Cuvac
Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
Initial Card Selection
Christopher replaces 4 cards and selects Mai-Ni Productions, gaining 48MC and playing Farmers Market.
Bill replaces 4 cards and selects Phoblog, gaining 20MC and 1 titanium capability.
Kevin replaces 3 cards and selects Credicor, gaining 48MC.
Chris replaces 1 cards and selects Thorgate, gaining 45MC and 1 heat production.
Round 1
Phase Selection
Mai-Ni selects Development.
Phoblog selects Development.
Credicor selects Construction.
Thorgate selects Construction.
Development Phase
Mai-Ni spends 11MC for Heather, gaining 1 plant production, draws a card, then discards a card.
Phoblog spends 7MC for a Space Station, gaining 1 titanium capability.
Credicor spends 8MC and 1TR for Balanced Portfolios, gaining 3MC production.
Thorgate spends 5MC for Geothermal Power, gaining 2 heat production.
Construction Phase
Mai-Ni spends 14MC on Aquifer Pumping.
Phoblog spends 0MC for Energy Subsidies.
Credicor spends 15MC on Standard Technology and draws a card.
Thorgate spends 6MC on an Interplanetary Conference then 19MC for Water Import from Europa, drawing a card.
Round 2
Phase Selection
Mai-Ni selects Action.
Phoblog selects Research.
Credicor selects Research.
Thorgate selects Development.
Development Phase
Mai-Ni passes.
Phoblog spends 7MC for a Miranda Resort, gaining 1MC production.
Credicor spends 8MC on Laboratories, gaining 1 card production.
Thorgate spends 2MC on Import of Advanced GHG, gaining 2 heat production and drawing a card.
Action Phase
Mai-Ni spends 1MC twice in Farmers Markets to gain 4
plants total and 10MC with Aquifer Pumping to flip an ocean tile,
gaining 1 card and increasing its TR to 6.
Phoblog passes.
Credicor spends 11MC to flip an ocean tile, gaining 1 card and 1 plant and increasing its TR to 5.
Thorgate passes.
Research Phase
Mai-Ni draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Phoblog draws 3 cards and keeps 2.
Credicor draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
Thorgate draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Round 3
Phase Selection
Mai-Ni selects Production.
Phoblog selects Development.
Credicor selects Development.
Thorgate selects Construction.
Development Phase
Mai-Ni passes.
Phoblog discards 3 cards for 9MC then spends 10MC for Coal Imports, gaining 3 heat production.
Credicor discards a card for 3MC then spends 7MC on a Mine, gaining 2 steel capability.
Thorgate spends 10MC on Lightning Harvest, gaining 1MC production.
Construction Phase
Mai-Ni spends 8MC on Self-Replicating Bacteria.
Phoblog passes.
Credicor passes.
Thorgate spends 1MC on Power Infrastructure and draws a card.
Production Phase
Mai-Ni gains 10MC and 1 plant.
Phoblog gains 6MC and 3 heat.
Credicor gains 8MC and a card.
Thorgate gains 6MC and 5 heat.
Round 4
Phase Selection
Mai-Ni selects Action.
Phoblog selects Production.
Credicor selects Production.
Thorgate selects Production.
Action Phase
Mai-Ni spends 1MC in Farmers Markets to gain 2 plants, 10MC with Aquifer Pumping to flip an ocean tile, gaining 2 plants and increasing its TR to 7, adds 2 microbes to Self-Replicating Bacteria, and spends 8 plants for a forest tile, increasing the oxygen level 1 step and its TR to 8.
Phoblog passes.
Credicor passes.
Thorgate uses Power Infrastructure to convert 4 heat
to 4MC then spends 12MC to use Water Import from Europa to flip an
ocean tile, gaining 4MC and increasing its TR to 6.
Production Phase
Mai-Ni gains 8MC and 1 plant.
Phoblog gains 10MC and 3 heat.
Credicor gains 12MC and a card.
Thorgate gains 11MC and 5 heat.
Round 5
Phase Selection
Mai-Ni selects Production.
Phoblog selects Development.
Credicor selects Development.
Thorgate selects Construction.
Development Phase
Mai-Ni passes.
Phoblog spends 3MC and 4 heat to play Building Industries, gaining 2 steel capability.
Credicor spends 5MC on the Great Dam, gaining 2 heat production.
Thorgate spends 11MC for a Trading Post, gaining 2MC production.
