Game Info
Year
2020
Players
2-5
Age
14+
Playtime
45 min
Complexity
2.6/5
Collection
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Description
Players establish competing airlines in 1979 after US airline deregulation by acquiring airport gates across the country to attract passengers and maximize profits through regional dominance
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Getting Games Discussion at 7:57 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- neat theme
- lightweight
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- airline route development and competition
- air traffic network across the United States
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cube/track placement on a map to gain benefits — placing cubes across locations to gain advantages and compete with others
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- it was like three or four a week which is just kind of bonkers
- a fire hose honestly i'm not used to publishing that many videos
- everything is fine
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Chairman of the Board Discussion at 1:22 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- investing
- airports
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Manipulate the board state by trying to control different regions and pulling cubes off other people.
- Bag Building — Hopefully you'll draw those relevant cubes out of a bag.
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Quotes (from this video)
- So, Night Soul actually made my most anticipated list of games to be released in 2025.
- Love this idea of um kind of Victorian London, The Sewage System.
- And from the gist of what I've read, it sounds like a kind of contract fulfillment resource management game, but it does use dice placements.
- Now, I tend to like the kind of mix of a Euro game with dice placement.
- If you have enjoyed the video, please be sure to hit like and subscribe to the channel.
- Check out my other content, too.
- And for everybody else, I'll see you next time on Chairman of the Board.
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Chairman of the Board Top List at 0:33 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
none
Cons
- Very boring, especially for its length.
- Laborious and tedious gameplay.
- Bland and unexciting artwork.
- Gameplay matches the unexciting visuals.
Thematic elements
- investing in airlines/gates
- airports
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Point System — you're investing in these different gates at airports. Um, and you're doing that through this kind of action point system rather than a currency system.
- Push Your Luck — if you draw a red cube, then the that gate is just finished or that airport's finished and you move on to the next one. But if you draw a green one, you can keep on drawing cubes until you draw a red cube.
- Set Collection — If you control the gates in those airports, then you're going to start generating some victory points.
- Top decking — you're going to be um top decking from this big pile of cards. And depending which airport comes out, you're going to start placing cubes in those airports.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- Even for a short game, I did find it very boring. It's quite a difficult thing to achieve is to be short and boring.
- lovely artwork, really nicely produced, tiny little box, nice clean rules, good clever gameplay, but sadly a missed opportunity by not putting those keywords on the cards.
- I love the way that each of these kind of moving parts of the game interlock with each other and there's a crossover and synergy between what you're trying to do
- sadly massively hamstrung by the fact that there are some glaring production issues, especially if you are color blind.
- Gameplay alone thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Rules Teach at 0:07 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- The game has an interesting theme of airline industry deregulation.
- Income is adjusted based on passengers at gates.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Airline industry deregulation and growth
- 1970s United States
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection — Players choose to buy gates or take a special action like drawing passengers and discarding cards.
- Area Majority — Scoring based on dominance in regions by having gates.
- Hand Management — Players play demand cards from their hand.
- Route Building — Placing and buying gates throughout the country to create an airline network.
- Set Collection — Drawing passengers cubes until a red passenger is drawn implies collecting sets or specific types.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The player with the most victory points is the most successful airline and wins Blue Skies
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Video 9423RhwzTd4
Review at 1:38 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- high interaction between players
- fast-paced and accessible
- fun and engaging despite simple rules
- good gameplay value beyond appearance
Cons
- ugly presentation / non-intuitive graphics
- thematic alignment is weak; feels like an Excel spreadsheet
- some locations in map are vague or not clearly located
Thematic elements
- airline market competition and route expansion
- 1979 United States airline industry during deregulation
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- airports value variance — Different airports have different values and card counts, affecting strategy.
- Area Majority — Majorities in seven regions grant different point rewards; two-player exceptions apply.
- buy-out / government airline — Some cards can be bought out to gain benefits; major hubs are worth more.
- Catch-Up — Midgame adjustments allow drawing up and hand mulligans at a cost.
- draw and resolve passengers — Players draw passenger cubes from a bag with green allowing continued draws and red stopping.
- End condition — End triggers when a player reaches 100 points or places all gates.
- Gate placement — Players place gates on the board at costs to control airport regions.
- Limited Points — End triggers when a player reaches 100 points or places all gates.
- midgame catch-up / mulligan — Midgame adjustments allow drawing up and hand mulligans at a cost.
- passenger sharing — Passengers on the board are shared among airlines; excess goes to the left.
- region majorities — Majorities in seven regions grant different point rewards; two-player exceptions apply.
- round order & hand activation — Each player plays a card, then draws from the deck; rounds proceed in order.
- scoring by passengers — Players score points for each passenger and track income on a tracker.
- Turn Order: Progressive — Each player plays a card, then draws from the deck; rounds proceed in order.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- not a war game it's economic competitive
- the game is all about getting as much market share
- incredible moment in the game we played yesterday we got eight passengers in a row
- it's like you're playing a game on an excel spreadsheet
- it's not a pretty game
- i really enjoy the interaction in between players
- it's quick every round
- it's a lot of fun
- should you play you deserve for yourself
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