 Those of you who have been watching me for some time will remember the board game reviews I used to do and You will remember how I always wanted to do a complete playthrough of one of these things Well, this is the first time I've had the opportunity to experiment with this and here are the results You will note that my co-host and I are playing the game Incorrectly stick around to the end of the game and I will be back with a few things to say about that This this video is going to be a proof of concept for Board game play videos Which I wanted to do for some time and Christian here is going to help me tell them who you are and The store that you run here. Well now I'm panicking because I wasn't expecting this My name is Christian White and I own game night lounge your board game cafe slash bar in Portland, Oregon and Yeah, we're into anything that is board gamey and And not a store. I'm sorry and not a store. We don't sell board games Yeah, it's all a few board games, but that's not our that's not our idea. I posted the video Sometime ago. It was a walkthrough of What he's got running here anyway the plan was to Do a playthrough of this battle star galactica? Board game, which I did a review of on this series a few years ago and I ordered this a Second copy of the game off of eBay my original isn't is in a storage in Florida and We opened up the box yesterday and both of us gasped out loud. Yeah at How all the cards are unpunished and punched everything's unpunished. Yeah We said we can't we can't do this. Yeah, so we're stymied. We don't know what to do. Yeah, I mean Can't ruin that replay. It has collectible value. So So anyway, I had bought another game for Just such an emergency space 1999 This is a Another vintage Milton Bradley game that I've been seeing on eBay on and off of three years and Again opened up this this one for the first time yesterday when I brought it to show it to Christian and You see how big the box is? I was surprised at how big the box is when it came in and Discovered the reason the box is so big is because the game board has this Rotating field like a pop-up book and keep looking up there Normally they wouldn't have and they can't fold it. Yeah, so the box has to be big. Oh, and the the seller included this vintage Dynamite magazine Good for a laugh This appears to have everything here to have all the pieces here So that's what we're gonna do And here's the Instructions, yeah, we'll get a good shot a good still shot of the instructions here And and one of those games that just happens to be like wood dice. Yeah, she is Really? Yeah, just yeah, and one to three so no no six size on the six-sided dice Okay All right, let's read through the rules first of all you become a commander and Launch your fleet of eagles in space you guide your eagles through the ever-changing space trying to land them on your target planet Strategy and chance determine whether your fleet of eagles complete this and you've never seen space. No, I have never witnessed it The object is to be the first commander to land all your eagles on your target planet. Okay The board the planning board consists of a movable space disc That rotates in either direction by the throw of the dice The outer part of the board does not move I'm glad they explained it. Yeah, don't don't orange In each corner there are planets with their own launching pads of circles having two colors the outer color of the circle is your home planet Color your home planet color and your matching color eagles are launched from this spot The color in the center dot indicates the target planets color upon which your eagles must land So these are all of the individual players colors, right? Right, so the outer color is the color of our eagles our home planet and the inner color is the color of our target Okay, is that what he is that what that's that that's what I heard That's what I heard so the dice the dice is numbered one two three in red and green Yeah, yeah, yeah red that green one To indicate the number and the direction of rotation the space disc moves Hmm. All right, so that's probably what this is. Yeah. Yeah red and green lines. I need to stop Okay to start place your color eagles on your launching pad. I guess we let's pick a color Green place your color eagles on your launching pad the outer color is your launching pad Okay, so you'll be over here All right, yeah, your mission is the target planet in the opposite corner. Okay, okay, so I got a good Right, all right. Oh, that's probably the inner color Okay, so your path has to change constantly to adjust to the okay interesting. I like that. Yeah Turn the space disc until a black line lines up with white lines between the arrows between the arrows and I see a black line over here. So there we go Does it look right? Yeah, yeah, yeah This is an interesting dynamic. I've never seen before you so do we each get four equals? Did it say I don't remember we have one two I have three in total discs, so Three stands. Yeah, three stands. Oh four stands. All right. So yeah, more than likely will be all wait I only have three Do you see another yellow one? No, I do not so you might be missing a yellow. Yeah