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Hotshots
Team up as firefighters in Hotshots, a cooperative board game for 1-4 players battling wildfires. Coordinate your strategies, manage resources wisely, and work together to contain the flames. An exciting 60-minute experience perfect for ages 10 and up that rewards teamwork and strategic collaboration.
Publisher: Fireside Games
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Description
In the cooperative, press-your-luck game Hotshots, crews of 1 to 4 players take on the roles of wildfire fighters — crew boss, spotter, swamper, and sawyer — with special abilities, then roll dice on burning terrain tiles to match the combinations shown on those tiles. The more faces they roll, the better they fight the fire. Players can choose to cut firebreaks, which protect tiles from embers blown by wind gusts, or push their luck to reduce flames and possibly even generate reward tokens. If players bust and fail to match at least three of the six symbols on the tile, the fire grows. Another option is to maneuver vehicles — air tanker, helicopter, and brush rig — to save the forest.
Flame tokens are added at the end of each player's turn by the draw of a fire card, which can bring about light or strong wind gusts, increase the strength of the flames on certain tiles, and start fires. Too many flame tokens will cause a tile to scorch and be lost. Losing a terrain tile could also affect the game play. Some tiles are tied to crewmembers' special abilities, while others help the firefighters, and still others cause the fire to spread in unique ways. If eight tiles scorch or the fire camp scorches, the game is over and the forest is lost — but if the intrepid crew can extinguish the fire, the team wins together.
The press-your-luck mechanism with ratcheting rewards creates tension, and the variety of ways to fight the fire makes for interesting choices. The modular tile layout and fire cards bring high replayability to the game, and the acrylic flame tokens provide an enticing table presence.
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Modular Board Press Your Luck |
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| BARCODE: | 850680002142 |
| In 1 wishlist In 1 collection This was seen 7804 times | |
Description
In the cooperative, press-your-luck game Hotshots, crews of 1 to 4 players take on the roles of wildfire fighters — crew boss, spotter, swamper, and sawyer — with special abilities, then roll dice on burning terrain tiles to match the combinations shown on those tiles. The more faces they roll, the better they fight the fire. Players can choose to cut firebreaks, which protect tiles from embers blown by wind gusts, or push their luck to reduce flames and possibly even generate reward tokens. If players bust and fail to match at least three of the six symbols on the tile, the fire grows. Another option is to maneuver vehicles — air tanker, helicopter, and brush rig — to save the forest.
Flame tokens are added at the end of each player's turn by the draw of a fire card, which can bring about light or strong wind gusts, increase the strength of the flames on certain tiles, and start fires. Too many flame tokens will cause a tile to scorch and be lost. Losing a terrain tile could also affect the game play. Some tiles are tied to crewmembers' special abilities, while others help the firefighters, and still others cause the fire to spread in unique ways. If eight tiles scorch or the fire camp scorches, the game is over and the forest is lost — but if the intrepid crew can extinguish the fire, the team wins together.
The press-your-luck mechanism with ratcheting rewards creates tension, and the variety of ways to fight the fire makes for interesting choices. The modular tile layout and fire cards bring high replayability to the game, and the acrylic flame tokens provide an enticing table presence.
Card sleeves in this game
29 cards of 41.0mm width and 63.0mm of height
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(50 Pcs)
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4 cards of 58.0mm width and 98.0mm of height
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Additional information
| Mechanics: | Modular Board Press Your Luck |
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| Alternative names: | |
| BARCODE: | 850680002142 |
| In 1 wishlist In 1 collection This was seen 7804 times | |
What players say
How many players it plays best with · 16 votes on BoardGameGeek
- 1 3 3 say it plays best, 7 recommend it, 1 do not recommend it
- 2 1 1 say it plays best, 9 recommend it, 1 do not recommend it
- 3 2 2 say it plays best, 9 recommend it, 1 do not recommend it
- 4 6 6 say it plays best, 3 recommend it, 0 do not recommend it
- 4+ 0 0 say it plays best, 0 recommend it, 4 do not recommend it
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CAUTION! Not suitable for children under 3 years of age. It contains small parts which could be swallowed or inhaled.