Terraforming Mars Review - Still Worth It?

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Join us as we take a look at the hand management/tile laying game Terrafoming Mars published by Stronghold Games.

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not sure what it about your reviews, but you do provide a real solid explanation of what it FEELS like playing the game. thanks again

jonathonfreeman

Best board game series ever. Buying great games that are not just the cult of the new. Nice to get a review after years of other board game competitors have been published. But the format of describing game, pros and cons, and overall review is brilliant. Plus the energy is fantastic! Many thanks!! Ps. Love the dog crap joke!

PatrickJohner

Prelude and the drafting mode are such huge improvements of the "base" game. Drafting, as you've recommended, does a lot in improving not only the amount of cards you get to look at and choose from, but also player interaction. Who doesn't enjoy picking cards that another player really wants just to spite them and then immediately throw them away? And Prelude lets you skip the early turns of the game where you have lots of things you want to do but no resources so that you have just as many things you want to do but now also the resources to let you do those things.
100% agree about the components. If just the player board was thicker and had slots for cubes, it would be so much better already. The main Mars board comes second.

jingyulee

Our group loves TM. During any miserable lockdowns, we meet often to play this. Our games take from 3 to 4 hours usually.

The Prelude is an absolute requirement to speed up the game and give direction to the players. We also have some of the different maps and we have one planet expansion (Venus) which expanded the card deck for more variation and another objective. We have added the UN/Government expansion too and find that this also decreases the game time and gives a much more balanced and level game.

We always use card drafting, this is a fun part of the game. It would not be the same without drafting. The components of this game are some of the worst we have ever seen but the game is really awesome. One of our favorites for sure. The game will never repeat, it is a very nice simulation.

allankamen

Remember, the red outline means *optional*
Also, playing with the Prelude Expansion really helps make the Corporations stand out more. They very much help with making the first few rounds much more productive and help steer each player in a certain direction.
Also, the new Player Boards that come in the Big Box (I bought them from someone on eBay) are SO MUCH BETTER. They are thicker and have layered separations so the cubes stay where they belong. I've played this game in Solo Mode many times over the last week, and I love it

finalcountdown

One of the best games I've played. Must play again!

oliverowenragg

Thanks for the review. Agree with pretty much everything. Would have been good to mention the solo mode, which as solo modes in board games go, this one is fantastic.
Also, at 15:59, I think you misunderstood how resource cubes are used. The "money ones" (copper, silver and gold) should be used for all resources, including titanium, plants, heat, animals etc. There are plenty of them and there is no shortage. The colored player cubes are intended to be used only for marking hexes on the map, the production values, score and the action cards usage.

blackjack

I absolutely agree with mate. Another spot on review. Well done

giacomomallamaci

Our group plays TM every couple of months; one guy went “completist” and even got all the fan expansions he could find. It gets a bit unwieldy... but you may be starting with 300-400 M€!
He also got neoprene maps, and trays that hold all the cubes in place, because yeah, the components are not great.
Another great review,
Thanks!
Steve

stevebrown

Great review once again! It is really is a shame that the components are a drag, but the game seems to be once the best in this genre. I am curious, would you compare this to Earth at all?

Also, does the expansion help the component issues?

YetiInTheMist

TM is an amazing game, we own all the expansions and it just get requested by our group again and again when they ask what we should play.. :) (and yes, I have a large collection to chose games from).

Rohanfansite

Fantastic game with depth and strategy, but it does need more cubes.

FxBrawler

Nice review. I prefer to play the game without drafting and with Prelude expansion and one or no other expansions added. Component quality is like any standard euro game but there are upgrades available for people that like pimped games. For me I have no problems playing with the standard components. Regarding the price I have seen it sold for about 35 euros but you should easy find it for about 50 euro, so I don't think its more expensive than your average euro.

johancarstensen

100% agree, fantastic gameplay. Components are some of the worst I’ve ever seen. If the price reflected the component quality I could understand it...

casualrob

Interested to know if u backed the Big Box earlier this year that finally addressed shoddy components? Not cheap by a long-shot, but looks it will make the whole experience a lot more enjoyable!! Looking forward to receiving my copy as didn’t personally own a copy of TM beforehand and looked like a great way to get everything

ronnenmoses