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Terraforming MarsBoardGameGeekrank: 9rating: 8.3published: 2016Jacob FryxeliusPrint Statusin printWhy It's On The ListDespite my attempts to avoid Terraforming Mars for a number of years, this game sucked me in. It combines hand management, resource management, engine-building, leeching off other players work, racing to complete goals, and even a bit of take that. And it works.Tips & Tricks:While I get why some people like it with a full complement of five players, I think I enjoy it more with 2-3 players or as a solo game.Resist the urge to throw everything into the game for first-timers... there's a lot to process. It's also helpful to explain why you are doing what you are doing during their first game - just not in an obnoxious manner.It's important to build the engine you have/draw rather than the one you wish you had. It's a long enough game that wishing you were doing something different can make seem unending.ExtrasThere are a LOT of expansions for this game system - I own all…

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