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As the saying goes, “He who rules the skies…rules at building airplanes and blimps and things”. And the whole world is racing to be #1! The small nation of Crumplehorn, scared of being left behind by its rivals, looks once again to Master Pennington B. Knickernacker to save the day. And he’s more than eager to help! Reports say the eccentric businessman, an avid plane enthusiast, is secretly devoting his substantial financial resources to build a fleet of flying machines that surpasses all others. But does he work for the glory of king and country? Or to line his own pockets? No one knows.
The schemes of past Knickernacker patriarchs are legendary, and Master Pennington is as peculiar as his predecessors. But he keeps his cards close to the vest. He has entrusted his grand designs to an exclusive group of industrialists known only as the Planecrafters. Fiercely independent, these Planecrafters battle amongst themselves to create the most efficient, and profitable, plane-building operation. And as the other saying goes, “to the victor…goes the money and lots of fancy stuff.”
Overview:
Two to four players assume the roles of Planecrafters working for the Knickernacker estate. Players compete to hire the best employees, assemble the most productive factory, and deliver planes to Master Pennington. Maybe the planes they build aren’t always the prettiest (or even symmetrical). That’s O.K. Master Pennington doesn’t mind.
Object of the Game:
Players earn crowns, the native currency of Crumplehorn, primarily by selling planes. Better planes sell for more crowns. But what really makes a factory succeed is its workers. Hiring employees for your factory will cost you crowns, but they're also a great investment. Employees can speed the production of planes, help you find better parts, sabotage your opponents’ factories, or receive crowns from the bank. At the end of the game, the player with the most crowns wins.
Each player’s turn consists of 4 phases:
Hire: Spend your crowns to hire new employees to work in your factory.
Acquire: Gather new parts cards from one of the parts depots.
Flyer: Play your parts cards into your factory to build your flyer.
Buyer: Sell your plane to the buyer, Master Pennington.
Images
- Art pairs well with the theme.
- Likes the idea of creating a plane on the table using art.
- Building planes
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Engine Building — An engine building game where you go through phases to hire people, build planes, and sell them.
- Set Collection — Implied through collecting resources or components to build planes.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- As a game designer myself, I am in awe that someone would have incredible game design skills paired with these incredible illustrative and artistic skills they've honed over many, many years.
- The art is all beautiful if they're on this list.
- I am in awe of designers who are also illustrators, but I'm also it's also like I have a slight disappointment whenever I find a game where I like the art this much because I want to work with Pablo as an artist, but I know that Pablo, if he's this good of a designer and he's a good publisher as well, that I won't ever get to work with him, which is unfortunate.
- I hope you do [mention games in the comments].
- I'd love to hear your pick of your favorite game where the designer is the same person as the illustrator.
References (from this video)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- hello and welcome to maple University's how to play playing crafters in plane crafters
- at the time of filming this video plane crafters or by its full name Master Pennington be neck and neck of the 16th and the plane crafters is an active project on Kickstarter
- and so the art that you see here in these components may not be final
- I won't take you through all of the individual employee powers in this video you can read them on this help card as well as in the rulebook but it is important to note that there are some roles that can attack other players stealing their parts or money as well as some roles which will protect you from other players
- Franken planes are allowed but the key restrictions are that a plane can only have one of each type of components
- and that's how to play playing crafters
- I hope you enjoyed the video and I hope you enjoyed playing please subscribe to my channel if you'd like to hear more from Apple University
References (from this video)
- Offers various roles that can attack or protect other players.
- Allows for selling planes with matching model components for more crowns.
- Includes end game bonuses for distinction, industry, and enterprise.
- Building and selling aircraft
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — Players take part cards from a common supply, either face-up or from the top of the deck.
- End Game Bonuses — Awards are given for selling the most valuable plane during the game, having the most parts in sold planes, and having the most expensive employee pool.
- Hand Management — Players must discard down to five part cards if they have more at the end of their turn.
- Set Collection — Players collect part cards to build airplanes, with bonuses for matching model types.
- Worker Placement — Players can hire employees from a common supply, which have various effects that trigger during different phases of the turn.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- hello and welcome to maple University's how to play playing crafters in plane crafters
- at the time of filming this video plane crafters or by its full name Master Pennington be neck and neck of the 16th and the plane crafters is an active project on Kickstarter
- and so the art that you see here in these components may not be final
- I won't take you through all of the individual employee powers in this video you can read them on this help card as well as in the rulebook but it is important to note that there are some roles that can attack other players stealing their parts or money as well as some roles which will protect you from other players
- Franken planes are allowed but the key restrictions are that a plane can only have one of each type of components
- and that's how to play playing crafters
- I hope you enjoyed the video and I hope you enjoyed playing please subscribe to my channel if you'd like to hear more from Apple University