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Rapid Fire! (second Edition): Fast Play World War Two Wargames Rules box art
2005 Ranked #14,903

Rapid Fire! (second Edition): Fast Play World War Two Wargames Rules

Maneuver forces across tactical or historical battle maps.

Wargames Book Miniatures Line of Sight Simulation

Players

2-10

Play time

Not listed

Age

?+

Complexity

2.14/5

Rating

7.32

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

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?

Rapid Fire! is a set of fast play miniatures rules which enables players to re-fight brigade-level combined arms engagements during WW II.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Line of Sight

Visibility between pieces determines valid targets, movement, or effects.
Simulation

Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
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Rapid Fire! is a set of fast play miniatures rules which enables players to re-fight brigade-level combined arms engagements during WW II. Provides for an interesting mix of supporting weapons to go with your infantry, such as artillery, aircraft and armor. Very good rule set to introduce players to World War II miniature gaming.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

4
Book Miniatures Wargame World War II

Mechanism

3
Dice Rolling Line of Sight Simulation

Family

1
Game: Rapid Fire!

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Game and edition data

All specifications (4)

Play and group

Players
2–10
Best with
2–5
Play time
240 min
Complexity
2.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Richard Marsh Colin Rumford

Publishers

2
Rapid Fire Publications Stratagem Publications LTD

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