Planet Unknown Review - The Polyomino Game I Waited Two Years For

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Our planet has run out of resources, and we are forced to move. We have discovered a series of planets and sent our rovers to test their environment with the hope of colonization. Our rovers have confirmed 1-6 viable colonization options.
Planet Unknown is a competitive game for 1-6 players in which players attempt to develop the best planet. Each round, each player places one polyomino-shaped, dual-resource tile on their planet. Each resource represents the infrastructure needed to support life on the planet. Every tile placement is important to cover your planet efficiently and also to build up your planet's engine. After placing the tile, players do two actions associated with the two infrastructure types on the tile. Some tile placements trigger "meteors" that make all planets harder to develop and prevent them from scoring points in the meteor's row and column.
Planet Unknown innovates on the popular polyomino trend by allowing simultaneous, yet strategic turn-based play via the Lazy S.U.S.A.N. space station in the center of the table.
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TimeStamps:
0:00:00 - Overview
0:08:00 - Ease of Play
0:08:50 - Player Count
0:09:45 - What I Like
0:14:29 - What I Don't Like
0:17:20 - What I Can See Others Not Liking
0:18:48 - Final Thoughts
0:20:32 - Recommendations
0:21:05 - Play Planet Unknown For Free
5.0 - My absolutely favorite games. You can pry them out of my cold dead hands.
4.5 - Love this game! At the same time missing something that would make it a 5. Could be hard to table, lacking variability, a little light, etc.
4.0 - Really great game, almost always keeping, although has meaningful complaints as to what takes away from the experience.
3.5 - Really enjoyed, don't love it, may lose out to better games but the idea of never playing again is a bit sad.
3.0 - A good game, would play and suggest with the right people, if I never played it again wouldn't lose any sleep.
2.5 - A game I'd play again , but will never suggest it myself
2.0 - A game I don't want to play again
1.5 - A game I can't find any reason to recommend
1.0 - A game that is just bad.
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@familymeeple Жыл бұрын

Hey Alex, thanks for the review (as always! ). Just managed to pick up a copy of this at UKGE to play solo and for family play - appreciate the simple, solid gameplay "out of the box" with options to mix and add complexity (my family being non gamers but able to handle and enjoy gateway games confidantly). Looking forward to playing with my wife and daughters and diving into its solo play.

@EE-te8zo 2 жыл бұрын

One other feature for variety is the inner tray can be lifted and rotated to change the tile pairings in each depot. I haven’t tried changing the pairings yet, so don’t know how much impact there is, but it’s there to use.

@ChadHensley 2 жыл бұрын

Glad that the wait wasn't in vain. There's be a lot of games delayed the last couple of years and thankfully the ones I have received were definitely worthwhile. Thanks for the perspective on this one. Kind of wish I bought it now. I wasn't really into polyomino games when this was on Kickstarter and now I love them.

@matt_stowball 2 жыл бұрын

It was your late pledge video that made me get this and partly because I really wanted to help an indie designer who was struggling with the new rising costs. Can't wait for my copy to arrive

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy it!

@grodd1016 2 жыл бұрын

I remember play testing this when the planets were pizza boards, glad to see it finally in production. Great review.

@justagirlwhogames949 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. We've also talked about how easy it would be to implement a Cascadia-like system with points being awarded on each terrain type at the end of the game, just to make the placement and tile selection decisions a bit more crunchy as you are deciding which objectives to chase based on what your neighbors are doing. This will be my go-to for short play and higher player counts. At lower player counts, however, I much prefer Isle of Cats or The "Beast" of Odin. ha

@emspring 2 жыл бұрын

Ended up getting the neoprene planet maps when they were available. Much better than the thin planet cardstock, but I don't know where to store them.

@dougwarr9459 2 жыл бұрын

I backed this on KS. Absolutely love it!!

@beornthebear9023 2 жыл бұрын

Feel very similar. Couple component issues but a really good game and the high variability, quick play and ability to play high counts and two make it a keeper

@jettryker 2 жыл бұрын

I received my shipping notice today! Excited to try this one.

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@familymeeple 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Alex, thank you for the overview and review. My friend just got this and I confess it completely passed me by. Looks great! (all be it maybe a little "cheap"). Love the idea of real simple stuff to get the kids round the table with the ability to apply "add-ons" for more strategic / "big people" play 😉 I wonder, something not touched on, is there potential for AP much? (Thinking about your comments regards speedy simultaneous play)

@CheddahSlammer 2 жыл бұрын

This game does looks really good. probably will get it if it comes back in a more deluxe way.

@nanibly Жыл бұрын

I was able to score a retail copy. This is the only space themed game in my collection (not a space fan), but one of the most FUN and interesting games in my vast collection. What a surprise; I wish I could get the neoprene gamemats. I heard they are going to launch another campaign in 2023…I hope so! I am mostly a sologamer and this plays well solo as well. Easy teach. Tons of replay options.

@crivgil 2 жыл бұрын

Didn't have any polyomino game, and isle of cats didn't appeal to me, so I backed this and I really love it

@JendersGaming 2 жыл бұрын

Ah this game looks great! Can't wait to try it.

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

It's a solid one.

@wafflequiz4967 Жыл бұрын

What's on the top shelf? The one with the purple and blue box?

