Berger Picard

Terraforming Mars:  Drafting, Prelude, Colonies

Generation 1

Initial Card and Company Selection

Kevin selects Helion, gaining 3 heat production and retains 5 cards, paying 15M€.

Christopher selects Philares and retains 2 cards, paying 6M€.

Martin selects Cheung Shin Mars, gaining 3M€ production and retains 10 cards, paying 30M€.

Bill selects Vitor and retains 1 card, paying 3M€.

Andy selects Factorum, gains 1 steel production, and retains 7 cards, paying 21M€.

Prelude Phase

Helion plays Metal Rich Asteroid, increasing the temperature to -28C and its TR to 21 and gaining 4 steel and 4 titanium and Mohole Excavation gaining 1 steel production, 2 heat production and 2 heat.

Philares plays Experimental Forest, placing a greenery tile at A4, gaining 1 plant and 1 titanium, increasing the oxygen level to 1% its TR to 21, and gaining 2 cards with plant tages (discards are: Trans Neptune Probe, Interplanetary Trade, Community Services, Sabotage, Callisto Penal Mines, Immigrant City, Sub Zero Salt Fish, Ice Asteroid, Open City, Heavy Taxation, and Mercurian Alloys), and Nitrogen Shipment, gaining 5M€, 1 plant production and increasing its TR to 22.

Cheung Shing Mars plays Supply Drop, gaining 8 steel, 3 titanium, and 3 plants, and Smalting Plant, increasing the oxygen level to 3% and its TR to 22 and gaining 5 steel.

Vitor plays Self Sufficient Settlement, placing a city tile at H5, gaining 2 plants and 2M€ poroduction, and Biofuels, gaining 1 energy production, 1 plant production, and 2 plants.

Factorum plays Martian Industries, gaining 1 energy production, 1 steel production and 6M€, and Metals Company, gaining 1M€ production, 1 steel prodcution, and 1 titanium production.

Action Phase

Helion spends 4 titanium, 2 heat, and 1M€ for a Convoy from Europa, placing an ocean at B1, gaining 2 steel and increasing its TR to 22 and gaining a card, then spends 11M€ for a Restricted Area in A1, gaining 2 steel and 2M€.

Philares places a greenery tile in A5, gaining 2 plants and increasing the oxygen level to 4% and its TR to 23, then spends 17M€ to place a colony on Luna, gaining 2M€ production.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 2M€ for Dust Seals.

Vitor funds the Landlord award, then spends 11M€ for a standard power plant, gaining 1 energy production.

Factorum spends 7M€ for Peroxide Power, losing 1M€ production but gaining 2 energy production, then uses its corporate action to gain 1 energy production.

Helion spends 5 steel and 1M€ for Geothermal Power, gaining 2 energy production, then spends 2M€ to use the Restricted Area to draw a card.

Philares spends 25M€ for a city at B5, gaining 2 plants and 1M€ production.

Cheung Shing Mars passes.

Vitor spends 5M€ for a Magnetic Field Dome, losing 2 energy production but gaining 1 plant production and increasing its TR to 21, then spends 17M€ to place a colony on Ganymede, gaining 1 plant production.

Factorum spends 6M€ for Building Industries, losing 1 energy production and gaining 2 steel production, then spends 7M€ on Lichen, gaining 1 plant production.

Helion spends 5M€ for Psychrophiles, then places a resource on it.  Enceladus activates.

Philares passes.

Vitor passes.

Factorum passes.

Helion passes.

Production Phase

Helion gains 22M€, 1 steel, 2 energy, and 5 heat.

Philares gains 23M€ and 1 plant.

Cheung Shing Mars gains 25M€.

Vitor gains 23M€ and 3 plants.

Factorum gains 22M€, 1 steel, 1 plant, and 3 energy.

Solar Phase

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

Generation 2

Research Phase

Philares takes 3 cards, spending 9M€.

Cheung Shing Mars takes 4 cards, spending 12M€.

Vitor takes 3 cards, spending 9M€.

Factorum takes 1 card, spending 3M€.

Helion takes 2 cards, spending 6M€.

Action Phase

Philares spends 1 titanium and 17M€ for a Mining Colony, gaining 1 titanium production and placing a colony on Ganymede, gaining 1 plant production.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 13M€ for Extreme Cold Fungus.

