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Planet Unknown is a competitive polyomino tile-laying game for 1-6 players where each player develops their own planet. Players place oddly shaped tiles from a rotating tray in simultaneous turns, terraforming their planet, managing resources, and advancing on various tracks to create the most suitable environment.

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The Verdict

based on 28 reviews

Positive 0%
Simultaneous play and reduced downtime due to the Lazy S.U.S.A.N. tile dispenser.
Engaging polyomino gameplay with satisfying tile placement and cascading actions on resource tracks.
High replayability offered by a variety of asymmetric corporations and planet boards.
Plays well across all player counts.
Can take up a significant amount of table space.
Rulebook clarity could be improved.
Some component quality concerns (e.g., plastic bits, thin planet boards) and storage challenges due to an oversized box.
Potential for imbalance with certain asymmetric options and the game ending abruptly.
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Board Game Rundown, AndrewVideo

The reviewer enthusiastically praises Planet Unknown, highlighting its unique asymmetric gameplay, intuitive rules, and gorgeous production. They consider it a perfect game, despite a minor hypothetical concern about balance that hasn't impacted their enjoyment.

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Board Game Dad, Board Game DadVideo

The video reviews the physical board game Planet Unknown, highlighting its engaging mechanics and excellent production quality. The reviewer praises its simultaneous gameplay and intuitive design, declaring it a fantastic and essential family game.

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Zatu GamesArticle

The reviewer highly praises Planet Unknown as a brilliant and clever polyomino game, highlighting its innovative lazy Susan mechanic for fast-paced, tactical gameplay with minimal downtime. They highly recommend this deep and fun game for all experience levels, noting its high replayability.

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Nerds of the West, Nerds of the WestVideo

This video from Nerds of the West provides a thorough review of the Planet Unknown board game, covering its features and mechanics. The reviewers offer a strong positive verdict, highlighting the game's value and recommending it as a worthwhile addition to a collection.

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boardgamecloset, Rod and JimmyVideo

Reviewers enthusiastically recommend Planet Unknown for its enjoyable gameplay and high replayability, thanks to diverse asymmetric boards and corporations. Its engaging simultaneous play for up to six, unique "Lazy Susan" component, and accessible strategic depth are highly praised.

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The Dice Tower, Tom VaselVideo

Tom Vasel enthusiastically praises Planet Unknown, highlighting it as a fantastic and fun polyomino game that stands out in its genre, and states it is one of his favorite polyomino games he has ever played, expressing a strong desire to play it repeatedly.

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3 Minute Board GamesVideo

This video provides a quick review of the physical board game Planet Unknown, detailing its tile drafting and placement mechanics. It praises the game's accessibility, adjustable difficulty, and the unique Lazy Susan tile dispenser.

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eNVy Board Gaming, The Hungry GamerVideo

The reviewer enthusiastically recommends Planet Unknown, highlighting its quick setup, satisfying simultaneous gameplay enabled by the innovative Lazy Susan mechanism, and its position as one of the best polyomino games he has played.

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Board Game Hangover, YiannisVideo

Board Game Hangover reviews the polyominoes space game Planet Unknown, highly recommending it as a fun, beautiful, and easy-to-teach game. The reviewer considers it a must-have and ranks it among their top games.

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BoardGameCo, BoardGameCoVideo

This video offers a comprehensive review of the physical board game "Planet Unknown". The reviewer expresses high anticipation for the game, suggesting a very positive overall impression of this polyomino title.

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Game Boy Geek, Game Boy GeekVideo

The reviewer highly praises 'Planet Unknown' as an amazing game, highlighting its significant depth despite simple mechanisms, particularly loving the asymmetrical player boards and abilities which elevate the gameplay.

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Tumbleweird, Brendan QuinnArticle

The reviewer considers Planet Unknown a fantastic game that fills the niche of high player count, engine-building games with easy teaching and great replayability. They praise its clever components and simultaneous actions, strongly recommending it.

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