Tiny Epic Dungeons Solo REVIEW - Solo Board Game Review - SBGK
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2022
- This was the first “Tiny” board game I’ve ever played. Let’s find out if Tiny Epic Dungeons was a worthy addition to my library! I’m currently several videos behind but I’m enjoying making these videos. Thank you for joining me on my journey as I search for worthy solo board games to add to my collection and hopefully help you find some fun games, as well! I enjoy sharing these videos with you! Take care.
Sincerely,
Solo Board Gaming Knight
You voted and Tiny Epic Dungeons was chosen to be reviewed first! I hope you enjoy! Timestamps below:
1:00 Table space
1:19 Box and Contents (Both boxes used for storage)
1:45 Not everything in this video is included in the box
JUST THE BASICS
2:15 Objective of the Game
2:56 Losing Conditions
3:14 DIZED app and useful resources
REVIEW
4:49 You Must Know Before Playing…
6:00 Pro: Amount of Content vs Box Size
7:12 This happens when I don’t edit
8:52 Con: Bad Luck Can Ruin You
12:25 Pro: Legendary Loot
13:36 Pro: Dice Mitigation
18:17 Overall Thoughts
24:01 Upcoming Videos
Once again, thank you! You’re here and that’s why I’m doing what I’m doing. I hope you’ve enjoyed my review and found it insightful. There will be some heavy hitters coming in the following weeks so stay tuned. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a one person team and to make videos, I have to learn them, play them (several times) and then create a video (which takes time). There may be some weeks between releases but I appreciate your patience. Again, thank you and have a great game night! ‘Til next time, Solo Knights!
Sincerely,
Solo Board Gaming Knight
I've been really wanting to try the Tiny Epic Series, and have heard Dungeons and Western are fun, so I'm happy to see your review! Looks like a decent amount of components come in the tiny box--like when 20 clowns come out of a tiny clown car😄. Fun review!
Funny you mentioned that! I almost used your analogy of a clown car in my video via a real life story. It reminded me of when I was a kid and my grandparents took me to my first circus. That’s was the first time I saw the “Tiny Clown Car” skit. Tiny Epic Dungeons definitely brought back those memories.
It’s not the best dungeon crawler I’ve played but for the price, it’s absolutely worth it! Highly recommended! I believe I remember you writing once that you enjoy rolling dice. If that’s the case, this one may be right for you. Take care, Chris.
I really appreciate you always joining the conversation. Due to that, I’d like you to choose which non-review video you’d like to watch first:
Best and Worst Miniatures
Best and Worst Rulebooks
Thank you for being awesome!
SBGK
@@SoloBoardGamingKnight Wow, thank you so much! Definitely Best and Worst Rulebooks! I own a game called Dark Darker Darkest for which the ENTIRE rulebook was rewritten due to players being unable to get through the game! Rulebooks are also a factor for me when purchasing a game👍! Thank you for being awesome and for your well thought out reviews!
@@chrisw942 Awesome! You hit the nail on the head. The enjoyment begins with the rulebook. You will be given a shoutout when the video releases. It’s me that should be thanking you. You’re always very active on many of my videos and I appreciate those conversations.
And the game play. With the expansion you can crawl a multi level dungeon. So complex for such a small box.
After 15 years I just finally got back into board gaming. And since I had gotten rid of all my games in the past (regrets!) I had to start buying games and I decided based on quality, content and price, I bought all the Tiny Epic series games. I just backed Tiny Cthulhu. These games are fantastic, portable, affordable and above all else I can play solo. Great games.
First of all, welcome back to this great hobby!! I hope you end up finding some great board games now that you’re back! So far, Tiny Epic Dungeons is the only Tiny Epic game that I’ve played but there will be another Tiny Epic game making an appearance on this channel in the coming weeks. What I find interesting about the Tiny Epic series is how huge the games actually are considering the small box that contains them. It really is impressive.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the games that you’re playing and I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
@@SoloBoardGamingKnight Thanks. I've gotten some pretty good games recently. Dungeon Heroes is another great small game. I also re-added the second edition of Descent recently and I'm waiting on Dungeon Alliance and it's expansion Champions to arrive as well as the entire collection of Hero Realms sets and expansions. But i do love these small box games. Deck Box Dungeons and One Deck Dungeon are good as well. And the same to you and your family. Happy Holidays! Here's to more great gaming in 2024.
