1 – 3 Players, 60 – 90 Minutes playing time, Ages 14 and up. No time to bask in initial victory, the Soviets are rolling back into the city – with tanks! Night of Fire: Battle for Budapest scores in the mid 7’s on Board Game Geek, but is a favorite of many solo board gamers for its interesting theme on the failed Hungarian Revolution, and the game is something the designer calls a militarized Eurogame. Some players say the game plays longer than the listed amount and that the game seems to be heavier than the first game in the series, Days of Ire. Manufacturer: Mr. B. Games. Categories: Card Game, Modern Warfare, Political, and Wargame. Game Mechanics: Area Movement, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Movement Points, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Secret Unit Deployment, Simulation, Solo / Solitaire Game, and Team-Based Game.
Nights of Fire: Battle for Budapest is the second standalone game in a duology adapting the events of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution for modern board game form. Following the Hungarian success in part one, this game starts as the Red Army arrives at the edge of the capital and pushes into the heart of the city, bent on retribution, destruction, and ruthless pursuit of control. For the players in charge of the Hungarian defense, there is no time left for organizing and sedition. This is a hopeless war of survival, plain and simple.
Combining card and action management mechanisms of modern euro games with the theme and feel of a classic block wargame, players can experience the rush of a true no-win scenario, and see how long they can keep the flame of the revolution going under the pressure of the unstoppable march of the Soviet military machine.
The game can be played by up to two revolutionary players against either a live or an automated opponent.
