Episode 35: Martian Tales (Terraforming Mars)

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Becky winds down her run of episodes to talk about her favourite game, the game that changed everything, the game that's all about that red planet in our solar system...no not the one by Vital Lacerda the other one...Terraforming Mars.
FIRST PLAYER: Becky
OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Davey & Kerley
OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- Kerley has had a chance to play the new ultimate fantasy 4X game on Kickstarter right now "Ascendancy". Listen to hear his thoughts
- JP talks about his 4am Scythe experience at the recent 24 Hour Board Game Marathon
- Davey breaks down social economic structures in Hegemony...for 7 hours
- Becky devotes an episode to Terraforming Mars which is an important game in our gaming group
- about the new "would you rather" which is settling for a complete bad knock off game of Terraforming Mars or a extremely well produced "ok" game.
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Ascendancy Kickstarter Link as mentioned by Kerley - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/matthewmeeple/ascendancy-0
EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
5:18 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
5:42 - JP - Scythe
13:32 - Davey - Hegemony
18:17 - Kerley - Ascendancy
25:38 - Becky - Dice Forge
28:41 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Martian Tales...a focus on Terraforming Mars
32:12 - "CEO's Favourite Project" - What's the appeal?
42:47 - "Lunar Exports" Our favourite expansion
44:06 - "Deimos Down" The downsides of TM
47:49 - "Spin-Off Department" What do we think about Ares Expedition?
50:57 - "Sponsors" Who do we think it's aimed at?
55:35 - "Search For Life" Our closing thoughts
59:54 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?
1:00:11 - Would you rather play knock-off Terraforming Turnips or a beautifully produced OK game?
1:04:23 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:04:36 - Kerley - Darwins Journey & Kerleys Birthday
1:05:53 - Davey - Pagan: Fate of Roanoke & Terra Mystica: Age of Innovation
1:09:13 - JP - Mindclash Bonanza (Voidfall & Septima)
1:12:14 - Becky - Potion Explosion
1:14:57 - TURN 6 - Final Turn

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Chapters

1. TURN 1 - Player Count (00:00:00)

2. TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex (00:05:18)

3. JP - Scythe (00:05:42)

4. Davey - Hegemony (00:13:32)

5. Kerley - Ascendancy (00:18:17)

6. Becky - Dice Forge (00:25:38)

7. TURN 3 - Main Event: Martian Tales...a focus on Terraforming Mars (00:28:41)

8. "CEO's Favourite Project" - What's the appeal? (00:32:12)

9. "Lunar Exports" Our favourite expansion (00:42:47)

10. "Deimos Down" The downsides of TM (00:44:06)

11. "Spin-Off Department" What do we think about Ares Expedition? (00:47:49)

12. "Sponsors" Who do we think it's aimed at? (00:50:57)

13. "Search For Life" Our closing thoughts (00:55:35)

14. TURN 4 - Would you rather? (00:59:54)

15. Would you rather play knock-off Terraforming Turnips or a beautifully produced OK game? (01:00:11)

16. TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up (01:04:23)

17. Kerley - Darwins Journey & Kerleys Birthday (01:04:36)

18. Davey - Pagan: Fate of Roanoke & Terra Mystica: Age of Innovation (01:05:53)

19. JP - Mindclash Bonanza (Voidfall & Septima) (01:09:13)

20. Becky - Potion Explosion (01:12:14)

21. TURN 6 - Final Turn (01:14:57)