Take Off! is a board game designed to teach geography, first released in 1988 by Resource Games for two to six players aged six and up. Players pilot planes along colored routes on a world map, using eight-sided dice to move and drawing cards as they progress across hemispheres from a Hawaii starting point toward their objectives, absorbing geographic and historical trivia about the regions they pass through along the way. Typical play, after a brief five to ten minute setup, runs an hour or more, blending straightforward race-game mechanics with an explicitly educational design intent aimed at family and classroom audiences.
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Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Sources
1. Take Off! (Wikipedia)
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is a board game designed to teach geography, first released in 1988
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Players: 2-6
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Age range: 6+
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6+
View the Source2. Take Off! (BoardGameGeek)
- Playing Time: 60
- Designer: (Uncredited)
- Publisher: Resource Games
- Publisher: TAKE OFF! Inc.
- Game Category: Aviation / Flight
- Game Category: Card Game
- Game Category: Dice
- Game Category: Educational
- Game Category: Transportation
- Game Mechanic: Open Drafting
- Game Mechanic: Roll / Spin and Move
- Minimum Players: 2
- Maximum Players: 6
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