Vitor spends 18M€ for Titan Floating Launch-Pad, gaining 2 resource on the card and 3M€.  Titan activates.

Factorum spends 3 energy to trade with Ceres, gaining 3 steel, then spends 8 steel and 8M€ for a Domed Crater, losing 1 energy production but gaining 3M€ production and 3 plants and placing a city at F9, gaining 2 steel.

Helion spends 25M€ and 2 heat for a Big Asteroid, gaining 4 steel, removing 4 plants from Vitor, increasing the temperature to -24C, gaining 1 heat production and increasing its TR to 24, then adds a resource to Psychrophiles.

Philares passes.

Cheung Shing Mars uses Extreme Cold Fungus to gain a plant.

Vitor spends a floater from Titan Floating Launch-Pad to trade with Ganymede, gaining 3 plants.  Philares gains 1 plant.  Vitor then spends 5M€ for Protected Habitats.

Factorum spends 2 steel and 9M€ for a Medical Lab, gaining 3M€ production, then uses its corporate action to gain 1 energy production.

Helion spends 3 heat on Mico-Mills, gaining 1 heat production.

Cheung Shing Mars passes.

Vitor passes.

Factorum passes.

Helion passes.

Production Phase

Cheung Shing Mars gains 25M€.

Vitor gains 23M€ and 3 plants.

Factorum gains 26M€, 5 steel, 1 titanium, 1 plant, and 3 energy.

Helion moves 2 energy to heat then gains 24M€, 1 steel, 2 energy, and 7 heat.

Solar Phase

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

Generation 3

Research Phase

Vitor takes 3 cards, spending 9M€.

Factorum takes 3 cards, spending 9M€.

Helion takes 3 cards, spending 9M€.

Philares takes 4 cards, spending 12M€.

Action Phase

Cheung Shing Mars spends 8M€ to claim the Planner milestone.

Vitor spends 8 plants to place a greenery tile in I5, gaining 2 plants and increasing the oxygen level to 5% and its TR to 22, then spends 2M€ for an Invention Contest, drawing 3 cards and keeping 1.

Factorum spends 17M€ for a colony on Luna, gaining 2M€ production, then spends 3 energy to trade with Luna, gaining 9M€.  Philares gains 2M€.

Helion spends 4 titanium and 9M€ for a Comet, gaining 2M€, increasing the temperature to -22C, placing an ocean tile at I9, gaining 2 titanium and increasing its TR to 26, then spending 8 heat to increase the temperature to -20C, gaining 1 heat production and incresing its TR to 27.

Philares spends 8 plants for a greenery tile in C6, gaining 1 plant, increasing the oxygen level to 6% and its TR to 24.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 3 titanium and 14M€ for Solar Reflectors, gaining 5 heat production.

Vitor spends a floater from Titan Floating Launch-Pad to trade with Ganymede, gaining 4 plants.  Philares gains 1 plant.

Factorum uses its corporate action to gain 1 energy production then spends 4 steel and 2M€ for Rego Plastics.

Helion spends 2 titanium and 1M€ for Imported GHG, gaining 1 heat production and 3 heat, then adds a resource to Phsychrophiles.

Philares spends 4M€ for a Power Plant, gaining 1 energy production.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 5 steel and 1M€ for a Tropical Resort, losing 2 heat production but gaining 3M€ production.

Vitor passes.

Factorum spends 1 steel and 1M€ for Power Infrastructure.

Helion spends 5 steel, 7M€ and 1 heat for Aquifer Pumping, then spends  2 heat to use Restricted Area to draw a card.

Philares spends 10M€ on Noctis Farming, gaining 1M€ production and 2 plants.

Cheung Shing Mars uses Extreme-Cold Fungus to gain a plant.

Factorum passes.

Helion passes.

Philares passes.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 2 steel for Greenhouses, gaining 3 plants, then spends 8 plants for a greenery tile at D8, gaining 2 steel, increasing the oxygen level to 7% and its TR to 23.

Cheung Shing Mars passes.

Production Phase

Vitor gains 24M€ and 3 plants.

Factorum gains 28M€, 5 steel, 1 titanium, 1 plant, and 4 energy.

Helion moves 2 energy to heat then gains 27M€, 1 steel, 2 energy, and 9 heat.

Philares gains 28M€, 1 titanium, 2 plants, and 1 energy.

