Puli

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.

Generation 8

Research Phase

TTT keeps 1 card, spending 3M€.

GEGS keeps 2 cards, spending 6M€.

Coloniae Neptunalia keeps 2 cards, spending 6M€.

University of Mars keeps 3 cards, spending 9M€.

PIKES keeps 1 card, spending 3M€.

Action Phase

TTT spends 9M€ to trade with Luna, gaining 10M€. PIKES gains 2M€ and Coloniae Neptunalia gains 4M€. TTT then spends 8 plants to place a greenery tile at D7, increasing the oxygen level to 11% and his TR to 27.

GEGS spends 8 plants to place a greenery tile at C1, gaining 4M€, increasing the oxygen level to 12% and his TR to 29, then spends 20M€ for Imported Nitrogen, increasing his TR to 30 and gaining 2M€, 4 plants, 3 microbe resources on Ants, 3 animal resources on Martian Zoo, and 1 card.

Coloniae Neptunalia spends 8 plants to place a greenery tile at G5, gaining 2 plants, increasing the oxygen level to 13% and its TR to 36, then spends 23M€ to place a greenery tile at F3, gaining 2M€, increasing the oxygen level to 14% and its TR to 37.

University of Mars spends 3 energy to trade with Titan, placing 2 floaters on Titan Air-Scrapping. Coloniae Neptunalia gains 1 floater on Atmo Collectors. University of Mars then spends 3 energy to trade with Ganymede, gaining 2 plants.

PIKES spends 32M€ for a Beam from a Thorium Asteroid, gaining 3 energy and 3 heat production.

TTT spends 11M€ for a power plant, increasing energy production by 1, then spends 11 steel and 1M€ for an Open City, reducing energy production by 1, gaining 4M€ production, 2M€, and 2 plants, and placing a city tile at C6, gaining 2 more plants. University of Mars gains 1M€ production.

GEGS spends 2 steel and 13M€ for a Mohole Area in F5, gaining 4 heat production, 2M€, 2 plants, and a card, then spends 8 plants to place a greenery tile in C3, gaining 2M€.

Coloniae Neptunalia spends 1 floater from Atmo Collectors to gain 3 energy, then spends 3 energy to trade with Callisto, gaining 8 energy.

University of Mars spends 8 plants to place a greenery tile at I7, gaining 2M€.

PIKES spends 8 steel and 4M€ for a Magnetic Field Generator, losing 4 energy production but gaining 2 plant production and increasing his TR to 36.

TTT adds a resource to Sub-Zero Salt Fish and spends 1M€ production to add a resource to Refugee Camps.

GEGS spends 1 floater from Titan Floating Launch-Pad to trade with Pluto, gaining 2 cards. Coloniae Neptunalia draws 1 card then discards 1 card. GEGS then uses the Electro-Catapult to convert 1 plant into 7M€.

Coloniae Neptunalia spends 1 energy to draw a card using the Development Center, then spends 1 titanium and 6M€ to play Lagrange Observatory, drawing another card.

University of Mars uses Jupiter Floating Station to gain 4M€.

PIKES spends 8 heat with the Caretaker Contract to increase his TR to 37.

TTT sells 1 card for 1M€ then spends 8 plants to place a greenery tile at B5, gaining 2 plants.

GEGS draws a card using Business Network and buys it for 3M€, then spends 2M€ to draw a card using Restricted Area.

Coloniae Neptunalia spends 1 floater for an Air Raid, stealing 5M€ from TTT, then plays Productive Outpost, gaining 5M€, 3 energy, 1 floater, and 1 card, discarding a card.

University of Mars spends 2 floaters from Titan Air-Scrapping to increase his TR to 29.

PIKES sells a card for 1M€.

TTT spends 9M€ for Insects, gaining 7 plant production.

GEGS sells 2 cards for 2M€, then spends 1M€ to Search for Life, drawing Worms and succeeding, adding a resource to the card.

Coloniae Neptunalia adds a resource to Psychrophiles, then spends 25M€ to build a city at D4, gaining 1M€ production, 1 plant, and 2M€. University of Mars gains 1M€ production and TTT gains 2M€.

University of Mars spends 14M€ for a Warp Drive.

PIKES passes.

TTT spends 5 titanium and 1M€ for Sky Docks, gaining 1 card and a second trade fleet.

GEGS uses Extreme Cold Fungus to add 2 microbe resources to Nitrite Reducing Bacteria, then spends 3 resources on Nitrite Reducing Bacteria to increase his TR to 31.

Colonia Neptunalia adds a resource to Fish and discards a card for 1M€.

University of Mars spends 2 titanium and 12M€ for an Interstellar Colony Ship, gaining 3M€ from Media Group.

TTT spends 17M€ for Lake Marineris then sells 1 card for 1M€.

GEGS spends 2M€ for a Minority Refuge, losing 2M€ production and placing a colony on Enceledus, gaining 3 microbe resources on Ants. Coloniae Neptunalia gains 1M€ production. GEGS then uses Ants to consume a resource from Nitrite Reducing Bacteria to add another resource to Ants.

