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Flash Point: Fire Rescue – Fire Academy Challenge are: Kevin Lanzing. 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 Flash Point: Fire Rescue – Fire Academy Challenge as an expansion for Flash Point: Fire Rescue. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Flash Point: Fire Rescue to use it. Check that your edition of Flash Point: Fire Rescue is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.