Tiny Epic Galaxies: Blast Off! Review - Is it any better than the original?
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- Tiny Epic Galaxies: Blast Off! Review (Gamelyn Games)
The original Tiny Epic Galaxies is a great game! So why make a new one? What is different? Watch to find out!
2-4 Players
30-45 Minutes
9+ Years of Age
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Great review Kira - was keen to hear the thoughts of other original Tiny Epic Galaxy fans!
Thanks, Rodney! :)
Class act: Rodney :)
Thank you for the review Kira and great first time editing! 😊 I actually like music in reviews, but not in full play throughs.
Hi. Great video. A lot of editing work, along with clear and consice explanation makes this a great how-to-play video.
Thank you. It really helped me decide and I ordered it right after. It will be my first Tiny Epic game and I am very exited. Nobody else in town will have this gem.
Just ordered! I’ve always kinda wanted the original TEG, but this one convinced me more. Love the new art and symbols for actions. Great activation bay changes too. This overall seems much easier to teach new players without compromising too much of the OG gameplay.
i appreciate the transparency at the beginning of the video! Great review
Great Review and comparison. I like the idea of the rules changes, and will try them with the old version.
I really like the review. To me the background sound was comparatively loud in contrast to your voice and was a bit annoying after a couple of minutes. For my taste it should be tuned down quite a bit or even left out.
When jt comes to the game - I will stick with my original version 😁
Thanks for the info. Blast Off is the only version of Tiny Epic Galaxies I can find here but wasn't sure about purchase. Will be glad to add it to my Tiny Epic collection.
Wow I feel so much more informed and excited about this game now! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing. Very good review and very helpful.
great review, just played this with my son. This new version looks great, interesting changes
It sure helped me! :D
I just bought it! The original has been on my wish list for a while, but always been out of stock when I could bye it (like now XD ) .
Thanks a lot! :D
Great review. I have all the tiny epics to date. And I’ll keep my original one. Just house rule the converter and try the limited follow.
BTW TEG is my second favourite in the series. Number one is Defenders (I might be alone on this one but I love that game )
Defenders is dope..the deck setup gets confusing for me, but there are some really tense decisions! And adorable stuff in 2E
Thank you for a fantastic review.
Good review, and interesting changes.
I'll keep my old version though.
The background music was annoying to me, made it slightly harder to hear what Kira was saying.
Thanks for that feedback. I will check my levels in my next video. (This was my first time editing so I really appreciate hearing feedback to help me improve.)
Ok, I’m sold. I want it!
Hm.. I personally prefer original TEG. I like the dice activation/follow in the original because it cuts both ways; I can follow someone, but they could also follow me in a different turn. Having a "no follow" period adds a bit a downtime to other players and may actually worsen the active player's analysis paralysis.
While I appreciate the bigger dice, I personally don't like the color; going from black, which to me says, "The Void of Space", to traffic cone orange, feels it went from "serious" to cartoon-y. And the same could be said about the planet art and iconography. I feel like a bit of personality was lost in the card redesign: squaring the tracks isn't as visually appealing as the original curved design. And, this might be tied to how I feel about the square design, I'm not a fan of the galaxy slider; I don't think it was that difficult to track your upgrades in the original. Finally, I'm not a fan of "iconography only" design, as I feel like I would have to reference the rulebook more times than I would like.
All that said, I think I might house rule the 1 energy/culture for conversion into my OG TEG, as I think the two dice cost is too steep; that's the only thing I would change from the original.
Ive owned teg for like three years and I dont think I've ever used the energy convertor.good call, stealing this rule.definitely would miss the text on the planets.definitely would miss pilots and unexplored space too.hmm..
@@ericdollarhyde3296 yah converting 3 dice to a wild is such a rare occurrence, agreed might try to just change this rule with my original version
I also just can't go back to playing TEG without Beyond the Black.
@@SeekerLancer *sigh* I need to unwrap my copy of Beyond the Black. Right now my work group is all about Love Letter, Lords of Waterdeep, Abandon All Artichokes, and MTG, while my BIL (my other gaming partner) and I are deep into Ascension, Oh! My Goods, Race for the Galaxy, and an occasional Blitz Bowl. Love TEG, but definitely love having gaming partners more; maybe when one of those games drops out of favor...
I really like the 2 things that Kira talked about specifically with the new version. The idea of one dice can be converted by spending energy or culture but can be followed and only can follow first 3 dice. I just still love the original artwork so much more...wondering if gamelyn has any thoughts about making an updated "bay" for the old version. I would be in for that :)
Nice thought!
Honestly even some stickers would do the trick :)
Are you sure the converter convert the same dice and not another non activated dice?
Also you did not mentioned another major changes. When you re-roll you need to reroll all dice, you can't bank dice, you need to either activate or reroll. That a really huge change in strategy. Also there are no solo version which is a downer
I completely agree, the artwork of the original is so much better. Especially the planet cards in Blast Off look stupid...
Thanks Kira. A nice review. But how does this compare to the original TEG plus the BtB expansion? I never play just the original anymore. I always include the BtB expansion. Our games tend to have quite a few ships in the unexplored space region all the time.
Played original couple times and liked but bit confused. Think I will try newer one. Thanks for great review.
PS Miss you on M vs M videos!
Hi, is this version of Tiny Epic Galaxy computable with Beyond the Black?
Good Job Kira ;) The original is in my top 5 of all games, and #1 in the Tiny Series
Thank you! It is such a wonderful game.
Does this game have a solo mode?
Isn’t there an expansion for original? No mention of that. Does it work with this version?