Solar Phase

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

Generation 4

Research Phase

Factorum takes 2 cards, spending 6M€.

Helion takes 2 cards, spending 6M€.

Philares takes 2 cards, spending 6M€.

Cheung Shing Mars takes 2 cards, spending 6M€.

Action Phase

Vitor spends 19M€ for Lunar Exports, gaining 5M€ production, then adds a resource to Titan Floating Launch-Pad.

Factorum spends 3 energy to trade with Luna gaining 9M€.  Philares gains 2M€.  Factorum then spends 8M€ to claim the Builder milestone.

Helion spends 1 steel and 6M€ to use Aquifer Pumping, placing an ocean tile at F2, gaining 2 cards and increasing its TR to 28, then adds a resource to Phsychrophiles.

Philares spends 6M€ for Windmills, gaining 1 energy production.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 5M€ for Decomposers, gaining a resource on the card, then plays Indentured Workers.

Vitor spends 8 plants to place a greenery tile at G5, gaining 2 plants, increasing the oxygen level to 8%, which increases the temperature to -18C and its TR to 24, then spends 8M€ for Nitrophilic Moss, losing 2 plants and gaining 2 plant production.

Factorum spends 18M€ for Lava Flows in A3, gaining a card and increasing the temperature to -14C and its TR to 22.  Philares gains 1 plant.  Factorum then uses Power Infrastructure to convert 1 energy into 1M€.

Helion spends 3M€ on Energy Tapping, gaining 1 energy production and reducing Factorum energy production by 1, then spends 2M€ to use the Restricted Area to draw a card.

Philares spends 18M€ for a Power Grid, gaining 3 energy production.

Cheung Shing Mars plays GHG Producing Bacteria (free because of Indentured Workers), gaining a resource on Decomposers, then spends 17M€ for a colony on Enceladus, gaining 3 resources on Decomposers.

Vitor spends 6M€ for Trade Envoys.

Factorum uses its corporate action to gain 1 energy production then spends 3 steel and 2M€ for GHG Factories, losing 1 energy production and gaining 4 heat production.

Helion spends 6M€ for a Fuel Factory, losing 1 energy production but gaining 1M€ production and 1 titanium production.

Philares passes.

Cheung Shing Mars uses Extreme Cold Fungus to add 2 resources to GHG Producing Bacteria.

Vitor passes.

Factorum spends 10M€ on an Acquired Company, gaining 3M€ production and 3 titanium and 2M€ for Solar Wind Power, gaining 1 energy production and 2 titanium.

Helion spends 8 heat to raise the temperature to -12C and its TR to 29.

Philares passes.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 2 resource from GHG Producing Bacteria to raise the temperature to -10C and its TR to 24.

Factorum passes.

Helion passes.

Cheung Shine Mars passes.

Production Phase

Factorum gains 33M€, 5 steel, 1 titanium, 1 plant, 4 energy, and 4 heat.

Helion moves 2 energy to heat then gains 30M€, 1 steel, 1 titanium, 2 energy, and 9 heat.

Philares moves 1 energy to heat then gains 28M€, 1 titanium, 2 plants, and 5 energy.

Cheung Shing Mars gains 30M€ and 3 heat.

Solar Phase

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

Generation 5

Research Phase

Helion takes 3 cards, spending 9M€.

Philares takes 2 cards, spending 6M€.

Cheung Shing Mars takes 4 cards, spending 12M€.

Vitor takes 2 cards, spending 6M€.

Action Phase

Factorum spends 3 energy to trade with Luna, gaining 9M€.  Philares gains 2M€.  Factorum then uses Power Infrastructure to convert 1 energy to 1M€.

Helion spends 1 steel and 6M€ to use Aquifer Pumping to place an ocean at D5, gaining 2 plants and increasing its TR to 30, then adds a resource to Psychrophiles.

Philares spends 3 energy to trade with Ganymede, gaining 5 plants.  Vitor gains 1 plant.  Philares spends 8 plants to place a greenery tile at B4, gaining 2 plants, increasing the oxygen level to 9% and its TR to 25.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 9M€ for Advanced Alloys, then spend 1 steel and 2M€ for a SF Memorial, gaining 1 card.

Vitor spends a resource from Titan Floating Launch-Pad to trade with Pluto, gaining 4 cards, then spends 6M€ to play Heather, gaining 1 plant and 1 plant production.

