Tiny Epic Tactics

Pocket-sized tactics with box-built 3-D terrain: lead four heroes against rivals, or team up and go on an adventure.

Designer: Scott Almes
Published by: Gamelyn Games
Editions by: Siam Board Games, Pixie Games

Tiny Epic Tactics is a small-box skirmish game with a very big trick: the board is built from the game's own nested boxes. Five smaller boxes plus the box bottom sit on a map scroll and form 3-D terrain that your heroes climb, hide behind and fight across. You command a team of four, a Fighter, a Wizard, a Rogue and a Beast, and each individual hero has unique powers for movement, attacks or support. Finding the synergy in your team is the whole game. You can play competitively, cooperatively, or alone through a caves-and-lands adventure. Think of a tidy tabletop tactics duel that opens like a Russian doll.

Terrain built from the nested boxesFour hero types with unique powersCompetitive, co-op or solo

Who it's for

You like tactical skirmishes where positioning and team synergy decide the game, and you want one box that covers solo, co-op and head-to-head.

Not for you if…

You dislike take-that moments or want a long campaign. The map is compact, and fights can turn sharply.

Vibe's take

Crisp and tricky. Each turn is a small puzzle of positioning and hero combos, and the three-dimensional terrain makes every step feel like it matters.