#terraforming Mars

[janeway-lover]

begging and pleading with the gods of card shuffling to give me the plant corporation so I can win this game

[j4gm]

World’s least complicated board game.

[tibberg]

Uhh ez egy nagyon jó játék volt most is. A Távoli Gyarmatok kiegészítő bár hosszabbá teszi a játékot, de a plusz nyersanyagok miatt jobban lehet így fejleszteni. Még talán sose volt ennyire beépítve a Mars.

Kb 3.5 óra játékidő. 97, 92, 91 pont lett a vége. Megnyertem 🤩

[typezerostudios]

You know, I didn't expect to find illustration of the wealth disparity in a board game of all places, but here we are.

I was playing Terraforming Mars, where the currency is Megacredits. Pretty much each of these is a million dollars. I was kicking ass, knew I was going to will my solo game, and decided to just start stockpiling money. No more infrastructure, no investment, just saving up my millions.

Game ended, and I had 285 stockpiled, with the equivalent of 40 more in raw materials. That's 325 million, from running an entire planet, over the course of 14 generations (around 300 or 400 years)

So why the fuck do billionaires need a thousand times that much?

Edit: Screenshot of my ill gotten wealth:

[autistic-speedbump]

Wow. Holy shit, it's bad. Not only are they NOT paying their artists after raising $1.3M, but they're training AI on the artists' work without consent. They talk about how they'd 100% support a consent-based AI model, but that those don't exist. The REASON those don't exist is because dipshits like this guy keep using and supporting the nonconsensual AI models. Holy shit.

[bribearoh]

[igotstuckinthevoidhelp]

by far my favourite board game.

[boardgoats]

7th February 2023

Blue, Jade, Plum and Byzantium were first to arrive and started by ordering food and then settled down for a chat.  Pine soon joined them, followed by Teal, Green, Black, Purple and Ivory.  With Lime tucked up in bed fending off his lurgy, and Lilac away for work, it was just Pink who was trapped on the motorway system somewhere between The Jockey and the Frozen North.  So, while food was being…

[cedarbookhs]

Red Rising lore is basically if someone won a game of Terraforming Mars by only building both the most expensive cards and the most morally questionable ones

[janeway-lover]

hey have any of you guys ever played Terraforming Mars?

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💚 greenteam Follow

guys we're planting more trees today i'm so excited

💚 greenteam

where the fuck did the saplings go

❤️ redforthewin Follow

that's for stealing my steel you bitch

💚 greenteam

BITCH WHAT THE FUCK WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE YOU FUCKING OXYGEN

❤️ redforthewin

suffer

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❤️ redforthewin Follow

ughhhhh i was trying to set up a thing but we don't have enough scientists in this damn city this sucks

💛 mellowyellowbaby Follow

wait you don't? i thought i sent one over

💚 greenteam Follow

yeah. you sent one over. and he went through my city first AND NOW HE'S MINE

❤️ redforthewin

YOU FUCKING BITCH I'M TAKING YOUR SAPLINGS AGAIN

💚 greenteam

HA! JOKES ON YOU! WE HAVE GUARDS NOW! YOU CAN'T STEAL ANY OF MY NATURE SHIT! GROW YOUR OWN FOOD ASSHOLE!

❤️ redforthewin

god fucking damn it

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🔴 mars Follow

hey why do i have politicians now?

💚 greenteam Follow

because they're stupid and make things harder for everyone

💛 mellowyellowbaby Follow

speak for yourself mate

💚 greenteam

shut the fuck up you don't even invest in the land you're only doing business shit shut up

💛 mellowyellowbaby

which one of us is winning, hmm?

💚 greenteam

.......

i hate you

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💙 blue-is-better Follow

you're welcome for getting this damn planet to a livable temperature

💚 greenteam Follow

thank you

❤️ redforthewin Follow

thank you

💛 mellowyellowbaby Follow

thank you

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💙 blue-is-better Follow

why am i getting ads to buy a pet from one of jupiter's moons

💛 mellowyellowbaby Follow

i'm sorry are you saying you WOULDN'T want an alien dog?

