# Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant

Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant is a board game for 3–5 players. It plays in 120 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 8 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 3–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 2.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2012
- **Categories:** Transportation, Economic, Aviation / Flight
- **Mechanics:** Network and Route Building, Point to Point Movement, Open Drafting, Dice Rolling, Area Majority / Influence
- **Ludoya rating:** 8 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Owned by:** 5 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 5
- **Unique players:** 4

**Designers:** Martin Wallace

**Artists:** Patricia Raubo

## Expansions

- [Aeroplanes: Charters](https://www.ludoya.com/games/aeroplanes-charters)
- [Aeroplanes: PWS-24](https://www.ludoya.com/games/aeroplanes-pws-24)
- [Mayfair Game Variants & Mini-Expansions Set #1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mayfair-game-variants-and-mini-expansions-set-1)
- [Mayfair Games' Limited Edition Promo Expansion Set #19](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mayfair-games-limited-edition-promo-expansion-set-19)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/aeroplanes-aviation-ascendant)
- [Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/aeroplanes-aviation-ascendant)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/119337)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._