Flash Point PBF game 1

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Right, I did say I would, it’s just this was my first week back at work after Christmas.

Who’s in? (Up to 6.) Any preference on maps?

  • Base game
  • A fiddly three-dimensional one
  • A really hard one
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The Rules are here: https://tekeli.li/rogers-rules/flash_point_rules.pdf

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I would like to play. I have played the base game once, but have no preference on map.

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Sign me up!

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I’m in! :fire: :fire_extinguisher:

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Me please plus additional text

Edit - have base game and played a reasonable amount of games. Don’t care about which map

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Me please and more text

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I’ll leave it a little while in case we get another player, otherwise I’ll take the last slot.

Colour preferences? Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, White.

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Orange you glad I’m on the team?

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Red red red red is my preferred

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I’ve linked in the top post to my single comprehensive rulebook (latest edition).

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Why no purple? Imperial is my best colour.

So green please

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I’ll take blue then.

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I don’t have the spare mental capacity at the moment to join in, but I’m looking forward to watching. Good luck!

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OK, here’s the initial setup. (Note that I am using the Fire and Event Decks from the Tragic Events expansion, which replace Hot Spots.) The explosion markers have no game effect; that’s just to show you how it started.

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Randomised play order:

Things we have to decide jointly:

  • which specialist role does each of us take
  • where do we start
  • where do the fire engine and ambulance start
  • who plays first

Specialists (basic game ones are in bold and are generally easier to play):

  • CAFS Firefighter (slow, good at firefighting)
  • Driver/Operator (better with the fire engine’s deck gun)
  • Fire Captain (can give actions to other firefighters)
  • Fire Prevention Specialist (has set up escape routes etc. before the game startee)
  • Generalist (no special powers, just an extra action)
  • Hazmat Technician (can make the explosive materials safe on site rather than dragging them out)
  • Imaging Technician (can tell whether a ? marker is a real victim or a false alarm)
  • Paramedic (can treat victims making it easier to get them out)
  • Rescue Dog (can squeeze through damaged walls and drag out victims)
  • Rescue Specialist (can move faster and chop through walls more efficiently)
  • Strategist (can give other firefighters saved actions)
  • Structural Engineer (can repair partly-damaged walls)
  • Suppression Specialist (can alter where the random fire advance lands)
  • Veteran (can dodge incoming fire and gives those near them bonus actions)

I will be happy to give advice but I do think that this game, having no hidden information, is vulnerable to an experienced player dominating the play. So I’ll try to err on the side of saying less unless asked.

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Note that I will always give coordinates as (red d6, black d8).

For the ambulance, I suggest the bottom space (7, 3-4) since that’s close to two PoIs.

I have never played, or seen played, the Fire Prevention Officer so I’d like to give him a try.

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Does the game change in terms of explosions/structural damage with the expansion rules. Buildings collapsing always seems to be a worry for me in this game.

And if still an issue, structural engineer for me

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Generalist please

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No, two damage cubes still breaches one segment of wall, and the building collapses when they’re all placed.

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Imaging Technician sounds useful. I will try that one.

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Rescue Specialist sounds good, I’ll give that a go.