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2002 Ranked #7,324

Fire And Ice

An abstract move-and-place game in which players capture islands by controlling points in three-in-a-row patterns. Each move deepens the board’s complexity, creating shifting strategies until one side wins.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Pattern Building Point to Point Movement Category: Combinatorial

Players

1-2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

3.06/5

Rating

6.75

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Released both in a large edition, and as Selection #11 of The Games Collection by Pin International. Capture three islands in a row, by controlling three points in a row on each.

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Released both in a large edition, and as Selection #11 of The Games Collection by Pin International. Capture three islands in a row, by controlling three points in a row on each. A strategic, move-and-place game with shifting strategies, that increases in complexity until one player wins. There is a minimum of 9 moves each, and a maximum of 24 moves for each player. 2003 Mensa Select

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Play and group

Players
1–2
Best with
2
Play time
30 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Jens-Peter Schliemann

Publishers

2
H. P. Gibson & Sons Pin International

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