Coloniae Neptunalia discards a card for 1M€ then spends 4M€ for Power Infrastructure.

University of Mars spends 21M€ for Phobos Space Haven, gaining 1 titanium and 1M€ production. TTT gains 2M€.

TTT passes.

GEGS spends 9M€ for Gene Repair, gaining 2M€ production and a resource on Olympus Conference, then spends 8M€ on Breathing Filters, spending the resource on Olympus Conference to gain a card.

Coloniae Neptunalia discards a card, gaining 1M€.

University of Mars passes.

GEGS discards 2 cards for 2M€ and uses the Martian Zoo to gain 10M€.

Coloniae Neptunalia uses Power Infrastructure to convert 7 energy to 7M€ then spends 23M€ to place a greenery tile at C4, gaining 1 plant.

GEGS discards 2 cards for 2M€ then spends 25M€ for Methane From Titan, gaining 2 plant and 2 heat production and a card.

Coloniae Neptunalia discards a card for 1M€.

GEGS spends 1 energy on Martian Rails to gain 11M€.

Coloniae Neptunalia passes.

GEGS spends 8M€ for Solar Power, gaining 1 energy production, then discards 2 cards for 2M€.

GEGS passes.

Production Phase

TTT produces 51M€, 6 steel, 3 titanium, and 14 plants.

GEGS produces 52M€, 2 steel, 9 plants, 2 energy, and 6 heat.

Coloniae Neptunalia moves 3 energy to heat and then produces 62M€, 1 titanium, 5 plants, and 4 heat.

University of Mars produces 56M€, 3 titanium, 1 plant, and 6 energy.

PIKES moves 2 energy to heat and then produces 44M€, 3 steel, 4 plants, 1 energy, and 18 heat.

Solar Phase

End of game conditions have been met.

Final Greenery Tile Placement

TTT spends 8 plants to place a greenery tile in B6, gaining 1 plant, and 8 plants to place a greenery tile in D6, gaining 1 plant.

GEGS spends 8 plant to place a greenery tile in G9.

Coloniae Neptunalia spends 8 plants to place a greenery tile at D2, gaining 2M€.

PIKES spends 8 plants to place a greenery tile at A2, gaining 2M€.

Victory Points

Awards

Thremalist: Heat resources. PIKES has 28, Coloniae Neptunalia has 15, GEGS has 8, University of Mars has 5, and TTT has 0. PIKES gains 5 and Colopniae Neptunalia gains 2.

Miner: Steel and titanium resources. TTT has 15, University of Mars and PIKES each have 3, GEGS has 2, and Coloniae Neptunalia has 1. TTT gains 5 and University of Mars and PIKES each gain 2.

Scientist: Science tags. University of Mars has 8, GEGS has 7, PIKES and Coloniae Neptunalia each have 2, and TTT has 0. University of Mars gains 5, and GEGS gains 2.

Milestones

Mayor and Planner go to University of Mars. Builder goes to TTT.

Coloniae Neptunalia wins. Congratulations to Dave Hooton on his victory!

End of Game Statements

Dave Hooton (Coloniae Neptunalia): Well, Poseidon Corporation's colonies are certainly celebrating Neptunalia tonight. It was a close game though, with only 4 VPs between the first three players.

This is the first time I've actually won with a colony strategy, and starting with two Luna colonies was certainly a help. The biggest part of the engine, though, was the Callisto/energy portion. I'm surprised that nobody else put a colony there to take advantage of my trading there every generation.

Thanks to Chris for running it and to my opponents for keeping it competitive.

Kevin Wilson (PIKES): Once again, back of the pack. And once again I fell short in VP from cards. At least this time I was in the hunt everywhere else. It seemed the cards came well early but slacked off later. I had the heat as cash to spend just not enough to spend it on of any value/VP. But, I’ll keep trying.

Thanks to Chris for running the game. How he does it with so many games going is beyond me. Better him than me.

Thanks to the other players for letting me keep trying.

Andy York (TTT): What a great game, I thought I was going to be further back in the pack but Dave edged to win. Congrats to him and, as always, thanks to Chris H for a masterfully run game.

Chris Geggus (GEGS): Well done to Dave and thanks to Chris. I realised that I was going to be just short at the end and was trying to conjure up some combo to scrape the points, but nothing helped even wth all the late card flurry. Certainly the best cash production engine I have ever had, but either didn't spend it wisely or got poor cards at the wrong times. However, that is the nature of the game. Enjoyed it as ever.

Martin Burgdorf (University of Mars): Congratulations to Dave, a big thank you to Chris and thanks to the other players as well

This was the first time I did not finish last, so I achieved my aim. David wrote that he was surprised that nobody else established a colony on Callisto, but I have an excuse: I had double the energy production of all other players combined, so I did not need more. After three games I feel now familiar with Terraforming Mars, and I would like to play it again in the future.

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