How to Play On Mars - Official Tutorial from Gaming Rules!

In this video, I teach you how to play On Mars from Vital Lacerda and Eagle Gryphon Games

00:00 Intro
01:14 set up
07:22 game overview
09:12 main action - general rules
11:16 orbit action - resupplies
12:26 orbit action - get new technology
14:34 orbit action - R&D
16:33 orbit action - get a blueprint
17:38 orbit action - landing pot
18:16 colony action - control centre (move robot/rover)
20:18 colony action - construct building (resources tile / shelter tile); includes LSS
28:52 colony action - upgrade building with blueprint
30:47 colony action - unlock spaceship
32:25 colony action - hiring scientist/claim earth contract
34:30 executive action
38:01 shuttle phase
41:38 mission
42:21 private goals
43:33 end of game

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[acgeek]

1:14 set up
7:22 game overview
9:12 main action - general rules
11:16 orbit action - resupplies
12:26 orbit action - get new technology
14:34 orbit action - R&D
16:33 orbit action - get a blueprint
17:38 orbit action - landing pot
18:16 colony action - control centre (move robot/rover)
20:18 colony action - construct building (resources tile / shelter tile); includes LSS
28:52 colony action - upgrade building with blueprint
30:47 colony action - unlock spaceship
32:25 colony action - hiring scientist/claim earth contract
34:30 executive action
38:01 shuttle phase
41:38 mission
42:21 private goals
43:33 end of game

[StarpunkPrime]

Vital Lacerda and Paul Grogan: name a more iconic duo. Thanks, legend!

[pennincao]

I am so impressed Paul. You did an outstanding job. You always produce top notch work but this might be your best to date. I can’t wait to play.

[Viterman]

I personally think I could never got how to play the game without this video, just by the rulebook. Best regards from Russia!

[RebeccaJensenRunBosco]

This is a masterful explanation! Perhaps the best board game how-to I've ever watched!

[PwndNewbie]

This is one of the best online gaming tutorials I have ever seen for any game. Great job.

[alextyson]

Easily one of the most underrated channels for tabletop games! Succinct and easy to follow even for a monster game like this. Very impressive Paul!

[SanderPastoor]

This has been one of the best board game tutorials I've ever seen. I got On Mars a few days ago, watched one other tutorial and still felt lost. This video was so well structured and paced however, that I feel completely confident to set it up and play a game. Thank you so much for how much work this must have been to make!

[ketzer]

I like the Easter eggs on the shelf in the background. Some nice mars related films you got there 🤓

[prestieb]

Excellent coverage of the rules for an extremely complicated game with top shelf cinematography and editing as always. Keep up the great work Paul!

[fundip]

Wow. I can’t WAIT to get my copy. Every time you explain a new rule I’m like that’s so clever”

[dennisleung]

Re-watching this again in 2022 for my 2nd game after a long search for my own copy! Thanks Paul for the rulebook as well as the tutorial!!

[winghong]

I've always been a fan of Vital Lacerda designed games. Man, this really is shaping up to be another fascinating brain-burner for sure! Great video on teaching the game.

[CritsHappen]

Fabulous! I love how the movie on the shelf changes constantly too. That’s a great touch. The rulebook was great as was this. Thanks for all your hard and great work Paul!

[Rbfbisixnwjaodbbejwdh]

The best explanation of On Mars that one could have ever made. After trying to figure out how to play the game myself and to teach my friend later on, I realised how much effort was put in to make this video, The explanation is so streamlined and answer all of the questions that I had when I was reading the rule book myself.

[IosifStalin]

Revisiting the game and astounded how good this tutorial is. This one deserves some sort of Gaming Video Award!

[Ravenblade]

This 45 minute video just saved me several hours of pouring over the rule-book. So excited to now to jump right end and start playing.

[cwbk]

Very well done video for a highly complicated game. Thanks for taking the time to do this and clearly pushing through the process of wrapping one's head around all the intricacies.

[lindsey]

Seriously well done. I just played this game at PAX unplugged and was totally hooked, and this rules explanation is phenomenal. I’m just going to have my friends watch this, no way I can teach it this well!

[Gutock]

You made this game SO understandable. Thank you so much, looking forward to playing this soon, and I was initially quite intimidated... until I saw Paul Grogan was on the job! Keep up the excellent work!