Construction Phase
Mai-Ni spends 6MC for Advanced Screening Technology.
Phoblog spends 11MC on Nitrite Reducing Bacteria, adding 3 microbes to the card.
Credicor passes.
Thorgate discards a card for 3MC and spends 7MC for a
Colonizer Training Camp, drawing a card and drawing a second card for
the bonus.
Production Phase
Mai-Ni gains 12MC and 1 plant.
Phoblog gains 6MC and 3 heat.
Credicor gains 8MC, 2 heat, and a card.
Thorgate gains 9MC and 5 heat.
Round 6
Phase Selection
Mai-Ni selects Action.
Phoblog selects Research.
Credicor selects Construction.
Thorgate selects Production.
Construction Phase
Mai-Ni discards a card for 3MC and spends 3MC for Interns.
Phoblog spends 6MC for a Convoy from Europa, drawing
a card and flipping an ocean tile, drawing a card and increasing its TR
to 6.
Credicor spends 5MC on Research, drawing 2 cards, the draws a bonus card.
Thorgate discards a card for 3MC and spends 7MC for Extended Resources, gaining 1MC production.
Action Phase
Mai-Ni spends 1MC in Farmers Markets to gain 2
plants, 10MC with Aquifer Pumping to flip an ocean tile, gaining 2
plants and increasing its TR to 9, adds 1 microbes to Self-Replicating
Bacteria, and uses Advanced Screening Technology twice, first to reveal
Arctic Algae, Archaeobacteria, and Greenhouses. Mai-Ni chooses to
keep Greenhouses. The second use reveals Research Outpost, Bribed
Committee, and Biomass Combustors. Mai-Ni keeps Research Outpost.
Phoblog spends 3 microbes from Nitrite Reducing Bacteria to flip an ocean tile, gaining 1MC, 1 plant, and increasing its TR to 7.
Credicor passes.
Thorgate uses Power Infrastructure to convert 10 heat
to 10MC then spends 12MC to use Water Import from Europa to flip an
ocean tile, gaining 1MC and a card and increasing its TR to 7.
Production Phase
Mai-Ni gains 9MC and 1 plant.
Phoblog gains 8MC and 3 heat.
Credicor gains 8MC, 2 heat, and a card.
Thorgate gains 15MC and 5 heat.
Research Phase
Mai-Ni draws 4 cards and keeps 1.
Phoblog draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
Credicor draws 2 cards and keeps 1, then discards 3 cards for 9MC.
Thorgate draws 2 cards and keeps 2.
Round 7
Phase Selection
Mai-Ni selects Production.
Phoblog selects Construction.
Credicor selects Development.
Thorgate selects Action.
Development Phase
Mai-Ni spends 5MC on Lichen, gaining 1 plant production, drawing a card and discarding a card.
Phoblog spends 9MC on Algae, gaining 2 plant production.
Credicor spends 6MC on Wave Power, gaining 3 heat production.
Thorgate passes.
Construction Phase
Mai-Ni spends 6MC for a Research Outpost.
Phoblog discards a card for 3MC and spends 9MC for a
Technology Demonstration, flipping the last ocean tile, gaining 2
plants and increasing its TR to 8, drawing 2 cards, and drawing a bonus
card.
Credicor spends 8MC on Ironworks.
Thorgate spends 12MC on Developed Infrastructure.
Action Phase
Mai-Ni spends 1MC in Farmers Markets to gain 2 plants, adds 1 microbes to Self-Replicating Bacteria, spends 8 plants for a forest tile, increasing the oxygen level 1 step and its TR to 10, and uses Advanced Screening Technology, revealing Ganymede Shipyard, Tundra Farming, and Permafrost Extraction. Mai-Ni keeps Tundra Farming.
Phoblog spends 8 heat to raise the temperature 1 step and its TR to 9 then adds a microbe to Nitrite Reducing Bacteria.
Thorgate uses Power Infrastructure to convert 6 heat
to 6MC then spends 5MC twice to use Developed Infrastructure to raise the temperature 2 steps, increasing its TR to 9.
Production Phase
Mai-Ni gains 14MC and 2 plants.
Phoblog gains 10MC, 2 plants, and 3 heat.
Credicor gains 10MC, 5 heat, and a card.
Thorgate gains 13MC and 5 heat.
Round 8
Phase Selection
Mai-Ni selects Research.
Phoblog selects Research.
