Funko Games Pan Am Board Game, Strategy Board Game, 2-4 Players 6 and Up

First and foremost: don't trust negative reviews here (saying it's complicated or incomprehensible), just buy it while it is available, otherwise you will regret that you missed such fantastic game. I can't understand why people who can read rules of it, could wrote that they don't have a clue what to do in game or how to start playing. Rules of PAN AM are divided into sections and - most important - they explain game flow from top (brief description of what phases each game round consists of) to bottom (detailed information about each step of each phase). And every important point has examples with pictures. About what to do from the beginning - I can't understand which sentence of "Take components of your color - Planes, Airports, Engineers, Player Mat and Income Tracker", "Take Destination cards, Directive card and 12$" and "Determine first player and give him First Player Marker" is so unclear that complaining persons can't understand or do it. Seriously, it's one of the best games I have and played ever concerning game's rules and concepts. So, I assume that all who blame rules, didn't want to think for a minute about what is unclear to them and comprehend it (and re-read appropriate rules' section). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Second - PAN AM has game mechanics so tightly and smart interconnected, that it looks like masterpiece to me, starting from auction bidding for Airport and Planes building as well as for Destination cards retrieving. I saw a lot of games like it, but this game stands out of the row. I though before it that I will never play games with auction mechanics, but now I'm sure i was dead wrong :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Third - game looks magnificent - it has: * amazing game board, huge but folded into little square, looking vivid and stylish (I'm not the fan of retro, but this one strikes me right in the heart), * tons of beautiful planes (which could be distinguished easily one from another, though they have not much details in their exterior) * awesome Destination cards - each having most recognizable tourist attraction reminiscences and signs of that era (motorcycles, cars, women dresses and so on) * stylish Directive cards looking like they were printed on old-school writing-machine with office red stamps on the bottom * Rulebook reminding of Golden Era of air travel booklets ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fourth - PAN AM plays perfect with each number of players - 2/3/4, and - good news! - for 2 players it's not so straightforward as others, you can't always say for sure what is your opponent up to. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fifth - this game has huge replayability thanks to the different Destination cards coming out each round and the Event cards (which could comprise 16384 (!!!) combinations). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sixth - it plays very aggressive which is highly unusual for euro-games (I suppose that's because developers are americans, so it's quite natural that they added ameri-thrash into euro :) ), and this raises tension to the sky, so many experienced players will definitely love. Meanwhile, beginners can play this one in avoidant manner if they want, and later move to the "next level of engagement" (last word in quotations is the most suitable in this case). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Seventh - PAN AM is totally money's worth and even more: for 22+$ you receive 52 Plains, Engineer and Airport figurines, tens of Destination and Directive cards, gigantic replayability (which more expensive games have lack of), gorgeous and highest-quality game board and neat Victory Points. Not many games nowadays can boast of it. PAN AM now is one of the most played and loved games in my boardgaming circle, and I wish you to have the same fun as I have playing it (or even more :) ).

This game is so much fun. Beyond that, the vintage aesthetic is truly beautiful. Aesthetic aside the game is impeccably well designed, with heavy random elements yet a fine balance between different strategies. I have to laugh at all the reviews saying it’s too complicated to figure out... this isn’t just some monopoly re-skin. The biggest draw backs are the currency is kind of flimsy(we just use poker chips). The game feels overwhelming when you first pick it up due to all the rules, but the mechanics are all really quite simple once you get in the swing of things. I mentioned the replay ability- this game has so many random elements that no two play through are the same. Furthermore the game plays very differently depending on how many players you have, two feels radically different than 4. On our first play through everyone ended with the same amount of stock, real narrow victory for the player who had the most money (the tiebreaker). None of us knew what the 4 options for round 7 events were, so some players held cash hoping the stock would crash even though that wasn’t even an option. I think it’s good for players to understand what the final options are. Most (though not all) tend to swing heavily to players with a lot of routes vs those who have sold there routes earlier to pan am (which is effectively a lot higher pay) so it’s an interesting way to keep balance so there’s not always a clear winner beforehand. Main drawback is it can feel a little like random chance who comes out the victor. Balance wise as mentioned it doesn’t feel like there’s too dominant a strategy due to the balancing effects of the even cards, and the fact that there’s ample routes and resources to collect so gameplay never feels overwhelmingly cutthroat. You can attempt to raise prices for opponents and block their moves, but it often comes at a cost to you as far as increasing prices/risks/ losing a valuable worker action. Overall again this game is incredibly fun and beautiful. It’s not as complicated as the negative reviews would have you think. I hope this game gains the popularity it deserves and isn’t lost to 2020 like so much else good on the world.

Great game to play! We had one person not play and just guide the four people playing through all the phases and rules. But by the 6th and 7th event we were able to play through the phases without help! The time it took us to play it the first time was at least 3 hours.

Very interesting game, haven’t played yet but my fatjer was a Capt for Pan Am. I only wish the game board had somePan Am swag on it, it’s kind of an UGLY cheap looking board.

Excepcional juego de viajes por todo el mundo, con un diseño original y una gran cantidad de posibilidades para ganar, nos ha parecido un juego divertido, entretenido y sobre muy interesante para familias que desean pasar del nivel “Monopoly”… Se entrega en caja robusta pero sin retractilar, así que los amantes del plastiquito pueden sentirse decepcionados, pero se recibe en perfecto estado y bien embalada. Los componentes más destacables son el gran tablero con un mapamundi centrado en el Polo Norte y los 52 aviones en cuatro modelos diferentes en plástico, … Además tenemos 50 cartas de destino en una selección de ciudades muy sugerentes y original, 40 cartas con directivas, 60 cartas con las acciones en bolsa, 28 cartas de eventos, 116 marcadores, 1 dado con un diseño personalizado de Pan Am, 20 tarjetas de ingeniero, 20 cartas de aeropuerto, 2 hangares, marcadores para ingresos, bolsa y fases y unas instrucciones muy bien ilustradas con todas las posibilidades… El juego cuenta con varias mecánicas, diferentes decisiones a tomar en diversas etapas y está lleno de variaciones interesantes debido a su perfecto diseño basado en un conocimiento profundo del mundo de la aviación del siglo pasado. Un juego con una calidad general de los componentes alta donde destaca el diseño minucioso de cada detalle, muy divertido, se puede jugar varias veces sin perder un ápice de interés, especial para los jugadores que les ha quedado relativamente corto ¡Aventureros al tren! u otros juegos de viajes con más publicidad pero menos contenido… Compra recomendada para cualquier familia que le guste los viajes, la geografía o simplemente el desafío de gestionar bien sus activos, una joya que ha pasado desapercibida que merece un lugar destacado en la colección de juegos…

Bardzo ciekawa gra planszowa, idealna na wieczorne posiedzenia z rodzina, lub znajomymi. Jedyny minus to brak polskiego, ale wystarczy znajmosc podstaw angielskiego.

Il gioco ripercorre l'ascesa di PAN AM dalla nascita dei trasporti aerei fino all'età moderna. Il giocatore può attuare varie strategie per accaparrarsi più stock options di PAN AM tenendo d'occhio l'andamento del mercato. Grafica e materiali fantastici. Gioco veramente divertente, con regole semplici ma aperte a strategie complesse. Ottimo rapporto qualità-prezzo.

Ordered this as new, but got a dirty box that had the original circular seals cut and then taped over. As I don't want to deal with missing pieces (this literally happened to me with another game in the same order), I didn't even open the box and immediately asked for a replacement. Currently waiting... The only thing I can say so far about the game itself is that the design is beautiful.

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