💙 blue-is-better

you know full well there are not aliens in this solar system

❤️ redforthewin Follow

there's gotta be some aliens somewhere tho. they've GOTTA have dogs.

💚 greenteam Follow

#and i mean also. i'd like to. well. you know. ahem. if you know.

dude stop simping for aliens in the tags

❤️ redforthewin

THEY'RE OUT THERE SOMEWHERE I KNOW IT

💚 greenteam

THE ALIENS ARE NOT GONNA FUCK YOU, YOU'RE NOT THAT COOL

💙 blue-is-better

what the fuck happened to my post

💚 greenteam

sorry mom

❤️ redforthewin

#he started it

HEY

#i mean the kid is right i DID start it #but way to throw me under the bus

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💛 mellowyellowbaby Follow

WE CAN GO OUTSIDE AND BREATHE THE AIR FINALLY HOLY SHIT

❤️ redforthewin Follow

THIS IS SO GREAT I LOVE IT WE CAN BREATHE

💚 greenteam Follow

ahem

💛 mellowyellowbaby

siiiiiiiigh thank you for being so obsessed with plants and trees and for giving us oxygen

💚 greenteam

you're welcome

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🔴 mars Follow

hey uh follow up to the "why do i have politicians?" post...

why am i green? i'm supposed to be red y'know. kinda known for it.

💚 greenteam Follow

because we want to be able to live here duh

and you have oceans again so that's cool right

🔴 mars

oh. uh. thanks?

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[aurora-veil]

my contribution

[fridge-reviews]

Terraforming Mars - Blast Review

Developer: Artefacts Studio Steam Deck Compatibility?: Playable Rrp: £15.49 (Gog) £15.99 (Epic) £16.75 (Humble and Steam)

Every year I try to add in one board game that has been adapted into a video game. Why? Because board games are fun and can really bring friends and families together. Digital versions of them can be just as good and in some cases better because they often have some kind of mobile port allowing you to play on the go. Of course sometimes the porting of the game is badly done, perhaps the game is buggy and glitches out, or runs insanely slowly or perhaps its online functionality is badly optimised. Now I don’t tend to mention online when it comes to games because, frankly, I feel that the very act of playing with friends like that makes even the worst games somewhat palatable. However, in the case of this game I would be remiss in not mentioning that, from what various user reviews have mentioned, the online in this game has a nasty tendency to crash. So if you wish to play online, perhaps avoid this game.

Ok, now that I’ve covered that, let’s talk about what this game does right. This game plays exactly like the physical board game though with the added niceties that it will handle the micromanagement for you. Playing ‘locally’ in a pass and play manner is a lot of fun and works well with other people or if you want to play the game alone you can add up to three AI opponents. There’s also a specific solo play mode that sets you the goal of completing the game within 14 turns.

So how does one complete the game, or more importantly win? You do this by taking up to two actions on your turn. These actions can be playing a card, doing an action a card allows or doing a project (an action anyone can do without a card). These cards will influence the resources you and your opponents have which in turn allow you to increase one of three meters. The three meters you’re attempting to raise are the Temperature, O2 levels and number of oceans. Once all three meters are full the game ends and points are totted up. The one with the most wins.

Yeah, I glossed over a lot of the rules there, but that’s are the extremely simplified version. I’ve been playing this game on and off for months now. Both on my phone and on the PC (no idea if there is crossplay there). The game runs pretty well and it’s a lot of fun, but remember I am playing only in single player or in a pass and play manner NOT online.

---- If you’d like to support me I have a Ko-fi, the reviews will continue to be posted donation or not.

[whovian223]

Friday Night Shots - Boardgame Arena

Friday Night Shots - Boardgame Arena

I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking “Dave, you really shouldn’t wear green because it really makes you look hideous.” And I would agree with that! You’re also thinking “Dave, what’s this? Two Friday Night Shots posts in a row? What’s gotten into you?” And I would respond with “Inspiration, baby! Inspiration.” Also the realization that I really need to keep writing or my writing…

[tabletopbellhop]

New #Boardgame #Unboxing

Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition from Stronghold Games

This is what you get if Terraforming Mars and Race for the Galaxy had a baby, and what a beautiful baby it is!

[reaperlight]