Pekalier

Kevin replaces 2 cards and takes Modpro, placing a building tag on the card.
Christopher replaces 3 cards and takes Thorgate, gaining 1 heat production.

Keith replaces 4 cards and takes Mai-Ni Productions, playing Extended Resources.
Andy replaces 2 cards and takes Helion, gaining 3 heat production.

Modpro selects Development.
Thorgate selects Development.

Mai-Ni Productions selects Development.
Helion selects Development.

Modpro spends 10MC for Surface Mines, gaining 1 steel capability and 1 titanium capability.
Thorgate spends 4MC for Windmills, gaining 2 heat production.

Mai-Ni Productions spends 21MC for Soil Warming, gaining 2 plant production, increasing the temperature 1 step and its TR to 6, then draws and discards a card.
Helion spends 12MC for an Industrial Center, gaining 3MC production and 1 steel capability.

Modpro selects Construction.
Thorgate selects Research.

Mai-Ni Productions selects Construction.
Helion selects Production.

Modpro spends 5MC for a Brainstorming Session.
Thorgate spends 6MC for a Research Outpost.

Mai-Ni Productions spends 4MC for Experimental Technology and 17MC for Lava Flows, increasing the temperature 2 steps and its TR to 8.
Helion passes.

Modpro produces 5MC.
Thorgate produces 5MC and 3 heat.

Mai-Ni Productions produces 8MC and 2 plants.
Helion produces 12MC and 3 heat.

Modpro draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Thorgate draws 5 cards and keeps 2.

Mai-Ni Productions draws 2 cards and keeps 2.
Helion draws 2 cards and keeps 1.

Modpro selects Production.
Thorgate selects Development.

Mai-Ni Productions selects Action.
Helion selects Research.

Modpro spends 11MC for Satellites, gaining 2MC production.
Thorgate spends 2MC for Adapted Lichen, gaining 1 plant production.

Mai-Ni Productions passes.
Helion spends 20MC for a Manufacturing Hub, gaining 2MC production, 1 heat production, and upgrading its Phase V card.

Modpro uses Brainstorming, drawing Nuclear Detonation Site, gaining 1MC, and its corporate action, drawing Nitrogen-Rich Asteroid, Anaerobic Microoganisms, Tardigrades, and Biomedical Imports, discarding all.
Thorgate passes.

Mai-Ni Productions uses Experimental Technology twice, reducing its TR to 6 and upgrading the Phase III and V cards, then draws Biofoundries, Software Streamlining, and Nitrophilic Moss, keeping Software Streamlining.
Helion passes.

Modpro produces 11MC.
Thorgate produces 5MC, 1 plant, and 3 heat.

Mai-Ni Productions produces 6MC and 2 plants.
Helion produces 10MC and 4 heat.

Modpro draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Thorgate draws 2 cards and keeps 1.

Mai-Ni Productions draws 2 cards and keeps 2.
Helion draws 4 cards and keeps 3.

Modpro selects Development.
Thorgate selects Research.

Mai-Ni Productions selects Research.
Helion selects Development.

Modpro spends 9MC for Deep Well Heating, gaining 1 heat production and increasing the temperature 1 step, and its TR to 6.
Thorgate passes.

Mai-Ni Productions passes.
Helion spends 9MC for a Power Supply Consortium, gaining 2MC production and 1 heat production.

Modpro draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Thorgate draws 2 cards and keeps 1.

Mai-Ni Productions draws 4 cards, keeps 4, and discards 3 cards for 9MC.
Helion draws 2 cards and keeps 1.

Modpro selects Production.
Thorgate selects Production.

Mai-Ni Productions selects Action.
Helion selects Research.

Modpro uses Brainstorming, drawing Crater, keeping the card, and its corporate action, drawing Noctis Farming, Hydroponic Gardens, Mine, and Food Factory, keeping Mine.
Thorgate passes.

Mai-Ni Productions uses Experimental Technology twice, reducing its TR to 4 and upgrading the Phase II and IV cards, then draws Assorted Enterprises, Greenhouses, and Imported Construction Crews, keeping Assorted Enterprieses.
Helion passes.

Modpro produces 12MC and 1 heat.
Thorgate produces 9MC, 1 plant, and 3 heat.

Mai-Ni Productions produces 4MC and 2 plants.
Helion produces 12MC and 5 heat.

Modpro draws 2 cards and keeps 1, then discards 1 card for 3MC.
Thorgate draws 2 cards and keeps 1.

