Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant cover
2012BGG rank #5,195

Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant

by Martin Wallace · Mayfair Games

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Players3–5
Time120m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age14+

About the game

What is Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant?

Game description from the publisher: Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant explores the dawn of commercial aviation, an exciting era between 1919 and 1939. Experience the difficulties and triumphs of commercial airlines in Europe, pioneering airports and service in continental Europe and around the world! Aviation spurred the growth of intercontinental travel, and airlines struggled to dominate the regions of the globe that they served. Rapid technological advances in planes play a vital role in this development as you compete to purchase newer more efficient aeroplanes, build airports, and move passengers around the globe. Earn bonuses and prestige for being the first to fly to North or South America, and win by maintaining the most airports around the world and by running your airline profitably. Can you balance your investment in aeroplanes, customer service, and routes well enough to become the premier airline of the era? The fate and future of air travel lies within your hands!

How it plays

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingNetwork and Route BuildingOpen DraftingPoint to Point Movement

On the shelf

Categories

Aviation / FlightEconomicTransportation

Questions players ask

Questions to bring to BoardGameBrain

  • How do setup and the first turn work in Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant?
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