If you're into cooperative games with brutal combat, awesome miniatures, and a healthy dose of horror, Fireteam Zero is definitely for you. It's a tactical challenge that keeps you hooked from start to finish!
- Brutal tactical combat
- High-quality miniatures
- Immersive dark narrative
- Tense hand management
- Varied challenging enemies
- High language dependency
- Initial learning curve
- Can be punishing
About the game
What you do in a play session
Each player controls a character with a unique deck of cards, representing their brutal combat skills. Use these cards to devastate creatures, protect teammates, or even reshape the tactical landscape with explosive ordinances. The campaign unfolds across three maps of increasing difficulty, each presenting more numerous and challenging enemies. To progress, players must complete specific mission objectives, moving closer to the final showdown. Two NPC Specialists offer crucial support: one with an uncanny perception of arcane energies and another with vast knowledge of the occult. Using them wisely is essential for success.
Time is an enemy: the longer it takes to complete objectives, the more Monster Twist cards are revealed, granting new and terrible abilities to the enemies. Each set of missions introduces a distinct family of horrifying creatures, with their own special abilities and twist cards. Beyond fighting for survival, players must strategically manage the cards in their hands, as each represents both an action and their health. Spending too many can leave you vulnerable, while spending too few can lead to being overwhelmed. Collaboration and tactical team decision-making are key to victory in this story-rich board game of squad tactics and horror. Each map can be played in about 45 minutes, or the complete operation in approximately three hours.
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Rules videos
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In English
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Fireteam Zero Setup and Rules Overview Video
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Fireteam Zero Mission Playthrough
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Fireteam Zero Combat Gameplay Video
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Learn to Play Fireteam Zero
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Fireteam Zero | Solo Setup
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Fireteam Zero - Painting Thornspawn Prime (and how to object source lighting : OSL)
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Harsh Rules - Let's Learn to Play: Fireteam Zero
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Fireteam Zero - Painting Shadroe Decatur
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Fireteam Zero - Painting Bone Fetch (and how to paint fire)
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Fireteam Zero - Painting Commander Geitz
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Fireteam Zero | Rules Overview
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Fireteam Zero, painted core set miniatures - Operation 1
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