Friday, August 19, 2022

Tiny Epic Galaxies

The most popular of the Tiny Epic game series, Tiny Epic Galaxies, though small, is an interesting and complex game in a small package. The game primarily involves colonizing planets from your home galaxy to add the victory points required to win the game. It is, amazingly, available in an even smaller package called Ultra Tiny Epic Galaxies, which is the same game in a package the size of a deck of cards which makes it an ideal travel game.

Ultra Tiny Epic Galaxies

Ultra Tiny Epic Galaxies

There is also an expansion called Beyond the Black that adds more features like pilots, exploration cards and additional planets.

Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Undaunted: Normandy

This new highly rated military game is based on the WWII invasion of Normandy and its aftermath. Undaunted is a deck building game in which you use your cards to seize the initiative, bolster your forces, and control your troops on the battlefield. The 18 double-sided terrain boards provide a vast number of possible battle situations featuring villages, hills, forests, rivers and fields.

I first heard of this on the Foster the Meeples Youtube channel. It has a 7.8 rating on BoardgameGeeks.

See a "How It's Played " video here:

See a good video review here:

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Undaunted: Normandy was the first of a series. It was followed by Undaunted: North Africa, Undaunted Battle of Britain, and Undaunted: Stalingrad. Also available is Undaunted: Reinforcement, an expansion for either Undaunted: Normandy or Undaunted: North Africa that also provides a solo play option.