# Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black

Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 30–45 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 8.1 out of 10 by 6 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $24.00 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 30–45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 2.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2017
- **Categories:** Dice, Space Exploration, Expansion for Base-game, Science Fiction
- **Mechanics:** Push Your Luck, Action Queue, Area Majority / Influence, Set Collection, Dice Rolling
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.1 out of 10, from 6 reviews
- **Owned by:** 64 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 3
- **Unique players:** 6

**Designers:** Scott Almes

**Artists:** Naomi Robinson

**Publishers:** Gamelyn Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 24 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/tiny-epic-galaxies-beyond-the-black |
| Miniature Market | 28.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/ggbtb01.html |
| Board Game Bliss | 31.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/tiny-epic-galaxies-beyond-the-black |
| Mathom | 22.5 € | https://mathom.es/es/otros-juegos-de-tablero/55756-pequenas-grandes-galaxias-espacio-profundo-8436607943204.html |
| Svet deskovych her | 540 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/5223/male-velke-galaxie-do-neznama |
| Va de jocs | 22.5 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/pequenas-grandes-galaxias-espacio-profundo |
| Magia de Tinta | 22.95 € | https://www.magiadetinta.com/es/juegos/8257-pequenas-grandes-galaxias-espacio-profundo-8436607943204.html |
| Ludifolie | 26.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/7303-tiny-epic-galaxies-beyond-the-black.html |
| Fantasiapelit | 31.1 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_178635 |
| Alphaspel | 399 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/74489-tiny-epic-galaxies-beyond-the-black |
| Game Ninja | 399 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/tiny-epic-galaxies-beyond-the-black-expansion-en/ |

## Expansions

- [Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black – Drones Mini Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/tiny-epic-galaxies-beyond-the-black-drones-mini-expansion)

## Rules questions

### Can I assign pilots to any ship, or only to Advanced Ships?

Pilots are hired to upgrade your normal ships into Advanced Ships and are placed on your Hangar Mat tied to a specific Advanced Ship; the pilot’s ability applies only to that Advanced Ship (pages 4–5).

### If I spend dice to hire a pilot, do those dice still perform their die actions and can others follow them?

Dice activated to hire pilots are placed on the Activation Bay and are NOT used for their normal die actions; other players may only spend 1 resource to follow the action of the last die as normal, but may not follow the other die used for hiring nor follow the hire-pilot action (page 5).

### When I explore, can I keep drawing cards until I get a good Discovery?

You may take a face-up Exploration Card or reveal the top deck card; if you reveal a green Discovery you may take it and end exploration or leave it face up and draw again (up to 3 face-up cards), but drawing a red Danger ends exploration immediately and if you draw when three cards are already face up you must take the newly drawn card (page 6).

### Are Exploration cards public after I take them?

After taking an Exploration Card you resolve its effects and then collect it face down near your Hangar Mat; you may look at your own Exploration Cards but should not show them to other players (page 7).

### If my ship is on the Exploration Mat, can it explore again or be moved normally?

A ship that stays on the Exploration Mat cannot use a “Move a Ship” action to explore again, though it can acquire culture while there and may later use a Move a Ship action to leave to a planet or back to its Galaxy Mat; ships placed on a Danger Card’s track must advance via that track and cannot use Move a Ship to leave until the track is finished (page 7).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/tiny-epic-galaxies-beyond-the-black)
- [Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/tiny-epic-galaxies-beyond-the-black)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/200544)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._