There's only room for four spaces on the plane. There's three people there who want to go to New Orleans and three people who want to go to Miami. well, I have four people on the plane here. So while there's lots of side aspects to worry about - for example, upgrading your terminal with things to distract the customers from the fact they've been sitting in Atlanta for half a year or passing cloud power-ups between airports which give a bonus if you can schedule a flight through 'em - the key aspect is. The longer people wait, the angrier they get. You have a number of planes, each of which can carry a number of said customers. Customers appear, each wanting to go to a different destination. Complete with period lounge music, it's a useful example of how a minimalistic aesthetic style can lead to an indie game with a distinctive look. It's fundamentally a light management sorting game, leaning towards the, "Mr Walker in Aisle 2 has gone apeshit crazy because he's been on the plan for eight hours" problems rather than, "I have eight planes on the runway in 40,000 pieces." Which works well - the mood is that light early-Sixties animation feel, which reminds me of the on-plane Virgin safety videos.
So when news of Now Boarding, an indie airline management game slid into my inbox, the idea of becoming DEFIER OF AIRLINE PERIL amused me. But I knew behind that smooth facade was a room full of people screaming into microphones that prevented planes from colliding head-long into each other or crashing into the runway and similar. This will be printed in a light blue color, if you’d like this in a different color, message me with your request and I’ll do my best to accommodate your request at no extra charge it at all possible.Despite jetting around so much the last month, my traveling experience was disturbingly smooth.See our Gate 53 – Now Boarding (1st Edition) listing if you have the 1st edition. Here is a picture that shows the differences 1st vs 2nd edition. The recently released 2nd Edition can easily be identified by the box cover which has ground / plane colored blue, and a tan sky. 2020 11 26 – This insert is compatible with the 2nd Edition of Now Boarding.Finally place the game board on top.ĭue to the constraints on size, this insert does not support sleeved cards.
When packing the game, place the corner lifter in an open corner as shown, then place the rule book, followed by the remaining sheets / cards.
The corner lifter is provided to make it easier to lift out the rule book and the other cards when unpacking. You can use that one to position the corner lifter as shown in the photos. The 2nd edition comes with a single sand timer, consequently, one of the two timer wells will be left empty. Game can be set up / played / and stored without the need for removing the insert from the box if desired.Unique corner lifter makes it easier to remove the rule book and other cards.Plane hanger on the right stores each plane in an individual slot.Cockpit compartment has risers to enable storage of two engine tiles for better overall profile.Card / Tile compartments have side cut outs for loading / unloading, as well as push through holes at the bottom to ease unloading if desired.Concealed area under the tail pieces for storing anger cubes.Pieces arranged similar to how a player builds their plane.