For me, I do enjoy the game, but I need to be in the right mood before I pull it out and start moseying, misbehavin’, and seeing how the cruel fates of the ‘verse shape my adventure. Being solid with Ammon Duul for examples lets you load passengers at Space Bazaar but there’s no explanation of why you would want to do that, though we assumed the reason is to replace dead passengers.

The rise of board game cafes has opened up an immense archive of fun strategy themed board games to play while out with your friends. Firefly is a game that is dripping in theme, matching the tone of the show well and dropping in plenty of easter eggs and references to keep even the most hardcore fans appeased. The Firefly Board Game is based on the popular television series that Joss Whedon created, so it’s probably going to appeal most to people who are already in love with the series.A big thanks to contributor Ken Savage for that awesome breakdown of the Firefly – The Game expansions.

For those interested, the recently released Pirates and Bounty Hunters expansion is supposed to add in a bit more player interaction. Firefly: The Game isn’t the first board game based on a TV show we’ve reviewed here on Board Game Quest. Each of the captain cards has their own unique abilities which will help you tailor your game strategy. While, yes, the Firefly license defiantly helps sell this game, overall Firefly is a well-designed game that’s also a lot of fun. But defending your ship is just as possible as attacking… A nice expansion, but you’ll want to check with other players that they want to play with PVP enabled!Buddy, are you saying that completing the objective as quickly and efficiently as possible will win you the game every time? In Firefly: The Game – based on the popular Firefly television series created by Joss Whedon – players captain their own Firefly-class transport ship, traveling the ‘Verse with a handpicked crew of fighters, mechanics and other travelers. Firefly: The Game is a Pick Up and Deliver board game for 1-4 players that plays in about 2-3 hours.

Firefly, the popular Fox television series created by Joss Whedon, comes to life in a new boardgame from Gale Force Nine. The Firefly game drags the magic of tabletop gaming into the Firefly universe, and places gamers directly into the Captain’s seat, where they can get an insider’s look at the world that they loved. Nothing is worse than getting a game based on a subject matter you enjoy and finding out it’s nothing but a shallow box of cards with no game play to speak of ( World War Z I’m looking at you). The illegal jobs always give better payouts but can be harder to pull off because you will need to ‘misbehave’ to complete them. The end game goals can vary from getting a certain sum of money or completing a big ‘misbehaving’ mission.Players race to complete objectives that range from earning large sums of money, to performing jobs for contacts. The game comes with a number of molded plastic Firefly ships, an alliance cruiser, and a reaver ship. You might have the option of blocking your opponent with Reavers or stealing their disgruntled crew but that’s about it. However, this probably means that you’ll struggle to win non-fans to the game as a lot of the charm of this game leans on the references from the series.

This design excellence extends to the cards backs, certain card interactions, and even the way the rulebook is written (an actual action available to you in this game: “moseying”. In the base game, some players will just push the single Reaver ship to an out-of-the-way sector where it will never bother anyone. There are a fair few mechanics to work around that can feel a bit overwhelming at first but once you’re used to how the game works then it will become second nature.Published by Gale Force Nine, the Firefly: The Game quickly sold out at its Gen Con premiere in 2013. The great thing about this game is that the expansions can be added depending on what you want to add to your game.