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Rules assistance for Tank Chess: Airborne
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 14+
Rules assistant for Tank Chess: Airborne
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Tank Chess: Airborne is an expansion for Tank Chess released in 2024 for 2–4 players and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Predrag Lazovic, Dragan Lazovic, and Cynthia Szabó and its main mechanics are Variable Set-up, Square Grid, and Grid Coverage.
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About the game
Some newly added Tank Chess pieces feature a new mechanic, which makes them stand out from the pieces in the Fun Set Plus expansion. That is why there is a special Airborne (mini) Expansion. It contains a total of 12 pieces (6 in each color): 2x Airborne Light tank; 2x Armed Off-road vehicle (airborne), and 2x Anti-Aircraft tank. Airborne pieces can, under certain conditions, land on almost any square. The main landing condition is that there are no Anti-Aircraft tank pieces nearby, as they deter planes carrying airborne pieces. This way, the game gets a completely new dimension, and, literally, it is the third dimension, because the players have to keep in mind that the opponent can at any moment drop a piece from the skies and change the outcome of the game. That is why the Anti-Aircraft tank pieces are of particular importance, especially when in vicinity of the Command Tank, defending it. The brochure for this expansion will feature many obstacle setups (for all board sizes) in which the Airborne pieces play the central role.
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Publishers
- Forsage Games
Questions and answers
Tank Chess: Airborne supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists Tank Chess: Airborne for ages 14 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.
Tank Chess: Airborne belongs to these categories: Abstract Strategy and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Variable Set-up, Square Grid, and Grid Coverage. 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 Tank Chess: Airborne are: Predrag Lazovic, Dragan Lazovic, and Cynthia Szabó. 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 Tank Chess: Airborne as an expansion for Tank Chess. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Tank Chess to use it. Check that your edition of Tank Chess is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.