Mai-Ni Productions draws 2 cards and keeps 2, then discards 3 cards for 9MC.
Helion draws 4 cards and keeps 3, then discards 3 cards for 9MC.

Modpro selects Development.
Thorgate selects Research.

Mai-Ni Productions selects Research.
Helion selects Development.

Modpro spends 5MC for a Mine, gaining 2 steel capability.
Thorgate spends 15MC for Biological Factories, gaining 1 plant production and upgraing its Phase IV card.

Mai-Ni Productions spends 17MC for Blueprints, gaining 2MC production and 1 card production, draws a card, and discard a card.
Helion spends 26MC for Undersea Vents, gaining 4 heat production and 1 card production.

Modpro draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Thorgate draws 5 cards and keeps 2, then discards 1 card for 3MC.

Mai-Ni Productions draws 4 cards, keeps 4, then discards 3 cards for 9MC.
Helion draws 2 cards and keeps 1.

Modpro selects Production.
Thorgate selects Construction.

Mai-Ni Productions selects Development.
Helion selects Research.

Modpro spends 12MC for Heat Reflective Glass, gaining 1 heat production and upgrading its Phase IV card.
Thorgate spends 3MC for Fusion Power, gaining 1 card production.

Mai-Ni Productions spends 16MC for a Processing Plant, gaining 2 steel capability, revealing Power Plant and keeping it, drawing a card, and discarding a card.
Helion spends 3MC for the Great Escarpment Consortium, gaining 1 steel capability.

Modpro spends 5MC for Work Crews and 0MC for a Convoy from Europa, gaining 1 card, 1MC production, flipping an ocean tile, gaining 1 card and increasing its TR to 7.
Thorgate spends 10MC for Nitrite Reducing Bacteria, gaining 3 microbes on the card.

Mai-Ni Productions spends 12MC for Gas-Cooled Reactors and 5MC for an Artificial Jungle.
Helion spends 1MC and 9 heat for Decomposing Fungus, gaining 2 microbes on the card.

Modpro produces 17MC and 2 heat.
Thorgate produces 5MC, 1 card, 2 plants, and 3 heat.

Mai-Ni Productions produces 6MC, 1 card, and 2 plants.
Helion produces 12MC, 1 card, and 9 heat.

Modpro draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Thorgate draws 2 cards and keeps 1.

Mai-Ni Productions draws 2 cards and keeps 2, then discards 1 card for 3MC.
Helion draws 4 cards and keeps 3, then discards 2 cards for 6MC.

Modpro selects Development.
Thorgate selects Action.

Mai-Ni Productions selects Action.
Helion selects Development.

Modpro spends 3MC for a Strip Mine, reducing its TR to 6 and gaining 2 steel capability and 1 titanium capability.
Thorgate spends 19MC and 3 heat for a Tropical Resort, gaining 4MC production.

Mai-Ni Productions discards a card for 3MC and spends 13MC for Lightning Harvest, gaining 3MC production, drawing a card, and discarding a card.
Helion spends 3MC for Economic Growth, gaining 3MC production.

Modpro uses Brainstorming, drawing Mohole Area, discarding the card and gaining 1MC, and its corporate action, drawing Lunar Beam, Plantation, Topographic Mapping, and Caretaker Contract, discarding all.
Thorgate spends 3 microbes from Nitrite-Reducing Bacteria, flipping an ocean tile, gaining 2 plants and increasing its TR to 6, adds a microbe to Nitrite-Reducing Bacteria, and spending 8 heat to raise the temperature 1 step, increasing its TR to 7.

Mai-Ni Productions uses Experimental Technology to upgrade its phase I card, dicards 2 cards for 6MC, spends 2MC twice with Gas-Cooled Reactors to raise the temperature 2 steps, and spends 8 plants for a forest tile, increasing the oxygen level 1 step and its TR to 6.
Helion spends a microbe from Decomposing Fungus to gain 3 plants and spends 8 heat to raise the temperature 1 step and its TR to 6.

Modpro selects Research.
Thorgate selects Production.

Mai-Ni Productions selects Research.
Helion selects Research.

Modpro produces 9MC and 2 heat.
Thorgate produces 18MC, 1 card, 2 plants, and 3 heat.

Mai-Ni Productions produces 11MC, 1 card, and 2 plants.
Helion produces 16MC, 1 card, and 9 heat.