Credicor selects Construction.
Thorgate selects Production.
Construction Phase
Mai-Ni spends 5MC on Atmosphere Filtering, increasing the oxygen level 1 step and its TR to 11.
Phoblog spends 11MC for the United Planetary Alliance, gaining 1MC production.
Credicor spends 18MC for a Plantation, gaining 2 forest tiles, increasing the oxygen level 2 steps and its TR to 9.
Thorgate spends 13MC for a Think Tank, gaining 1MC production
Production Phase
Mai-Ni gains 11MC and 2 plants.
Phoblog gains 11MC, 2 plants, and 3 heat.
Credicor gains 8MC, 2 heat, and a card.
Thorgate gains 14MC and 5 heat.
Research Phase
Mai-Ni draws 7 cards and keeps 2.
Phoblog draws 6 cards and keeps 3.
Credicor draws 2 cards and keeps 1, then discards 1 card for 3MC.
Thorgate draws 2 cards and keeps 2.
Round 9
Phase Selection
Mai-Ni selects Development.
Phoblog selects Construction.
Credicor selects Action.
Thorgate selects Development.
Development Phase
Mai-Ni spends 8MC for Solar Power, gaining 1 heat production, then draws and discards a card.
Phoblog passes.
Credicor spends 10MC for Deep Well Heating, gaining 1 heat production, increasing the temperature 1 step and its TR to 10.
Thorgate sells a card for 3MC and spends 16MC on a
Processing Plant, gaining 2 steel capability and revealing Noctis
Farming from the deck and adding it to its hand.
Construction Phase
Mai-Ni spends 0MC on an Invention Contest, drawing 3 cards and keeping 1.
Phoblog spends 5MC for a Matter Generator, drawing 3 cards, then draws a bonus card.
Credicor passes.
Thorgate passes.
Action Phase
Mai-Ni spends 1MC in Farmers Markets to gain 2
plants, adds 1 microbe to Self-Replicating
Bacteria, and uses Advanced Screening Technology,
revealing Trapped Heat, Undersea Vents, and Symbiotic Fungus, none of which have plant or scienct tags.
Phoblog adds a microbe to Nitrite Reducing
Bacteria and uses Matter Generator to sell a card for 6MC.
Thorgate uses Power Infrastructure to convert 10 heat
to 10MC then spends 5MC to use Developed Infrastructure to raise the
temperature 1 step, increasing its TR to 10 and spends 2MC to use Think
Tank to draw a card.
Round 10
Phase Selection
Mai-Ni selects Research.
Phoblog selects Development.
Credicor selects Production.
Thorgate selects Production.
Development Phase
Mai-Ni spends 10MC for Economic Growth, gaining 3MC production, then draws and discards a card.
Phoblog spends 11MC for Automated Factories, gaining
1 card production and paying 2 plants for Food Factories, gaining 4MC
production.
Credicor spends 0MC on a Power Plant, gaining 1 heat production, increasing the temperature 1 step and its TR to 10.
Thorgate sells a card for 3MC and spends 5MC for Imported GHG, gaining 1 heat production, 5 heat, and 1 card.
Production Phase
Mai-Ni gains 14MC, 1 heat, and 2 plants.
Phoblog gains 15MC, 1 card, 2 plants, and 3 heat.
Credicor gains 10MC, 7 heat, and a card.
Thorgate gains 19MC and 6 heat.
Research Phase
Mai-Ni draws 7 cards and keeps 2.
Phoblog draws 3 cards and keeps 2.
Credicor draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Thorgate draws 2 cards and keeps 2.
Round 11
Phase Selection
Mai-Ni selects Action.
Phoblog selects Construction.
Credicor selects Construction.
Thorgate selects Development.
Development Phase
Mai-Ni spends 25MC for a Commercial District, gaining 4MC production, drawing a card and discarding a card.
Phoblog passes.
Credicor passes.
Thorgate spends 21MC on Processed Metals, gaining 2 titanium capability and drawing 5 cards.
Construction Phase
Mai-Ni passes.
Phoblog spends 7MC for Solarpunk, then draws a bonus card.
Credicor spends 17MC on Lava Flows, increasing the temperature 2 steps and its TR to 15, then drawing a bonus card.
Thorgate discards 2 cards for 6MC then spends 5MC on an Artificial Jungle.
