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The shadows of the Sixth World have every kind of danger you can imagine: ultra-violent gangers, flesh-eating ghouls, mages that summon spirits from toxic waste, backstabbing corporate raiders, hard-nosed police officers, and even dragons. You don't have much — mainly your guts, your wits, and your friends — but maybe that's enough. Between you and your teammates, you can sling spells, hack the Matrix, talk a tiger out of his stripes, and bring down a charging ork from a hundred yards away. Will that be enough to face down the worst the mean streets can throw at you? You're about to find out.
Shadowrun: Crossfire is a cooperative deck-building card game for two to four players set in the gritty, cyberpunk fantasy world of Shadowrun. Play a shadowrunner team and take on tough jobs such as protecting a client who's marked for death, shooting your way out of downtown when a run goes sour, or facing down a dragon. In each game you'll improve your deck with a mix of strategies, while earning Karma to give your character cyber upgrades, physical augmentations, magical initiations, weapons training and Edge.
Shadowrun: Crossfire includes two obstacle decks, a black market deck, a crossfire event deck, mission sheets, role cards, runner cards, and upgrade stickers.
Year Published
2014
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Transcript Analysis
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Total mentions: 3
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Box Delights rules_teach at 0:03 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Strong cooperative feel and clear teamwork objectives
- Fast setup and quick rounds that keep momentum
- Engaging theme and synergy with deck-building upgrades
- Clear path to deeper play with stronger cards and tougher missions
Cons
- Rule density can be hard to parse for new players
- Early game Crossfire mechanics may feel punishing until players acquire cards
- Two-player scaling requires shared roles and careful planning
Thematic elements
- Cooperative urban fantasy-cyberpunk heists
- Seattle, Shadowrun universe, 2050s
- Tutorial/demo with narrative commentary and live playthrough
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Cooperative Game — Players work together to defeat obstacles and manage shared rewards; healing can occur in end-of-scene effects.
- cooperative gameplay — Players work together to defeat obstacles and manage shared rewards; healing can occur in end-of-scene effects.
- Deck building — Starting decks are customized via a Black Market; players buy cards to improve future hands.
- deck-building — Starting decks are customized via a Black Market; players buy cards to improve future hands.
- hand management — Players select cards to meet obstacle damage sequences and defeat obstacles using colorless and colored damage.
- Hand management and card play — Players select cards to meet obstacle damage sequences and defeat obstacles using colorless and colored damage.
- Healing and risk of failure — End-of-scene healing mechanics and the possibility of a Runner going 'critical' if health is zero.
- Obstacle and Crossfire system — Obstacles have levels; Crossfire events and Crossfire level affect obstacle difficulty and global effects.
- Resource management — Yen (in-game currency) spent on Black Market cards; Karma grants skills during gameplay.
- variable player roles — Runners assigned roles (Mage, Street Samurai, Decker, Fixer) each with unique starting decks and icons.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- "I'm really enjoying Shadowrun Crossfire"
- "co-op element is very strong"
- "I look forward to getting deeper into some of the strong cards"
- "it plays really quickly"
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Board Game Replay playthrough at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- strong cooperative puzzle-solving and team coordination
- high replayability via multiple scenarios and expansions
- deep, emergent deck-building with many combos
- scaling difficulty through karma and Crossfire levels
- accessible theme integration with flavorful cards and art
Cons
- steep learning curve and rules complexity
- turns can be lengthy and planning-heavy
- requires good group dynamics to maximize synergy
- expansion content can grow the game size quickly
Thematic elements
- cooperative problem-solving under escalating pressure within a shared universe
- Shadowrun universe (cyberpunk-fantasy cityscape blending hacking, magic, and street-level realism)
- scenario-driven with multiple scenes that increase difficulty and emphasize teamwork
Comparison games
- Warcraft (video game)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- assist and special abilities — assist cards provide ongoing or instant benefits to teammates, sometimes affecting an obstacle this turn
- Combat: Damage Based — obstacles have multiple tiers of damage; a gun symbol can count as generic damage to overcome tiers, with colors representing damage types
- cooperative obstacle management — players collectively attack and damage obstacles on the board, coordinating to defeat them before round end
- Crossfire and scene progression — the Crossfire deck introduces a rising difficulty level over three scenes; completing each scene ends it and advances to the next
- damage and tier system — obstacles have multiple tiers of damage; a gun symbol can count as generic damage to overcome tiers, with colors representing damage types
- Deck building — each player starts with a fixed hand based on class and can buy cards from a central Black Market; purchased cards go directly into hand rather than discard pile
- deck-building — each player starts with a fixed hand based on class and can buy cards from a central Black Market; purchased cards go directly into hand rather than discard pile
- karma and character progression — players earn Karma (experience) to unlock new abilities; upgrades change tactics and deck interactions
- money distribution and buying — defeating obstacles yields money distributed around the table; money is used to buy additional cards that improve future turns
- Scalability by player count — the game supports 2-4 players with pacing and strategic differences that shift with player count; difficulty scales with Crossfire and encounters
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's a card game and we were talking about the theme earlier and how it's ... solving a puzzle together as a team.
- The difficulty is right on to it's definitely randomized.
- Coordination attack.
- It's scalable and there's four different scenarios that come with the game.
- One of the coolest parts of this game is the character progression.
- Everybody should have a sniper rifle.
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Roto Run Through top_10_list at 42:01 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
highly_positive
Pros
- Punishing but cinematic and highly rewarding when the team pulls off wins
- Cooperative depth and brutal tension make for memorable sessions
- Legacy style progression with character growth and escalating challenges
Cons
- Very tough—some players find it punishing or overwhelming
- Availability and licensing issues have affected access to newer players
Thematic elements
- Cooperative deck-building against a harsh world of mercenaries and events
- Cyberpunk fantasy universe with shadowy corporate intrigue
- Cinematic, hard-edged, and survival-focused with a lasting campaign feel
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Abort/escape mechanics and experience progression — Players can endure or escape from impossible odds, earning experience to grow characters
- Cooperative deck-building — Players build a deck to fight threats and complete missions as a team
- Harsh, unforgiving event deck — Event cards create brutal turns that test players' decisions and cooperation
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's the castles of Burgundy. Oh my gosh, this is Euro perfection.
- Everything about Tiny Towns is fantastic. It's phenomenal.
- The Loop is a very pandemic inspired style game.
- This is the greatest cooperative fantasy deck building game of all time.
- The most powerful things we can do in this game is call a meeting between department heads.
- Earth is a masterpiece of positive player interaction. Really fun, tight, constrained tableau building and one of the best engine builders ever.
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