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Terraforming Mars:  Drafting, Venus Next, Prelude, Colonies, Turmoil


Generation 1

Initial Card Selection

Keith selects Credicor keeps 3 cards, paying 9M€.
Dave selects Viron and keeps 8 cards, paying 24M€.
Chris selects Morning Star, Inc. and keeps 7 cards, paying 21M€.
Bill selects Poseidon and keeps 5 cards, paying 15M€.
Kevin selects Factorum, gaining 1 steel production, and keeps 4 cards, paying 12M€.

Prelude Phase

Credicor plays a Huge Asteroid, paying 5M€ and increasing the temperature to -24C, gaining 1heat production and increasing its TR to 23, and Great Aquifer, placing an ocean tile in F6, gaining 2 heat and 1 plant, an ocean tile in G6, gaining 2M€ and a card, and increasing its TR to 25.
Viron plays Supply Drop, gaining 8 steel, 3 titanium, and 3 plants, and Mohole Excavation, gaining 1 steel production, 2 heat production, and 2 heat.
MSI plays Loan, losing 2M€ production and gaining 30M€, and Biolab, gaining 1 plant production and 3 cards.
Bill plays Acquired Space Agency, gaining 6 titanium and drawing Stratospheric Birds, Imported GHG, Cloud Seeding, Restricted Area, Diaspora Movement, Martian Media Center, Extreme-Cold Fungus, Lava Tube Settlement, Pets, Sub-Zero Salt Fish, Archaeobacteria, and Asteroid Hollowing, keeping Imported GHG and Asteroid Hollowing and discarding the rest, and UNMI Contractor, drawing a card and increasing its TR to 23.
Factorum plays Galilean Mining, paying 5M€ and gaining 2 titanium production, and Supplier, gaining 2 energy production and 4 steel.

Actions

Credicor spends 23M€ for an Ice Moon Colony on Luna, gaining 4M€, 2M€ production, placing an ocean tile in F5, gaining 2 plants, 4M€, and increasing its TR to 26.  Poseidon gains 1M€ production.  Credicor then spends 17M€ for a colony on Triton, gaining 3 titanium.  Poseidon gains 1M€ production.
Viron spends 17M€ for a colony on Triton, gaining 3 titanium.  Poseidon gains 1M€ production.  Viron then spends 4 titanium for an Interplanetary Colony Ship to Luna, gaining 2M€ production.  Poseidon gains 1M€ production.
MSI draws Worms, Extractor Ballons, Venus Waystation, Tropical Resort, and Forced Precipitation, discarding Woms and Tropical Resort and keeping the others, then spends 17M€ for a colony on Luna, gaining 2M€ production.  Poseidon gains 1M€ production.
Poseidon places a colony in Io, gaining 1 heat production and 1M€ production, then spends 3M€ on a Search for Life.
Factorum spends 4M€ for Tardigrades, then adds a resource to it.  Enceladus activates.
Credicor spends 3 titanium and 8M€ for a Giant Space Mirror, gaining 3 energy production, and moves a delegate from the Lobby to the Greens, assuming party leadership.
Viron spends 2 titanium, 7 steel, and 7M€ for a Space Elevator, gaining 1 titanium production, then spends 1 steel with Space Elevator to gain 5M€.
MSI spends 17M€ for a colony on Triton, gaining 3 titanium.  Poseidon gains 1M€ production.  MSI then spends 4M€ for Rim Freighters.
Poseidon spends 2 titanium and 1M€ for Imported GHG, gaining 1 heat produciton and 3 heat, then spends 1M€ on the Search for Life, drawing Water Splitting Plant (unsuccessful).
Factorum spends 9M€ for Advanced Alloys.
Credicor passes.
Viron passes.
MSI moves a delegate from the Lobby to the Scientists then spends 5M€ to move a delegate from Reserve to the Scientists, assuming party leadership.
Poseidon spends 4 titanium and 2M€ for an Asteroid, gaining 2 titanium, increasing the temperature to -22C and its TR to 24.  Credicor loses 3 plants.
Factorum moves a delegate from the Lobby to Unity.
MSI spends 2 titanium to trade with Luna, gaining 9M€.  Credicor and Viron each gain 2M€.  MSI then spends 13M€ for Deep Well Heating, gaining 1 energy production, increasing the temperature to -20C and its TR to 21, and gaining 1 heat production.
Poseidon moves a delegate from the Lobby to Unity.
Factorum spends 5M€ to move a delegate from Reserve to Unity, assuming party leadership.  Unity becomes the dominant party.
MSI spends 1 titanium and 6M€ for a Venus Waystation and 4M€ for a Mine, gaining 1 steel production.
Poseidon passes.
Factorum passes.
MSI passes.