Modpro draws 5 cards and keeps 2, then discards 1 card for 3MC.
Thorgate draws 2 cards and keeps 1, then discards 1 card for 3MC.

Mai-Ni Productions draws 4 cards and keeps 4, then discards 1 card for 3MC.
Helion draws 4 cards and keeps 3, then discards 3 cards for 9MC.

Modpro selects Construction.
Thorgate selects Action.

Mai-Ni Productions selects Action.
Helion selects Development.

Modpro spends 8MC for a Magnetic Field Generator, gaining 1 plant production and upgrading its phase II card.
Thorgate spends 2MC for a Dusty Quarry, gaining 1 steel capability.

Mai-Ni Productions spends 5MC for Micro-Mills, gaining 1 heat production and 1 steel capability, then draws a card and discards a card.
Helion spends 25MC for Asteroid Mining, gaining 2 titanium capability.

Modpro spends 10MC for a Subterranean Reservoir, flipping an ocean tile, gaining 4MC, 7MC for a Crater, flipping an ocean tile, gaining 2MC and 1 plant and increasing its TR to 8, and draws a card.
Thorgate spends 15MC for Standard Technology.

Mai-Ni Productions spends 6MC for Advanced Screening Technology.
Helion spends 11MC for Imported Hydrogen, gaining 3 microbes on Decomposing Fungus and flipping an ocean tile, gaining 1MC and 1 plant and increasing its TR to 7.

Modpro uses its corporate action, drawing Farming Co-Ops, Community Gardens, Power Infrastructure, and Protected Valley, keeping Protected Valley, and uses Brainstorming Session, drawing Areated Magma, which is discarded for 1MC.
Thorgate spends 8 plants for a forest tile, increasing the oxygen level 1 step and its TR to 8, adds a microbe to Nitrite-Reducing Bacteria twice, and spends 16MC for another forest tile, increasing the oxygen level 1 step and increasing its TR to 9.

Mai-Ni Productions spends 1 plant with Artificial Jungle to draw a card, uses Advanced Screening Technology to draw Developed Infrastructure, Space Station, and Energy Storage, discarding all, spends 2MC twice to use Gas-Cooled Reactors to raise the temperature 2 steps and its TR to 8, then draws New Portfolios, Fibrous Composite Materials, and Artificial Photosynthesis, keeping Fibrous Composite Materials.
Helion spends 8 heat to raise the temperature 1 step and its TR to 8, then spends 1 microbe from Decomposing Fungus to gain 3 plants.

Modpro selects Production.
Thorgate selects Production.

Mai-Ni Productions selects Production.
Helion selects Research.

Modpro produces 18MC, 1 plant, and 2 heat.
Thorgate produces 20MC, 1 card, 2 plants, and 3 heat.

Mai-Ni Productions produces 14MC, 1 card, 1 heat, and 4 plants.
Helion produces 18MC, 1 card, and 9 heat.

Modpro draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Thorgate draws 2 cards and keeps 1.

Mai-Ni Productions draws 2 cards and keeps 2, then discards 3 card for 9MC.
Helion draws 4 cards and keeps 3, then discards 2 cards for 6MC.

Modpro selects Construction.
Thorgate selects Action.

Mai-Ni Productions selects Action.
Helion selects Production.

Modpro spends 17MC for Lake Marineris, flipping 2 ocean tiles, gaining 1MC, 1 card, and 2 plants, and increasing its TR to 10, spends 0MC for Asset Liquidation, 6MC for an Orbital Outpost, and draws a card.
Thorgate spends 4MC for Business Contacts, drawing 4 cards and keeping 2.

Mai-Ni Productions spends 18MC for an Earth Catapult.
Helion spends 24MC for a Conserved Biome.

Modpro uses its corporate action, drawing Assembly Lines, Trapped Heat, Asteroid Mining Consortium, and Imported GHG, discarding all, and uses Brainstorming Session, drawing Microprocessors, which is discarded for 1MC, uses Asset Liquidation, reducing its TR to 9 and drawing 3 cards.
Thorgate spends 16MC for a forest tile, increasing the oxygen level 1 step, 3 microbes from Nitrite-Reducing Bacteria, flipping an ocean tile, gaining 1 plant, 1 card, and increasing its TR to 11, then adds a microbe to Nitrite-Reducing Bacteria.

