Shiloh Shepherd

Terraforming Mars:  Ares Expedition, Discovery Expansion


Initial Card Selection

Bill exchanges 4 cards and takes Saturn Systems, gaining 1 titanium capability and 24MC.
Kevin exchanges 1 card and takes Helion, gaining 28MC and 3 heat production.
Christopher exchanges 3 cards and takes Devtechs, gaining 40MC, revealing Asset Liquidation, Small Animals, Zeppelins, Astrofarm, and Livestock, keeping Zeppelins and discarding the rest.
Andy exchanges 3 cards and takes Mining Guild, gaining 1 steel capability and 27MC.

Round 1

Phase Selection

Saturn Systems selects Construction.
Helion selects Construction.
DevTechs selects Development.
Mining Guild selects Construction.

Development

Saturn Systems spends 12MC for a Miranda Resort, gaining 1MC production and increasing its TR to 6.
Helion spends 12MC for a Strip Mine, reducing its TR to 4 but gaining 2 steel capability and 1 titanium capability.
DevTechs spends 26MC for Undersea Vents, gaining 1 card production and 4 heat production.
Mining Guild spends 12MC for Deep Well Heating, gaining 1 heat production, increasing the temperature 1 step, and its TR to 6.

Construction

Saturn Systems spends 9MC for Matter Manufacturing and draws a card.
Helion spends 7MC for Optimal Aerobraking and 1MC for an Invention Contest, gaining 2 heat, 2 plants, drawing 3 cards, and keeping 1.
DevTechs discards a card for 3MC and spends 15MC for Steelworks.
Mining Guild spends 2MC for Assorted Enterprises, 0MC for Fueled Generators, gainins 2 heat production but reducing its TR to 5, and 11MC for Nitrite-Reducing Bacteria, gaining 3 microbes on the card.

Round 2

Phase Selection

Saturn Systems selects Production.
Helion selects Development.
DevTechs selects Production.
Mining Guild selects Production.

Development

Saturn Systems passes.
Helion spends 8MC and 1 heat for a Nuclear Detonation Site, gaining 3 heat production.
DevTechs spends
Mining Guild passes.

Production

Saturn Systems gains 11MC.
Helion gains 4MC and 6 heat.
DevTechs gains 9MC, 4 heat, and 1 card.
Mining Guild gains 9MC and 3 heat.

Round 3

Phase Selection

Saturn Systems selects Research.
Helion selects Production.
DevTechs selects Development.
Mining Guild selects Action.

Development

Saturn Systems discards a card for 3MC and spends 17MC for Callisto Penal Mines, gaining 1 card production and increasing its TR to 7.
Helion spends 4 heat Geothermal Power, gaining 2 heat production.
DevTechs discards a card for 3MC and spends 5MC for Economic Growth, gaining 3MC production.
Mining Guild spends 5MC for a Titanium Mine, gaining 1 titanium capability.

Action

Saturn Systems discards a card for 3MC and spends 1MC with Matter Manufacturing to gain a card.
Helion passes.
DevTechs passes.
Mining Guild spends 3 microbes from Nitrite-Reducing Bacteria to flip an ocean, gaining 1MC, 1 plant, and increasing its TR to 6, then adds a microbe back to the card.

Production

Saturn Systems gains 8MC and a card.
Helion gains 8MC and 8 heat.
DevTechs gains 9MC, 4 heat, and 1 card.
Mining Guild gains 6MC and 3 heat.

Research

Saturn Systems draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
Helion draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
DevTechs gains 8MC, 4 heat, and 1 card.
Mining Guild draws 2 cards and keeps 1.

Round 4

Phase Selection

Saturn Systems selects Construction.
Helion selects Research.
DevTechs selects Production.
Mining Guild selects Construction.

Construction

Saturn Systems discards a card for 3MC and spends 11MC for a Media Group, gaining 1MC production, then draws a card.
Helion spends
DevTechs passes.
Mining Guild spends 11MC for the United Planetary Alliance and draws a card.

Production

Saturn Systems gains 9MC and a card.
Helion gains 4MC and 8 heat.
DevTechs gains 12MC, 4 heat, and 1 card.
Mining Guild gains 6MC and 3 heat.

Research

Saturn Systems draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
Helion draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
DevTechs gains 8MC, 4 heat, and 1 card.
Mining Guild draws 3 cards and keeps 2.

Round 5

Phase Selection

Saturn Systems selects Research.
Helion selects Development.
DevTechs selects Development.
Mining Guild selects Development.

The Players

Player

Company

Color

Cards

Terraform Rating

Bill Scharf
Saturn Systems
Red
9
7
Kevin Wilson
Helion
Black
6
4
Christopher Hunt
DevTechs
Green 9
5
Andy York
Mining Guild
Blue
5
6

Player

MegaCredits

Cards

Plants

Heat

Steel

Titanium

Production On Hand Production Production On Hand Prodcution On Hand Capability Capability
Bill Scharf
2
11
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Kevin Wilson
0
11
0
0
0
8
19
2
1
Christopher Hunt
3
29
1
0
0
4
12
0
0
Andy York
0
8
0
0
1
3
9
1
1

Board

Saturn Systems

Helion

DevTechs

Mining Guild