Mountain Cur
Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
Initial Card Selection
Kevin replaces 3 cards and selects Mining Guild, gaining 27MC and 1 steel capability.
Bill replaces 0 cards and selects Thorgate, gaining 45MC and 1 heat production.
Christopher replaces 4 cards and selects Launch Star Incorporated, gaining 36MC.
Andy replaces 2 cards and selects Interplanetary Cinematics, gaining 41MC and 1 steel capability.
Round 1
Phase Selection
Mining Guild selects Development.
Thorgate selects Development.
Launch Star, Incorporated selects Construction.
Interplanetary Cinematics selects Development.
Development Phase
Mining Guild spends 0MC on a Power Plant, gaining 1 heat production.
Thorgate spends 16MC on a Processing Plant, gaining 2
steel capability, and drawing cards from the deck until a card with a
building tag is displayed. Discarded cards are: Asteroid Mining,
Research, Towing a Comet, Artificial Lake, and Volcanic Pools.
Launch Star, Incorporated spends 6MC on Asteroid Mining Consortium, gaining 1 titanium capability.
Interplanetary Cinematics spends 2MC for an Underground City, gaining 1MC production and 1 steel capability.
Construction Phase
Mining Guild spends 9MC on a Hydro-Electric Energy.
Thorgate spends 11MC on a Media Group.
Launch Star, Incorporated spends 0MC on Energy Subsidies and 3MC on Interplanetary Conference.
Interplanetary Cinematics spends 4MC for a Colonizer Training Camp.
Round 2
Phase Selection
Mining Guild selects Research.
Thorgate selects Research.
Launch Star, Incorporated selects Research
Interplanetary Cinematics selects Production.
Production Phase
Mining Guild gains 5MC and 1 heat.
Thorgate gains 5MC and 1 heat.
Launch Star, Incorporated gains 5MC.
Interplanetary Cinematics gains 10MC.
Research Phase
Mining Guild draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
Thorgate draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
Launch Star, Incorporated draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
Interplanetary Cinematics draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Round 3
Phase Selection
Mining Guild selects Development.
Thorgate selects Development.
Launch Star, Incorporated selects Construction.
Interplanetary Cinematics selects Development.
Development Phase
Mining Guild spends 5MC on Diverse Habitats, gaining 1MC production.
Thorgate spends 5MC on Imported GHG, gaining 1 heat production and 5 heat.
Launch Star, Incorporated spends 2MC on a Dusty Quarry, gaining 1 steel capability.
Interplanetary Cinematics spends 8MC for an Industrial Center, gaining 3MC production and 1 steel capability.
Construction Phase
Mining Guild spends 9MC on a Hydro-Electric Energy.
Thorgate spends 8MC on Progressive Policies.
Launch Star, Incorporated spends 8MC on an
Ecologlical Zone, gaining 2 resources on the card and 9MC on Developed
Infrastructure.
Interplanetary Cinematics spends 19MC on a Conserved Biodome.
Round 4
Phase Selection
Mining Guild selects Production.
Thorgate selects Production.
Launch Star, Incorporated selects Research.
Interplanetary Cinematics selects Research.
Production Phase
Mining Guild gains 10MC and 1 heat.
Thorgate gains 9MC and 2 heat.
Launch Star, Incorporated gains 5MC.
Interplanetary Cinematics gains 9MC.
Research Phase
Mining Guild draws 2 cards and keeps 2.
Thorgate draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Launch Star, Incorporated draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
Interplanetary Cinematics draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
Round 5
Phase Selection
Mining Guild selects Research.
Thorgate selects Research.
Launch Star, Incorporated selects Construction.
Interplanetary Cinematics selects Development.
Development Phase
Mining Guild spends 13MC on a Giant Space Mirror, gaining 3 heat production.
Thorgate spends 5MC on Industrial Microbes, gaining 1 heat production and 1 steel capability.
Launch Star, Incorporated spends 2MC on a Sponsors, gaining 2MC production and a card.
Interplanetary Cinematics spends 1MC for a Mine, gaining 2 steel capability.
Construction Phase
Mining Guild passes.
Thorgate discards a card for 3MC then spends 15MC on Farming Coops, gaining 3 plants.
Launch Star, Incorporated spends 0MC on an Investment
Loan, gaining 10MC, a card, and dropping its TR to 4, then spends 10MC
on a Think Tank.