Mai-Ni Productions uses Advanced Screening Technology to draw Ore Leaching, Development Center, and Recycled Detritus, keeping Development Center, spends 2MC twice with Gas-Cooled Reactors to increase the temperature twice,
Helion spends a microbe from Decomposing Fungus to gain 3 plants, uses Conserved Biome to add a microbe to Decomposing fungus, spends 8 plants for a forest tile, increasing the oxygen 1 step, and spends 8 heat to raise the temperature 1 step, increasing its TR to 10.

Modpro produces 12MC, 1 plant, and 2 heat, then discards 2 cards for 6MC.
Thorgate produces 15MC, 1 card, 2 plants, and 3 heat, then discards 3 cards for 9MC.

Mai-Ni Productions produces 15MC, 1 card, 1 heat, and 2 plants, then discards 2 cards for 6MC.
Helion produces 24MC, 1 card, and 9 heat.

Modpro selects Development.
Thorgate selects Production.

Mai-Ni Productions selects Production.
Helion selects Research.

Modpro spends 11MC for Kelp Farming, gaining 2 plants, 2MC production and 3 plant production.
Thorgate spends 15MC for a Miranda Resort, gaining 2MC production.

Mai-Ni Productions spends 12MC for a Mass Converter, gaining 3 heat production and 1 titanium capability, then draws and discards a card.
Helion spends 14MC and 2 plants for Biomass Combustors, gaining 5 heat production.

Modpro produces 14MC, 4 plants, and 2 heat.
Thorgate produces 24MC, 1 card, 2 plants, and 3 heat.

Mai-Ni Productions produces 15MC, 1 card, 4 heat, and 4 plants.
Helion produces 20MC, 1 card, and 9 heat.

Modpro draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Thorgate draws 2 cards and keeps 1, then discards 1 card for 3MC.

Mai-Ni Productions draws 2 cards and keeps 2, then discards 2 cards for 6MC.
Helion draws 4 cards and keeps 3, then discards 3 cards for 9MC.

Modpro selects Production.
Thorgate selects Action.

Mai-Ni Productions selects Action.
Helion selects Development.

Modpro spends 6MC for Industrial Farming, gaining 1MC production and 2 plant production.
Thorgate spends 8MC for the Import of Advanced GHG, gaining 1MC production and 2 heat production.

Mai-Ni Productions spends 0MC for a Power Plant, gaining 1 heat production, then draws and discards a card.
Helion spends 9MC for Biothermal Power, gaining 1 heat production and a forest tile, increasing the oxygen 1 step and its TR to 11.

Modpro spends 8 heat to raise the temperature 1 step, 8 plants for a forest tile, increasing the oxygen level 1 step and its TR to 11, uses its Corporate action to draw Political Influence, Artificial Lake, Impact Analysis, and Atmospheric Insulators, discarding all, and Brainstorming Session, drawing Ice Cap Melting, which is kept.
Thorgate spends 8 heat to raise the temperature 1 step and its TR to 12.

Mai-Ni Productions spends 2MC twice with Gas-Cooled Reactors to increase the temperature twice, uses Advanced Screening Technology to draw Interns, Deimos Down, and Bushes, keeping Bushes, spends 8 plants for a forest tile, increasing the oxygen 1 step and its TR to 13, spends 1 plant with Artificial Jungle for a card, and draws Research, Immigration Shuttles, and Imported Nitrogen, keeping Research.
Helion spends 24 heat to increase the temperature 3 steps, uses Conserved Biome to add a microbe to Decomposing Fungus, spends 1 microbe from Decomposing Fungus for 3 plants, spends 15MC to flip an ocean tile, gaining 1 card, and spends 19MC and 1 heat for a forest tile, increasing the oxygen level 1 step and its TR to 16.

Modpro produces 24MC, 6 plants, and 2 heat.
Thorgate produces 19MC, 1 card, 2 plants, and 5 heat.

Mai-Ni Productions produces 18MC, 1 card, 5 heat, and 2 plants, then discards 3 cards for 9MC.
Helion produces 26MC, 1 card, and 15 heat, then discards a card for 3MC.

Modpro selects Action.
Thorgate selects Production.

Mai-Ni Productions selects Construction.
Helion selects Action.

Modpro discards 9 cards for 27MC and spends 29MC for Interplanetary Relations, gaining 1MC production.
Thorgate spends 7MC for Communications Streamlining, upgrading its phase III card.

Mai-Ni Productions spends 2MC for Mars University, discarding Solarpunk and gaining 2 cards, spends 4MC for Ironworks, and draws a card.
Helion spends 16MC for the Release of Inert Gasses, increasing its TR to 18.

