- BGG rating
- 6.4
Shadowrun: Crossfire – Character Expansion Pack 1
- 1–4 players
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2014
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,527
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Shadowrun: Crossfire
2014
Rules assistance for Shadowrun: Crossfire
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–4 players
- 30–60 min
- 13+
- Complexity 2.8/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for Shadowrun: Crossfire
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Shadowrun: Crossfire is a board game released in 2014 for 1–4 players, 30–60 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Rob Heinsoo, Jim Lin, Mike Elliott, Gregory Marques, Rob Watkins (Board Game) (I), Jay Schneider, and Sean McCarthy and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Cooperative Game, and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
Expansions
- BGG rating
- 8.1
Shadowrun: Crossfire – High Caliber Ops
- 1–4 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 2015
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Shadowrun: Crossfire – Las Vegas Expansion
- 1–4 players
- 30 min
- 2015
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Shadowrun: Crossfire – Character Expansion Pack 2: Street Legends
- 1–4 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 2016
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About the game
The shadows of the Sixth World have every kind of danger you can imagine: ultra-violent gangers, flesh-eating ghouls, mages that summon spirits from toxic waste, backstabbing corporate raiders, hard-nosed police officers, and even dragons. You don't have much — mainly your guts, your wits, and your friends — but maybe that's enough. Between you and your teammates, you can sling spells, hack the Matrix, talk a tiger out of his stripes, and bring down a charging ork from a hundred yards away. Will that be enough to face down the worst the mean streets can throw at you? You're about to find out. Shadowrun: Crossfire is a cooperative deck-building card game for two to four players set in the gritty, cyberpunk fantasy world of Shadowrun. Play a shadowrunner team and take on tough jobs such as protecting a client who's marked for death, shooting your way out of downtown when a run goes sour, or facing down a dragon. In each game you'll improve your deck with a mix of strategies, while earning Karma to give your character cyber upgrades, physical augmentations, magical initiations, weapons training and Edge. Shadowrun: Crossfire includes two obstacle decks, a black market deck, a crossfire event deck, mission sheets, role cards, runner cards, and upgrade stickers.
Designers
Publishers
- Catalyst Game Labs
- Black Book Éditions
- Editora New Order
Questions and answers
Shadowrun: Crossfire supports 1–4 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.
The listed playing time for Shadowrun: Crossfire is 30–60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Shadowrun: Crossfire 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.
Shadowrun: Crossfire 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.
Shadowrun: Crossfire belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Fighting. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Cooperative Game, and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building. 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 Shadowrun: Crossfire are: Rob Heinsoo, Jim Lin, Mike Elliott, Gregory Marques, Rob Watkins (Board Game) (I), Jay Schneider, and Sean McCarthy. 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 Shadowrun: Crossfire as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.