Production Phase

Credicor gains 28M€, 3 energy, and 1 heat.

Viron gains 22M€, 1 steel, 1 titanium, and 2 heat.

MSI gains 21M€, 1 steel, 1 plant, 1 energy, and 1 heat.

Poseidon gains 31M€ and 2 heat.

Factorum gains 20M€, 1 steel, 2 titanium, and 2 energy.

Solar Phase

Colonies

All active colonies advance their trade markers one space to the right.

Turmoil Phase

TR Revision

All players TR is reduced by 1.

Global Event

No global event.

New Government

Unity becomes the ruling party. Credicor gains 0M€. Viron gains 0M€. MSI gains 2M€. Poseidon gains 1M€.  Factorum gains 1M€.  Factorum delegate becomes chair, Factorum TR increases to 20. The Scientists become dominant party.

Changing Times

Free Academia Treaty/Diversity becomes the current event, neutral delegate added to the Scientists.  Solarnet/Celebrity Leaders becomes the coming event. Minimal Impact Policy/Dry Deserts becomes the distant event. Neutral delegate added to the Reds, assuming party leadership.

Generation 2

Research

Viron keeps 2 cards, spending 6M€.

MSI keeps 2 cards, spending 6M€.

Poseidon keeps 3 cards, spending 9M€.

Factorum keeps 2 cards, spending 6M€.

Credicor keeps 2 cards, spending 6M€.

Actions

Viron spends 9M€ to trade with Luna, gaining 12M€.  Credicor and MSI each gain 2M€.  Viron then spends 1 steel with Space Elevator to gain 5M€.
MSI spends 8M€ to trade with Triton, gaining 4 titanium.  Credicor and Viron each gain 1 titanium.  MSI then spends 1 steel and 8M€ for Nuclear Power, losing 2M€ production and gaining 3 energy production.
Poseidon spends 1M€ on the Search for Life, drawing Fusion Power and failing.
Factorum spends 5 steel and 5M€ for a Cultural Metropolis in G7, losing 1 energy production but gaining 3M€ production, 2 plants, 4M€, and moving 2 delegates from reserve to the Scientists, then moves a delegate from the Lobby to the Scientists, assuming party leadership.
Credicor spends 3 energy to trade with Europa, gaining 1 energy production.
Viron spends 2 titanium and 3M€ for a Lagrange Observatory, gaining 1 card, then spends 9M€ for a Robotic Workforce, copying Mohole Excavation and gaining 1 steel production and 2 heat production.
MSI spends 3M€ for an Energy Market, then uses it to lose 1 energy production and gain 8M€.
Poseidon spends 2 titanium and 35M€ for an Earth Elevator, gaining 3 titanium production.
Factorum adds a resource to Tardigrades.
Credicor spends 6M€ for Underground Detonations.
Viron spends 16M€ for Designed Microorganisms, gaining 2 plant production, and 3M€ for Mercurian Alloys.
MSI spends 1 titanium for a Giant Space Mirror and 4M€ for an Industrial Center in H7, gaining 1 plant and 2M€.
Poseidon spends 10M€ for Satellites, gaining 2M€ production.
Factorum spends 15M€ for Atmo Collectors, gaining 2 floaters on the card, then spends one of those for 2 titanium.
Credicor spends 1 titanium and 4M€ for Directed Impactors.
Viron moves a delegate from the Lobby to the Reds.
MSI spends 6M€ for a Fuel Factory, losing 1 energy production but gaining 1M€ production and 1 titanium production.
Poseidon moves a delegate from the Lobby to the Scientists, assuming party leadership.
Factorum passes.
Credicor spends 10M€ with Underground Detonations to gain 2 heat production.
Viron passes.
MSI passes.
Poseidon passes.
Credicor spends 11M€ for a standard power plant, gaining 1 energy production, then moves a delegate from the Lobby to the Greens.
Credicor passes.

