Rat Terrier
Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
Initial Card Selection
Kevin W. replaces 4 cards and selects Phoblog, gaining 20MC and 1 titanium capability.
Bill replaces 3 cards and selects Thorgate, gaining 45MC and 1 heat production.
Kevin C. replaces 3 cards and selects DevTech,
gaining 40MC. Reveals 5 cards from the deck: Colonizer
Training Camp, Callisto Penal Mines, Restructured Resources, Airborne
Radiation, and Anearobic Microoganisms. Takes Callisto Penal
Mines.
Chris replaces 3 cards and selects Inventrix, gaining 33MC and 3 cards.
Round 1
Phase Selection
Phoblog selects Construction.
Thorgate selects Production.
DevTech selects Development.
Inventrix selects Development.
Development Phase
Phoblog spends 3MC for a Power Plant, gaining 1 heat production.
Thorgate spends 11MC for an Acquired Company, gaining 1 card production.
DevTech spends 5MC on a Mine, gaining 2 steel capability.
Inventrix spends 17MC on Immigration Shuttles, gaining 3MC production.
Construction Phase
Phoblog spends 10MC for a Convoy from Europa, drawing
a card and flipping an ocean tile, gaining 1MC, 1 plant, and increasing
its TR to 6. Discards a card for 3MC and draws a card for the
bonus.
Thorgate spends 6MC for a Research Outpost.
DevTech spends 17MC on a Technology Demonstration,
drawing 2 cards and flipping an ocean tile, gaining 2 plants and
increasing its TR to 6.
Inventrix spends 2MC on Assorted Enterprises, allowing it to spend 4MC for Cartel, gaining 2MC production.
Production Phase
Phoblog gains 6MC and 1 heat.
Thorgate gains 9MC, 1 card, and 1 heat.
DevTech gains 6MC.
Inventrix gains 10MC.
Round 2
Phase Selection
Phoblog selects Production.
Thorgate selects Development.
DevTech selects Construction.
Inventrix selects Production.
Development Phase
Phoblog spends 10MC on Windmills, gaining 2 heat production.
Thorgate spends 5MC for a Power Supply Consortium, gaining 2MC production and 1 heat production.
DevTech spends 5MC on Space Heaters, gaining 2 heat production and 1 card.
Inventrix spends 10MC on Atmospheric Insulators, gaining 3 heat production and 1MC production.
Construction Phase
Phoblog passes.
Thorgate passes.
DevTech spends 10MC on Decomposing Fungus, gaining 2 resources on the card and draws a card.
Inventrix discards a card for 3MC then spends 13MC on Wood Burning Stoves, gaining 4 plants.
Production Phase
Phoblog gains 10MC and 3 heat.
Thorgate gains 7MC, 1 card, and 2 heat.
DevTech gains 6MC and 2 heat.
Inventrix gains 15MC and 3 heat.
Round 3
Phase Selection
Phoblog selects Construction.
Thorgate selects Research.
DevTech selects Production.
Inventrix selects Research.
Construction Phase
Phoblog discards a card for 3MC and spends 11MC for Solarpunk, then draws a new card.
Thorgate passes.
DevTech spends 6MC for Mars University, discarding a card and drawing a new card.
Inventrix discards a card for 3MC then spends 17MC
for Imported Hydrogen, gaining 1MC production, 1 heat production, 3
plants, and flips an ocean tile, gaining 4MC and +1TR.
Production Phase
Phoblog gains 6MC and 3 heat.
Thorgate gains 7MC, 1 card, and 2 heat.
DevTech gains 11MC and 2 heat.
Inventrix gains 13MC and 4 heat.
Research Phase
Phoblog draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Thorgate draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
DevTech draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Inventrix draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
Round 4
Phase Selection
Phoblog selects Development.
Thorgate selects Development.
DevTech selects Development.
Inventrix selects Construction.
Development Phase
Phoblog spends 0MC for the Great Escarpment Consortium, gaining 1 steel capability.
Thorgate spends 24MC on Undersea Vents, gaining 1 card production and 4 heat production.
DevTech spends 0MC on a Power Grid, gaining 1MC production.
Inventrix passes.
Construction Phase
Phoblog passes.
Thorgate passes.
DevTech spends 8MC on Ironworks.
Inventrix spends 10MC on Optimal Aerobraking and draws a card.
Round 5
Phase Selection
Phoblog selects Production.
Thorgate selects Production.
