Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Run a fire department through six frantic two-minute rounds, rolling action dice to dispatch crews, extinguish fires, and rescue civilians together.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Cooperative Game
Players coordinate their actions toward a shared objective and win or lose together.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Scenario Campaign
Play linked or standalone scenarios with their own setup, objectives, and consequences.
Simulation
Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
Timed Ending
End the game when a specific timing or state condition is reached.
Read the full game description
Firefighters on Duty is a real-time cooperative game about coordinating an entire city fire department. Players choose a scenario and difficulty, assign vehicles and firefighters, and then race through six two-minute action rounds. Dice results power movement, extinguishing, rescues, distress calls, and other emergency work while hazards continue to spread. Brief planning phases between rounds let the team reassess priorities, reposition resources, and agree on roles. Scenario objectives, city layouts, civilian threats, and specialist capabilities turn the same pressure-filled system into a varied sequence of emergencies for solo or group play.
