Battleship Galaxies Review - with Tom Vasel

[Gummygrizzzlie]

Toms' daughter is going to as weird and awesome as tom.

[Barker5798]

Reminds me of Battlefleet Gothic.

[took2long]

@RallidaeCrake Tom's videos are not meant to be a digital version of the instructions...it is a review. He tries to give you a feel for the game and gives his opinion on whether it is a good game or not and if it is something you may want to purchase. If you don't like his style of reviewing there are plenty of others out there who take a more instructional approach. Appreciate your reviews Tom!

[UnknownFable]

I like HeroScape and I love EVE Online. Why have I not heard of this game!

[Charrister]

Hasbro, you've been told!!

[RallidaeCrake]

And now about 6 minutes in I learn the game is likable because of how some plastic looks, and still almost nothing of the gameplay or why that might be fun. It has cards! But we know nothing about what they do. Phrases like "You can even have boarding actions" are meaningless. What the heck is that? Do we roll some dice? Why does that matter? How does playing this game work? Really wish this had some real content.

[RallidaeCrake]

I'm three minutes in and I still know almost nothing about this game. Why not leave off the almost first minute of explaining to us you're going to do a review and tell us about the game? Like, "I liked this game." That would be a good opening sentence.

[Fr0sht3d]

Reminds me of EvE

[dorkjedi]

Wow, Tom, looking good man! Congrats on the weight loss!

[lisquidsnake]

Dissapointed Lana is hooking up with Archer...

[bobspif]

Starfleet battles if you want something like this that will make your brain turn into mush.

[TerrorWolfX]

Review 6:11

[thawhtet8]

Do you think the game has element from Movie (Boarding Party element)?

[Fatherribs2]

Wargames with hexes still being made? Yehah! I feel sorry for you folks who missed the wargaming heyday of the 70s and early 80s. We really were spoiled until Toys R Us killed the toy industry.

[barter09]

Agreed on the low ship count thing. I want an epic Star Wars Ep. 3 sized conflict. Ah heck, just make a Star Wars version of this game and I'm good. There is a lot of size and type variance in that universe, which could translate well to the game.

[Teufelaffe]

@barter09 Well, keep your hopes up that Fantasy Flight does a good job with X-Wing then. :)

[MrBraaaapp]

@1:10 thats what she said

[LordQwert]

You guys just got 5x more popular.

[DarylPell]

thumbs up if Penny Arcade brought you here.

[Draakske]

@DarylPell Jup !

[chadddada]

@DarylPell The comic strip did, I didn't even hear of this game. HA. Looks cool.

[nickademuss42]

Great game, thanks for the review, the only beef I have wit the game is the thin ship cads, I laminated mine to save them. The figures are nice, and the game dynamics are very well done.

[djAnakin]

My wife got this for myself and my 8 year old for Christmas. Thanks for the quick review! I agree, it needs more ships, or bigger ones, or smaller board.

[AlexanderTF]

would be nicer with some obstetrical like asteroids, planets and meteors ....

[Apocrypha2012]

@AlexanderTF

I'm sure you meant obstacles.

[AlexanderTF]

@Apocrypha2012 yeah sorry about that ... auto fix screwed me up ....

[codykonior]

Other people report they are able to fit everything back into the box with the insert even after putting everything on the stands. There's a picture on BGG.

[VonBaronZ]

Hi Tom, I purchased this game yesterday based on your review. Thanks for the review!

[triskhoo]

Your kids are so lucky to have a dad that spends quality time with them playing board games. Nice one. Thanks for the review too!

[chadddada]

@triskhoo My 1st child is only 21 months old but I look forward to the day I get to try and play some boardgames with her.

[igame4fun]

Looks rather interesting...I am glad to see a review of it, considering I saw it on the shelf and wanted to get it. I was curious though. Where does the 1-4 players that I saw on the box come in?

[Shirotora1979]

@igame4fun Some of the end senarios are two on one or two on two where you divide up the fleets into two different ones. Honestly its only ok since the meat of the game (out of the box) is designed for two players. Though with expansions to either these bases fleets or new races will of course change this.