I'll take a blue one in its place Looks like blue only has three two So if we wanted to play with four players, we'd be well, we'd make something. Hey, it makes it Are there enough? You got enough for red eight nine ten twelve Yeah That's interesting there's not quite enough for four players it looks like They may be missing parts the value of your game is just dropped Yeah, the ten dollars I paid for yeah Okay, roll the dice high number goes first and the other players follow and turn clockwise I got Okay, so you go first When it's your turn launch one of your eagles into space Along the line from your launching pad in any turn you may move only one eagle one space Unless that space is occupied by your own aren't opponents eagle then you may jump over one or more eagles multiple jumps that says Straight ahead or at an angle provided there are the vacant dots between each of the eagles like you get that like checkers Yeah, yeah, and it could be your eagles or someone else After each players had a turn around ends and the dice is thrown to turn the space disc The space disc must be rotated the number of lines In the direction indicate about calling the dice. Okay. Yeah, we get it When a three of either color is thrown the space this does not move Hmm so You know what they probably play tested and discovered that was too much You just had a blank spot on the But but then we wouldn't know to move three See we wouldn't know To when a three of either color is thrown The space this does not move and remains as is until each player has again had this turn Roll the dice again after each round is played Your eagle may leave space. It says It may leave space and land on your target planet when In your turn your imposition to follow a line into that planet. You cannot land on another planet Okay, we have to go straight across here. Okay. Yeah, you can If you're the first commander to successfully land all your eagles on your target planet you win the game So all your eagles have to go man. All right. Yeah Maybe that's why three was too much games never ended that well, but that also makes him move three Anyway, all right, I get it. Well, we can still move three. This just doesn't rotate Okay. All right. All right. Are we ready? All right. Okay. You roll first. So all right Let's see this go down. So I got a red two. So I will move two spaces. Is that correct? Yeah, all right. So let's go one two and then and then it's my turn. Oh We roll separately for the After we each have a turn we roll separately for the disc. Oh, okay. Okay three three Okay, now we roll But give it a roll. Okay for the disc. So two green. All right. That was one, right? That was one two Okay Okay, that moved you closer and me farther. Mm-hmm. Okay. All according to plan. Okay, roll again Oh, I don't know. It's supposed to be you like it's just a Yeah, so I rolled first and now you roll second No, I rolled and moved. Okay. So it's your turn to roll three green So I think you can either move the one that's already in space or a new one. Oh, I see. So we only roll once To rotate this entire right. Oh, I thought it would be yeah, okay. I understand we rotate between Between and I can separate my movements so I can move one two three Or I have to be single when it's your turn launch one of your eagles in space Then you may jump over one more eagles Let's see In any turn you may move only one eagle one space Unless that space is like hmm So we got some wacky rules. Yeah Are you hearing that right like I'm hearing yeah, yeah It's just saying I can move only one eagle one space But I'm assuming that what it means is I can move one eagle as many spaces that I roll Well, you might be assuming you're wrong. I could be you know what the thing the Rule might be to get you to move your eagles as a group because you can jump your own eagles. That's true I guess that's true. Yeah. Okay. So We'll let me start again. No, no, we can continue on Okay, so I'll just move this guy. I'm gonna move one two three like that. Okay You want to continue with Moving this this number of spaces. Yeah, instead of just one. Okay Well, isn't that correct though? We I'm interpreting this is saying you can only move each eagle one space Unless you're jumping Like checkers, okay Yeah It'd be a slow see when it it says when it's your turn locked when your eagles in space In any turn you may move only one eagle one space. I Guess so it doesn't say anything about rolling the dice to move your your eagles. All right. No, I think you're right Why would I even roll the die that for the disc, but that would be just at the end of both of our turn Yeah Interesting, but that would just be slowly Dating where it might be go the other way Yeah, true But then you're right Why would there be a three on the thing if the disc doesn't move three back in the day? I don't think they thought these things through If if you're watching this and you have made space 1999 please please contact us and explain the rules, okay? Well, let's continue doing it the way we started. Okay. All right, so I roll our whole I roll the one So I'll move this one Okay, okay, now we're rolling now. We're going to move the To green Okay, and