Terraforming Mars Board Game – Award Winning Strategic Space Adventure

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1. Mo Verified Buyer – 9 May 2024

   Excellent map expansion to TM. You get more variety in game play due to the different milestones, awards, and placement spots.
   

2. Giorgio Castellini Verified Buyer – 24 July 2024

   All reviews you will find will tell you that this expansion is great. And they are right.
   Prelude does not introduce any new mechanic, but adds flavour to the game.
   Basically you have an additional initial step during setup phase after which players end up with 2 prelude cards.
   These cards give you an edge and also shape your engine building strategy.
   Very simple and also very interesting effect on the game.
   Absolutely recommended!
   

3. Melis Erbas Rohkamm Verified Buyer – 7 January 2025

   completed my set
   

4. JM Verified Buyer – 16 March 2025

   Since Terraforming Mars came out it has been extremely popular in the board gaming community. I usually don’t jump on on the bandwagon of the hottest new board games, but this game is an exception. Pros – The theme: It is a very refreshing unique theme that keeps you engaged (who doesn’t want to be apart of making Mars a great place to live). Replayability: This game never plays exactly the same each time you play. Each game you end up playing different cards, plus you have a unique corporation that gives you an advantage in some way. There are also multiple paths to victory. I have played games where I won doing a specific strategy, but then other games I use the same strategy only to be beaten by someone with a completely different strategy. Options: There are many options of what to do with your resources in order to get points, no matter how many resources you end up with there is always something you can do. Some options are clearly better than others (but the better ones cost more, so it balances out). This adds a lot of options to your strategy, you can go for the short game, or be in it for the endgame points. Science: This isn’t really all that important, but many of the science ideas on the cards are pretty accurate. As a science teacher, this is an added bonus to know that you can play board games and learn some real science! Cons – Materials: The player mats and cards are a little thin, but it isn’t really a problem for gameplay. I just worry about the lifetime of the components. I actually laminated some player mats to make them more durable. Sleeving the cards could also help protect the cards. Also, the player mats have no way of holding the resource cubes in place so if you are not careful a little bump can mess up your player mat. Rules: Although I think the gameplay is easy to follow once you understand the rules, getting to a full understanding can take a little time (partly because there are so many options). First time I taught this to a new group it took about 30 minutes to fully explain the rules. Make sure to give the rules a good read through before you bring the game to the table. It helped me to watch a few run-through videos online. The game does include some quick help cards which are very useful. This game is definitely best for teens or adults due to its complexity. I would recommend this game to anyone who enjoys medium to heavy euro style games and wants a new refreshing theme. Some people say the game can be too mean, but I don’t think that is the case. Most of the mean actions are optional and only affect other players in minor ways. My wife dislikes any game that can be too confrontational, but she is always willing to play this game with me.

   

5. Bennett Heinemeier Verified Buyer – 7 April 2025

   Das Grundspiel ist schon Weltklasse. Diese Erweiterung bringt weitere Elemente ins Spiel. Verschiedene Karten lassen sich damit boosten. Wirklich eine tolle Erweiterung.