Editing Firefly (section)

== But how does it play? ==
[[image:Firefly_monopoly.jpg|left|250px|thumb|It sure as hell ain't this.]]
It takes a little bit to get into, but not as much as, say, [[Arkham Horror]]. Once you get going it's quite fun, and lends itself to a pseudo-roleplaying feel. There's a great feeling of tension present when you've got six warrants out on you, your objective is on the far side of alliance space, and you just don't have the time or fuel to risk sneaking through or doing a hard burn the long way around through the rim. The mechanics and special rules, even sometimes without any fluff on the cards, all feel logical and fitting with the setting. For instance, the crew member 'Stich' gives you the option to turn one social check into a combat check instead. Suddenly that "talk your way past the customs inspector or turn and run" card gains a new option: just shoot your way out of this.  

The game is one of managing risk and reward, and daring moves can either put you in the lead quickly, or burn you out entirely. It's a lot of fun with the right sort of group. With the wrong [[that guy|sort]], well, it '''is''' a competitive game. Some of the random event cards give you the choice to drop a Reaver ship or Alliance cruiser on somebody, a prospect that makes them roll to see just how bad it's going to be.  

The game has a good amount of depth to it for several playthroughs at least, and there's a ton of expansions that can radically change the game (one of which turns the game into Arkham Horror, where if you don't win fast enough the Reavers swarm the board and everybody gets [[rape|bad]] [[rip and tear|stuff]]. Get them all only if you've got a big table, or if trees killed your family, sending you on an insane path of vengeance.