Game:

Terraforming Mars (2018)

Category:

Guide

Duration: 37:19

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Link to playlist of the entire Terraforming Mars strategy guide series:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjot9c-WX9w&list=PLq4pupw3um-9lTOxWa7IUh54nQdlVLI0w&index=3&ab_channel=BonelessDota
(This link will bring you to Ep. 3 as Ep. 1+2 is simply a longer version of this video)

If you want to watch a longer version of this video check out Ep. 1+2. Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOGEC5paDQU&list=PLq4pupw3um-9lTOxWa7IUh54nQdlVLI0w&index=1&t=639s&ab_channel=BonelessDota

I decided to make a shorter sharper revised version of Ep 1+2 (a few people told me that while the video is good is way too long). This also gave me the opportunity to correct a few things I neglected, explained poorly or got wrong the first time around.
Shoutout to jeffreyculbert2093, hydran11 and a few others (you know who you are) for suggesting more emphasis towards the tempo engine, for persuading me to show a little more love towards heat-production and for letting me know that average number of generations was shot over the mark. Thanks guys! Hopefully all of these issues have been adressed in this revised version.
I reshot the whole video but especially tip, 1, 2, 8 and 9 have been changed a lot. (See timestamps below)

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:07 - Tip 1 Engine first VP later (Revised)
03:36 - Tip 2 Climb out of the "hole" (Revised)
04:44 - Tip 3 Midgame transition from engine to VP-grabbing
04:57 - Tip 4 Play to grab the bonuses
05:45 - Tip 5 Prioritize Milestones in shorter games (4- to 5-players)
07:33 - Tip 6 Don't buy a Milestone before an opponent is 3 actions away from it
08:20 - Tip 7 Plan out your generation (do the math)
09:37 - Tip 8 Long greedy game or short TR-heavy game? (Revised)
12:26 - Tip 9 Get heat-production in the early- to midgame (Revised)
14:43 - Tip 10 Get plant-production in the midgame
17:42 - Tip 11 Buy colonies (especially Luna and Pluto)
19:24 - Tip 12 Get 3 energy-production (if you play with colonies)
19:46 - Tip 13 Stuff to do early and late in a generation
22:03 - Tip 14 Spend only 1 action on your turn unless you have a reason to spend 2 actions
26:02 - Tip 15 Card sequence (don't play a card before you have a reason to)
27:49 - Tip 16 Some cards can increase in value if played later
28:46 - Tip 17 Play to maximize resource amplifiers
29:47 - Tip 18 Play the good cards taking into account number of players
33:44 - Tip 19 Use standard projects wisely
35:25 - Tip 20 In your opening hand don't keep cards with a crazy requirement unless...
37:03 - Outro

Thanks to the Fryxelius family, Fryxgames and Stronghold Games for creating this wonderful game. Ultimately all the cards and game components belong to them.

Link to fryxgames webshop:
https://www.fryxgames.se/web-shop/

How to play vanilla Mars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsqCdG8O4lg&ab_channel=RTFM

How to play the expansion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7rFGra_Bao&t=633s&ab_channel=RTFM

Music used (Official Terraforming Mars OST from the app)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESuHS_Za4_A&list=PLXwfy6LjB76o_-5WDkVdKYbqDyj2qwNKp&ab_channel=brinstar117
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCdp7q6TKRA&list=PLXwfy6LjB76o_-5WDkVdKYbqDyj2qwNKp&index=2&ab_channel=brinstar117
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d07yGS1n1iE&list=PLXwfy6LjB76o_-5WDkVdKYbqDyj2qwNKp&index=3&ab_channel=brinstar117
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl_UiYICiMg&list=PLXwfy6LjB76o_-5WDkVdKYbqDyj2qwNKp&index=4&ab_channel=brinstar117
Created by:
Twin Sails Interactive
Fryxgames
Lucky Hammers

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783 pictures of my own copy of the game that I have taken myself.

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Thanks to stronghold games for creating my favorite board game.
Thanks to rick and morty for being awesome. I promise to only use the bird person picture on this side of the central finite curve.

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