Airlines: United States Set 2 (1998)

About this game

Airlines: United States Set 2 is a game of airline operations and business in the 1990's. Players represent the Chief Operations and Marketing Officers of major American airlines, whose job is to fly the most passengers over a given period of time. There are two basic games in Airlines: the One-Year Quick Game which takes about 45 minutes to play and the Three-Year Game, which takes about two and a half hours to play. Airlines: United States Set 2 is played in rounds representing one month of operations. Up to 4 players take turns drawing cards, placing gates and hubs at airports, assigning aircraft, playing events and operations cards, and scoring seats. Three game variants are included: a 1 year, a 3 year standard and a 9 year game. Game contains 220 (2.5x3.5) cards, score pad, range map, rules and a sample of game play. Airlines: United States Set 2 can be combined with the stand-alone game Airlines.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 2.4/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 10 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.