DevTech selects Production.
Inventrix selects Research.
Production Phase
Phoblog gains 10MC and 3 heat.
Thorgate gains 11MC, 2 cards, and 6 heat.
DevTech gains 11MC and 2 heat.
Inventrix gains 13MC and 4 heat.
Research Phase
Phoblog draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Thorgate draws 2 cards and keeps 1, then discards 2 cards for 6MC.
DevTech draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Inventrix draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
Round 6
Phase Selection
Phoblog selects Action.
Thorgate selects Development.
DevTech selects Development.
Inventrix selects Development.
Development Phase
Phoblog passes.
Thorgate spends 9MC on Surface Mines, gaining 1 steel capability and 1 titanium capability.
DevTech spends 10MC on Designed Microorganisms, gaining 2 plant production.
Inventrix spends 12MC and 2 plants for Biomass Combustors, gaining 5 heat production.
Action Phase
Phoblog spends 13MC to use Solarpunk to gain a forest
tile and increase the oxygen level 1 step and spends 8 heat to raise
the temperature 1 step, increasing its TR to 8.
Thorgate spends 8 heat to raise the temperature by 1 step and its TR to 6.
DevTech spends 1 microbe from Decomposing Fungus to
gain 3 plants and 4 heat using Ironworks to raise the oxygen level 1
step and its TR to 7.
Inventrix uses Wood Burning Stoves to spend 4 plants
to increase the temperature 1 step and spends 8 heat to raise the
temperature a second step, increasing its TR to 8.
Round 7
Phase Selection
Phoblog selects Production.
Thorgate selects Research.
DevTech selects Production.
Inventrix selects Construction.
Construction Phase
Phoblog spends 3MC for a Lagrange Observatory, gaining 1 card.
Thorgate spends 17MC for an Ice Asteroid, flipping 2 ocean tiles, gaining 1 card, 1 plant, and 2MC and increasing its TR to 8.
DevTech spends 6MC on an Interplanetary Conference.
Inventrix spends 5MC on Research, drawing 2 cards and gaining 2 plants and 2 heat, then draws a card.
Production Phase
Phoblog gains 12MC and 3 heat.
Thorgate gains 10MC, 2 cards, and 6 heat.
DevTech gains 12MC, 2 plants, and 2 heat.
Inventrix gains 15MC and 9 heat.
Research Phase
Phoblog draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Thorgate draws 5 cards and keeps 2, then discards 3 cards for 9MC.
DevTech draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Inventrix draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Round 8
Phase Selection
Phoblog selects Research.
Thorgate selects Construction.
DevTech selects Development.
Inventrix selects Production.
Development Phase
Phoblog spends 12MC on Deep Well Heating, gaining 1 heat production, increasing the temperature 1 step and its TR to 9.
Thorgate spends 15MC on a Mohole Area, gaining 4 heat production.
DevTech spends 9MC on Ganymede Shipyard, gaining 2 titanium capability and drawing 1 card.
Inventrix passes.
Construction Phase
Phoblog passes.
Thorgate spends 12MC on Olympus Conference, drawing 1 card, and draws a card.
DevTech passes.
Inventrix spends 5MC on Work Crews, gaining 2 heat and 2 plants, then plays Filter Feeders for free.
Production Phase
Phoblog gains 9MC and 4 heat.
Thorgate gains 10MC, 2 cards, and 10 heat.
DevTech gains 12MC, 2 plants, and 2 heat.
Inventrix gains 19MC and 9 heat.
Research Phase
Phoblog draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
Thorgate draws 2 cards and keeps 1, then discards 3 cards for 9MC.
DevTech draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Inventrix draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Round 9
Phase Selection
Phoblog selects Development.
Thorgate selects Development.
DevTech selects Production.
Inventrix selects Construction.
Development Phase
Phoblog spends 6MC on Algae, gaining 2 plant production.
Thorgate spends 9MC on a Miranda Resort, gaining 3MC production.
DevTech spends 3MC and 2 plants on a Food Factory, gaining 4MC production.
Inventrix spends 20MC on Trapped Heat, gaining 2 heat
production and flipping an ocean tile, gaining 1 card, 1 plant, and
increasing its TR to 9.
Construction Phase
Phoblog passes.
Thorgate passes.
DevTech spends 1MC on an Invention Contest, drawing 3 cards and keeping one.
