- BGG rating
- 8.3
Expansion for Warfighter: The Tactical Special Forces Card Game
Warfighter: Modern Expansion #54 – Blackhawk Down: Operation Gothic Serpent
2020
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- 1–6 players
- 30 min
Rules assistant for Warfighter: Modern Expansion #54 – Blackhawk Down: Operation Gothic Serpent
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Warfighter: Modern Expansion #54 – Blackhawk Down: Operation Gothic Serpent is an expansion for Warfighter: The Tactical Special Forces Card Game released in 2020 for 1–6 players and 30 minutes per game. It was designed by Sarah Verssen and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Dice Rolling, and Cooperative Game.
About the game
Black Hawk Down: Operation Gothic Serpent was a military operation in 1993 conducted by the US Special Forces during the Somali Civil War. The Operation objective was to arrest two of the faction leaders’ top advisors. Our brave US soldiers prepared for a quick 90-minute mission to fast-rope in, arrest the two advisors, and quickly get out. The mission was a success, as the two advisors were arrested. However, upon completion of this mission, the first Black Hawk Helicopter was shot out of the skies by an RPG. Shortly after, a 2nd Black Hawk was shot down by another RPG and what was supposed to be a 90-minute mission, turned into a 17-hour struggle. This expansion shows how the men were not prepared for 17 hours of combat and the difficult situations they encountered in that time. This expansion will do its best to honor those who lost their lives in this Operation by representing them as Soldier cards, and including the Medals they earned. This expansion offers 112 cards including: 10 Player Soldiers 6 Non-Player Soldiers 4 Squad Soldiers 13 Weapons 6 Eqiupment 4 Missions 5 Objectives 14 Locations 12 Skills 9 Medals 29 Hostiles —description from the publisher
Designers
Publishers
- Dan Verssen Games (DVG)
Questions and answers
Warfighter: Modern Expansion #54 – Blackhawk Down: Operation Gothic Serpent 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.
The listed playing time for Warfighter: Modern Expansion #54 – Blackhawk Down: Operation Gothic Serpent is 30 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.
Warfighter: Modern Expansion #54 – Blackhawk Down: Operation Gothic Serpent belongs to these categories: Card Game, Modern Warfare, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Dice Rolling, and Cooperative Game. 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 Warfighter: Modern Expansion #54 – Blackhawk Down: Operation Gothic Serpent are: Sarah Verssen. 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 Warfighter: Modern Expansion #54 – Blackhawk Down: Operation Gothic Serpent as an expansion for Warfighter: The Tactical Special Forces Card Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Warfighter: The Tactical Special Forces Card Game to use it. Check that your edition of Warfighter: The Tactical Special Forces Card Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.