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Year Published
2008
# of Players:
1 − 1
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 1 players
Recommended with 1 players
(29 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
90 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
12 and up
User Suggested Ages
14 and up
(10 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups
(9 voters) [poll]
Category
Mechanic
Primary Name
Fields of Fire
Alternate Names
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From publisher's website:

Fields of Fire is a solitaire game of commanding a rifle company between World War II and Present Day. The game is different from many tactical games in that it is diceless and card based. There are two decks used to play. The Terrain Deck is based on a specific region and is used to build a map for the various missions your company must perform. The Action deck serves many purposes in controlling combat, command and control, various activity attempts. The units of the company are counters representing headquarters elements, squads, weapons teams, forward observers, individual vehicles or helicopters. A single game is a mission and several missions from a historical campaign are strung together for the player to manage experience and replacements. A mission can be played in about 1 – 4 hours.

This game is based on three actual campaigns experienced by units of the 9th US Infantry (Regiment) in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. “Keep Up the Fire” is the motto of the 9th Infantry (Regiment), known as the “Manchus” for their service in the Boxer Rebellion.

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Here is an updated version reformating of moriarty88's reworking of the rules. After using VASSAL to learn the game I have discovered it is my medium of choice. So I have added a few links etc. to the PDF to make it easier to use on a PC. Each page has links to the TOC and Tables A, B, C and D. I have also chopped up some of the monolithic paragraphs into bullet form. Other than that various formatting to make it more readable, like double spaces after each full stop. Enjoy. If anyone wants the DOCX version, PM me and I will send it by email.
2009-10-27
7 Briefing Booklet
Book outlining all the missions. Taken from seperate files on CSW and combined into one file for posting on the geek.
2009-09-29
13 Errata: 17 August 2009
Most recent errata posted on GMT Games site http://www.gmtgames.com/fof/Fields_of_Fire_Errata_8_17_2009.pdf
2009-09-16
33 Unofficial rules reorganization
This file was created by mariarty88 from his work at reorganizing the rules to be more understandable and follow the sequence of play. His description _______________________________________________ I took the liberty of reorganizing the rules a bit to make them flow a little bit better with the sequence of play (I got tired of constantly flipping back and forth in the manual). I figured I would share as this *might* help some newer players until the official rules rewrite comes out. Note: this is intended as a playing aid only, and I will gladly remove the post if anyone objects. The changes include: - Consolidated information in the first several sections. I took items like Grenades, Snipers, etc. and combined everything I could find in the rule book into one section for...
2009-08-17
10 Enemy Activity Hierarchy Tables for Snipers, Spotters and Mortars
A quick reference for how to handle what snipers, spotters and mortars do during the Enemy Activity Phase. Formatted to look and read similarly to the Enemy Activity Hierarchy tables, but not officially approved.
2009-08-14
9 Company Roster
You can use this Excel-Sheet to keep track of your company. It will automatically update the fire support section once you select a mission from the drop-down menu. Please feel free to modify.
2009-07-20
4 Errata from 4/17/09
The most up to date Errata for Fields of Fire - Originally posted on Consimworld
2009-06-13
6 Fields of Fire XP Worksheet (.xls, 2003 format)
Version 1.0 April 9, 2009 by noonespecial This is a Excel spreadsheet (2003 format) to use as a worksheet when handling Company promotions and replacements between missions.
2009-04-09
4 VASSAL setup for turn 2 - Example of Play (Advanced Tutorial) Part 1
I tried to set up the board of the advanced tutorial as far as I understand the scenario. It shall give the possibility to follow the tutorial or play along and trying different options. (Done with VASSAL 3.1.2 and FoF_Normandy_v1-31) Remark: There are some things missing (second hill for example), which I noticed after release (and now understanding some things better). If there is interest, I will update the savegame, but I am sure you can fix this quickly when you start with the scenario.
2009-03-31
11 FoF 101: Example of Play Pt 1 (.pdf)
Ricky Gray and Gene Billingsley wrote the original .doc available at GMT's website located here: http://www.gmtgames.com/fof/FoFXoPFinalPt1.doc With Ricky's kind permission, I have converted the .doc file to a .pdf version and uploaded here for use by anyone who prefers the .pdf version over the original .doc file.
2009-03-27
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