Factorum spends 4 steel for Industrial Microbes, gaining 1 energy production and 1 steel production, then uses its corporate ability to gain 1 energy production.

Helion spends 8 heat to raise the temperature to -8C and its TR to 31, then spends 8M€ for Permafrost Extraction, placing an ocean at E5, gaining 2M€ and 2 plants, and increasing its TR to 32.

Philares spends 11M€ for Grass, gaining 1 plant production and 3 plants.

Cheung Shing Mars sells a card for 1M€.

Vitor spends 12M€ for Space Hotels, gaining 4M€ production.

Factorum spends 3 titanium and 34M€ for an Earth Elevator, gaining 3 titanium production.

Helion spends 2M€ to use Restricted Area to draw a card.

Philares spends 8 plants for a greenery tile in C6, gaining 2 plants, increasing the oxygen level to 10% and its TR to 26.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 5M€ for a Mineral Deposit, gaining 5 steel.

Vitor spends 8 plants for a greenery tile in G4, gaining 1 plant and increasing the oxygen level to 11% and its TR to 25, then spends 4M€ for a Mining Area in G3, gaining 1 steel, 1 steel production, and 2M€.

Factorum passes.

Helion spends 7 heat and 8M€ for Atmo Collectors, gaining 2 resources to the card, and adds another resource.

Philares spends 8M€ to claim the Gardener milestone.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 5 steel and 1M€ for Tectonic Stress Power, gaining 3 energy production, then spend 7M€ and 2M€ for a Strip Mine, losing 2 energy production but gaining 2 steel production and 1 titanium production and increasing the oxygen level to 13% and its TR to 26.

Vitor passes.

Helion passes.

Philares passes.

Cheung Shing Mars uses Extreme Cold Fungus to add 2 resource to GHG Producing Bacteria, then spends 2 resource from GHG Producing Bacteria to raise the temperature to -6C. and its TR to 27.

Cheung Shing Mars passes.

Production Phase

Helion moves 2 energy to heat then gains 33M€, 1 steel, 1 titanium, 2 energy, and 9 heat.

Philares moves 2 energy to heat then gains 30M€, 1 titanium, 3 plants, and 5 energy.

Cheung Shing Mars gains 33M€, 2 steel, 1 titanium, 1 energy, and 3 heat.

Vitor gains 36M€, 1 steel, and 6 plants.

Solar Phase

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

Generation 6

Research Phase

Philares takes 1 cards, spending 3M€.

Cheung Shing Mars takes 0 cards, spending 0M€.

Vitor takes 2 cards, spending 6M€.

Factorum takes 1 card, spending 3M€.

Action Phase

Helion spends a floater from Atmo Collectors for 3 energy, then spends 3 energy to trade with Io, gaining 13 heat.

Philares spends 3 energy to trade with Luna, gaining 9M€.  Factorum gains 2M€.  Philares then spends 25M€ to place a city at C4, gaining 1M€ production, 1 plant, and 2M€.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 2 steel and 3M€ for a Development Center, then spends 1 energy to use the Development Center to gain a card.

Vitor spends 25M€ for a city at F4, gaining 1 plant and 1M€ production, then spends 8 plants for a greenery tile at E4, gaining 2 plants, 2M€, raising the oxygen level to 14% and its TR to 26.

Factorum spends 14M€ to fund the Miner award, then spends 20M€ to fund the Banker award.

Helion spends 2 titanium and 25M€ for Deimos Down, removing 8 plants from Factorum, gaining 4 steel, raising the temperature to 0C and its TR to 35, placing an ocean at E1, gaining 2M€ and raising its TR to 36, then spending 4 steel to use Aquifer Pumping to place an ocean at D1, gaining 1 card, 2M€, and increasing its TR to 37.

Philares spends 8 plants to place a greenery tile at D4, gaining 2 plants and 4M€, then spends 11M€ for a Subterranean Reservoir, placing an ocean tile at F5, gaining 2 plants and 2M€ and increasing its TR to 27.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 6M€ for a Rad-Chem Factory, losing 1 energy production but increasing its TR to 29.

Vitor adds a resource to Titan Floating Launch-Pad and sells 3 cards for 3M€.

Factorum spends 3 energy to trade with Ceres, gaining 6 steel, then uses Power Infrastructure to convert 3 energy into 3M€.

