Gamelyn Games Tiny Epic Galaxies

This tiny game really packs a lot of action within it's small box! I was lured into buying this by the cute tiny wooden space ships and galaxy theme, but I discovered that it's actually such a fun and engaging game that I always reach for to play (both at home and when traveling). THE GAME: The game itself has so many different levels of strategy with each planet offering different abilities. However, there's also a lot of luck involved on what dice you roll and how you use those dice, and in what order. AND THE BEST PART - you can use your "culture" points to "copy" someone else's action. (Ha!) This mechanism keeps all the players engaged, even when it's not their turn, since they turn someone else's dice into their advantage. ALSO there's a solo version of this game built in, so you can play against the game itself when there is no one else to play with. "EASY" to Learn? There are some intricacies on how to use each dice and how best to strategize that make it the slightest bit confusing. The first game or two, I would often refer to the rulebook just to double-check. With that said, I was able to play this with my friend and her brilliant board-game-loving 5 year old (reading the cards out loud for him and listing out his options). He was able to grasp the strategy very well and he fell in love with the game! While this is "Travel-Sized" aka it fits in a pretty small box that can fit in your travel bag, the game itself is NOT one to play while in an airport or on-the-go. While you can use the box to roll the die in, the cards would need to be set-up ideally on a stable flat surface. With all of that said, I've now owned this game for several years and it became and remains one of my all-time favorites to play. I still feel like there's plenty of strategies to play out still with all the different elements in the game and I highly recommend for anyone who enjoys board games (especially if you like space themes)!

Tiny Epic Galaxies turned out to be the highlight of my Christmas this year. It's truly a masterfully designed game that packs loads of fun, strategy and resource management in a small, easy to learn package that's infinitely replayable. Though the package suggests 14 years and up I think younger children would have no difficulty grasping the rules here. With two people games can be as short as 15 minutes but they're intense and engaging. With more people the game is still only 30-45 minutes of hectic swindling. The "follow" mechanic means there's virtually no downtime between turns and really adds a risk/reward element to how you choose to spend your limited resources. The secret mission card also keeps the game exciting near the end as it can sometimes lead to come from behind victories. If that's not enough there's also an excellent single player version included. The content here is better than most full-sized board games yet it comes in a tiny package you can easily take anywhere. I'm in love with this one and already ordered the expansion to add even more to the game.

FIRST OF ALL: I paid $20.00 for this game in June 2017, so don't pay these scalpers $40+ for this game. This game sells for $25 BRAND NEW in other stores online, so you'll have to do a quick Google search, but trust me -- they're there. Anyway... I bought this game to play as a solo game. Everything in the box comes in a bunch of small, resealable, clear plastic baggies, so everything is well organized and not bouncing around. Also, I sleeved all of my cards and they STILL fit in the box comfortably (i.e., I don't have to force the box to close), which is another plus for me because not many games fit all of their cards if you sleeve them. The pieces are high quality wooden pieces with nice paint jobs. As for the game itself? This is why I give it 5 stars for solo gameplay-- I bought this game because I wanted to buy something a little different than what I was used to. Space theme isn't something I'm really interested in, but the game had good reviews to be honest, so I gave it a shot. The truth is that I wasn't a huge fan of it to be honest, BUT I am giving this product a full 5 stars because, on top of what I said before, I felt the rulebook was very well laid out and easy to learn from. You can pick up this game in less than 20 minutes and it's quite challenging (at least in my experience). The size makes it ultra portable, too! Then there's lots of replayability. Lots of pluses here. So in my personal taste, no, I would not buy another game like this. I would give it a 2/5 stars in terms of how much I enjoyed it. BUT just because I didn't like it doesn't mean that it deserves 2/5 stars. I am considering the quality, learning curve, size, and ease of gameplay in my review, hence the 5 stars. I can't dock the rating just because it doesn't fit my personal style. *PHEW* All that said, you're really into space themed games (or interested in picking one up), this is probably a really, really good game to pick up. There is also an expansion pack that you may want to pick up which totally changes the gameplay, so consider that as well!

Het was niet de bestelde deluxe versie die mij bezorgd werd. Zelfde probleem toen ik dit gemeld had en mij het spel opnieuw werd toegestuurd.

Apesar de parecer bem complexo é fácil de aprender, o livro de regras explica tudo de forma simples e a jogatina é muito fluida, a estratégia de jogo é muito divertida e tem como fazer várias jogadas diferentes, as artes das cartas são incríveis e as pecinhas são bem acabadas. Vale muito apena.

Juego perfecto para 2-4 jugadores, no necesariamente expertos. Reglas sencillas y fácil de jugar, pueden jugar jugadores desde los 10 años, y no hace falta que sean muy "jugones". Juego de gestión de dados con la dosis justa de azar, que se minimiza con la gestión de dados y la posibilidad de volver a lanzarlos. Dura unos 20-30 minutos con 2 jugadores y un poco más según se añaden jugadores. Los turnos son bastante fluídos y la posibilidad de copiar las acciones de los rivales con puntos de cultura es algo poco frecuente en juegos de mesa. Una pena que la edición española esté agotada en todos los lados y no la reediten. Es un Juegazo. Además, al ser tan pequeño lo puedes llevar a cualquier parte, y necesitas muy poco espacio para jugar. Por supuesto, el envío perfecto, rápido y en excelentes condiciones.

Fantastic game, really enjoyed it even though I lost the first time. Looking forward to many other adventures.

I just started getting into board gaming and looking for solo games to try out. Initially reading reviews about the space theme and dice rolling didn't get me too excited and I was going to pass on the purchase, but Tiny Epic Galaxies kept getting mentioned online as a great solo game so I thought I'd buy it and see how it plays considering it's not too expensive. Glad I did, the game plays very well solo, about 40 minutes, manual is well written, pieces are high quality, and most importantly the play mechanics are super fun. If you're new to solo gaming and sitting on the fence with this one give it a go.