Overview

Crossfire is a rapid-action dexterity game for 2 players by Milton Bradley/Hasbro. Players fire metal marbles from spring-loaded shooters, trying to knock a star puck into their opponent’s goal. The first player to score 3 goals wins.

Components

• 1 two-piece game base
• 6 plugs
• 1 playing surface
• 4 goal guards
• 2 shooters
• 40 metal marbles
• 1 star puck
• 1 tri puck
• 4 rubber feet
• Label sheet
• Storage bag

Setup

1. Assemble the game base: Detach 4 plugs from the game base halves (each half contains 3 plugs). Press the base halves together. Firmly press 2 plugs into the top holes, and 2 plugs into the bottom holes.
2. Insert the playing surface: Gently bend the playing surface and tuck the edges underneath the game base corners.
3. Attach goal guards: Carefully detach the 4 goal guards from their runner. Attach 2 goal guards to each side of the playing surface. Goal guards offer 3 different settings for 3 levels of play (see “Adjust Your Goal Guards”).
4. Attach shooters: Press a shooter down into the hole as shown below, until it snaps into place. Attach the other shooter the same way. Important: Once the shooters are attached, trying to remove them may damage the shooters or the game base.
5. Load marbles: Divide the marbles evenly with your opponent. Then load all 20 marbles into your shooter’s loading chamber while your opponent does the same.
6. Place the star puck and the tri puck into the center of the playing surface.

Adjust Your Goal Guards: Before playing, you can adjust your goal guards to make your goal area wider or narrower. The wider your goal area, the tougher it is to defend against incoming pucks. 3 notch positions: short end, middle, long end.

Turn Structure

There are no turns – the game is played in real time. Both players fire marbles simultaneously.

Actions

• Shooting: Fire a marble from your shooter; just squeeze the trigger. Release the trigger before firing again.
• You can use one or both hands to shoot, or do a “switch shooter” by alternating hands as you play.
• Getting Out of a Jam: Occasionally, your shooter may jam up and refuse to fire. If that happens, just give the handle a light tug.

Scoring / Victory Conditions

• Objective: Aim well, fire fast, and be the first to score 3 goals.
• Starting Play: One player says “FIRE!” at the “TRI!” cup and both players begin shooting at the same time to score goals.
• Scoring a Goal: To score a goal you must knock a puck into your opponent’s goal area (past your goal line beyond playing surface). Play offensively and defensively, trying to score while knocking marbles and pucks away from your goal.
• Rebounds: As marbles roll into your goal area, scoop them up with your free hand and place them in your shooter’s loading chamber. It takes only marbles near your goal area – never from the playing surface.
• Resetting the Pucks: When you knock a puck beyond your opponent’s goal area, you score a goal. If it’s not your third goal, place both pucks back in the center and start shooting again.
• Don’t stop the action until a player knocks the other player’s puck beyond their goal.

Special Rules & Edge Cases

• The Blitz Game: A game is also on from “FIRE!” to finish. Remove each puck as soon as it’s scored, and return it immediately to the center of the playing surface. First to score 3 goals wins.
• Keep trying: Even if you don’t get all your marbles in, just keep shooting – fire the marbles you have.
• The goal guards can be adjusted to 3 difficulty levels.
• Metal marbles are a choking hazard for young children and are non-toxic.

Player Reference

Item	Detail
Goals to win	3
Marbles per player	20
Game type	Real-time dexterity
Pucks	1 star puck + 1 tri puck