… Play Nice (please)
2-4 players all on the same team try to find the four treasures and escape from the island before it is completely flooded (or someone drowns:) It is easy to learn and takes only about 30 minutes to play.
=> BoardGameGeek
=> Official Rules
Here are a couple videos about the game:
And a very nice WRITTEN review with photos and more:
Click => The Tabletop Family review
Next … the guy who explains a game the best:
=> Board Game Geek
=> Rule Book
=> Quick Guide (2 page PDF)
TableTop Tolson (Kim Tolson) – her fun take on a game she loves:
=> BoardGameGeek
=> Rules (4 page PDF)
=> Player Boards (full page jpg)
Here is an overview of the game:
=> BoardGameGeek
=> Trekking The World Quick Rules Guide-1
Overview of the game and rules (he did this video years after the game came out):
Another game that I found I would put into the Settlers of Catan category … a little bit of strategy, a little bit of luck. However Terraforming Mars does it one better … it is almost like a cooperative game but with a “winner” at the end! And instead of DICE (as in Settlers of Catan) there are lots of cards. Each card gives you points or item production or such. It should take about the same amount of time to play as Catan. I also have all the expansions and one of them (Prelude) actually shortens the length of the game (without wrecking it in any way).
=> BoardGameGeek
=> Rules
=> Symbols and Play Guide
=> Len’s Cheatsheet v1
=> Len’s 1 page Rules Summary v1 (includes Prelude expansion).
Also includes Phase 5 Solar as per Fryxgames note in Venus Next rulebook:
The Solar Phase will be used by other expansions as well.
Questions? Clarification Needed? Search inside this=> FAQ (87 pages)
Board Game Co and christened Terraforming Mars as the #1 best game of all time (video is queued to the right spot):
I put together a summary of the rules (including a couple house rules) and updated it with info on playing with the Prelude, Colonies and Turmoil expansions:
In the Madison Area? Why not drop by and play a game? Just EMail me or use the CONTACT page to send me a message!
Yes, this is my favorite thing (well, one of them:)
=> My Favorite Thing
Need Help Choosing a Game? Once you are viewing a game, there will be a list of all the games in alphabetical order in the right panel (very nice way to scan the games, though you also can just type in a name in the search box).
That right side panel also has a cool selection list that is just like this:
Plus here are just SOME of the games here at our house (alpha order) with a quick summary about each game (how many players, estimated time to play and complexity rating):
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