Great Fire: London 1666 - a boardgame

The players are men of wealth and standing who own property around London. They can use the trained bands to fight the fire, use demolitions to destroy blocks of housing to prevent the fire flowing or turn a blind eye and allow the fire to spread and damage rival's property. Victory can belong to the player with the most property left but putting out fires can give you a boost. In addition each player will have several hidden objectives which might include helping another player or protecting parts of the city.

We had two tables running rolling 4 player games over both days at UK Games Expo. The games tables were pretty busy all the time. Players were asked to give feedback ideas. Here are some:

Played this as a four-player at the Exp, and we all agreed this was the best game we played on the day. Indeed, had it been available we would have sold/preordered two copies on the spot! It successfully uses a "Pandemic-like" mechanic to build a competitive game. There is scope for cooperation (although not the way my family played it!), an interesting map design and a neat scoring system. We look forward to this coming out.
Stuart Dawkins

...this was the stand-out game for me too and the only one I would have bought had I been able to. Only some minor graphic design issues (mostly with the cards) let it down - everything else was terrific.
David Brain

I enjoyed the playtest game at the expo and I hope it won't be too long before it's published.
Gareth C

Really Great Fun
Make sure final board looks good and it is a sure fire hit
Really enjoyed it - will be looking out for it when released
Multiplicity of strategies , difficult to decice which to concentrate on
I want it now
The mechs and theme were great, demo charges not used, a way to use all your turn and move 8 spaces might stop being stuk away from the fire
I like the simple mechanics and the way players can sometime cooperate
Great Game
i could see me playing this as facebook app

Many also added suggestions for improvements we will look at.