@@joefell5311 It seems that you’re well on your way to enjoy some great games! Let me recommend Warp’s Edge. It’s a solo-only bag-builder that has a “Groundhog’s Day” or “Edge of Tomorrow” type of gameplay. You keep reliving the same battle while getting stronger in hopes of defeating the mothership before the final warp. It’s awesome!
@@SoloBoardGamingKnight Actually that's one of the first games I bought with the expansion. I haven't had the chance to try it yet. Got it from Noble Knight Games.
@@joefell5311 In that case, you’re going to love it! Enjoy!
Great review as always!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
As usual, your enthusiasm comes through.
Reviews are sooooo variable.
Some say it is too difficult. Some say it is too easy.
My thoughts are that many still don't play strictly by the rules- cos if you do, luck (or lack of it) will destroy you.
I find winning is unlikely. Many move the torch down one place after all players have had a turn, not after each turn.
Some people roll all the dice and add up all dots to determine their roll score. This is wrong.
The iconography is pretty confusing and printing off the pdf of each card's meaning is very useful.
I'm still learning but others have given up on it.
The battle is fun, but players might need to be warned of the possible frustration.
The icon guide was a game changer for me. The first 2 or 3 games I played, I was constantly stopping to decipher the icons. Once I found the PDF, the icons really started to make a lot of sense and that’s when I truly started to enjoy the game.
If people play just once or twice, they’re going to miss out on the fun the game offers. At the end of the day, the icons help the game look nice (which I forgot to mention in my review) instead of being just a wall of text.
I wasn’t aware that some reviews stated the game was too easy! It’s never been too easy for me, at least! Either that or I’m terrible at board games 😜
Also, you can’t beat the price! For the amount of content you get, it’s worth it! That’s why I take my time making my reviews. I want to really learn the game and feel comfortable with it. I want to play it (because I love board games). Then I like to show the games to you all. I may release videos at a slower pace but I try to play the games at the best of my abilities.
Thanks for being a part of the conversation. I’m going to search for some reviews to see what others have said. Take care.
Just because I enjoyed your comment, I’m going to let you choose my next video (after Outer Rim)! You choose:
Burncycle
The Dark Knight Returns
@@SoloBoardGamingKnight Well, I am interested in the Dark Knight.
Nice to have a 'chat' and not just 'likes'. Thank you.
P.S. I have won once in 15 plays.
My wizard had a crazy combo of weapons and spells and items which did great damage to the boss. That's not going to happen again!
@@jonathanfryer1319 I absolutely get you with the win/loss ratio. When things go well, you get to feel like a powerhouse! When the go bad… I also enjoy the chats. That’s why I do what I do.
I’ll make sure I get to work on The Dark Knight Returns video. You will be given the shoutout. Take care.
@@SoloBoardGamingKnight Thank you, again. You're a star.
I think is brutal. Like if you ignore the torch it can throw pretty nasty curves at you in the monster spawn and activation. If you ignore the goblins you will lose fast. And if you explore too much you run the risk of uncovering the minions too fast and they will destroy you.
I find it to be the perfect dungeon crawler if I’m looking at just that…dungeon crawling. Flip tiles, fight/explore, and do it again. The rules pdf has every tile and what happens on each one, if I’m not mistaken but once I ran it a few times I was good to go. I wish the box was large enough to fit the expansions. As always, really enjoy your reviews and enthusiasm for the hobby. What sleeves are you using for the tiles?
Thanks! As with you, the PDF helped me a bunch and then it all “clicked” and I was good to go.
For the square cards (dungeon tiles, loot, spells and potions) I used 70x70mm sized sleeves. They were Mayday sleeves. For the larger cards, I used 88x125mm cards from Mayday, as well.