Interplanetary Cinematics spends 0MC on Advanced Alloys.
Research Phase
Mining Guild draws 5 cards and keeps 3.
Thorgate draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
Launch Star, Incorporated draws 2 cards and keeps 1 and discards 2 cards for 6MC.
Interplanetary Cinematics draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Round 6
Phase Selection
Mining Guild selects Production.
Thorgate selects Production.
Launch Star, Incorporated selects Action.
Interplanetary Cinematics selects Research.
Action Phase
Mining Guild uses Hydro-Electric Energy to spend 1MC for 2 heat.
Thorgate spends 8 to increase the temperature and its TR to 6 and uses Farming Coops to discard a card to gain 3 plants.
Launch Star, Incorporated uses Developed
Infrastructure twice, spending 10MC to raise the temperature 2 steps
and its TR to 6 and uses Think Tank to buy a card for 2MC.
Interplanetary Cinematics passes.
Production Phase
Mining Guild gains 10MC and 4 heat.
Thorgate gains 10MC and 3 heat.
Launch Star, Incorporated gains 8MC.
Interplanetary Cinematics gains 9MC.
Research Phase
Mining Guild draws 2 cards and keeps 2, then discards 2 cards for 6MC.
Thorgate draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Launch Star, Incorporated draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Interplanetary Cinematics draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
Round 7
Phase Selection
Mining Guild selects Development.
Thorgate selects Development.
Launch Star, Incorporated selects Construction.
Interplanetary Cinematics selects Development.
Development Phase
Mining Guild spends 7MC and reduces its TR to 4
for a Strip Mine, gaining 2 steel capability, 1 titanium capability,
and increasing its TR to 5.
Thorgate spends 3MC and 2 plants on Biomass Combustors, gaining 5 heat production.
Launch Star, Incorporated passes.
Interplanetary Cinematics spends 0MC for a Power Grid, gaining 1MC production.
Construction Phase
Mining Guild passes.
Thorgate spends 6MC for Ironworks.
Launch Star, Incorporated spends 1MC on an Invention
Contest, drawing 3 cards and keeping 1, and discarding it for 3MC, then
spends 3MC
on Atmosphere Filtering, increasing the oxygen level 1 step and its TR
to 7.
Interplanetary Cinematics passes.
Round 8
Phase Selection
Mining Guild selects Production.
Thorgate selects Production.
Launch Star, Incorporated selects Action.
Interplanetary Cinematics selects Research.
Action Phase
Mining Guild uses Hydro-Electric Energy to spend 1MC
for 2 heat and spends 8 heat to raise the temperature one step and its
TR to 6.
Thorgate uses Farming Coops to discard a card to gain 3 plants.
Launch Star, Incorporated uses Developed
Infrastructure twice, spending 10MC to raise the temperature 2 steps
and its TR to 9 and uses Think Tank to buy a card for 2MC.
Interplanetary Cinematics passes.
Production Phase
Mining Guild gains 11MC and 4 heat.
Thorgate gains 10MC and 8 heat.
Launch Star, Incorporated gains 11MC.
Interplanetary Cinematics gains 9MC.
Research Phase
Mining Guild draws 2 cards and keeps 2, then discards 1 card for 3MC.
Thorgate draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Launch Star, Incorporated draws 2 cards and keeps 1 then discards a card for 3MC.
Interplanetary Cinematics draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
Round 9
Phase Selection
Mining Guild selects Development.
Thorgate selects Action.
Launch Star, Incorporated selects Research.
Interplanetary Cinematics selects Construction.
Development Phase
Mining Guild spends 13MC on a Protected Valley,
gaining 2MC production, a forest tile, increasing the oxygen level and
raising its TR to 7.
Thorgate passes.
Launch Star, Incorporated passes.
Interplanetary Cinematics spends 13MC on Lightning Harvest, gaining 2MC production.
Construction Phase
Mining Guild passes.
Thorgate spends 0MC for Work Crews, then spends 0MC for Nitrite Reducing Bacteria, adding 3 resources to the card.
Launch Star, Incorporated passes.
Interplanetary Cinematics spends 10MC on Anearobic
Microorganisms, gaining 1 resource on the card, then spends 10MC on
Regolith Eaters, gaining a second resource on Anearobic Microoganisms.
Action Phase
Mining Guild uses Hydro-Electric Energy to spend 1MC
for 2 heat and spends 8 heat to raise the temperature one step and its
TR to 8.
