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{{Short description|First-person shooter-themed board game}}
{{No footnotes|date=August 2020}}
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| subject_name = Frag
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| players = 2-6
| ages = 12+
| setup_time = 20 minutes
| playing_time = 60–120 minutes
| random_chance = medium-high
| skills = Some strategy
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'''''Frag''''' is a [[first-person shooter]]-themed [[board game]] published by [[Steve Jackson Games]] in the summer of 2001. It was developed by [[Steve Jackson (US)|Steve Jackson]] and [[Philip Reed (game designer)|Philip Reed]], and illustrated by Alex Fernandez.

==Gameplay==
The game comes with three decks of cards: "Weapons", "Gadgets" and "Special". "Weapons" and "Gadgets" are cards that can be picked up by landing on power up spaces on the board, while "Special" cards can only be obtained by "[[frag (video gaming)|fragging]]" (killing) a player.

To start the game, each player creates a character by allocating a total of seven points to three attributes: health, speed and accuracy. Health points affect resistance to damage, speed points affect the amount of movement per turn and accuracy points affect "to hit" rolls. A very high accuracy can allow a character to fire two or even three times per turn.

At the start of each turn, the player rolls dice to determine maximum movement spaces. As players move, they can land on a variety of spaces (trap, acid, water, power up, etc.). Players may also attempt to shoot other players. The less distance to the target, the greater the  chance to hit. If a to hit roll is successful, the defender rolls health dice and the attacker rolls damage. If the target is reduced to zero health, the attacker scores one "frag" and the target player respawns on his/her next turn.

The game can have several objectives, including:

*Score - Being the first player to score a specified number of "frags".
*Survival - Being the last person still in the game.
*"Guardian" mode - Killing a certain character, with other members attempting to provide protection.
*[[Capture the flag]] - One team capturing the opposing team's flag a certain number of times.

The original version is out of print. The new version, Frag Gold Edition, released in 2009, includes upgraded components: a two-sided solid gameboard, plastic figures, erasable character cards, and 18 dice.

==Expansions and Spinoffs==
Several expansions and spinoffs to the original ''Frag'' game have been made:

*''Frag: Death Match'', the first expansion, released in October 2001, adds rules for team play and new board features like barrels, color-coded doors and water. It includes an extra board.
*''Frag: Fire Zone'', the second expansion, adds lava, [[rocket jump]]s, knockback effects from weapons and jump pads. It includes two extra boards.
*''Frag PvP'', technically the third expansion (as it needs base ''Frag'' to play), merges ''Frag'' with [[Scott Kurtz]]'s hit comic ''[[PvP]]''.
*''Frag Deadlands'' merges ''Frag'' with the ''[[GURPS]] [[Deadlands]]'' campaign setting. This is a boxed edition making it a stand alone game. It also adds a new card type - "Hex."
*''Dork Frag'', only available in ''[[Dork Tower]]'' Issue #25 and in the ''Dork Tower'' board game, merges ''Frag'' with the characters from [[John Kovalic]]'s hit comic ''[[Dork Tower]]'' into a truncated stand-alone edition.

==Awards==
''Frag'' was a nominee in the 2001 [[Origins Award]]s for ''Best Abstract Board Game''.

==External links==
*[http://www.sjgames.com/frag/ ''Frag'''s Official Webpage]
*[http://www.3dactionplanet.com/features/reviews/frag/ 3DActionPlanet] review of ''Frag''
*{{bgg|2025|''Frag''}}
*[http://www.darknebula.co.uk/Gaming/Links.htm Dark Nebula Gaming], with ''Frag'' resources and links

[[Category:Board games introduced in 2001]]
[[Category:Roll-and-move board games]]
[[Category:Science fiction board games]]
[[Category:Steve Jackson Games games]]