Skip to main content
Tiny Epic Kingdoms box art

Tiny Epic Kingdoms

Game ID: GID0358289
Collection Status
Description

You are a tiny kingdom with big ambition. You want to expand your population throughout the realms, learn powerful magic, build grand towers, and have your neighbors quiver at the mention of your name. The conflict? All of the other kingdoms want the same thing and there's not enough room for everyone to succeed...

In Tiny Epic Kingdoms, a 4x fantasy game in a pocket-size package, each player starts with a unique faction (which has a unique technology tree) and a small territory. Throughout the game, players collect resources, explore other territories, battle each other, research magic, and work to build a great tower to protect their realm.

Note the Deluxe editions now have their own entries:
Tiny Epic Kingdoms: Deluxe Edition (first edition)
Tiny Epic Kingdoms: 2nd Edition – Deluxe Edition

Year Published
2014
Transcript Analysis
Browse transcript mentions, sentiments, pros/cons, mechanics, topics, quotes, and references.
Total mentions: 3
This page: 3
Sentiment: pos 3 · mix 0 · neu 0 · neg 0
Mentions per page
Top
Showing 1–3 of 3
Video 1dYYJPVMHP4 Allies or Enemies top_12_list at 5:09 sentiment: positive
video_pk 61137 · mention_pk 153635
Allies or Enemies - Tiny Epic Kingdoms video thumbnail
Click to watch at 5:09 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Compact 4X-style gameplay in a tiny box
  • Interesting asymmetry with multiple strategic routes
Cons
  • Early production and art aren't as polished as later editions
  • Expansion can fix balance, but base game has rough edges
Thematic elements
  • Empire-building with magical pathways and competitive score tracks
  • Fantasy kingdom-building with multiple race allegiances
  • Asymmetric, multi-path routes to victory
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Area Control — Players navigate three resource tracks and multiple victory-point routes.
  • area control and action selection — Players navigate three resource tracks and multiple victory-point routes.
  • card drafting — Initial card options set up various actions and strategies each round.
  • card drafting / hand management — Initial card options set up various actions and strategies each round.
  • magic track and race tracks — Advancement on tracks provides bonuses and points, influencing strategy.
  • Track advancement — Advancement on tracks provides bonuses and points, influencing strategy.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • "I found it a bit tricky because it went a bit quick my people got killed off too fast before I really got a sense of how to use them"
  • "there are a bunch of cool options with the characters and I did find them interesting"
  • "it's a 4X game all in a small box"
  • "the expansion apparently it adds a ton of this a ton a ton more to this game"
  • "two-player viability with added pieces"
  • "two-player play works surprisingly well"
  • "the follow mechanic ... keeps you invested every turn"
  • "Man the box fits the minis in that box... tardis-like"
  • "this is a Zelda vibe... Zelda e as you can get"
  • "the divisive part comes from this poker hand mechanic"
  • "the bullet dice are pretty cool"
  • "it's the best one"
References (from this video)
No references stored for this video.
Video U4mbStneq6M Going Analog general_discussion at 5:36 sentiment: positive
video_pk 12449 · mention_pk 36364
Going Analog - Tiny Epic Kingdoms video thumbnail
Click to watch at 5:36 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Compact epic experience
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Resource management and conquest
  • Fantasy kingdom building
  • Compact epic strategy
Comparison games
  • Small World
  • Kingdoms
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Area Control — control hex tiles for points
  • Dice rolling — roll dice to collect resources
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • yeah i'm also working on this crazy fast 4x space game called last light that's gonna be coming out
  • you can actually build residential buildings and double triple stack tiles to make them taller
  • it's a spin-off of the katan series
  • final score is 14 out of 20
  • you are correct it is rising sun
References (from this video)
No references stored for this video.
Video RJyT20B9VaQ Board Game Coffee general_discussion at 23:46 sentiment: positive
video_pk 6995 · mention_pk 20725
Board Game Coffee - Tiny Epic Kingdoms video thumbnail
Click to watch at 23:46 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • excellent entry point into the Tiny Epic line
  • fast and accessible with deep strategic options
Cons
  • some players find the pace a bit slow after multiple plays
Thematic elements
  • fantasy empire management with variable player boards
  • fantasy kingdom-building with warring clans
  • compact, crunchy engine-building within a tiny epic framework
Comparison games
  • Tiny Epic Galaxies
  • Tiny Epic Vikings
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • area control / hand management — Control resource-rich regions while optimizing your actions.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Tiny Epic Galaxies is by far my favorite tiny epic game
  • it's so good, I can't wait to play it
  • worldwide six games with the game hall bag—worldwide, anybody can win
  • the art is amazing
  • this game has no right to be as good as it is
  • I'll play this game anytime
References (from this video)
No references stored for this video.
Transcript Navigation
Top
Showing 1–3 of 3
View on BoardGameGeek