Game Info
Collection
Ratings
Creator Score
Expansions & Family
/pic3536616.jpg){kind=small}
Mechanic profile
Not enough video data yet
Vibe profile
Not enough video data yet
Description
No description available.
Terraforming Mars Family
(6 games)
Part of the Terraforming Mars family — see Terraforming Mars for the combined view.
Featured Videos
Ask a Rules Question
All mentions
Browse transcript mentions, sentiments, pros/cons, mechanics, topics, quotes, and references.
Total mentions: 3
This page: 3
Sentiment:
pos 1 ·
mix 1 ·
neu 0 ·
neg 0
Showing 1–3 of 3
Video pzGquJkVHRg
3 Minute Board Games Analysis at 0:06 sentiment: positive
video_pk 91985 · mention_pk 246914
Click to watch at 0:06 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Introduces new mechanics and wrinkles.
- Adds Venus terraforming tract.
- Introduces Venus tags and terraforming Venus tips.
- Adds floaters as a new resource.
- Cards are comparatively inexpensive for their benefits.
- Introduces new milestones and awards.
- Cards are generally balanced.
- Corporations like Mono Tech are powerhouses.
- Corporation Viral is fascinating.
- Adds additional ways to build engines and paths to victory.
- Solid expansion.
- Irons out some of the swinging miss.
Cons
- Few production increasing cards in the set.
- Adding Venus slows down conventional engines a little bit.
- Corporation Aphrodite feels like it's without a strong identity or playstyle.
- Venus only requirement ability for Morningstar Inc is nothing special.
- Floater engine can be tricky to manage well.
- Not a mandatory expansion.
Thematic elements
- Terraforming Venus
- Venus
Comparison games
- Terraforming Mars
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Floaters — A new type of special resource akin to microbes, best used within their own engine adding benefits to each other.
- milestones and awards — New milestone for having 7 floaters on cards and an award for having the most Venus tags. These are in addition to standard milestones and awards.
- Solar Phase — An additional phase that allows the first player to move a global parameter of their choice up by one step at the end of their turn.
- Venus Tags — New tags introduced by project cards that are required for some cards.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Venus Next introduces a few new mechanics and wrinkles to the game.
- Floaters are a new type of special resource akin to microbes and like microbes they are best used within their own engine adding benefits to each other.
- The cards are the set of quite balanced with no hugely strong cards but very few poor ones.
- Mono Tech is a powerhouse engine builder and could be one of the strongest corps in the game.
- Viral is a fascinating corporation which allows you to break the 'you could only take an action with an action card once' rule.
- Overall Venus Next is a solid expansion.
- I wouldn't say it's a mandatory expansion but I certainly won't be playing without it.
References (from this video)
No references stored for this video.
Video rfjyLoiaMio
Meeple University Rules Teach at 1:04
video_pk 70753 · mention_pk 221506
Click to watch at 1:04 · YouTube ↗
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- expansion adds Venus-focused content
- Mars and Venus, Venus board
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Floaters — special resource that appears on many Venus Next cards
- Venus board and Global parameter — new Venus board with a Global parameter affecting actions and scoring
- World Government / Venus path — new governance options tied to Venus path via the solar phase
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- since its release terraforming Mars has spawned several expansions and variants
- The Prelude expansion provides a quicker and more variable start to the game by giving players moderately powerful extra resource cards on top of their corporation benefits
- Prelude components have this icon in the starting card draw you additionally draw four Prelude cards and choose two for free
- Venus components show this icon
- Venus board with its new Global parameter and special City locations
- Hostile venusian surface means there is no map
- you'll play with two more Colony tiles than there are players in the game or you'll use five in a two-player game
- there are six parties one of the six parties will be ruling initially
- the dominant party becomes the ruling party
- the first delegate in a party becomes its leader and that position can be usurped by another player with strictly more delegates
- turmoil adds project cards with turmoil specific prerequisites
References (from this video)
No references stored for this video.
Video xBSp13348WQ
Board Game Coffee Review at 4:17 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 11233 · mention_pk 33040
Click to watch at 4:17 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- speedier endgame pacing
- adds strategic variety with new cards and corporations
Cons
- board feels somewhat detached from the core engine
- card stock quality differs from base game
Thematic elements
- adds a fourth track and new mechanisms that interact with the core engine
- Mars with an accompanying Venus track and a side board
- expanded engine with optional components
Comparison games
- Terraforming Mars (base game)
- Hellas and Elysium
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- new corporations — additional corporate options with unique abilities
- optional side board — board sits beside the standard board and adds new decision points
- Player Board | Main Board — board sits beside the standard board and adds new decision points
- Track Advancement — a new track that can accelerate end-game timing and scoring benefits
- Venus track — a new track that can accelerate end-game timing and scoring benefits
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- this board is double-sided
- it's not a huge change, but it adds variety
- I absolutely loved playing with the Prelude expansion
- you can win the game completely by ignoring that track
References (from this video)
No references stored for this video.
Transcript Navigation
Showing 1–3 of 3