Flash Point: Fire Rescue 2nd Edition - A Thrilling Cooperative Board Game For Kids, Teens & Families to Save Lives - For 2-6 Players Ages 10+ with 30 Minute Play Time by Indie Boards & Cards

We got this game about 1-2 weeks ago and we love it!The game is exciting and fun for everyone. In case you didn't read the description, it's a cooperative board game about firefighters saving people from a burning building. Cooperative means everyone is on the same team playing against the fire. This game involves a lot of teamwork, strategizing and collaboration. To add to the strategy, players can choose a firefighter specialty.One of the nice things in this game is that it offers 4 difficulty levels, so you can start off easy and try for a challenge when you feel up to it. The easiest is the "family" version, then there's rookie, veteran and hero.I will say that the full rules seem a little intimidating at first, but we found progressively adding the advanced rules instead of jumping straight into it made it easier. We played the "family" version the first couple times, then the next time we played with the randomized set up for the advanced game and the rules from the "family" version, next game we added the Specialists and Hazmats, then finally we tried a game with all the rules. I definitely recommend following a similar progression, it gave me a chance to get familiar with a few rules at a time instead of all at once. Now I feel comfortable explaining the full rules to a new group of players.One note about this game's kid friendliness: My 5 year old can't quite grasp the strategies involved, but he loves the firefighter figures that come with the game. I'd say this game is good for ages 7 and up.Overall, I like this game because it offers a great mix of strategy and excitement. No one we've played it with so far has said anything bad about it. After playing through 6 times, the only thing I can think to complain about is that there are a lot of different pieces to keep sorted. For now I've put everything in ziploc bags, but I'm thinking about buying a small, clear plastic tacklebox to keep it all sorted.A nice bonus that surprised me is that the board is actually double-sided, you can play on either side.

My son is really into firefighting right now, and we wanted to introduce "Family Game Night", so...The game is quite simply amazing- there's enough to the family rules to make it fun and exciting (and replayable), and for older players there are a further 3 levels of difficulty which introduce greater complexity.Our 4 year old couldn't wait until Friday night, so we played Tuesday afternoon. As the board set-up (and game play) uses a combination of die rolls (6 sided and 8 sided), he could handle that part all by himself. The mechanics of the game play were simple enough for him to understand, but the strategic aspects were a little beyond him; no matter, he enjoyed fighting the fires, leaving mom and I to rescue the victims. With guidance, he did make some rescues on his own- notably, two victims who were trapped on the other side of the house from us, leaving him their sole means of survival. His pride in extinguishing the fires, rescuing the victims, and saving the day was pure joy to watch. Sure it was only moving cardboard counters around- to him, it was real.This game is really astonishing. The way the fire spread was unpredictable and made for some tense moments. The rules are very simple but allow for complex mechanisms to play out. We were able to play through in about an hour, with little consultation of the rules after about the first 15 minutes or so. For little ones, there are plenty of tasks to keep them engaged, even if they don't understand the whole concept or don't yet grasp the strategy.One final note- the game is completely cooperative: there are no individual goals, and you win or lose as a team. This is great for introducing the concept of working together, reinforcing others' efforts, and making use of others' strengths (especially true when you use the advanced rules with unique firefighter roles). While it's possible to lose a game, no-one will get hurt feelings as a result of another player's actions.

I first bought this a long time ago, at least seven years ago, and it's remained my favorite board game since then. The theme is fun and easy to get behind and the gameplay is lots of fun! The basic game has you and your friends exploring a burning building to rescue the occupants, except you aren't sure where they are. You can chop down walls and doors to get through difficult areas, but every bit of structural damage brings the game closer to the end, and every turn the fire spreads and grows. You can put the fire out a little at a time, but it's best to focus on rescuing people. The game even has advanced rules that give your characters special skills and also adds vehicles to help flood sections of the board with water!The rules are a little complex for people who have only played games like Sorry and Uno, but not impossible as long as someone who is on top of things to coach them. I really like how it's a co-op game and you're all working together, too--everyone I've ever shown this game to has loved it! Five stars from me!