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Year Published
2008
# of Players
1
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 1 players
Recommended with 1 players
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Playing Time
90 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
12 and up
User Suggested Ages
14 and up
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Language Dependence
Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups
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Fields of Fire
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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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2nd Edition - Updated Components

  • An updated and reorganized rulebook
  • A Detailed Example of Play Booklet
  • One New Campaign: Heartbreak Ridge (Korea) – August-October, 1951.
  • Corrected Counters
  • All other components as in the game's first edition

Components

  • Action Deck + Hint Cards - 55 Cards
  • 3 Terrain Decks of 55 Cards, total of 165 Terrain Cards
  • Rule Booklet
  • Mission Briefing Booklet
  • Company Log Pad (8.5x11 – expendable)
  • 1 x 8.5 x 11 Player Aid Card Action Menu Front – Vehicle Info Back
  • 9-12 8.5x11 Mission Cards (each mission has a card – friendly info on the front, enemy info on the back)
  • 536 Unit Counters (Large Size – Two-Sided)
  • 234 Informational Markers

Second Edition Rules - Updated as of July 15, 2011

Errata & Clarification


VASSAL Modules


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Publisher: GMT Games
Artist: Donal Hegarty, Rodger B. MacGowan
Year: 2012
Product Code: 0816
Size: GMT standard box
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Publisher: GMT Games
Artist: Donal Hegarty, Rodger B. MacGowan
Year: 2008
Product Code: 0813
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3 FOF Individual Terrain Tiles v11
This is an export from my Terrain Tiles for FOF SVG document (http://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/75659/normandy-terrain-tiles-for-fields-of-fire). Each tile is exported as an individual image. To print, load them into your favourite drawing/image editing program, arrange them and print on photo paper. Based on the updated Terrain Tiles (V1.1)
2012-02-06
4 Normandy Terrain Tiles for Fields of Fire
This is a set of terrain tiles that can replace the original cards for the Normandy campaign. They are (more or less) geomorphic, that is they fit nicely together and allow you to create big, connected Normandy landscapes. V1.1 update This slightly updated version fixes a speling msitake (thanks to Grotius) and includes a new 'map legend' tile (not for play). Included is the SVG only, useful if you want to change stuff. Exported tiles for print'n'play can be found as a separate file here.
2012-02-01
17 rules index cards
All rules indexed by key words. All rules references from the unofficial rules reorganised (great work !) or, exceptionnally, from the new officials rules 2.0.
2011-12-01
8 Enemy placement
This diagram show steps by steps for new units placement through all rules.
2011-12-01
13 Sorting and Storing Your Counters
With 880 counters in the box it can be a bit daunting at first to figure out how to store your counters for easy set up and how to place them on the playing area for ease of use during the game. It is even often hard to tell which counters go with which companies. After having played numerous games and settling on a system that makes storage and set up very easy for me I thought I'd share the system for others and possibly demystify this aspect of the game and allow you to focus on the game flow and rules.
2011-09-27
6 Command tracking tool
Credit to Chick Lewis for the initial file that he built back in 2008. This file allows you to keep track of your commands through the Vietnam era. I added Tank and flight leaders as well as some formatting to make the rows and columns easier to follow. I write in (with a pencil - since it changes) the green/line/veteran status of the leader and the +/- 0/1 on their command draws where it says 'VM' on each of their rows. I also (in pencil) draw a line down through the column that shows the max command spend points for that mission and I write 'save' in the appropriate column for each leader denoting their max save capability for that mission. I find that this tool greatly helps getting through 3.3 the Friendly Command phase. Trying to use the little 2 inch space on the...
2011-09-27
8 Commands and Assets sheet--Fields of Fire
A convenient and intuitive way to keep track of available commands. A single row for each HQ shows how many commands available and what assets it has. Also has places for Current Activity, Visibility, Captured POW's and evacuated casualties. Original idea comes from a file by Chick Lewis.
2011-08-18
10 fields of fire - 2ª edición en castellano
traducción de la 2ª edición del reglamento.
2011-06-05
16 Heartbreak Ridge Notes
Historical notes and article to accompany the 8 Heartbreak Ridge Missions
2011-04-16
13 Vassal Log Mission 1 turns 1-7
Log of one of my first missions with a sort of commentary that was meant to enable me to catch up with what was going on as I played this as seperate sessions initially. Hope it's of use to someone.
2011-01-20
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