Unfortunately this game was pretty disappointing from a parental view, considering the appropriate age range targeted.
My primary criticism is that while the airplane "pieces" themselves are made out of very sturdy cardboard, the rest of the game feels cheap and flimsy, the worst offenders being the fingernail sized passenger and cargo pieces, which are basically just tiny pieces of thin cardboard. We have already lost several of these miniscule pieces, just after playing the games twice! (they're that small). And because they are thin paper, when they are on a hardwood floor...ARGH! Annoying! We ended up with several bent pieces right off the bat. Simple fix though - if the game company would make these pieces plastic, I think it would improve the playability and durability significantly. At least in our house, flimsy small paper things don't tend to last long with a three year old.
Played with a range of kids, from 3 to 8, and contrary to most of the reviews here, we were all frankly a little bored after just a few turns. I will say that the game itself is quite original, and thought the idea sounded fun when I read the blurb about the game - but I just found that it was not that much fun. The three YO had much more fun just "flying" the airplanes, and was not interested at all in the actual game play.
Overall, I have to give this just an "It was OK" of 3 stars, most of those awarded for the sheer originality of the game, but I do plan to give the series one more shot and buy the Busytown game that seems to be extremely well reviewed.
I personally would not recommend this game, but as you can see, mine is the minority view here, so YMMV.
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