Helion spends 15M€ and 10 heat to play Nitrogen from Titan, increasing its TR to 39, then spends 8 heat to raise the temperature to 2C, increasing its TR to 40.

Philares spends 13M€ for Livestock, losing 1 plant production but gaining 2M€ production, then adds a resource to Livestock.

Cheung Shing Mars uses Extreme Cold Fungus to add 2 resources to GHG Producing Bacteria, then spends 2 resource from GHG Producing Bacteria to raise the temperature to 4C and its TR to 30.

Vitor spends 12M€ for a Mangrove, gaining 3M€ and placing a greenery tile at H4, gaining 2 plants.

Factorum spends 8 heat to raise the temperature to 6C and its TR to 23, then spends 3M€ to use its corporate ability to draw a card with a building symbol.  Discards are: Project Inspection, Viral Enhancers, Fish, Tardigrades, Nuclear Zone, Herbivores, and Stanford Torus.

Helion sells 5 cards for 5M€ then spends 5M€ and 6 heat for Breathing Filters.

Philares spends 1M€ for CEO's Favorite Project, adding 1 resource to Livestock.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 9M€ to trade with Enceladus, gaining 6 microbe resources on Decomposers.

Vitor sells a card for 1M€.

Factorum spends 7 steel and 2M€ for a Protected Valley, gaining 2M€ production and placing a greenery tile in G6, gaining 1 plant and 2M€.

Helion adds a resource to Phsychrophiles.

Philares passes.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 8 heat to raise the temperature to 8C and its TR to 31.

Vitor sells 2 cards for 2M€.

Factorum passes.

Helion passes.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 11M€ on Molecular Printing, gaining 10M€.

Vitor spends 9M€ to trade with Ganymede, gaining 5 plants.  Philares gains 1 plant.  Vitor then spends 8 plants to place a greenery tile at F6, gaining 1 plant and 4M€.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 11M€ for Nitrite Reducing Bacteria, gaining 3 resources on the card and 1 resource on Decomposers.

Vitor passes.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 3 resources from Nitrite Reducing Bacteria, increasing its TR to 32 then spends 1 titanium and 6M€ for a Corona Extractor, gaining 4 energy production.

Cheung Shing Mars passes.

Production Phase

Philares moves 2 energy to heat then gains 34M€, 1 titanium, 2 plants, and 5 energy.

Cheung Shing Mars gains 37M€, 2 steel, 1 titanium, 4 energy, and 3 heat.

Vitor gains 38M€, 1 steel, and 6 plants.

Factorum gains 36M€, 6 steel, 4 titanium, 1 plant, 6 energy, and 4 heat.

Solar Phase

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

Generation 7

Research Phase

Cheung Shing Mars takes 2 cards, spending 6M€.

Vitor takes 0 cards, spending 0M€.

Factorum takes 1 card, spending 3M€.

Helion takes 1 card, spending 3M€.

Action Phase

Philares spends 8 plants for a greenery tile in C3.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 3 energy to trade with Luna, gaining 7M€.  Philares and Factorum each gain 2M€.

Vitor spends 1 floater from Titan Floating Launch-Pad to trade with Ganymede, gaining 5 plants.  Philares gains 1 plant.  Vitor then spends 8 plants to place a greenery tile at E6, gaining 1 plant and 4M€.

Factorum spends 3M€ to use its corporate action to draw a card with a building tag (discarded cards are:  Insulation, Archaebacteria, and Shuttles), then spends 16M€ for Tundra Farming, gaining 1 plant, 1 plant production, and 2M€ production.

Helion spends 2 steel and 4M€ to use Aquifer Pumping to place an ocean tile at I6, gaining 1 plant and increasing its TR to 41, then spends 10M€ for House Printing, gaining 1 steel production.

Philares spends 3 energy to trade with Pluto, gaining 2 cards.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 1 energy to use Development Center to draw a card.

Vitor spends 25M€ for a city in D3, gaining 1M€ production.  Philares gains 2 plants.

Factorum spends 8 titanium and 7M€ for a Nitrogen-Rich Asteroid, gaining 4 plant production and increasing its TR to 25.

Helion spends 2 heat to use Restricted Area to draw a card.

Philares spends 6M€ for Rad Suits, gaining 1M€ production.

Cheung Shing Mars adds a resource to GHG Producing Bacteria.

