Gamelyn Tiny Epic Pirate Board Game - Notorious Pirate Ship Board Games, Strategic Board Games for Adults, With Rulebook, 210 Game Pieces, and 7 Ships, Blue

The nice part about the "Tiny Epic" series of games is that they are portable because of the small box size. But looks can be deceiving because Pirates is a big game actually. Big enough that you have to pack it carefully to get it all back in there. T.E.P. is one of the better games in the series along with Galaxies, Quest, Defenders, and many would argue Dinosaurs/Zombies/Tactics.The game focuses around navigating your crew and deck hands around the board(16 rectangular cards) to sail, plunder, and attack merchant and opposing pirate boats to gain "booty" and sell that booty at markets, then bury treasure. 1st to bury 3 treasure chests wins the game. The mechanics of the game are fun and variable, for a game that is not too tough to learn and play. The rules overhead isn't too steep, but it will take a couple plays to get comfortable with them. The "Helm Wheel" has 5 actions that are randomized at the beginning of the game to make using it variable and different for each player(mostly). The set up takes some time because of all the parts of the game, so keep that in mind as a time factor.I like this game a lot. Once you get past the tedious set up and start playing it is a fun game. Lots of variability because of the helm wheel and randomized card/board layout. But, you will need a decent sized table because of the size of the game. Boxed ...it's small enough to stash in luggage for a trip somewhere. 1-4 players, but optimal might be about 3.

Arrived on time as expected. Fun little game.

As a fan of Tiny Epic games this one is now my favorite! I watched a YouTube video on rating all the Tiny Epic games. I own 6 out of 12. And this placed 1st. We brought it with us for a group road trip and everyone who played loved it. It was simple to learn and small to travel. You do need space to set it up it does take a good size table, but it is definitely the best Tiny Epic game.

I love how much game is packed into this little box. There’s a lot going on. Plenty of stuff to learn on the first play though, but the instructions were clear and easy to follow. We did need a first play through before we felt like we were ready for a real game. To me that’s not a problem. Any really good, replay-able game is going to be like that for me.I’ve not tried solo mode yet but I love that it has that option.The real metal doubloons, and the highly detailed minis helped the tiny package maintain that high quality feel you’d find in bigger, more expensive games. I felt that the color choices for the minis kinda missed. So I painted them softer more “pirate-y” tones and that helped a ton. That’s me nit-picking though.Game mechanics could use a little more incentive to fight other ships in my opinion. There was lots of selling and trading going on. The game called it pillaging. But it was almost automatic. Getting stronger didn’t effect it at all. So it felt a bit like pick-up, deliver, and get paid. That’s not the only path to victory though, so if you don’t love that, you can play other ways.Just be warned: it’s not probably the most pirat-y experience you can get from a board game. That, the learning curve, and the color choices for the minis all would make this a 4 star game for me if not for the price. You’d have a hard time finding this style of game this good for under $50 I’d imagine.

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I really wanted to love this game but it is missing some things that would make it awesome. First off the ships are cool but the sails are pretty fragile and they actually make using the wooden cubes more difficult to get in and out of the ship. I opted to just glue in the sails though because they look great but would definitely break overtime if I continued to remove and put back in the sails with each gameplay.The thing that I wish was a bit better is this game doesn't feel particularly piratey. You sail around but attacking your opponent really doesn't do a lot other than slightly upgrade your boat which really isn't necessary to come out on top.I also feel for what you are doing and what the game entails it is entirely too long for what it delivers. Very repetitive and can get boring overtime.Overall an okay game to travel with just not something that I would jump to if I wanted to feel like a pirate besting my opponents.

Definitely fits the title “tiny epic.” It comes in a small box but with many different pieces. I will say I’m impressed with the quality of the pieces as well. There are coins that are metal and the dice are patterned in a fun way. It is complex in that it is a strategy game with only so far you can plan out and you need to adapt as things happen. Overall 5 stars for game play and the great price with quality. I bought this for my husband and the two of us have played and enjoyed it. I will say that I’m not sure if I’d recommend it for travel, totally up to you. It’s in a small box but has many small pieces that might make that tricky.

A lot of adventure in a little box and with a map that changes, and the order of actions you can take, no game ever plays the same. I love the Tiny Epic games!