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title: "Tiny Epic Galaxies - Beyond the Black"
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# press-your-luck deep space exploration dice-driven pilot hiring & upgrades 4 new advanced ships Tiny Epic Galaxies - Beyond the Black

**Brand:** gamelyn games
**Price:** ¥7239
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## Summary

> 🌠 Go Beyond the Black: Upgrade, Explore, Conquer!

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- **What is this?** Tiny Epic Galaxies - Beyond the Black by gamelyn games
- **How much does it cost?** ¥7239 with free shipping
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## Key Features

- • **Compact Epic Gameplay:** Experience rich, strategic space conquest in under an hour with high-quality components and stunning artwork.
- • **Strategic Pilot Hiring:** Hire specialized pilots with unique abilities to customize your ships and gain victory points.
- • **Expand Your Galactic Empire:** Unlock 4 new advanced ships to upgrade your fleet and dominate the cosmos.
- • **Dynamic Victory Point System:** Race to 21 points while collecting badges and secret missions that can turn the tide at game end.
- • **Thrilling Exploration Mechanics:** Venture into deep space with a press-your-luck system that rewards risk with rare resources or badges.

## Overview

Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black is a high-quality expansion to the award-winning Tiny Epic Galaxies board game. Designed for 1-5 players, it introduces 4 new advanced ships, specialized pilots with unique abilities, and a press-your-luck deep space exploration mechanic. Players compete to acquire planets, manage resources, and race to 21 victory points, enhanced by new badges and secret missions. With stunning artwork and compact gameplay under 60 minutes, this expansion deepens strategy and replayability for fans of sci-fi strategy board games.

## Description

Tiny epic galaxies: beyond the black The board is an expansion to the smash hit tiny epic galaxies and introduces, pilots new Ships and exploring deep Space! Your galaxies have expanded to the extent of known space. You overlap with your rivals and fight tooth and nail for fertile planets. Now it is time to extend the horizons. Now it is time to upgrade your ships to the limits of today's technology, and ready them with the brave pilots. Now it is time to go beyond the deep blackness of space into the truly unknown universe… in tiny epic galaxies: beyond the black, players have access to four new Ships that they can upgrade their original ships to. To do this, they will need to hire specialized pilots. There are many pilots to hire, each possessing a unique Special ability. Pilots are also specialized in what ships they are trained to use. Hiring the right pilot for a ship reduces that pilot's cost. The more ships a pilot is specialized in, the weaker their special ability is. Pilots are hired by spending unused dice that correspond with the four different ship types, and are worth victory points during play. Pilots are shuffled into a deck and splayed out like planets. Additionally, tiny epic galaxies: beyond the black introduces a press-your-luck exploration option for players. This allows players to venture beyond the planets and into deep Space where they might encounter dwarf planets worth victory points, or rare materials that yield resources… or they may encounter cosmic threats like solar storms, black holes, and even supernovas. Either way, exploring deep Space provides a player with exploration badges. These badges are tallied up at the end of the game and players are rewarded bonus victory points based on who has the most of a certain badge Type. They are four types of badges to collect. Tiny epic galaxies: beyond the black Also comes with additional planets and new and exciting secret missions To explore!