Production Phase

Viron gains 21M€, 2 steel, 1 titanium, 2 plants, and 4 heat.

MSI moves 1 energy to heat and gains 19M€, 1 steel, 1 titanium, 1 plant, 2 energy, and 1 heat.

Poseidon gains 32M€, 3 titanium, and 2 heat.

Factorum moves 2 energy to heat and gains 23M€, 1 steel, 2 titanium, and 2 energy.

Credicor gains 27M€, 5 energy, and 3 heat.

Solar Phase

Colonies

All active colonies advance their trade markers one space to the right.

Turmoil Phase

TR Revision

All players TR is reduced by 1.

Global Event

Diversity:  Viron has 4 unique tags and 0 influence.  MSI has 5 unique tags and 1 influence.  Poseidon has 3 unique tags and 0 influence.  Factorum has 6 unique tags and 3 influence, gaining 10M€.  Credicor has 3 unique tags and 0 influence.

New Government

Scientists becomes the ruling party. Viron gains 3M€. MSI gains 1M€. Poseidon gains 1M€.  Factorum gains 1M€.  Credicor gains 0M€. Factorum delegate becomes chair, Factorum TR increases to 20. The Greens become dominant party.

Changing Times

Solarnet/Celebrity Leaders becomes the current event, neutral delegate added to the Greens.  Minimal Impact Policy/Dry Deserts becomes the coming event. Self-Sufficiency Program/Elections becomes the distant event. Neutral delegate added to the Greens.

Generation 3

Research

MSI keeps 3 cards, spending 9M€.

Poseidon keeps 1 card, spending 3M€.

Factorum keeps 3 cards, spending 9M€.

Credicor keeps 2 cards, spending 6M€.

Viron keeps 2 cards, spending 6M€.