Inventrix spends 5MC for a Bribed Committee,
increasing its TR to 11 and gaining 1MC production, 1 heat production,
2 heat, and 2 plants, then spends 3 heat for Local Heat Trapping,
gaining 2 heat, 6 plants, and 2 animals on Filter Feeders.
Production Phase
Phoblog gains 9MC, 4 heat, and 2 plants.
Thorgate gains 13MC, 2 cards, and 10 heat, then discards 1 card for 3MC.
DevTech gains 16MC, 2 plants, and 2 heat.
Inventrix gains 19MC and 12 heat.
Round 10
Phase Selection
Phoblog selects Production.
Thorgate selects Research.
DevTech selects Action.
Inventrix selects Action.
Action Phase
Phoblog spends 12MC to use Solarpunk to gain a forest
tile and increase the oxygen level 1 step and 8 heat to increase the
temperature 1 step and its TR to 11.
Thorgate spends 24 heat to raise the temperature by 3 steps and its TR to 11.
DevTech spends 1 microbe from Decomposing Fungus to
gain 3 plants, 4 heat using Ironworks twice to raise the oxygen level 2
steps, and 8 plants for a forest tile and to raise the oxygen level a third step and its TR to 10.
Inventrix uses Wood Burning Stoves twice to spend 6
plants
to increase the temperature 2 steps, 8 plants to gain a forestry tile
and increase the oxygen level 1 step, and spends 32 heat to raise the
temperature a 4 more steps, increasing its TR to 18.
Production Phase
Phoblog gains 15MC, 4 heat, and 2 plants.
Thorgate gains 16MC, 2 cards, and 10 heat.
DevTech gains 15MC, 2 plants, and 2 heat.
Inventrix gains 26MC and 12 heat.
Research Phase
Phoblog draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Thorgate draws 5 cards and keeps 2, then discards 4 cards for 12MC.
DevTech draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Inventrix draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Round 11
Phase Selection
Phoblog selects Action.
Thorgate selects Development.
DevTech selects Development.
Inventrix selects Construction.
Development Phase
Phoblog spends 6MC for Slash & Burn Agriculture, gaining 2 plant production.
Thorgate spends 17MC on a Protected Valley, gaining
2MC production, 1 forest tile, inreasing the oxygen level 1 step and
its TR to 12.
DevTech spends 2MC on Callisto Penal Mines, gaining 1 card production and 1 card.
Inventrix spends 8MC on Geothermal Power, gaining 2 heat production.
Construction Phase
Phoblog passes.
Thorgate spends 26MC for a Nitrogen Rich Asteroid, gaining 2 plants, increasing the temperature 1 step and its TR to 15.
DevTech spends spends 10MC on a Circuit Board Factory.
Inventrix spends 17MC on Lake Marineris, gaining 2 heat and 2 plants and flipping 2
ocean tiles, gaining 2 cards and 1MC and increasing its TR to 20, then
spends 6MC for Advanced Screening Technology.
Action Phase
Phoblog discards 3 cards for 9MC then spends 26MC to
use Solarpunk twice, gaining 2 forest tiles and increasing oxygen 2
steps, then spends 8 heat to increase the temperature 1 step,
increasing its TR to 14.
Thorgate spends 8 heat to raise the temperature by 1 steps and its TR to 16.
DevTech uses Circuit Board Factory to draw a card.
Inventrix uses Advanced Screening Technology to
reveal the top 3 cards, which are Tundra Farming, Giant Space Mirror,
and Import of Advanced GHG, keeping Tundra Farming and discarding the
other two, and spends 18 heat to raise the temperature 3 steps and its
TR to 23.
Round 12
Phase Selection
Phoblog selects Production.
Thorgate selects Construction.
DevTech selects Construction.
Inventrix selects Development.
Development Phase
Phoblog passes.
Thorgate discards 2 cards for 6MC then spends 17MC for Industrial Farming, gaining 1MC production and 2 plant production.
DevTech spends 10MC for Eos Chama National Park, gaining 3 plants and 2MC production.
Inventrix discards 3 cards for 9MC then spends 9MC on Tundra Farming, gaining 1 plant, 2MC production and 1 plant production.
Construction Phase
Phoblog passes.
Thorgate discards 2 cards for 6MC then spends 12MC for Farmers Markets and draws a card.
DevTech spends 26MC on Interplanetary Relations, draw in a card from Interplanetary Conference, and drawing a second card.
