Smokejumpers

About this board game

Smokejumpers is a 1996 solitaire board game for one player, with an approximately 90-minute play time. You take the role of a fire boss directing efforts to fight a forest fire.

The game focuses on difficult decisions rather than a fixed sequence of actions. You must determine the most effective way to respond to the fire, weighing the tactics you use against the value that may be lost during the firefighting effort.

Fire growth is governed by the game system, with wind and fuel moisture content serving as the driving forces. These factors shape the developing situation and require you to consider how your response should change as the fire grows.

• Solitaire play for one player
• A forest-fire firefighting simulation
• Fire growth driven by wind and fuel moisture content
• Decisions involving tactics, costs, and value lost

Your central objective is to contain the fire while keeping costs low. Success depends on making choices that balance effective firefighting with the losses associated with the response.

Smokejumpers also gives your role a practical deadline: you must still be able to get home in time for supper. That everyday goal adds a clear measure to the broader challenge of managing the fire, controlling expenses, and deciding when your efforts have done enough.