Planet Unknown Review

[@xshadowscreamx]

Still waiting to see if the retail edition even exists, the first KZbinr that reviews it should get a 3 point medal.

[@TheGameBoyGeeks]

When I made the video there was indirect old info on their Kickstarter page. All retail editions including the one for sale at Miniature Market include the dual layered player boards and the lazy Susan.

[@Nozdormu1982]

@@TheGameBoyGeeks it is cheaper to mass produce that anyways

[@susanscandles]

Great explanation of game. Thanks Dan. Have heard great things about this game. Seeing deluxe version makes it hard to get just regular retail copy.

[@TheGameBoyGeeks]

The lazy Susan does come with the regular copy! Their Kickstarter page was not up to date

[@MerrillWhiteKalEl]

Really enjoy this game and it scales well all the way up to 6 players.

[@TheGameBoyGeeks]

I agree Kal!

[@jamessherman7797]

I'm strongly considering this game as it meets criteria for more players (up to 6) and seems fairly easy to learn but has depth. So many good 4 player games out there yet often times our game group has more than 4 players.

[@TheGameBoyGeeks]

This definitely fits that bill James!

[@rollingwiththebeard]

Got a chace to play this at 3 players and really enjoyed it!! Glad to hear its good at 6 as well! Your opinion just put it on my "must have" list!

[@TheGameBoyGeeks]

Cool! Let me know what you think once you get a chance to play it.

[@Ltldogg69]

Thank you for this review! I can't wait to play Planet Unknown :)

[@TheGameBoyGeeks]

I think you'll love it Scott!

[@twinkle04evr]

Thanks for the video, do you like this better than Barenpark, Isle of Cats, etc?

[@TheGameBoyGeeks]

Better than Isle of Cats. Barenpark I love but that’s more like a quick 20 min filler game where this is a full 60 min game

[@uplift-yourdailypickup6424]

Cool piano! How does that work? I'm guessing you send it midi files or something? I could be wrong but I think the deluxe version is the only version of this game going to be available.

[@TheGameBoyGeeks]

Yes the piano can run off midi, or special CDs. For this I used Band in a Box and programed in the Jazz chords / songs. I'm not sure if the deluxe version is the only one, but the pre-order for Miniature Market doesn't say deluxe version but it does mention the lazy Susan, so it must at least have that!

[@Puzzu]

Thx for the review! Seems a bit too multiplayer solitaire to me though, would be fun to send meteors to other ppl or something.

[@TheGameBoyGeeks]

Other than the obvious goals you’re fighting for against your neighbors the hate drafting the tile your opponent needs when you’re the active player can be aggressive

[@Puzzu]

@@TheGameBoyGeeks Thanks, would certainly def love to try this game, but I do wonder how easy it is to look across the table to see what several other people need, where they are on the various tracks, and try to prevent them from getting the relevant tiles by hate drafting, feels like you probably end up more focusing on your own board.

[@lucduchien]

I think you are wrong about the Deluxe difference. There are almost no differences other than the rovers and life pods. The retail will have double layered boards and the lazy susan.

[@TheGameBoyGeeks]

That’s good to hear, then their Kickstarter page must not be correct. I’m glad all versions will get the lazy Susan

[@kevinwallace1374]

Yes Brandon is correct.

[@xshadowscreamx]

The company really needs to update us on a solid release date for the mythical retail edition.

[@elqord.1118]

The KS edition is missing 6 planets and some corporations. Definitely the retail version has taken a huge hit in terms of variability

[@astod7792]

I heard the meteors are too unpredictable late game. Dealbreaker for me

[@TheGameBoyGeeks]

I don't think they are unpredictable at all as you get to choose one of the two tiles (and you know which ones are coming in a 2 player game), and you're building out your planet, so you know which ones might be more at risk than others in late game. It's never been a problem for me or anyone I've ever played with.