Terraforming Mars (2016)

Minor quibbles on the mats aside, Terraforming Mars board game is an absolute winner. It's got an awesome theme that works, huge replayability, satisfying engine building, and juicy choices throughout the game.

Terraforming Mars is everything you could want from a board game. A science-based board game with deep and interesting decisions that build on top of one another. It’s sensational!

The reviewer highly praises Terraforming Mars as a strategic and competitive 'must-have' game that involves significant decision-making and offers a strong sense of accomplishment, despite its less-than-stellar artwork.

Tom Vasel highly praises the Colonies expansion, stating he would always include it when playing with experienced Terraforming Mars players due to the added actions and strategic depth it brings, making the game more enjoyable despite minor additional fiddliness and component issues with the trade fleets.

Imperfection it may be, but there is great beauty in its existence. Terraforming Mars receives my golden shield award. For being the right combination of variables, tweaked and tuned in just the right way.

The reviewers express high praise for Terraforming Mars, highlighting its exceptional engine-building mechanics, deep thematic integration, and one of the best drafting experiences in board gaming, despite acknowledging its potentially lengthy playtime.

The reviewer highly praises Terraforming Mars, considering it his favorite game from Gen Con that year, highlighting its unique qualities, solid scientific theme, and engaging gameplay.

The reviewers were very impressed with Terraforming Mars, praising its fantastic game design, the extensive card variety, and the engaging player choices that ensure you always have meaningful actions to take. They considered it a highly enjoyable Euro-style game they would enthusiastically recommend.

So, Is Terraforming Mars worth your money? The answer is triple yes. Tabletop edition, expansions, digital edition. They are all great value and I can only recommend them.

The reviewer enthusiastically praises Terraforming Mars as a brilliant, deep, and fun game, calling it a "definite keeper" despite minor criticisms regarding component quality, specifically the flimsy player mats.

Rahdo considers Terraforming Mars an excellent and phenomenal design, despite some reservations about the game's length and the inclusion of 'take-that' mechanics. He enthusiastically placed it in his top 10 games of the year.

The reviewer lauds the game for its deeply immersive and well-executed theme, suggesting it's one of the best thematic games available. While the component quality is noted as a significant disappointment, the superb gameplay is considered to far outweigh this issue, making it a highly recommended experience.