Thorgate uses Ironworks twice to spend 4 heat to
raise the oxygen level 2 steps and its TR to 8, spends 3 resources from
Nitrite Reducing Bacteria to flip an ocean tile, increasing its TR to 9
and gaining 1MC and 1 card, use uses Farming Coops to discard a card to
gain 3 plants, and spends 8 plants to gain a forest token and raise the oxygen level 1 step and its TR to 10.
Launch Star, Incorporated uses Developed
Infrastructure, spending 5MC to raise the temperature 1 step
and its TR to 10 and uses Think Tank to buy a card for 2MC.
Interplanetary Cinematics adds a resource to Regolith
Eaters and uses Conserved Biodome to add another resource to Regolith
Eaters, then spends 15MC to flip an ocean tile, increasing its TR to 6
and gaining a card.
Research Phase
Mining Guild draws 2 cards and keeps 2, then discards 1 card for 3MC.
Thorgate draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Launch Star, Incorporated draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
Interplanetary Cinematics draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Round 10
Phase Selection
Mining Guild selects Production.
Thorgate selects Research.
Launch Star, Incorporated selects Action.
Interplanetary Cinematics selects Production.
Action Phase
Mining Guild uses Hydro-Electric Energy to spend 1MC
for 2 heat.
Thorgate uses Farming Coops to discard a card to gain 3 plants and adds a microbe to Nitrite Reducing Bacteria.
Launch Star, Incorporated uses Developed
Infrastructure twice, spending 10MC to raise the temperature 2 steps
and its TR to 12 and uses Think Tank to buy a card for 2MC.
Interplanetary Cinematics spends 2 microbes from
Regolith Eaters to raise the oxygen level 1 step and its TR to 7 and
uses Conserved Biodome to add a microbe to Regolith Eaters.
Production Phase
Mining Guild gains 15MC and 4 heat.
Thorgate gains 10MC and 8 heat.
Launch Star, Incorporated gains 14MC.
Interplanetary Cinematics gains 18MC.
Research Phase
Mining Guild draws 2 cards and keeps 2, then discards 2 cards for 6MC.
Thorgate draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
Launch Star, Incorporated draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Interplanetary Cinematics draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Round 11
Phase Selection
Mining Guild selects Action.
Thorgate selects Development.
Launch Star, Incorporated selects Production.
Interplanetary Cinematics selects Construction.
Development Phase
Mining Guild spends 10MC on Insects,
gaining 2 plant production.
Thorgate spends 19MC for Undersea Vents, gaining 1 card production and 4 heat production.
Launch Star, Incorporated passes.
Interplanetary Cinematics spends 2 microbes from
Anaerobic Microorganisms and 12MC on Io Mining Industries, gaining 2MC
production and 2 titanium capability.
Construction Phase
Mining Guild spends 8MC for Aquifer Pumping.
Thorgate passes.
Launch Star, Incorporated spends 7MC GHG Producing Bacteria.
Interplanetary Cinematics spends 8MC on Viral
Enhancers, gaining 2 microbes each on Anaerobic Microorganisms and
Regolith Eaters, and draws a card.
Action Phase
Mining Guild uses Hydro-Electric Energy to spend 1MC
for 2 heat, spends 8 heat to raise the temperature 1 step and its TR to
9, then spends 4MC twice for Aquifer Pumping, turning 2 ocean tiles,
gaining 2MC and 3 plants, and increasing its TR to 11.
Thorgate uses Ironworks to spend 4 heat to increase
the oxygen level 1 step and its TR to 11 and adds a microbe to Nitrite
Reducing Bacteria.
Launch Star, Incorporated uses Developed
Infrastructure, spending 5MC to raise the temperature 1 step
and its TR to 13, uses Think Tank to buy a card for 2MC, and adds a resource to GHG Producing Bacteria.
Interplanetary Cinematics spends 2 microbes from
Regolith Eaters to raise the oxygen level 1 step and its TR to 8 and
uses Conserved Biodome to add a microbe to Regolith Eaters.
Production Phase
Mining Guild gains 14MC, 4 heat, and 2 plants.
Thorgate gains 11MC, 1 card, and 12 heat.
Launch Star, Incorporated gains 19MC.
Interplanetary Cinematics gains 17MC.
Round 12
Phase Selection
Mining Guild selects Development.
