Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy Board Game for 2-6 Players

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1. Arni Verified Buyer – 6 March 2024

   The game itself is amazing!
   The package came dented and torn a bit on one side though! 🙁
   

2. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 8 July 2024

   Box comes with a plethora of items: 149 lovingly sculpted miniatures, a truckload of chits, tokens and bits, and a perfect storage solution created by Game Trayz, that speeds up set up and tear down time immensely, integrates itself into the game, and leaves space for the remaining miniexpansions, that are not included in the corebox. Without the use of cards this is a watertight 4X-game, that encourages battle, exploration, invention and science in the style of Babylon 5, Perry Rhodan or Star Trek TNG. The tech-tree and ship customization are one of the many brilliant features of the game and will guarantee lots of replay value. Also it uses a procedurally generated game board. There is a LOT in this game that people have to unpack through multiple replay sessions – but given it’s complexity it is also comparatively easy to teach. And – with a 3 hour playtime for 4 players – it’s still within the timeframe of a challenging, but not physically and mentally grating gaming experience. This is a Top Buy.
   

3. Robert D. Verified Buyer – 24 August 2024

   We have nerdy game night once a month, this is becoming a regular rotation. The gameplay is simple but complex at the same time and the mechanics of the game handicap the leader and boost the trailer to keep the game close (and it does this without you consciously being aware). It’s a fantastic game, would recommend to anyone who likes fairly complex games. But still plays in a single sitting (maybe 40mins/player)
   

4. Solar eclipse board game #amazonfinds Verified Buyer – 25 August 2024

   I’ve had my copy of Second Dawn for a couple of weeks now, and I love it! I’ve also owned New Dawn (the first edition of the game) for many years, and I have the Rise of the Ancients, Ship Pack One, and Shadow of the Rift expansions for New Dawn. What I love about Second Dawn is that it takes some of the best features of New Dawn and its three expansions, incorporates those features, adds some rebalancing of the species and technologies, adjusts the rules to get rid of some of the (very few) annoying things about New Dawn, updates the graphic art, and adds storage trays for all of the many playing pieces — all to create what I consider to be an ideal version of the game. The price I paid on kidzgeek.com ($399.99) was hefty, but I didn’t want to wait for the publisher to get another print run to the US. Plus this game is in the top 100 games on Board Game Geek (so is New Dawn) and continues to work its way toward the top 20. If you want to wait for the publisher or if you can manage to find the game at a game store somewhere, you can probably save more than 50%. But again, I couldn’t wait! I wasn’t sure whether my wife would be up for a complex game like this one, but after one play she started to get the hang of it, and now it’s a favorite game for us to play. She is very familiar with the game of Scythe, and I explained the six action options of Second Dawn as being a feature just like the four action options (actually, 4×2) available in Scythe. I also explained how the population cubes are, in a way, similar to the upgrade cubes in Scythe. There are many differences between the two games, of course, but if someone can handle Scythe, that person can handle this game too. The game plays well with two players, which will be the majority of games I play with it (though I will be having a couple of friends over in mid-July for a four-player game). I have a table that is about 4×4 square, which will fit four players just fine. I don’t think I could easily fit five or six players on my table, though. I also ordered a “grippy” play mat (3×3 square) from a third-party source (apparently not available on kidzgeek.com, at least as of late June 2021 when I wrote this review). Looking forward to receiving that play mat! Overall, I would say this is a fabulous game (I rated 10 out of 10 on Board Game Geek) that isn’t cheap but worth saving your money for, or buying now if you can afford it. This game will get many, many plays at my house.

   

5. Nestor Vas Verified Buyer – 14 September 2024

   It took us 8 hours to finish our first 6 player game. 100% would recommend

   Kinda like Stellaris as a board game.

   ALSO, YOU NEED A BIG TABLE
   

6. K. Falde Verified Buyer – 13 November 2024

   Love this game. I’ve tried TI4 a couple of times which I like as well but it’s just soooo long. We can typically managed to get a 3-4 person of this game done in about 3 hours vs every time we’ve tried TI4 it turns into an 8+ hour affair. Love the exploring, the ship blueprint plans and how you can try completely different ship parts and strategies. Highly recommend getting a 4+ player game going to be able to work with allies as it definitely adds new element to the game.
   

7. Jonathon Verified Buyer – 9 March 2025

   If you like Twilight Imperium but don’t have 6 to 8 hours to play it then this is for you. Eclipse manages to give you the feel of a massive Sci fi epic and streamlines it down into a 2 to 3 hour game. Plus how each civ has its own tray with a lid is a game changer. Set up is as easy as asking what color they want and then handing them their tray that has everything they need inside. Awesome game!
   

8. Samuel Baugh Verified Buyer – 9 March 2025

   Game is fun and very well designed. The rulebook and interconnected systems flow beautifully, I almost never have rules hitchups. The included organizer trays are top-notch, cleanup is a cinch.
   

9. Jonathan Verified Buyer – 27 March 2025

   First off the most organized game ever made! Full Stop! second the play is not hard. For a game like this it flows so so well. Yes it is expensive but worth every penny. only gets 4 stars on giftable because there is a chance your grandma may not like it…she wrong but she may not like it anyway.
   

10. Yan De Repentigny Verified Buyer – 5 April 2025

    Great boardgame!
    

11. Allan Verified Buyer – 15 April 2025

    The game itself is great, but it arrived without a box or anything to protect it during delivery (just the game box and cling wrap). This resulted in some damage.