Celestia | Press Your Luck Game | Quick Simple Fun Games

We love this game so freaking much: it's gorgeous, easy to pick up, and plays through smoothly and with a great pace. We played it online during the pandemic and just had to have a physical copy.The only thing is that we got the French version. Thankfully my wife knows a little French, we have Google translate, and the game has no words (except the instructions), but we would have preferred the English version of it. Amazon / the seller didn't make it clear that we were buying the French version instead of the English version. It seems like others received the English version, so I'm not sure what determines what version you get.

Bought this game on a whim with same-day shipping and the family took to it very quickly (8 & 10 year old girls...plus the wifey). Our kids like mild strategy games (Machi Koro, Camel Cup, Splendor, Kingdomino) and this one fit right in. I'd say this one actually had a bit less strategy than the others mentioned...but was more fun. The press your luck angle was fun and there are enough ways to play off each other to give each player control in how the game ends (use the compass to save the ship? Use a wild or sink the ship?).Over the weekend we've played ~5-6 times already and the kids have been engaged throughout. The other benefit is that each game only takes ~10-15 minutes to complete once you get the hang of it. So far we've removed all the "special" cards (kept the wild/turbo and compass cards though) and that made it both easier to understand and less cutthroat.Lastly, this game plays better with more people and honestly only takes 5 minutes for new people to pick up on it. And because each game goes quick, new people don't have to sit through a 30-45 minute game knowing they won't win the first time through....they can play a quick 10-15 minute round and then start fresh and up to speed with everyone else the 2nd time.The only complaints (minor) are that I can see the cards getting marked over time (we'll need to find some mini-card sleeves for sure) and that it doesn't really scale down to a 2-player game well. Seems to be a better game with 4-6 compared to 2-3 players.

Just played this multiple times with my game group, fluctuating between 4 and 6 players. Everyone enjoyed it, picked up the gameplay and mechanics easily, and were happy to play several times. Definitely a winner in my group. Creative, fast (about 30 minutes), easy to learn/play, there is a balance of luck/strategy, and you never feel like the game is dragging or have a long time between turns/doing something. Nice replayability and anticipate breaking Celestia out on game nights frequently. Great components as well!

Seriously one of my all time favorite games! I feel like it’s the perfect blend of luck and strategy. It’s one that you can pick up on really quick and it has such unique game play! Plus the illustrations are fun! Just taught it to my family (a mix of gamers and non-gamers) and they ALL loved it!

From my understanding, this game is shipped from another country so it took longer to receive. Once delivered the game was just as expected! Fun game for all ages and the whole family with some beautiful artwork to pull it all together.

Even though I'm giving this game 5 star, the seller get a 1 star for shipping. I paid for the faster shipping and it went way over the shipping date, I don't write that many reviews but I had to on this matter. I know there going to be people saying it coming for UK you have to expect that, I say no on that if u pay the extra fee to get ur stuff it should be on that shipping date.The game is awesome, if u played cloud 9 then you would like this version as well. It's a very fun risk it game great on lol, really easy to teach and great for all ages kids to adults.

This is a great game. It is my most often played game of 2016 and I still want to play it some more. Every group I have shown it too has loved it, and others who played my copy ran out to buy their own. The 3D ship is great, the art is beautiful and the gameplay is fun.It's a push-your-luck game with a bit of a bluffing element to it which I love. Will your sky-ship make it to the next sky-island, or is the crazy sky-captain about to crash, ending the sky-trip for everybody? Maybe you should get off now and get a lesser treasure....

I told my kids if they ever disassembled the ship I'd eat them. The dumb thing was a challenge to assemble... from cardboard! I thought it was going to be an actual plastic peice, it's not, and it's a PITA to assemble because the sandwiched cardboard edges come apart and the image peels off of the sides. It's super cheaply made, quality is abysmal, but the game play, was quite enjoyable. I "fixed" the cardboard with book-blinding glue (which I had on-hand). I would not have been able to put the ship together had it not been for this fact. I would still recommend this game (and the addition of glue) because it's still a fun little family game. It's not our absolute favorite, but more of a 'throw it into the mix every now and again. The artwork is gorgeous! Be extra-super careful when popping the peices out, they tear very easily (I was extra-super careful and still ripped them!). Bookbinding glue works great. I added it around the edges to prevent the sandwiched cardboard from peeling apart, it worked so far!