Vitor spends 16M€ for Farming, gaining 2 plants, 2 plant production, 3M€ and 2M€ production then spends 8 plants to place a greenery tile in E3.

Factorum sells a card for 1M€.

Helion spends 10M€ for Birds, reducing the plant production of Vitor by 2, then adds a resource to the card.

Philares spends 25M€ for a city at B7, gaining 1M€ production and a plant.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 10M€ for Algae, gaining 1 plant, 2 plant production, and a resource on Decomposers.

Vitor passes.

Factorum spends 4 steel for Solar Power, gaining 1 energy production.

Helion spends 9 heat and 4M€ for Saturn Surfing, gaining 1 floater on the card.

Philares sells 7 cards for 7M€ then spends 14M€ for Predators.

Cheung Shing Mars uses Extreme Cold Fungus to add 2 resources to Decomposers.

Factorum spends 5 energy to gain 5M€ with Power Infrastructure.

Helion passes.

Philares adds a resource to Predators by consuming a resource from Birds.

Chenug Shing Mars adds a resource to Nitrite Reducing Bacteria.

Factorum spends 5 steel for Martian Rails.

Philares passes.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 2 steel and 4M€ for a Food Factory, losing 1 plant production but gaining 4M€ production.

Factorum spends 1 energy to gain 7M€ from Martian Rails, then spends 23M€ to place a greenery tile at E9, gaining 1 steel.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 13M€ for Zeppelins, gaining 7M€ production.

Factorum passes.

Cheung Shing Mars spends 8M€ for Lightning Harvest, gaining 1 energy production and 1M€ production, then sells 6 cards for 6M€.

Cheung Shing Mars passes.

Production Phase

Cheung Shing Mars gains 50M€, 2 steel, 1 titanium, 4 energy, and 3 heat.

Vitor gains 41M€, 1 steel, and 6 plants.

Factorum gains 40M€, 6 steel, 4 titanium, 1 plant, 7 energy, and 4 heat.

Helion moves 2 energy to heat then gains 42M€, 2 steel, 1 titanium, 2 energy, and 9 heat.

Solar Phase

All global parameters are at maximum, signaling the end of the game.

Final Greenery Tile Placement

Factorum spends 8 plants to place a greenery tile in G9

Victory Points

Awards

Landlord: Tiles on Mars. Vitor has 12, Philares has 10, Factorum has 5, and Helion and Cheung Shing Mars each have 1.  Vitor gains 5VP and Philares gains 2VP.
Banker: M€ production. Cheung Shing Mars has 18, Vitor and Factorum each have 15, Philares has 9, and Helion has 1.  Cheung Shing Mars gains 5VP, Vitor and Factorum each gain 2VP.

Miner:  Steel and titanium resources.  Factorum has 16, Philares has 6, and Helion, Cheung Shing Mars, and Vitor each have 4.  Factorum gains 5VP and Philares gains 2VP.

Milestones

Gardener goes to Philares, Builder goes to Factorum, Planner goes to Cheung Shing Mars

The Players

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.

End of Game Statements

Christopher Hunt (Philares):  Good god I won!  Thanks to Chris for his umpireship.  Sheer luck I saw the Gardener milestone.  I spent the game trying to use my titanium only to have my unused titanium give me the win!  Brought too many cards I later ditched.  My strategy was build greens, this is the first time it got near to winning.

Kevin Wilson (Helion):  Well, that was actually closer than I thought it would be even if I did bring up the rear.  I really thought Helion and plenty of heat production would give me an edge but other than plenty of cards that bumped me along the TR track I just couldn’t build anything other than the heat so I had nothing to spend all that value on.  Then, I just kept coming up short on the milestones and awards, getting beaten to the punch as I was about to pull the trigger.  Seems the story of my experience with this game.  Still, as always, loads of fun even if I just couldn’t get it going this time.

Congrats to Christopher on the tight, impressive win.  Thanks to the others for playing and to Chris for running the game so well.  I see a few of us in the new game kicking off so maybe this time I can get something rolling.

Bill Scharf (Vitor): As usual, another great game. Thanks to Chris for running it, and congrats to Christopher on the win. Fighting for board position and the landlord award (and a lot of board points) got me close to a win....but not quite...the two plants production I lost would have still just given me 59 points, not quite enough... good game everybody.