Action Phase
Mai-Ni spends 1MC in Farmers Markets to gain 2
plants, adds 1 microbe to Self-Replicating
Bacteria, consumes 5 microbes from Self-Replicating Bacteria and
discards 2 cards for 6MC to spend 7MC for Phobos Falls, drawing 2
cards, increasing the temperature by 1 step, spends 8 plants to gain a
forest tile and increas the oxygen
level 1 step and its TR to 13, and uses Advanced Screening Technology,
revealing Tectonic Strees Power, Undergound City, and Venture
Capitalism, none of which have plant or scienct tags.
Phoblog adds a microbe to Nitrite Reducing
Bacteria, uses Matter Generator to sell a card for 6MC, spends 8 heat
to raise the temperatuer 1 step, and spends 11MC to use Solarpunk to
gain a forest tile and increase the oxygen level 1 step and its TR to
11.
Thorgate uses Power Infrastructure to convert 11 heat
to 11MC, spends 5MC to use Developed Infrastructure to raise the
temperature 1 step, increasing its TR to 11 and spends 2MC to use Think
Tank to draw a card.
Round 12
Phase Selection
Mai-Ni selects Production.
Phoblog selects Research.
Credicor selects Production.
Thorgate selects Production.
Production Phase
Mai-Ni gains 24MC, 1 heat, and 2 plants.
Phoblog gains 17MC, 1 card, 2 plants, and 3 heat.
Credicor gains 23MC, 7 heat, and a card.
Thorgate gains 20MC and 6 heat.
Research Phase
Mai-Ni draws 4 cards and keeps 1.
Phoblog draws 6 cards and keeps 3, then discards 1 card for 3MC.
Credicor draws 2 cards and keeps 1, then discards 1 card for 3MC.
Thorgate draws 2 cards and keeps 2, then discards 1 card for 3MC.
Round 13
Phase Selection
Mai-Ni selects Research.
Phoblog selects Development.
Credicor selects Development.
Thorgate selects Development.
Development Phase
Mai-Ni spends 18MC for Industrial Farming, gaining 1MC production and 2 plant production, drawing a card and discarding a card.
Phoblog spends 6MC for Microprocessors, gaining 3 heat production, drawing 3 cards and discarding 1 for 3MC.
Credicor spends 17MC on Smelting, drawing 2 cards and gaining 5 heat production.
Thorgate spends 12MC on Diversified Interests, gaining 3 heat, 3 plants, and 1 plant production.
Research Phase
Mai-Ni draws 7 cards and keeps 2.
Phoblog draws 3 cards and keeps 2, then discards 3 cards for 9MC.
Credicor draws 2 cards and keeps 1, then discards 2 cards for 6MC.
Thorgate draws 2 cards and keeps 2, then discards 1 card for 3MC.
Round 14
Phase Selection
Mai-Ni selects Production.
Phoblog selects Construction.
Credicor selects Production.
Thorgate selects Construction.
Construction Phase
Mai-Ni spends 6MC for a Lagrange Observatory, drawing a card.
Phoblog spends 9MC for Wood Burning Stoves and 9MC for Matter Manufacturing.
Credicor passes.
Thorgate spends 5MC on Work Crews, then plays Olympus
Conference for free, gaining 1MC production and 2 cards, and finally
spends 9MC for a Composting Factory.
Production Phase
Mai-Ni gains 25MC, 1 heat, and 4 plants.
Phoblog gains 17MC, 1 card, 2 plants, and 6 heat.
Credicor gains 23MC, 12 heat, and a card, then discards a card for 3MC.
Thorgate gains 17MC, 1 plant, and 6 heat.
Round 15
Phase Selection
Mai-Ni selects Development.
Phoblog selects Action.
Credicor selects Action.
Thorgate selects Action.
Development Phase
Mai-Ni spends 17MC for a Mass Converter, gaining 3
heat production and 1 titanium capability, drawing a card and
discarding a card.
Phoblog spends 8MC for a Quantum Extractor, gaining 3 heat production and drawing a card.
Credicor spends 12MC on Callisto Penal Mines, gaining 1 card production.
Thorgate spends 7MC on Space Heaters, gaining 2 heat production.
Action Phase
Mai-Ni spends 1MC in Farmers Markets to gain 2
plants, adds 1 microbe to Self-Replicating
Bacteria, spends 8 plants to gain a
forest tile and increas the oxygen
level 1 step and its TR to 14, and uses Advanced Screening Technology,
revealing Protected Valley,Sponsors, and Airborn Radiation, keeping Protected Valley.
