Table feel
Moderate interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to each other's actions frequently, but cooperation is not a major focus.
Airlines
Players
2-6
Time
?-?
Age
12+
Weight
2.42
Rating
6.58
Fit
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
3.9
High replayability
Interaction
3.8
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.0
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Airlines has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for improvement. Player interaction is moderate. It scales well with different numbers of players. The game is moderately easy to learn, offering a balance between depth and accessibility. Overall, Airlines has a strong replayability score of 7.75 out of 10.
Luck profile
The final luck score for Airlines is 6, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. The game outcome is influenced by random elements like dice rolls or card draws, but players have a significant ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. While luck plays a role in the game, player strategy and decisions have a notable impact on the outcome.
Overview
Airlines' theme is exactly as suggested by the title. The game is similar to the Sid Sackson classic, Acquire, in that players are competing to become majority stockholders in several highly-abstracted companies with the player owning the most valuable portfolio at the end being the winner. Each turn, a player chooses from one of two actions: expand an airline and put stock into his hand, or play stock from his hand. Expanding an airline adds to its route(s) on the board and increases its value but the trick is that when a scoring card shows up (randomly), only played stock counts as a player's holdings.
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Credits
Designers
1
Alan R. Moon
Artists
1
Christian Schütte
Publishers
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