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Air King

Players

2-4

Time

?-?

Age

8+

Weight

1.35

Rating

5.62

Fit

Teach ?

Not enough signal

Replay ?

Not enough signal

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling ?

Not enough signal

Strategy ?

Not enough signal

Control 2.7

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Air King has a moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to others' strategies and turns. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Luck profile

Air King has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements such as dice rolls or 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 a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating. Overall, Air King offers a good balance between luck and player agency.

Overview

In Air King you are an air traffic controller. Your task is to be the first one to guide and land certain aircraft. To make things tricky, however, each player has his own task that's hidden from others, so sometimes it's useful to bluff in order to give false information to other players as to which aircraft are yours. At the start of the game, all ten aircraft wait next to the ariports in order to depart. Each player receives a task card, which shows four (out of ten) aircraft that you have to guide to the opposing airport. Players keep their task card hidden from opponents. On a turn, a player draws an action card, moves two aircraft (not necessarily those on his task card), and plays up to two action cards; these cards give extra movement to some aircraft or block other aircraft. When all four aircraft on a player's task card are landed, he can reveal his task card on his turn and win the game.

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Credits

Designers

1
Oliver Sihiveer

Artists

1
Gints Rudz?tis

Publishers

2
Brain Games G3

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