Phoblog uses Matter Generator to sell a card for 6MC,
spends 8 heat
to raise the temperatuer 1 step, and spends 11MC to use Solarpunk to
gain a forest tile and increase the oxygen level 1 step, uses Wood
Burning Stoves twice to spend 3 plants each to increase the temperature
2 steps and its TR to
15.
Thorgate spends 5MC to use Developed Infrastructure
to raise the temperature 1 step, spends 2MC to draw a card with Think
Tank, spends 1 plant to draw a card with Artificial Jungle, spends 8
heat to raise the temperature 1 step, uses Power Infrastructure to
convert 5 heat into 5MC, and spends 5MC to use Developed Infrastructure
to riase the temperature 1 step and its TR to 14. Thorgate then
sells 4 cards for 16MC.
Round 16
Phase Selection
Mai-Ni selects Action.
Phoblog selects Development.
Credicor selects Development.
Thorgate selects Development.
Development Phase
Mai-Ni spends 4MC for Rad Suits, gaining 2MC production, drawing a card and
discarding a card.
Phoblog sells 2 cards for 6MC then spends 8MC for a Medical Lab, gaining 4MC production.
Credicor passes.
Thorgate spends 6MC on Noctis Farming, gaining 2 plants and 1 plant production.
Action Phase
Mai-Ni adds 2 microbes to Self-Replicating Bacteria.
Phoblog uses Matter Generator to sell a card for 6MC,
sells 5 more cards for 15MC, spends 11MC to use Solarpunk to
gain a forest tile, uses Wood
Burning Stoves to spend 4 plants each to increase the temperature 1
step, and spends 14MC to raise the temperature 1 step and its TR to
17.
Thorgate spends 5MC to use Developed Infrastructure
to raise the temperature 1 step and its TR to 15, spends 2MC to draw a card with Think
Tank, spends 1 plant to draw a card with Artificial Jungle, uses Power Infrastructure to
convert 2 heat into 2MC, and sells 7 cards for 28MC.
Final Scoring
As all global parameters are at maximum, the game proceeds to final scoring after the end of the phase in which that happens.
| Mai-Ni Productions |
Phoblog |
Credicor |
Thorgate |
|
| TR |
14 |
17 |
24 |
15 |
| Forests |
4 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
| Cards |
9 |
6 |
4 |
15 |
| Total |
27 |
26 |
32 |
30 |
End of Game Statemetns
Kevin Croskery (Credicor): Boy, that was closer than I thought! I knew Chris Geggus was building a hand of victory points so my rush to the end paid off. Had a nice selection of cards in this game, good Heat production and the ability to convert 4 heat to Oxygen helped a lot. Thanks to Chris H for running the game.
Christopher Hunt (Mai-Ni Productions):
Good game. Congrats to Kevin non his win. Thanks to Chris
for running it. Started with a plan and then lost it.
Seroius mistake. Sign me up for the next one.
Chris Geggus (Thorgate):
As Kevin will attest, I handed him the game due to yet another cock-up
on my part. As this is only my second game, I had somehow got it in my
head that board actions were done automatically and I didn't need to
list them. I hadn't even worked out how much cash I would have at game
end, but stupidly assumed Chris H. would spend it as necessary. Maybe
I'm playing too many games or rushing those that I am playing. I'll try
to be more careful next time. Plus I need to dig the rules out of my
attic to see where I got my strange ideas. Well done Kev
regardless. Just a typical Geggus whinge - many of which you have seen
in the past. Try and make up for it in Hook (we have a gaming weekend
next week).
The Players
|
Player |
Company |
Color |
Cards |
Terraform Rating |
| Christopher Hunt |
Mai-Ni Productions |
Green | 3 |
14 |
| Bill Scharf |
Phoblog |
Red | 0 |
17 |
| Kevin Croskery |
Credicor |
Blue | 0 |
22 |
| Chris Geggus |
Thorgate |
Yellow |
0 |
15 |
|
Player |
MegaCredits |
Cards |
Plants |
Heat |
Steel |
Titanium |
|||
| Production | On Hand | Production | Production | On Hand | Prodcution | On Hand | Capability | Capability | |
| Christopher Hunt |
10 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Bill Scharf |
10 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Kevin Croskery |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Chris Geggus |
4 |
41 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
