Fire Team

About this board game

Fire Team is a tactical-level wargame for two players, with an approximate playing time of 240 minutes. Released in 1987, it depicts US and Soviet forces meeting somewhere in Western Germany.

The game represents battlefield forces with counters for individual squads, fire teams, tanks, leaders, helicopters, and other units. This focus on individual elements gives Fire Team a detailed tactical scope, placing the emphasis on the forces involved and the actions they can perform.

One of the game’s defining features is its unusual system for determining who must spend action points to perform the next action. Players draw chits as part of this process, creating a distinctive way to establish the flow of activity during play.

• Designed for 2 players
• Approximately 240 minutes of play time
• US and Soviet forces in Western Germany
• Counters representing squads, fire teams, tanks, leaders, helicopters, and more
• Chit drawing used to determine who spends action points next

Fire Team is described as a fairly complex game and includes lots of optional rules. Those options provide additional layers for players who want to explore the system in greater detail while preserving its core tactical focus.

For players interested in a substantial two-player wargame, Fire Team offers a focused Cold War-era setting, a broad range of counter-represented forces, and a memorable action-point mechanism. Its combination of tactical scale, complexity, and optional rules makes it a distinctive entry in 1987 board gaming.