Review: Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black expansion review - One of the best games of 2015, in this writer’s humble opinion, was a small box full of game. Tiny Epic Galaxies, using only a deck of cards, some wooden bits and bobs, and a fistful of dice, bopped the player on the head with some seriously addictive, fun gameplay. It basically worked like this: chuck some dice, blast off your rocket ships, acquire culture and energy (the game’s two resources), colonize planets through economy or diplomacy, upgrade your empire, earn victory points. First person to 21 VP triggers end of game. Tiny Epic Galaxies is a near-perfect dice placement gem. Easy to teach and learn. Simple, but with some real choices. Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black gives players a little more meat to chew on. The expansion, which requires Tiny Epic Galaxies to play, beefs up the original game with some cool additions. Now, when a player rolls doubles, they may hire a pilot. The player will choose one of their rockets to swap for one of the cool new Advanced Ships that come in the expansion. From now on, that ship has the pilot’s special ability. Pilot abilities include things like, “This ship acquires 2 resources instead of 1.” Pilots are worth one in-game VP, and a player can hire up to four pilots at a time. Certain pilots are only able to fly certain Advanced Ships, based on which faces the player rolled doubles of. However, if a player rolls 3-of-a-kind, they may hire any pilot to hire any Advanced Ship. The other awesome thing Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black adds is Exploration. Players may activate a “move a ship” die to travel to unexplored space. Once there, they will draw an Exploration Card which will have either a positive effect (“Discovery”) or a negative one (“Danger”). If it’s a Danger Card, the player must resolve it immediately. However, if it’s a Discovery, they can either keep it or draw again, hoping for something better. Exploration adds an enjoyable “press your luck” element that lends genuine tension and excitement to the game. Players also collect badges from Pilots and Exploration cards, which are good for VP during end-game scoring. Many of the games my group played were so tight that the victor relied on VP from badges to win. It ain’t over ’til it’s over! I would place Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black in the “essential” category of expansions. There is no situation in which I can foresee myself ever again playing the base game without it. It takes an already strong game and makes it even better. Adding in the “Satellites and Super Weapons” and “Drones” mini-expansions that came with the Kickstarter versions of the base game and expansion only furthered the experience. The result was a delightfully crunchy point salad with enough choices to really get my synapses firing. Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black seems to scale well with different player counts, though with five it can get a little long. It is enjoyable for two. Like the original, the expansion is solo playable. The AI once again ranges from “for babies” to “hard af” depending on which Rogue Empire you choose to compete against. With its smooth design and interesting decisions, Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black really brings the strategy. It takes Gamelyn’s best title and knocks it even further out of the park. This game will be hitting my table on the regular for many, many years. Now I wonder if there’ll ever be an expansion to Tiny Epic Western…
Review: Makes an already great game better. - Tiny Epic Galaxies has become one of my favorite games and in its base form it's beautifully simple and portable. Beyond the Black adds just enough extra complexity and decisions making without compromising the genius of the original game. The addition of bonus point badges makes strategizing around when and how to end the game much more critical since if you end things too early your opponent's secret mission and badge collection can end up causing them to ultimately outscore you. The pilots are interesting with situational powers that can change how you decide to go about trying to win the game and the unexplored space is a tempting press your luck mechanic that can change the momentum of the game. Things can get a little convoluted if you have the mini-expansions in the deluxe edition of both the base game and the expansion but the normal retail copies of both strike the perfect balance. If I have one complaint it's that you can't quite fit all of the expansion's pieces into one of the small boxes making it less portable than the original game and that sort of defeats the purpose of the "tiny" gimmick. However the expansion makes for a richer, more intense version of a game that was already very fun.

## Features

- Tiny epic galaxies: beyond the black is a fun strategy space exploration game Perfect for 1-5 players that is easy to learn and is popular with adults, kids, teens, families, and everyone * requires tiny epic galaxies to play.
- Beyond The black is an expansion to the award winning tiny epic galaxies and introduces pilots and brand new Ships along with deep Space exploration
- The tiny epic series is one of the best small box Board game collections that captures an epic game experience in under an hour!
- Gamelyn Games takes pride in offering the highest quality components With beautiful artwork and gorgeous graphic design
- Beyond The black is a dice-driven, empire-building game about Planet acquisition, resource management, with an intense race to 21 points. Requires base game to play)

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B06Y39PZ56 |
| Are Batteries Required | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | #361,258 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #10,030 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
| Brand Name | Gamelyn Games |
| CPSIA Cautionary Statement | Choking Hazard - Small Parts, No Warning Applicable |
| Color | Game |
| Customer Package Type | Reinforced Box |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 208 Reviews |
| Edition | Standard Edition |
| Estimated Playing Time | 30 Minutes |
| Genre | Sci Fi Strategy |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00728028444780 |
| Included Components | game |
| Is Assembly Required | No |
| Item Height | 1.63 inches |
| Item Type Name | Board game |
| Item Weight | 10.88 ounces |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Gamelyn Games |
| Manufacturer Maximum Age (MONTHS) | 1500.0 |
| Manufacturer Minimum Age (MONTHS) | 168.0 |
| Manufacturer Warranty Description | No Warranty |
| Material Type | Plastic |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Players | 5 |
| Sub Brand | Tiny Epic |
| Theme | Toys & Games/Games/Board Games |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black expansion review
*by T***R on July 10, 2017*

