Fields of Fire is a solitaire

Solitaire

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 tactical wargame

Tactical wargame

Tactical wargames are a type of wargame that models military conflict at a tactical level, i.e. units range from individual vehicles and squads to platoons or companies. These units are rated based on types and ranges of individual weaponry...

 published by GMT Games

GMT Games

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 that is designed to simulate various historical campaigns

Military campaign

In the military sciences, the term military campaign applies to large scale, long duration, significant military strategy plan incorporating a series of inter-related military operations or battles forming a distinct part of a larger conflict often called a war...

 of wars between World War II

World War II

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 and now. The game is card based

Dedicated deck card game

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 with two decks used to play, including a terrain deck and action decks. You must build maps for missions

Combat mission

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 and then use turn-based strategic actions. A single game consists of several missions from a historical campaign

Military campaign

In the military sciences, the term military campaign applies to large scale, long duration, significant military strategy plan incorporating a series of inter-related military operations or battles forming a distinct part of a larger conflict often called a war...

 and can be played in about 1 – 4 hours. It has won Games Magazine's award for Best New Historical Simulation Game in their 2010 Games 100

GAMES 100

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issue.

According to the manufacturer,

This game is based on three actual campaigns experienced by units of the 9th US Infantry (Regiment) in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. “Keep Up the Fire” is the motto of the 9th Infantry (Regiment), known as the “Manchus” for their service in the Boxer Rebellion.

External links

• GMT Games' Fields of Fire homepage
• GMT Games' Project 500 Fields of Fire page