Modpro spends 8 plants and 20MC for 3 forest tiles, increasing the oxygen level 3 steps and its TR to 14, uses its Corporate action to draw Eos Chasma National Park, Technology Demonstration, United Planetary Alliance, and Anti-Gravity Technology, keeping Eos Chasma National Park, and Brainstorming Session, drawing Monocultures, which is discarded for 1MC.
Thorgate spends 8 plants and 20MC for 3 forest tiles, increasing the oxygen level 3 steps and its TR to 15, then adds a microbe to Nitrite-Reducing Bacteria twice.

Mai-Ni Productions spends 4 heat with Ironworks to increase the oxygen level 1 step, spends a plant with Artificial Jungle to gain a card, uses Advanced Screening Technology to draw Rad Suits, AI Central, and Lagrange Observatory, keeping AI Central, discards 12 cards for 36MC, and spends 80MC for 4 forest tiles, increasing the oxygen level 4 steps and its TR to 18.
Helion uses Conserved Biome to add a microbe to Decomposing Fungus, spends a microbe from Decomposing Fungus twice to gain 6 plants, spends 8 plants, 13MC, and 7 heat to gain 2 forest tiles, increasing the oxygen level 2 steps and its TR to 20.

As all global parameters are at maximum, the game proceeds to final scoring after the end of the phase in which that happens.

Christopher Hunt (Thorgate): Congratulatins to Keith on his victory. Thanks to Chris for running the game. I was slow getting stated. As always seemed to go on forever with no change to the terminal conditons then in a rush they all are achieved.

Andy York (Helion): Snappy game with a Green card heavy draws for me, so not able to get much going in the Action phase. Did note a missed play in the last turn that would have garnered me two more VPs, but Keith would still be the victor - great win there! Thanks for running the fun game Chris.

Keith Marple (Mai-Ni Productions): Very fun game of Ares as always, playing online here with you all was a forcing function to get a copy at home (as a b-day present). My daughter already declares it the definitive TM version, and enjoys both normal and Crisis mode. The fact that it's at least a conversation says a lot about the design quality of the game; marrying TM with Race for the Galaxy works really well.

In this particular game I got the combo in my opening hand of Experimental Technology, a card I nearly discarded in disgust because you have to pay a TR to upgrade one phase card as an action, and Gas-Cooled Reactors, which raises the temp with a discount for every upgraded phase card. I decided to build around that combo, trying to upgrade all my cards ASAP in spite of the cost and then spam the Reactors to make it back. It worked well, and in general I've found that the blue cards that allow you to raise main parameters as an action are very good in this version versus the original because they often give big discounts.

Thanks again everyone for playing, and to Chris for running and managing it smoothly.

Kevin Wilson (Modpro): I’m still surprised sometimes about how fast the end game suddenly moves. Only 2 turns ago we had 3 or 4 ocean tiles and multiple steps of both the O2 and C° tracks and them suddenly, Mars is ready! I completely forgot to consider standard actions on the penultimate turn. Maybe another VP (or 2?) so wouldn’t change the outcome but would have made a tight game tighter. Unfortunately this time, despite seeing lots of cards, I just didn’t get many with VP opportunities so had to focus on TR and just ran out of time. I should have focused on plants a little earlier instead of building more steel capabilities. I had more cards for more plant production but by the time it was clear things were picking up pace I couldn’t get them in play.

Congrats to Keith on a nice, close win. Thanks to the others for the play and, as always, to Chris for an excellently run game.

	Modpro	Thorgate	Mai-Ni Productions	Helion
TR	14	15	18	20
Forests	4	5	6	5
Cards	6	5	8	4
Total	24	25	32	29

Player	Company	Color	Cards	Terraform Rating	Upgraded Phase Cards
Kevin Wilson	Modpro	Black	1	14	II, IV
Christopher Hunt	Thorgate	Green	10	12	III, IV
Keith Marple	Mai-Ni Productions	Red	0	13	I, II, III, IV, V
Andy York	Helion	Yellow	9	20	V

Player	MegaCredits		Cards	Plants		Heat		Steel	Titanium
Player	Production	On Hand	Production	Production	On Hand	Production	On Hand	Capability	Capability
Kevin Wilson	7	16	0	6	1	2	5	5	2
Christopher Hunt	7	2	1	2	1	5	10	1	0
Keith Marple	5	7	1	2	4	5	11	3	1
Andy York	10	0	1	0	2	15	12	2	2