I was able to fit everything inside both the core box and the Stories expansion box sleeved (I even fit the boss meeples I bought). In the core box I fit all of the square cards along with all of the minis and the unlocked and alter tokens (fitted between the two stacks of cards). In the Stories expansion box I fit all of the hero, Torch Mat and boss cards. To one side (right) I fit all of the minion meeples and dice. On the top side, I fit the focus and heart tokens as well as the original boss token and Stories tokens. On top of everything, I neatly placed the boss meeples and finally the rulebooks on top. Hopefully this gives you a good idea on how to store it. It fit perfectly.
If you have any questions, just let me know. Take care.
There is a sleeve bundle for this in sleeve kings. And brings enough for all the cards. That’s what I got.
@@boardsandstuff5008 Thanks!
Haven’t beaten it yet, but I keep coming back to it. The playmat I would say is almost a necessity. When I first got it I spread the dungeon out illegally without realizing it till it was to late
Honestly, I agree, the playmat really helps. It makes the game more enjoyable, in my opinion. With the playmat, I never worry about spreading too far in one direction.
I agree with the statement. Is easy to miss the dungeon dimensions without the mat. The only Tiny epic game where the mat really helps the game.
I personally did not found the icons all that hard to grasp. Once you get the basics is kind of logical. I mean is not as bad as mage knight or anything. But I must concur that is a lot of icons for such a small game. At the same time it makes it a little crunchier than dnd adventure system crawlers. And for me that is satisfying.
I agree. The most I struggled was during the first 2 games I played, having to stop and look at the icon legend. I also struggled with a few of the dungeon tiles in general (which led me to the PDF). Once I read some of the tiles on the PDF, it all clicked and I was good to go.
There seems to be a lot of icons, at first but then it doesn’t really seem that bad once you’re used to it. I prefer the icons over a wall of text. The icons makes the game look better.
Overall, for the price, this game is awesome! I love the expansions, too!
I got the all in too and I did not regret it. Is a great game and fantastic dungeon crawler. If one desires more complexity you got stories and multi level dungeon.
@@boardsandstuff5008 I didn’t back it but I enjoyed it so much, I ended up getting everything for it! Stories is a great expansion. I also enjoyed Potions and Perils a lot, as well. I love the playmat!
Nice review! How’s the variability? This looks like it could get stale pretty quickly.
EDIT: I don’t mean variability driven by more content/characters but more how different your tactics and strategy, and overall experience, vary between plays
I have D&D's CastleRavenloft, The Legend of Drizzt, and Temple of Elemental Evil--light dungeon crawlers, but I often combine pieces/characters from them for more variability--games are only about 20 minutes. My favorite dungeon crawler is Aliens: Another Glorious Day In The Corps--60 to 80 minutes, and heavy and intense enough to be really satisfying!
You are doing the same thing every game. Searching the dungeon, trying to collect loot/spells, facing-off against Minions to unlock the lair and finally facing the boss. That doesn’t change.
What does change is the loot/spells/potions you find along the way. The layout of the dungeon will always be different. The Minions and bosses that you face are randomized (if you choose). Where variability truly comes in (if you don’t count extra bosses and heroes) is within the Stories expansion. There you get additional goals that you have to achieve before opening the boss’ lair. I didn’t mention that in the review because I focused mainly on the core box contents.
With that written, for the price (I found it for $22), this is a game that you can play once in a while and really enjoy it. In that regard, it truly does give you a lot of bang for your buck. It’s not perfect and it won’t replace any of the bigger dungeon crawlers out there but it is a good game to play when you don’t want to commit (or don’t have) several hours to play a game.
Hope this helped answer your question. Take care.
@@chrisw942 By the way, I still haven’t found this Alien game. I’ve been searching for it since you mentioned it to me the first time. If you ever find it online, send me the link. I would really appreciate it!
@@SoloBoardGamingKnight I ordered my copy plus Get Away From Her You B**ch/Ultimate Badasses expansions from Amazon. The expansions are listed there, but I don't see the base game--it may be temporarily out of stock.
@@chrisw942 Thanks for the info. I also have found the expansion but the core box is incredibly elusive. I should’ve bought it when I first had the chance back when it first released.
House rules really help this game
It can be tough. The way I look at it, if house rules help you enjoy your game, then there’s nothing wrong with it.