One of the best games of 2015, in this writer’s humble opinion, was a small box full of game. Tiny Epic Galaxies, using only a deck of cards, some wooden bits and bobs, and a fistful of dice, bopped the player on the head with some seriously addictive, fun gameplay. It basically worked like this: chuck some dice, blast off your rocket ships, acquire culture and energy (the game’s two resources), colonize planets through economy or diplomacy, upgrade your empire, earn victory points. First person to 21 VP triggers end of game. Tiny Epic Galaxies is a near-perfect dice placement gem. Easy to teach and learn. Simple, but with some real choices. Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black gives players a little more meat to chew on. The expansion, which requires Tiny Epic Galaxies to play, beefs up the original game with some cool additions. Now, when a player rolls doubles, they may hire a pilot. The player will choose one of their rockets to swap for one of the cool new Advanced Ships that come in the expansion. From now on, that ship has the pilot’s special ability. Pilot abilities include things like, “This ship acquires 2 resources instead of 1.” Pilots are worth one in-game VP, and a player can hire up to four pilots at a time. Certain pilots are only able to fly certain Advanced Ships, based on which faces the player rolled doubles of. However, if a player rolls 3-of-a-kind, they may hire any pilot to hire any Advanced Ship. The other awesome thing Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black adds is Exploration. Players may activate a “move a ship” die to travel to unexplored space. Once there, they will draw an Exploration Card which will have either a positive effect (“Discovery”) or a negative one (“Danger”). If it’s a Danger Card, the player must resolve it immediately. However, if it’s a Discovery, they can either keep it or draw again, hoping for something better. Exploration adds an enjoyable “press your luck” element that lends genuine tension and excitement to the game. Players also collect badges from Pilots and Exploration cards, which are good for VP during end-game scoring. Many of the games my group played were so tight that the victor relied on VP from badges to win. It ain’t over ’til it’s over! I would place Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black in the “essential” category of expansions. There is no situation in which I can foresee myself ever again playing the base game without it. It takes an already strong game and makes it even better. Adding in the “Satellites and Super Weapons” and “Drones” mini-expansions that came with the Kickstarter versions of the base game and expansion only furthered the experience. The result was a delightfully crunchy point salad with enough choices to really get my synapses firing. Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black seems to scale well with different player counts, though with five it can get a little long. It is enjoyable for two. Like the original, the expansion is solo playable. The AI once again ranges from “for babies” to “hard af” depending on which Rogue Empire you choose to compete against. With its smooth design and interesting decisions, Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black really brings the strategy. It takes Gamelyn’s best title and knocks it even further out of the park. This game will be hitting my table on the regular for many, many years. Now I wonder if there’ll ever be an expansion to Tiny Epic Western…

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Makes an already great game better.
*by O***Y on December 29, 2019*

Tiny Epic Galaxies has become one of my favorite games and in its base form it's beautifully simple and portable. Beyond the Black adds just enough extra complexity and decisions making without compromising the genius of the original game. The addition of bonus point badges makes strategizing around when and how to end the game much more critical since if you end things too early your opponent's secret mission and badge collection can end up causing them to ultimately outscore you. The pilots are interesting with situational powers that can change how you decide to go about trying to win the game and the unexplored space is a tempting press your luck mechanic that can change the momentum of the game. Things can get a little convoluted if you have the mini-expansions in the deluxe edition of both the base game and the expansion but the normal retail copies of both strike the perfect balance. If I have one complaint it's that you can't quite fit all of the expansion's pieces into one of the small boxes making it less portable than the original game and that sort of defeats the purpose of the "tiny" gimmick. However the expansion makes for a richer, more intense version of a game that was already very fun.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great expansion, not 100% sure yet it is necessary to enjoy the game
*by N***R on August 29, 2018*

The expansion adds some cool variety to the game, however it seemed that, in a 2-player game, the added variety of ways to score points makes the game both more random, and decreases interactivity. This is because the interactivity is highest when people are competing for the same ressources (i.e. colony track) and using culture to defeat each other's efforts to do so. Having alternative ways to make points just turns the game into a multi-player solitaire. It may be that at 4 or 5 (not sure this is possible) players, the expansion adds a lot to the game, but at 2 I am not convinced. The base version of TEG is an amazing game in its own right, no need for this expansion really.

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