Thorgate selects Action.
Launch Star, Incorporated selects Action.
Interplanetary Cinematics selects Development.
Development Phase
Mining Guild spends 6MC on Grass,
gaining 1MC procution, 2 plant production, and 3 plants.
Thorgate spends 11MC for New Portfolios, gaining 1MC production, 1 plant production, and 1 heat production.
Launch Star, Incorporated spends 5MC on an Acquired Company, gaining 1 card production and drawing a card.
Interplanetary Cinematics spends 8MC on Artificial Photosynthesis, gaining 1MC
production, 1 heat productiona, and 1 plant production.
Action Phase
Mining Guild uses Hydro-Electric Energy to spend 1MC
for 2 heat, spends 4MC for Aquifer Pumping, turning 1 ocean tile,
gaining 2 plants, and increasing its TR to 12, then spends 8 plants for
a forest tile and increasing the oxygen level 1 step and its TR to 13.
Thorgate uses Ironworks twice to spend 4 heat each to
increase
the oxygen level 2 steps and its TR to 13, adds a microbe to Nitrite
Reducing Bacteria, spends 8 heat to raise the temperature 1 step and
its TR to 14, uses Farming Coops to trade a card for 3 plants, then
spends 8 plants for a forest tile, raising the oxygen level 1 step and
its TR to 15.
Launch Star, Incorporated uses Developed
Infrastructure twice to spend 5MC each to raise the temperature 2 steps
and its TR to 15, uses Think Tank to buy a card for 2MC, and adds a
resource to GHG Producing Bacteria, and discards a card for 3MC.
Interplanetary Cinematics spends 2 microbes from
Regolith Eaters to raise the oxygen level 1 step and its TR to 9 and
uses Conserved Biodome to add a microbe to Regolith Eaters.
Round 13
Phase Selection
Mining Guild selects Action.
Thorgate selects Production.
Launch Star, Incorporated selects Production.
Interplanetary Cinematics selects Construction.
Construction Phase
Mining Guild spends 5MC for Greenhouses, gaining 1MC production and 1 plant production.
Thorgate spends 2MC for a Lagrange Observatory, gaining 1 card.
Launch Star, Incorporated discards 3 cards for 9MC then spends 12MC on a Circuit Board Factory.
Interplanetary Cinematics spends 4MC on a Convoy from
Europa, drawing a card and flipping an ocean tile, gaining another card
and increasing its TR to 10, then spends 3MC on Interns.
Action Phase
Mining Guild uses Hydro-Electric Energy to spend 1MC
for 3 heat, spends 8 heat to raise the temperature 1 step and its TR to
14, spends 4MC twice for Aquifer Pumping, turning 2 ocean tiles,
gaining 4MC, 1 card, and 1 plant, and increasing its TR to 16, then
uses Greenhouses to convert 1 heat to 1 plant.
Thorgate spends 3 microbes from Nitrite
Reducing Bacteria to flip an ocean tile, gaining 1MC and 1 plant and
increasing its TR to 16 and discards a card to use Farming Coops to
gain 3 plants.
Launch Star, Incorporated draws a card using the
Circuit Board Factory, spends 2MC to draw a card with the Think Tank,
spends 2 microbes from GHG Producing Bacteria to raise the temperature
1 step and its TR to 16, discards 2 cards for 6MC, and spends 5MC to
use Developed Infrastructure to increase the temperature 1 step and its
TR to 17.
Interplanetary Cinematics spends 2 microbes from
Regolith Eaters to raise the oxygen level 1 step and its TR to 11 and
uses Conserved Biodome to add a microbe to Regolith Eaters.
Production Phase
Mining Guild gains 24MC, 4 heat, and 5 plants.
Thorgate gains 21MC, 1 card, 13 heat, and 1 plant.
Launch Star, Incorporated gains 23MC and 1 card.
Interplanetary Cinematics gains 21MC, 1 heat, and 1 plant.
Round 14
Phase Selection
Mining Guild selects Construction.
Thorgate selects Action.
Launch Star, Incorporated selects Action.
Interplanetary Cinematics selects Development.
Development Phase
Mining Guild discards 5 cards, gaining 15M, then spends 15MC on Biothermal Power,
gaining 1 heat procution, 1 forest tile , increasing the oxygen 1 step and its TR to 17.
Thorgate passes.