Inventrix spends 8MC fpr Permafrost Extraction,
flipping the last ocean tile, gaining 2 heat and 4 plants, and
incresing its TR to 24, and 4MC for Power Infrastructure.
Production Phase
Phoblog gains 18MC, 4 heat, and 4 plants.
Thorgate gains 24MC, 2 cards, 10 heat, and 2 plants.
DevTech gains 17MC, 1 card, 2 plants, and 2 heat.
Inventrix gains 35MC, 14 heat, and 1 plant.
Round 13
Phase Selection
Phoblog selects Action.
Thorgate selects Development.
DevTech selects Development.
Inventrix selects Action.
Development Phase
Phoblog passes.
Thorgate spends 14MC on Kelp Farming, gaining 2 plants, 2MC production, and 3 plant production.
DevTech spends 10MC on Gene Repair, gaining 2MC production.
Inventrix spends 28MC on Smelting, gaining 2 cards and 5 heat production.
Action Phase
Phoblog discards 4 cards for 12MC then spends 26MC to
use Solarpunk twice, gaining 2 forest tiles and increasing oxygen 2
steps, then spends 8 plants to gain a forest tile and increase the oxygen 1 step,
increasing its TR to 17.
Thorgate uses Farmers Markets to spend 1MC to gain 2
plants then spends 8 plants to gain a forest tile and increase the
oxygen 1 step and its TR to 17.
DevTech uses Circuit Board Factory to draw a card,
spends 4 heat with Ironworks to increase the oxygen 1 step, spends 8
plants to gain a forest tile and raise the oxygen another step, sells 8
cards for 18MC and spends 20MC to gain another forest tile and increase
the oxygen 1 step and its TR rto 13.
Inventrix uses Advanced Screening Technology to
reveal Advanced Ecosystems, Artificial Lake, and Phobos Falls,
retaining none of them, uses Power Infrastructure to convert 18 heat
into 18MC, spends 8 plants for a forest tile, increasing the oxygen 1
step, sells 2 cards for 6MC, and spends 20MC for another forest tile,
increasing the oxygen 1 step and its TR to 26.
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.
| Phoblog |
Thorgate |
DevTech |
Inventrix |
|
| TR |
17 |
17 |
13 |
26 |
| Forests |
7 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| Cards |
2 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
| Total |
26 |
23 |
25 |
31 |
Congratulations to Chris Geggus on his victory!
End of Game Statements
Chris Geggus (Inventrix): My first game and really enjoyed it. Found it flowed so much better than Race for the Galaxy and some very clever tweaks of cards to make them playable in this format, whilst still keeping the feel of the main game. It may look simple, but there are some clever tactical points which need to be considered and I suspect that I only spotted a fraction of them during the game. Roll on the next one. Thank Chris for excellent control and thanks to my fellows for good, clean fun as ever.
Kevin Wilson (Phoblog):
After two games I’m still somewhat amazed how quickly the game suddenly
turns and races to finish. 14 rounds in the first one, 13 this
time and most of the advancements on the O2 and temp tracks seem to
come in the final 2-4 turns. Really rewards that successful
engine build early and doing that will come with more plays and more
familiarity with the cards.
Congrats to Chris on a convincing, tight win. As usual, thanks to
all for playing and to Chris for running such a great game.
Kevin Croskery (DevTech):
Well that was a lot closer than I expected. Like Chris, also my first
game although I have played it solo quite a few times. I could see
Chris running away with heat production which I could not get going
despite being able to play Development Cards for big discounts (some
cost me 0MC) so I decided to focus on VP cards instead which got me
closer than I thought it would to the eventual winner. Well done Chris
G for the win and thanks to Chris H for a well managed game.
The Players
|
Player |
Company |
Color |
Cards |
Terraform Rating |
| Kevin Wilson |
Phoblog |
Green | 0 |
17 |
| Bill Scharf |
Thorgate |
Red | 4 |
17 |
| Kevin Croskery |
DevTech |
Blue | 0 |
13 |
| Chris Geggus |
Inventrix |
Yellow |
0 |
26 |
|
Player |
MegaCredits |
Cards |
Plants |
Heat |
Steel |
Titanium |
|||
| Production | On Hand | Production | Production | On Hand | Prodcution | On Hand | Capability | Capability | |
| Kevin Wilson | 0 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
| Bill Scharf |
8 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
17 |
1 |
1 |
| Kevin Croskery |
9 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Chris Geggus |
11 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
