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Terraforming Mars

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Terraforming MarsAccording to Board Game Geek's ratings, Terraforming Mars is the fourth best board game of all time, right now! That's high praise indeed for Jacob Fryxelius' pride and joy. It balances a blend of hand management and card drafting that's all driven by economic resource management, and it culminates in territory building on the red planet. Yes, Mars is the setting here (oh, you'd already guessed?), and, much like Elon Musk's plans at the time of

According to Board Game Geek's ratings, Terraforming Mars is the fourth-best board game of all time, right now! That's high praise indeed for Jacob Fryxelius' pride and joy. It balances a blend of hand management and card-drafting that's all driven by economic resource-management, and it culminates in territory-building on the red planet. Yes, Mars is the setting here (oh, you'd already guessed?), and, much like Elon Musk's plans at the time of writing, you're a corporation looking to make the fourth planet habitable for the human race in the futuristic 25th century. Mars begins the game in its current state: it's an inhospitable host, with the temperature being far too cold for life to thrive, there's a severe lack of oxygen and there are not enough oceans. It's your job to contribute towards fixing these three factors, transforming Mars into a planet that more resembles Earth. When these three characteristics have met their goals, the game will end, and whoever has amassed the most points will be the winner. Hopefully by this point you will have built various technologies, earned set collection rewards and you'll have a healthy bank balance (terraforming ain't cheap, you know). Over 200 different Project Cards drive Terraforming Mars. A round begins by players being dealt cards, and then they decide if they want to pay 'megacredits' to keep some or all of them. It will also cost you 'megacredits' to play the card (think of it as 'funding' the project, itself), so money-management is always tight. At the start of each round, players will receive 'megacredits' equal to their current Terraform Rating (which count towards your points at the end), so you'll want to increase this as soon as possible. Some projects offer game-long benefits, while others can count towards achieving certain immediate goals. Others also produce resources such as steel, or plants. Players each have player boards to manage their own resources, to further improve their ever-growing tableau of projects. The brilliant thing about all of these Project Cards is that some of them cannot be completed until certain factors have been triggered, such as Mars' temperature reaching a certain degrees, or a particular oxygen percentage is met. Other cards have to occur before certain landmarks are hit, making it quite the efficient race. Should you pay the 'megacredits' now, even though you can't use the card at the moment? Will you even get to complete the project in time? Asymmetrical starting powers are available, too (recommended for those with a few plays under their belt). These also add further cards into the mix. Players might want to also consider acquiring separate expansions - Hellas & Elysium, and Venus Next. One thing's for sure: Terraforming Mars provides a truly absorbing theme. It's so satisfying when a game's theme is logical and married with its mechanics in such a superb manner. It's easy to see why this is rated so highly. Player Count: 1-5 Time: 120+ Minutes Age: 12+

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★★★★★ 5
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I delayed reading the series for reasons I don’t remember. But my TBR list is huge so I thought I’d take a shot of this and I was pleasantly surprised. I didn’t think the blurb about it was anything special. But it was a very good book. It took some interesting twists and turns. I am so glad the second book is already out. Because I would not have waited patiently. Very slow burn but good storyline. 🔥🔥/5
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Jammie Clark
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A good read
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Multiple points of view. 3 Alpha men and an Omega male. She is a Beta in training for a new program placing betas in Alpha/Omega packs. Mila is only doing the program for the money to take care of her dad. She wasn't expecting to fall for a pack but when she sees this packs Omega she is done for. There is just something about him. His Alphas are good looking as well. Too bad she is hiding a secret and their government is acting shady. I liked it and can't wait to see where their story goes.
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★★★★★ 3
Slightly repetitive but I did love some things
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I love this type of story. And omegaverse is one of my all time favorite genres. But there are a few things that pulled me out of my enjoyment while I was reading. It was repetitive at times as well as struggled with telling not showing. So we didn’t always feel like we were experiencing things with the main character. There were also some plot holes but they may still be answered in part 2. Now this isn’t to be said I didn’t enjoy parts of the story. I loved the almost instant love between Mila and Oliver. And how he started changing around her.
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★★★★★ 5
delightful read
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What a delightful read. The characters are awesome, the plot was so good, I loved it. I was intrigued and it kept me wanting more. Told in multiple pov, the book sucks you in and doesn’t let go. I cannot wait to read the next book.
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Kimberly B
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★★★★★ 4
not bad
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I loved the plot of this book. The characters just didn’t have a lot of depth. The connections and “love” just weren’t communicated very well in the writing. The author didn’t write the sweet psycho trope very well at all either. Lachlan was just a mess of a character.
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