Airlines Europe FAQ
37 questions players ask · Updated Nov 13, 2026 · Full rulebook
Preparation
- Should players keep their victory points hidden during the game?
- Can two scoring cards come out on the same turn when the stock market is refilled?
- What starting share cards does a player keep in hand after choosing two starting shares?
- What happens if a player is dealt all eight starting share cards from one airline?
Playing the Game
- Do five identical airline shares in the stock market stay there when nobody takes them?
- What happens if the bank runs out of money during play?
- Can you trade Air ABACUS shares in for new Air ABACUS shares?
- Can you keep adding planes to an airline after its stock value has reached the top of the track?
- Must a player buy a route license before taking a share, and is buying a second license optional?
- After buying a first route license, can you buy a second one for a different airline in the same turn?
- Can a player buy a route license for an airline in which he holds no shares?
- Can you fill a two-license route in a single turn with planes of different colors?
- How are the four remote connections (routes leading off the map) handled, and what is their advantage?
- Can a route run off one remote connection and come back onto the board through another?
- Can other airlines block a route by taking every license between two cities?
- Are discarded share cards kept face down and secret?
- Where do Air ABACUS shares go after you acquire them?
- How many share cards can a player keep on the table, and how many can he play from hand at once?
- How much money do you get for playing shares with action B?
- Who receives the bonus when an airline completes its bonus connection?
- Does the page 5 picture of the cheapest-license route rule show a legal board?
- Can an airline's stock value go down, and is there a limit on cards in hand?
Scoring
- At scoring, does the stock market share a player takes go into his hand or straight into his holdings?
- When a scoring card is drawn while refilling the stock market to five cards, what happens next?
- When a scoring card is drawn, who receives it and who gets first pick in the share draft?
- Do shares still in a player's hand count at final scoring or in a tie-break?
- Does an airline's position on the stock track or the number of shares decide scoring?
- When tied players split a scoring position, how is the fractional point total rounded?
- When two players tie for first place in an airline, how many points does the third-place player get?
- Do the points shown under a scoring track region apply to each space or to the whole colored band?
Game End
Special Rules for 2 Players
- In a 2-player game, does the share a player takes at the final scoring matter?
- In the two-player game, which shares go into the face-down discard pile?
- What cards make up the fictitious third player's (dummy's) portfolio in a two-player game, and are leftover hands added?
- In a two-player game, does the fictitious third player still get the usual market pick when the third scoring card appears?
- In the two-player game, is the fictitious third player actually scored at the final scoring?