Overview

Flash Point: Fire Rescue is a fully cooperative game where players work as firefighters to rescue victims from a burning building. A fire has broken out in a home, and players must enter to rescue trapped people before the building collapses or too many victims perish. Players win by rescuing at least 7 of 10 victims and lose if 3 people die or the building suffers structural collapse (24 damage markers placed).

Components

• 2 double-sided game board panels (10”x16” each, creating 2 different floor plans)
• 1 six-sided die and 1 eight-sided die
• Orange discs (smoke/fire), White discs (doors), Black discs (POI), Blue discs (treated victims)
• Translucent white winks (damage tokens, 30 total)
• 6 player pawns
• Cards: AP surplus cards, Specialist cards, Vehicle cards

Setup (Basic Game)

1. Assemble the two board panels side by side.
2. Place white door discs on all interior doorways (closed side up). Do not place on exterior entrances.
3. Roll both dice 3 times: place a fire disc (fire side up) on each resulting coordinate.
4. Roll both dice 3 times: place a smoke disc on each resulting coordinate (if fire already there, apply explosion rules).
5. Roll both dice 3 times: place black POI discs on resulting coordinates (must be inside the house).
6. Each player places their pawn on any space outside the house.
7. Give each player an AP surplus card.

Turn Structure

Each turn has three phases:

1. Detect POI Phase

If there are fewer than 3 POI markers on the board, roll both dice and place a new POI marker at the resulting coordinate. If the coordinate is outside the house, on a fire space, or already has a POI, re-roll.

2. Player Action Phase

Each player has 4 Action Points (AP) per turn in the Basic Game. Unused AP may be saved (up to 4 can be saved between turns).

Action	AP Cost
Move (to adjacent space)	1 AP
Move (carrying victim)	2 AP
Open/Close door	1 AP
Extinguish smoke	1 AP
Extinguish fire	2 AP (1 AP converts fire to smoke, 1 more removes smoke)
Chop wall	2 AP (place 1 damage token on wall section)

Movement: Move to any adjacent space (up/down/left/right). Moving into a fire space costs 2 AP. Moving through a closed door requires opening it first.

Walls: Cannot move through walls unless they have 2 damage tokens (destroyed). Chopping a wall places 1 damage token per 2 AP spent.

Doors: Opening or closing a door costs 1 AP. If fire reaches a closed door and an explosion occurs on the other side, the door is destroyed (remove it and place 1 damage token).

3. Advance Fire Phase

Roll both dice to determine a coordinate:

• Empty space: Place smoke marker.
• Smoke space: Flip to fire.
• Fire space: Explosion! Fire radiates outward in all 4 cardinal directions from the rolled space until hitting a wall, door, or edge. Each space in the path gets fire. Walls and doors in the path take damage tokens. Chain explosions can occur if new fire creates additional fire-on-fire rolls.

After all fire is placed, apply Flashover: Any smoke marker adjacent (orthogonally) to fire converts to fire.

Actions

Search and Rescue

When a player moves onto a POI marker, flip it:

• Victim: Carry them to an exterior exit. The victim is rescued when carried outside. Mark as saved.
• False Alarm: Remove the marker.
• Hazmat (Advanced): Special handling required.

Carrying Victims

• Costs 2 AP per space to move while carrying.
• If you are knocked down (caught in explosion), the victim drops. If fire moves onto a victim, they die.

Scoring / Victory Conditions

Win: Rescue 7 victims (of 10 total).

Lose (any of these):

• 4 victims die (killed by fire or building collapse).
• Building collapses: 24 damage tokens placed.

Special Rules & Edge Cases

• Explosions: When fire is placed on a space already containing fire, an explosion occurs. Fire shoots in all 4 directions until blocked. Each wall segment hit takes 1 damage. Already-destroyed walls do not stop fire.
• Flashover: After every Advance Fire phase, all smoke adjacent to fire becomes fire. This can cascade.
• Doors and Explosions: Closed doors block fire propagation but are destroyed (replaced with damage token). Open doors do not block fire.
• Structural Collapse: The building has exactly 24 damage capacity. Once all 30 damage tokens are placed, the game is lost. (Note: Advanced game may vary this.)
• Knocked Down: If a player pawn is in a space where fire appears, they are knocked down and placed outside the nearest ambulance/entrance. This costs the firefighter their remaining AP. Victims and POI on that space are lost.
• Saved AP: Unused AP carry over (max saved = 4). Combined with the 4 AP gained each turn, a player can have up to 8 AP on a single turn.

Advanced Game Additions

The Advanced Game adds:

• Specialist Roles: Each player chooses a unique role with special abilities (Paramedic, CAFS Firefighter, Imaging Technician, Hazmat Technician, Rescue Specialist, Driver/Operator, Structural Engineer, Fire Captain).
• Vehicles: Fire Engine with deck gun (extinguishes large areas) and Ambulance (carries treated victims).
• Hazmat: Explosive materials that explode if fire reaches them.
• Hot Spots: Permanent fire spots that cannot be extinguished.

Player Reference

Basic Game AP Costs

| Action | Cost | |——–|——| | Move | 1 AP | | Move with victim | 2 AP | | Move into fire | 2 AP | | Open/Close door | 1 AP | | Extinguish smoke | 1 AP | | Extinguish fire (to smoke) | 1 AP | | Chop wall | 2 AP |

Turn Sequence

1. Detect POI (if < 3 on board, roll and place)
2. Spend AP (4 per turn + saved, max 4 saved)
3. Advance Fire (roll dice, place fire/smoke, resolve explosions, flashover)

Victory/Defeat

• Win: 7 rescued
• Lose: 4 dead OR 24 damage tokens