[WatergazerRed]

Finally, a game that seems exciting! No offense but the recently reviewed games seemed to be all snooze-fests (not your fault-I enjoy honest reviews!). Always look forward to see more.

[maddog015]

Is this based on Battleship the movie?

[anedcav]

this games epic

[twentysides]

Thanks for the review. I also enjoy the game a lot. I hope it sells well so we get expansions for the existing fleets and couple more fleets.

[kytodd]

Two maps are included because some of the scenarios are set up to use both maps together.

[Shirotora1979]

@kytodd True but even then its kinda large for the number of ships included. I just got done playing a "Mega" game with a freind of mine. We both have sets and build 100 pt fleets with full decks for each on both boards. This REALLY changed the makeup of the game when you double the energy gain. I think its for the expansions we all hopefully know that they are comming out with.

[MoreDakka101]

ok that's a pretty cool simple game with enough rules to make it enjoyable for adults. I like it!

[Harbaugh87]

Thank you SO much for reviewing this one - saw it at the local shop and was wondering if I should pick it up. Getting to see the whole contents helped me decide!

[emau99]

I hadn't heard about this game yet! I love starship combat games, and this looks like it'll be right up my alley. Thanks for sharing!

[emilarsen]

Yet another great review Tom.... keep 'em coming... You and your family are doing a great job here :)

[ThaDoctah]

Are there optional rules to remove the insta-death red dot roll? I just don't think I'd like losing a battleship to a random E-6 with shields down.

[sabriath]

@ThaDoctah : why would you worry about the insta-death dot roll? It's 1 dot in a 10x10 grid, that is a 1% chance. If you are REALLY concerned, then I doubt taking out the mechanic would change much of the game at all.

all over 1% ...pft lol

[JEKAZOL]

@sabriath It's a 1 in 80 chance, not 1 in 100. 10 letters and 8 numbers in grid.

[sabriath]

@JEKAZOL : oooooooo...so sorry, I thought it was 2 d10s, not a d10 and a d8. But seriously, 1.25%?

[JEKAZOL]

@sabriath 1.25% eh? Got more chance of shitting yourself in-game.

[sabriath]

@JEKAZOL : My point exactly!

[flipje321]

Don’t worry about expansions its made by hasbro and sold by wizards. So if you w8 they wil come.

[poshniallo]

I really like the aesthetics of this game - it reminds me of all those military SF books such as Starship Troopers, or RPGs such as Traveller.

I do want it, but I might wait to see if any expansions are announced before buying it.

[Shirotora1979]

i bought it and have played a dozen or so times and do love it. While it really SCREAMS expand me i think its a good base game. I think with some additions and something like expert rules (rules for Raming, Ship facing and such) this game could really rock and show real longevity. The only real complain out of the box is the lack of different cards. There are too many of the same cards. I would of liked to see more one off cards and such. Either way great game.

[jross2020]

I am also not a fan how it has no support from its own website. I would be interested in seeing what will be coming out from this game. I also agree there isn't enough in the game to make it playable more then a few times. It is a very enjoyable game none the less.

[Fuzzyfoot88]

As much as I wanted to pick this up when I saw it, I also really need expansions. After buying Android, which is ok, I don't usually dive into a game anymore without at least a couple of expansions.

[skywatcher7]

Game looks great, been looking forward to your review. Live battleship, I play space miniature combat games, this looks to be a good blend of the two. And yes, expansions are a must. Maybe that's the reason for the two boards, and not double sided.

[TheVenocWarlord]

Eight more factions have been planned already. :)

[xCrimsonGear]

@TheVenocWarlord where did you hear this :O

[TheVenocWarlord]

@xCrimsonGear The Heroscapers website, where most of the designers of the game are found, posted that on the site.

[MrJoreyna]

this looks cool

[BrokenSplinter]

space banjos... the monsters

[TheMadwizz]

5:43 "Why is there a flying banjo in outer space?" LOL!

What T-shirt is Tom wearing?

[joeroyo]

looks nice, I think I'll pick this one up

[MrMightyOtter]

geeks