Actions

MSI spends 6M€ for Trade Envoys then spends 2 energy to trade with Luna, gaining 15M€.  Credicor and Viron each gain 2M€.
Poseidon spends 1M€ on Search for Life, drawing Research Coordination, adding a resource to Search for Life.
Factorum spends 11M€ for a Subterranean Reservoir at F7, gaining 2 heat, 2M€, and increasing its TR to 21, then adds a resource to Tardigrades.
Credicor spends 3 energy to trade with Triton, gaining 4 titanium.  Viron and MSI each gain 1 titanium.
Viron spends 1 steel with Space Elevator to gain 5M€ then uses its corporate action to spend another steel with Space Elevator to gain 5M€.
MSI spends 1 steel and 14M€ for a Commercial District in G8, losing 1 energy production but gaining 4M€ production, 2M€, 1 steel, and 1 plant, then spends 1 steel and 6M€ for Rover Construction.
Poseidon spends 3 titanium and 14M€ for Towing a Comet, increasing oxygen to 1%, placing an ocean in C3, gaining 4 plants and increasing its TR to 24, then moves a delegate from the Lobby to Unity.
Factorum spends a floater from Atmo Collectors for 4 heat then spends 8 heat to raise the temperature to -18C and its TR to 22.
Credicor spends 10M€ with Underground Detonations to gain 2 heat production then spends 8M€ to claim the Engineer milestone.
Viron spends 8 heat to raise the temperature to -16C and its TR to 19, then spends 17M€ for a Red Spot Observatory, gaining 2 cards.
MSI uses Energy Market to lose 1 energy production and gain 8M€.
Poseidon spends 8M€ for a Colonizer Training Camp.
Factorum spends 3 titanium and 1M€ for a Pioneer Settlement on Callisto, losing 2M€ production and gaining 1 energy production.  Poseidon gains 1M€ production.  Factorum then moves a delegate from the Lobby to Unity.
Credicor spends 2 titanium to add a resource to Directed Impactors.
Viron moves a delegate from the Lobby to the Reds, assuming party leadership, and adds a resource to Red Spot Observatory.
MSI moves a delegate from the Lobby to the Greens, then spends 5M€ to move a delegate from Reserve to the Greens, assuming party leadership.
Poseidon passes.
Factorum passes.
Credicor moves a delegate from the Lobby to the Greens, then spends 5M€ to move a delegate from Reserve to the Greens, assuming party leadership.
Viron spends 6M€ for a Media Group, then spends 2 titanium and 1M€ for Water to Venus, gaining 3M€, increasing Venus to 2% and its TR to 20.
MSI passes.
Credicor passes.

The Players

Player

Company

Color

Cards

Terraform Rating

Keith Marple
Credicor
Blue 4
24
Dave Hooton
Viron
Red
6
20
Chris Geggus
Morning Star, Inc. (MSI)
Yellow 6
19
Bill Scharf
Poseidon
Green
5
24
Kevin Wilson
Factorum
Black 3
22
Passing will go down this list in odd generations, while passing will go up in even generations. Player in bold is current first player.

Player

MegaCredits

Steel

Titanium

Plants

Energy

Heat

Production On Hand Production On Hand Production On Hand Production On Hand Production On Hand Production On Hand
Keith Marple
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
5
2
5
6
Dave Hooton 2
4
2
0
1
0
2
5
0
0
4
0
Chris Geggus 3
4
1
0
1
5
1
4
0
0
1
3
Bill Scharf
10
7
0
0
3
0
0
4
0
0
2
7
Kevin Wilson
1
16
1
1
2
3
0
0
2
1
0
0

Colony Name

Colony 1

Colony 2

Colony 3

Resource Marker

Callisto
Factorum
(1 energy production) (1 energy production) 4 (5 energy)
Enceladus
(3 microbes) (3 microbes) (3 microbes) 4 (3 microbes)
Europa
(1 ocean)
(1 ocean) (1 ocean) 2 (1M€ production)
Io
Poseidon (1 heat production) (1 heat production) 4 (6 heat)
Luna
Credicor
Viron MSI 4 (7M€)
Pluto
(2 cards) (2 cards) (2 cards) 4 (2 cards)
Triton
Credicor
Viron MSI 4 (2 titanium)

The numbers in the Resource Marker column indicate the box, numbered from left to right, while the number in parenthesis is the number of resources to be gained from that space.  N/A indicates that the marker is not in place because a card that can accept those resources is not in play.  Text in the colony spaces indicates either the owner of the colony, or the benefit of establishing a colony there.


Terraforming Committee

Party
Leader Delegates
Mars First
None
0
Scientists
Factorum
0
Unity
Poseidon
3 (2 Poseidon, 1 Factorum)
Greens
Credicor 9 (4 Credicor, 3 MSI, 2 neutral)
Reds
Viron 3 (1 neutral, 2 Viron)
Kelvinists
None 0
Chair is Factorum. Ruling Party: Scientists.

Global Events

Distant
Coming Current
Self-Sufficiency Program/Elections Minimal Impact Policy/Dry Deserts Solarnet/Celebrity Leaders

Map

Credicor

Viron

MSI

Poseidon

Factorum