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Rules assistance for Ahead in the Clouds: Character Pack
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 20 min
- 12+
Rules assistant for Ahead in the Clouds: Character Pack
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Ahead in the Clouds: Character Pack is an expansion for Ahead in the Clouds released in 2017 for 2 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Daniel Newman and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Set Collection, and Network and Route Building.
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About the game
The Character Pack consists of 2 new Impacta Skies Industrialist character cards and 9 chipboard tokens for tracking. 8 of the tokens are double sided character tokens to track contracts, and the 9th token is to track the rounds/blimp.
Designers
Publishers
- Button Shy
Questions and answers
Ahead in the Clouds: Character Pack supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Ahead in the Clouds: Character Pack is 20 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Ahead in the Clouds: Character Pack for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Ahead in the Clouds: Character Pack belongs to these categories: Card Game, Science Fiction, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Set Collection, and Network and Route Building. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Ahead in the Clouds: Character Pack are: Daniel Newman. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Ahead in the Clouds: Character Pack as an expansion for Ahead in the Clouds. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Ahead in the Clouds to use it. Check that your edition of Ahead in the Clouds is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.