So many people love this game, I had to buy it. Reading the rules, really excited me. Then I watched the Su&Sd review...and I often times I agree with them...so...now I'm nervous about introducing it.
Paul Beakley they went on in their usual style, and then did one of their buuuts. Lots of cards that do lots and lots of things until you have huge piles of cards, a map that looks like it should be key to the game but really there's nothing interesting going on there, and a game where everybody just stares at their board moving cubes to move more cubes to get other cubes which never feels like anything to do with Mars because in the end it's the usual pasted on theme of a euro-game.
I liked it. There's a lot of tactical depth, you can go several different ways to win. The cards are very evocative and fun to read. But yeah, it's a board game, lots of little bits that you move around, if that's not your thing you won't like it.
Originally shared by Curt Thompson This is an interesting theory, but I notice the author has to omit one of the most important Heinlein novels to make it work. Time Enough For Love was written in the very early 70s and was a straight (heh) extrapolation of the chaotic and frenetic zeitgeist of that era. http://www.locusmag.com/Perspectives/2012/11/the-joke-is-on-us-the-two-careers-of-robert-a-heinlein/
Originally shared by Kirill Grouchnikov #pixelpushing When I start wiring real data to the UI pieces that have up until now were tested with fake content, and after it compiles I run it on the device, and it crashes immediately because, you know, real data , and I'm all like...
Originally shared by Andrew “Incomitatum” Chason Hit Me with your Horror I am looking for some horror flicks. The newer the better. Good is good too. I liked House of 1000 Corpses and Devil's Rejects . I liked both the new Texas Chainsaw movies. Hills Have Eyes 1 was good (never saw the second . Jeepers Creepers 1 & 2 come to mind as well. A little camp, and/or "back woods" can't hurt. Any of you have any recommendations? Lets try and not go too far back than mid 90's. Aside: How was the new "Freddy" movie? Suggested So Far • Bones (2001) • Drag Me to Hell (2009) • The Grudge (2004) • Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) • Dog Soldiers (2002) • The Decent (2005) • Creature (2011) • The Last Winter (2006)
I liked it a lot, let me know how it goes
ReplyDeleteSo many people love this game, I had to buy it. Reading the rules, really excited me. Then I watched the Su&Sd review...and I often times I agree with them...so...now I'm nervous about introducing it.
ReplyDeleteRalph Mazza it's really good. What did SU&SD have to say?
ReplyDeleteI usually agree with them as well but I can also tell when they've crawled all the way into their own heads.
I liked it. I was the UN and farmed terraforming points.
ReplyDeletePaul Beakley they went on in their usual style, and then did one of their buuuts. Lots of cards that do lots and lots of things until you have huge piles of cards, a map that looks like it should be key to the game but really there's nothing interesting going on there, and a game where everybody just stares at their board moving cubes to move more cubes to get other cubes which never feels like anything to do with Mars because in the end it's the usual pasted on theme of a euro-game.
ReplyDeleteI liked it. There's a lot of tactical depth, you can go several different ways to win. The cards are very evocative and fun to read. But yeah, it's a board game, lots of little bits that you move around, if that's not your thing you won't like it.
ReplyDeleteNah. That's not really how it plays.
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