Launch Star, Incorporated spends 14MC on a Matter
Converter, gaining 3 heat production, 1 titanium capability, and
drawing a card.
Interplanetary Cinematics spends 7MC on a Commercial District, gaining 4MC
production.
Construction Phase
Mining Guild draws a card then discards it for 3MC
and spends 27MC for a Nitrogen Rich Asteroid, increasing the
temperature by 1 step and its TR to 20.
Thorgate passes.
Launch Star, Incorporated discards 6 cards for 18MC then spends 12MC on a Standard Technology.
Interplanetary Cinematics spends 2 microbes from Anaerobic Microoganisms to spend 0MC for an Inteerstellar Colony Ship.
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.
| Mining Guild |
Thorgate |
Launch Star, Inc. |
Interplanetary Cinematics |
|
| TR |
20 |
16 |
17 |
11 |
| Forests |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Cards |
0 |
2 |
8 |
11 |
| Total |
23 |
20 |
25 |
22 |
Congratulations to Christopher Hunt on his victory!
End of Game Statements
Andy York (Interplanetary Cinematics): Playing
a new game for the first time is always challenging, and I certainly
made some mistakes (like the early "Production" card when I mixed the
name up, intending "Development"). The endgame also snuck up on me,
thankfully a "Construction" phase was ordered along with my
"Development" allowing me to gain 6 VPs between the two.
That said, it was a very close game
all around. Congrats to Christopher for topping the board. Sincere
appreciation to Chris H for helming our collaborative first foray into
the game (and catching our misunderstandings).
I'll certainly play if offered again.
Bill Scharf (Thorgate): I have to admit I had a few issues keeping this game separate from the regular terraforming mars game I’m in. Like I have plenty of steel…actually no, in that game I don’t have any steel at all. The similarities were a bit too similar for my current Modus operandi. I had a five point action phase coming up this turn, which would have improved my standings but I’ll chalk the game up as a learning experience, which, of course, applies to us all. Look forward to playing it again.
Christopher Hunt (Launch Star, Inc.):
Thanks very mush to Chris H for enabling me to read the cards and for
correcting my wrong card plays. Very enjoyable, not just because
I won. Thought the heat and plants would go when it raised the
temperature / oxygen as in the original. It did not so I had to win
using TR as my accumulated resources were nonexistent. I had
spent too much on TR growth to buy expensive cards. At the
beginning I thought it would be much longer as in the first few moves
no oceans no temperature or oxygen changes. Wow did it
accelerate. Stared with 1 steel and 1 titanium but until the last
turn never saw another of these cards again. Got a good card and pushed it for all it was worth.
Kevin Wilson (Mining Guild):
Well, I guess all first plays are learning experiences. For
instance I forgot the game ends after the phase the various parameters
are maxed out not at the end of the turn/generation. Not that it
would have made any difference but I did have a few more VP to come
with an action phase. But, I probably would have pushed the temp
and O2 to the limit anyway. Unlike Christopher I just didn’t get
any good/playable VP cards so needed to run out the time for others to
catch up or run away with it. With the Aquifer Pumping I could
run up the TR through oceans but not a lot else. Regardless, I
enjoyed the first play and look forward to the next. Congrats to
Christopher on the inaugural win and thanks to Chris for running the
game. Let's go again.
Chris Hassler (GM):
From a GM's perspective, this was a fun game to run. Watching all
of the strategies develop, whether intended or not, was fascinating to
me. The pace of the game was also extraordinarily fast -- very
much in line with my face to face play experiences. There were a
few hiccups given that this was a new game, but overall I thought it
went very well. I will definitely be running this one again.
The Players
|
Player |
Company |
Color |
Cards |
Terraform Rating |
| Kevin Wilson |
Mining Guild |
Yellow | 0 |
20 |
| Bill Scharf |
Thorgate |
Red | 3 |
16 |
| Christopher Hunt |
Launch Star, Incorporated |
Green | 0 |
17 |
| Andy York |
Interplanetary Cinematics |
Blue |
5 |
11 |
|
Player |
MegaCredits |
Cards |
Plants |
Heat |
Steel |
Titanium |
|||
| Production | On Hand | Production | Production | On Hand | Prodcution | On Hand | Capability | Capability | |
| Kevin Wilson | 6 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| Bill Scharf |
1 |
25 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
13 |
16 |
3 |
0 |
| Christopher Hunt |
2 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Andy York | 10 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