There is and it does not. I don't mention for a few reasons, but primarily because it is not part of the core game and I do not find it is a critical in relation to this new version which is clearly made for a new Galaxies player.
Is this compatible with “Beyond the Black” expansion?
Officially, no. Personally, I will play it with it and adjust where needed.
Hi I'd totally buy this one given that my son 'borrowed' the original one. TEG is one of the best games I've played, I find the mechanics great. The change in rules look mostly like house rules that one could backport to the original game, or ignore in the new one...
So question for you Kira: I am concerned about the fact that the colony powers on the planets may be much simpler than in the original (mostly because they are all icon-based rather than being text-based, which allows for more variety). Is that a valid concern?
I have Ultra Tiny Galaxies. That being said, Blast Off is a good first Tiny Epic Game for someone new to this.
great video is beyond the black compatible with blast off, or only the original?
Just the original.
Do you still have secret objective like in the original? :)
We just bougth the original and love it. But now I really would rather have gotten this version. But it seems hard to justify
No need! Only if you wanted the new look. You can easily follow the adjusted activation bay rules in the old version if you wanted.
Danagonia Hobby If you have younger kids in your life this new version will be a sound purchase.
Personally believe the OG is better though, the new one doesn’t have a Solo Mode, and the OG thematically just sets the tone better.
If you go camping or travel a lot with friends check out the Ultra Tiny Epic Galaxies, it’s the OG but fits into a box the size of a pack of playing cards :D
Nice Job Kira!
Thank you!
Like the conversion change and would like to see how the unique abilities affect the game but prefer the original for everything else. Graphic design was better before and not fond of the new follow changes.
The follow change sounds like it makes sense but I've only played with one person who overused the follow action.but he also won the first time he played in a 4p game because of it.so.i dunno.im definitely excited about the converter
rule change though.using that for sure
I too am a big fan of the Original. I got this as it looks easier to teach my son (6yo). I can only go on first impressions, I personally don’t like the change in art work, I much prefer the original, but do think kids will likely enjoy this art more? I do like the quality of the dice, and I do like the icon based format (text free), and the Tech Level Slider, that’s also a good addition.
I think they should have had a communal player score card. I also don’t like the fact their is no solo mode as in the original. I’m sure I’ll have lots of fun playing it with my boy, he loves TE Dinosaurs!
I think they missed a trick here, they could have maybe made this a travel game, the non-slide kind, with pegs or magnets to hold the counters in place, it would have worked really well for that, and would have made it a bit more relevant, not sure how you’d implement the cards.
I have the original and love it, it’s a game I am very fond of, and honestly if you are a mature gamer I believe it’s a more attractive version, especially with the Solo Mode (if you get it by the bigger box version with the expansion in it!) I have the expansion, but haven’t really tried it as of yet.
I also have the Ultra Tiny version, which is really really good, everything in a box the size of a pack of cards! Hope they do more Ultra Tinys!
Yup! Love the planet art but prefer the og graphic design. Love the icons and accessibility. Thank you for sharing! I love the idea of a travel-friendly version. This and dinos would be great picks for something like that in the future.
Now that I have beyond the black, I don't play without it anymore.such an epic experience, and super easy to table with the original game.im sure you'll love it, and it's super worth the extra five minutes in the rulebook your first time.so good!
This hasn’t been a good year for board gaming with friends, but hopefully next year I’ll get back to doing so.
I’ll give it a go next time I’m playing the Original Version, thanks for the shout 👍🏻
Seems like you can pretty much just port the new rules into the old one if you want.
Thats what I'll do :)
I would have said that this was a nice review but I can't say it cause it is another incomplete review pointing only the positive changes. The graphic style changes it is a matter of preference so I won't stay there and the new changes are welcomed and nice also but the game has two flaws that make it a bummer from the original one. First they removed the secret cards which of course isn't mentioned in the video, but I can bypass that cause how good was as feature is again a matter of preference BUT the fact that they removed the solo game from the box and put it only as a print n play download sometime in the future is a major issue for me (especially since I play the game solo a lot) and I think it marks it as the first Tiny Epic game without a solo mode in the box (if I am not mistaken). So for me this is a serious issue that should have been mentioned in a review and I think it should cut also from the overall rating of the game.
Hi and thanks for your feedback. I really appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. You made some really good points!
I spoke specifically about the parts of the game that mattered to me as a Galaxies fan. I like the goals but do not find them critical. Also, I do not play solo, so it is not something I would talk about. (Note: I believe they said there will be solo rules for this available on the website)
I did mentioned how I am not a fan of the new graphic design, so not everything was positive. ;) With all that in mind, that is why I gave it the score I did, because for me it's better than the original.
I agree completely it doesn't make sense that they remove solo rules. Also why reduce player count to 4? I
If only it had hidden goals, I’d get it..
I do like the goals in the og as well.
The repetitive background music makes it difficult to hear Kira :(
your voice got kinda lost there... hardly heard you :-)
Mechs isnt easy to learn to play. its way too much.
man, this game is unnecessary. Guess they want to get into certain retailer markets for that $$$. review was excellent, though.
Can you give me an example of a necessary game?
I’m not sure you understand how businesses work if you think that’s a bad thing. A company can both want to expand their consumer base and want to make slight artistic/design improvements for the good of the game. Those things aren’t mutually exclusive.
Please, please skip the distracting, repetative and boring bakground music. I had a hard time concentrate to your nice voice and understand what you are talking about.
so no tmumbs up this time. The game looks nice thou. I do have the standard Tiny Epic Galaxies and thats enough for me. The white border around every card looks like its older.