allboardgames.com
Air Baron box art
1996 Ranked #5,082

Air Baron

This airline control game has players invest, fight fare wars, and build enough market share and cash to meet the target. Entering a fare war sacrifices current income, turning expansion into a calculated financial risk.

Strategy Games Aviation / Flight Economic Area Majority / Influence Chit-Pull System

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

2.55/5

Rating

6.41

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

See all 5 specifications

How it plays

How does it play?

Airlines vie for control of the American skies in this hybrid business/war game. Each turn, the active player decides whether make an investment or, to forgo income for a round and enter Fare Wars.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Read the full game description

Airlines vie for control of the American skies in this hybrid business/war game. Each turn, the active player decides whether make an investment or, to forgo income for a round and enter Fare Wars. In Fare Wars, players pay and roll dice to take over individual spokes to control major-city hubs. Income is generated by randomly drawing purchased spokes and controlled hubs. When a player, on their turn with no outstanding loans, has a mix of market share and cash on hand that equals or exceeds the winning target (which varies with number of players), that player wins.

Browse all classifications

Shopping

Where to buy

No verified retailer offers are available yet. The references below may still help you continue your search.

Unverified shopping references

Editions

Language and publisher variants currently recorded in the catalog.

Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
No editions imported yet.

Player resources

Rulebooks, player aids, FAQs, and solo resources.

No files imported yet.

Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
3–6
Play time
120 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.6/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Evan Davis (I)

Artists

2
Kurt Miller Mark Simonitch

Publishers

1
The Avalon Hill Game Co

Linked items

No published linked games yet.