see this is pushing you toward one black and blue to All right green stern rolling a red three, but it's just three move right so I'm gonna go One two three All right green two Do we have to count this as a I would think so I would think so. I mean you had your starting positions Red one red one. All right. All right Two so one two Two two for me, okay roll again for the Straight okay, so it doesn't move. Oh, yeah, that's right. Okay, because so three's not enough. Yeah Roll roll again. All right To so I go one To yeah, and make it on to the board. I think Okay to Um To okay. All right for the board. So what I'm getting just so far is this game would be much different with more players Because you'd be hopping around. Yeah, yeah, yeah All right, so yeah three No, it doesn't move three. Oh, that's right. He's not number. Yeah move again. I'm sorry Just against everything I was ever All right one two the board Red one one green's gone Clockwise Okay, the board green one to the board So nothing nothing. All right, so for green Go to I'm gonna go One I'm gonna hop to Yeah, first hop it looks like Trying to cut across the board by going through the inner circle doesn't help you know, there's too many Yeah, there's too many spots to stop. Yeah, and the inner circle, but it would allow you to maybe hop and if there were four players Yeah, then it'd be much different game Yeah, okay three So One two three Yeah, okay Yeah, and for the board green one, so I'm getting getting some good faith in green rotating clockwise all right one two three and for the board Got a green one green one three just go one two three You're definitely rolling better than I am. Uh, it's all about the rotation of the board moves all your guys. Yeah board Red one red one. So first. I think it's the first counterclockwise In a while So back in this day really they're all about like boards that spun or rotated dice that rolled and like little pieces that you moved that's that that's all I got from Game is being back Did I do to yep, let's do green Three One Green yeah, I'm you know keeping true to the rules. Yeah Okay Push this guy in the back For the board at one Just going back and forth get something like this by that One onk to Board great nothing. Oh, yeah One two two One two One two Board two two two three All right, I think that's it. All right, this is game Thing is like this is one of those games where I don't know if exact yeah Out matters. Yeah, and it doesn't I don't think it really stated in the rules Your first command and land all your eagles Your eagle may leave space and land on your target planet when on your turn You're in a position to follow a line onto that planet It doesn't say yeah, it's one of those games like it's for kids like they just put some sort of rules in there Yeah, okay, so I guess you won that one if we were playing the rules, right? Mm-hmm. I Like this dynamic of I like that a lot. I like that. I don't necessarily Like the way they built it into the rules again if we're reading it, right? And we will not know until whoever makes this game contacts us space 1999. Yeah made in the year of 1976 Somewhere from the Milton Bradley company. Yeah, please contact us and let us know. Yeah, okay All right And no rude troll messages, please Only actual Milton Bradley trolls Okay, that's it That's it space 1999 1976 board game Milton Bradley. Thank you Christian No problem for letting me film this in the dank basement at the game night lounge Hey, John and Visit his website. What's the website pdx game night calm game night spell with a K night spell with a K We won't be confusing. Yeah This was a this was a test just to see if I could do this. I think I think you went pretty well I hope it was entertaining. I suspect it wasn't very yeah, but but okay Hello, goodbye Okay, as I said at the beginning and as I'm sure you picked up yourself We were definitely playing the game wrong We realized it early on but we unfortunately chose to continue to play with our mistaken impression of the rules even though I Repeatedly read out loud the line about the game pieces moving only one space at a time It wasn't until I got home later I was thinking to myself that the layout of the board was very similar to Chinese checkers And then it struck me. This is Chinese checkers. It's a variation on Chinese checkers The board layout is almost identical The goal is identical to move all your pieces to the opposite corner and the movement of the pieces should be identical Each player moving one piece one space or jumping the variation is of course that between rounds The center of the board rotates Arbitrarily now just like Chinese checkers only two people playing is very boring and very quick That's one thing that we were right about if there were more people playing and playing Correctly it would have been much more interesting. There would have been much more strategy and the rotating board would have been Interfering with everybody's strategy and it would have been much more interesting Okay, thanks for watching Please become a sponsor go to the 30 second sci-fi 50th dot ST where you can make a one-time donation or become a monthly sponsor Thank you. Bye