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Aether Captains

Players

1-6

Time

30-60

Age

13+

Weight

2

Rating

6.30

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Aether Captains has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players must frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies and turns. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Replay value

Aether Captains offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, expansions, and strategic depth. The game scales well with different player counts and provides a moderate level of ease in learning. Overall, it has a strong replayability score of 7.825.

Luck profile

Aether Captains has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements such as dice rolls and card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role. Overall, Aether Captains strikes a good balance between luck and strategy.

Overview

Aether Captains is a steampunk themed, scenario-based, asymmetric board game for 1-6 players. One player commands the mighty naval zeppelins of the Grand Compact: Dauntless and Dominion. As Commander, you have been tasked by the Emperor to defend the Grand Compact and Arkady from the merciless sky pirates. With your staunch crew of steam welders, engineers, navigators and gunners, you fly with honor to confront the pirates threatening Arkady. The remaining players command waves of attacking sky pirates, each with their own unique objectives which may pit them against any player when it results in the greatest profit for themselves. Infamous and feared, you have risen through the cutthroat cadres to become a War Captain. You swear to never rest until you control the skies and the Grand Compact falls! Components: 2 Arkady Boards. 6 War-Captain Player Boards, 8 Stats Boards, 50 Objective cards, 6 Crew Member cards, 94 Action cards, 6 HMS Dauntless Zeppelin Dice, 6 HMS Dominion Zeppelin Dice, 2 Pirate Zeppelin Dice, 2 Double Zeppelin Dice, 2 Steamraven Dice, 2 Skystinger Dice, 2 Zomby Strike Dice, 2 Iron Hammer Dice, 1 D6 Black die, 14 Crew tokens, 16 City Defence tokens, 15 Re-roll tokens, 5 Fortification tokens, 10 Firearm tokens, 15 Fuel tokens, 10 Gold tokens, 10 Repair Gear tokens, 10 Water Unit tokens, 1 Storm Token, 26 Arkady Hex Tiles, 1 Neutral Ground Tile, 2 Navy Commander Miniature Ships, 12 War-Captain Miniature Ships, 5 D12-sided Dice, 1 Cloth Bag, 1 rulebook

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Credits

Designers

1
Todd Sanders

Artists

4
Collateral Damage Studios Anthony Cournoyer Space Penguin Usanekorin

Publishers

2
(Self-Published) MAGE Company

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