@riddlesphinxx 2 жыл бұрын

FYI: This game (Limited Deluxe version) is currently available as a late pledge! That reminds me, Alex, when's your next Late Pledge video planned for? I love those :)

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

Hoping next two weeks

@matissmatiss3126 2 жыл бұрын

I backed this game based on your initial thoughts, and it did not dissapoint, this is such, such a great game. It is simply amazing. The best polyomino game there is at the moment imho.

@RiHa_Games 2 жыл бұрын

Oeh like to hear your thoughts on it, late pledge because you told me to, still contemplating the planet play mats, didn't catch the first run and the second is sold out for Europe

@flashburn2012 2 жыл бұрын

Complained about the component issues in my copy and after one email from the designer and owner of Adam's Apple Games he ignored me. I love the game but after such terrible customer service I'm going not going to give him any more of my money. All of my corporation boards are basically falling apart and he tells me that's within their margin for quality control.

@aSyphodias 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like a fine game but I already had isle of cats and didn't feel the need for another polyomino game yet. Even more so now with the isle of cats expansions.

@twinkle04evr Жыл бұрын

I waited for this for two years as well, love the game, but I agreed that the boards are very thin and some pieces don't fit ( Not sure you mentioned this). Thanks Alex!

@mkietzmann 2 жыл бұрын

Planet Unknown was the first time ever I came close to backing a game. Great review, but I'm still not sure. Btw, I recently saw this for less than $50 at one of the bigger online stores, for those interested.

@synnarc 2 жыл бұрын

I think you forgot to put the link to Sovranti in the description.

@ilqrd.6608 2 жыл бұрын

Of course this is what happens when I don’t back a game for once

@PestiferousJoe 2 жыл бұрын

Yes finally a nod to Cosmic Colonies.

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

Yep :)

@npckse8508 2 жыл бұрын

While it has a lot going on component wise, this is a solid game. I think I like it more than Barenpark and I love the variability what with the different corps and planets. I am sure there is a world where they could have done this smaller and cheaper, but I think they struck a good balance. Heavy cardboard mats likely would have warped the moment they left the box. Neoprene would be cool, but cost prohibitive.

@ByDylanYoung 2 жыл бұрын

I completely agree with your review, gamewise and component-wise. Glad to have it but a bit disappointing that it feels like a production quality is from the 70s, when they cared less about the longevity of games.

@RBproductionsss 2 жыл бұрын

If you end up parting ways with it, let me know! I would love to try it out this summer before the full release in July.

@whytemeet 2 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite polyomino game now.

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

Nice :)

@donnab6391 2 жыл бұрын

Floodgate Games is the publisher for Sagrada and Cosmic Colonies.

@koonfasa 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to combine this with Foundations of Rome.

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

Wait, combine it?

@MarkThould Жыл бұрын

Where did you get your awesome T- shirt?

@BoardGameCo Жыл бұрын

www.meeplescrossing.com/products/coffee-beans-board-games-t-shirt

@MarkThould Жыл бұрын

@@BoardGameCo thanks for the link! I do very much like your fashion sense-your ponchos are very cool as well.

@HeadintheGame Жыл бұрын

Late game meteors can be incredibly impactful. Ha!

@BoardGameCo Жыл бұрын

@nkesteren 9 ай бұрын

You mentioned a online board game subscription site but didn't put a link to it... Sophenthy?

@BoardGameCo 9 ай бұрын

Sovranti

@HeeeeySteve 2 жыл бұрын

Some polys don’t fit in my compartments which is worse than quality of the tiles in my opinion. It bends the polys. Really annoying.

@zmollon 2 жыл бұрын

I will just deal out public goals then shuffle and deal out the rest of the deck amongst all players for private goals to be REAL constricted 🤪

@xshadowscreamx 2 жыл бұрын

50 private goals per player at the minimum.

@andrewzielinski399 2 жыл бұрын

The player board looks bowed from the shadow being cast - that would annoy me :(. So sad about the poor component quality so it’s going to be a miss for me.

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

Well it's not that bad, I definitely wish it was better. But the game is awesome so I'm okay with it

@julianthor4988 2 жыл бұрын

Cascadia is more elegant. Azul 4 is more brainburning, very elegant too. But planet unknown just makes fun. Like the game a lot. Wasn‘t that a one man Project?

@morio9284 2 жыл бұрын

Can somebody recommend me a boardgame that is like Xcom 1 and 2 (current new) pc games, i really like the mission system and battle mechanics.

@saveversus 2 жыл бұрын

The sharp corners on the corporations and planets are going to wear away and make the game look even more used.

@dougwarr9459 2 жыл бұрын

Only if you play it a lot and enjoy it!!! Hope that doesn’t keep you from playing a very fun game.

@prijomoj8854 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Alex can u make video about divinity original sin board game, game really changed direction for 180° mid campaign and they literally do updates once in 4-6 months , from update where they changed game totally they literally didnt gave any updates

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

I finally gave up and asked for a refund

@prijomoj8854 2 жыл бұрын

@@BoardGameCo i done it 2 months ago, was supper into it because it is my fav pc game and was excited for minis but unfortunately new game design is not something i was hoping for. I think video about it would be nice so people who are still on verge of refound can get professional opinion

@FrancoisLandryCorbin 2 жыл бұрын

Nice review. Pretty much exactly my thoughts on the game, that I wrote on BGG in my collection. For now, it's a 8.7/10 for me (yes I have a 10 point scale with decimals!).