Your first time sorting everything is going to take you a long time, especially if you aren't familiar with the game.

Your first time sorting everything is going to take you a long time, especially if you aren't familiar with the game.  Read Less

Pros:decent game pieces, however, these are made largely obsolete with the expansions.

Pros:decent game pieces, however, these are made largely obsolete with the expansions.  Read Less

Worth the low amazon price i paid.

Worth the low amazon price i paid.  Read Less

) if you can afford it and are comfortable with what it includes, pick up the ship pack one expansion as well.

) if you can afford it and are comfortable with what it includes, pick up the ship pack one expansion as well.  Read Less

Epic game, just add the ship pack one expansion (because base game ships are boring and made of cheap plastic), also add a good...  Read More

Epic game, just add the ship pack one expansion (because base game ships are boring and made of cheap plastic), also add a good mat for the flavour and enjoy.  Read Less

The ship upgrading takes awhile to get down, but it also provides a level of complexity that goes beyond unit type or army size.

The ship upgrading takes awhile to get down, but it also provides a level of complexity that goes beyond unit type or army size.  Read Less

For example, the base game comes with a sheet where you are to put down all of the ship parts, from which players will take oft...  Read More

For example, the base game comes with a sheet where you are to put down all of the ship parts, from which players will take often during the game.  Read Less

Great game if you have a gaming group to throw into the mix.

Great game if you have a gaming group to throw into the mix.  Read Less

Finally, eclipse can also be played in half the time of your average ti3 game.

Finally, eclipse can also be played in half the time of your average ti3 game.  Read Less

There is a real competition here for resources and area control, and while the contest may not be as intense or epic as some of...  Read More

There is a real competition here for resources and area control, and while the contest may not be as intense or epic as some of those other games, eclipse does offer its own share of thrills and manages to create something both fun and unique- an engaging, somewhat complex economic game that largely succeeds in presenting a cool space theme.  Read Less