Post originally by Nick Goedert at 2004-03-31 21:12:25
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It's no so much a "rip-off" as a re-release by a much larger company. I believe Airlines was a game released by designer Alan Moon's personal company White Wind in VERY limited quantities.

A number of years later, Alan refined the rules and changed the theme for a much larger release by Amigo (in German) and Rio Grande (in English). This is a common practice among German game companies, especially when a larger company picks up a game self-produced by the designer, or when the game is first produced in English. Frequently, the new company make srule tweaks or thematic changes to better suit the different audience.

So, anyone who owns Airlines might want to think twice about buying this game, but no one is trying to rip anyone else off. But Airlines is hard to come by, so this is probably the better option for most people.