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Year
2027
Players
1-5
Age
12+
Playtime
120 min
Complexity
3.5/5
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Description
Replayable legacy campaign expanding humanity across the Solar System with new maps cards and resources
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Video dUw1tnQOrFw
BoardGameCo Other at 13:27 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Excellent gameplay for fans of Terraforming Mars.
- Meaningful changes and progression across the campaign.
- Provides a great campaign experience.
Cons
- Not a true legacy game, but a resettable campaign.
- The sense of drastic change between games is not as present as desired.
- Acknowledges significant controversy surrounding the campaign.
Thematic elements
- Continuing the terraforming of Mars across multiple games
- Mars colonization
- Campaign experience
Comparison games
- Terraforming Mars
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Campaign play — Features a multi-game campaign structure with progression.
- Card Play — Playing project cards to develop infrastructure and increase stats.
- Engine Building — Building up a tableau of cards that generate resources and actions.
- Terraforming — Core mechanic involves terraforming Mars.
- Tile Placement — Placing tiles on the Mars board.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I am CMO of Gamefound, but I do this series on Gamefound because it is the easiest one.
- This is more Slay the Spire content. More things to mix in and new characters to dive into and new ways to kind of play through the progression of it all.
- Brass Pittsburgh from Roxley being well, the number one game of all time.
- The Witcher Legacy brings the world of The Witcher Old World, but it brings it to you in a legacy game.
- But as an experience, it still is the best RPG board game I've played in the sense that giving me that sense of a character development, making choices, exploring the narrative while diving into combat, and having different uh diverse branching pathways as far as the mechanical elements of what you're doing in the game.
- So, like the earlier stuff, I'm going to try to make you uh if you're excited about finding all the stuff about Lands of Evershade or who knows what, Slay of the Spire, those will all be later in the video.
- The art style, I love the the the components, obviously, Awaken Realms, the general idea of like, you know, this eventual climactic boss fight. I like all that.
- The sheer amount of content both excites and scares me for this one.
- So color me both very interested and very hesitant all at the same time.
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Video QLhHxt0Dowk
Bower's Game Corner Preview at 0:13 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 81785 · mention_pk 204402
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Fully replayable campaign.
- Built on the popular Terraforming Mars system.
- Deluxe components are visually impressive.
- Allows for long-term dominance and progression.
- No tearing cards or irreversible changes, allowing for replayability.
- Carries over corporations and unlocks cards.
- Good for people who love Terraforming Mars.
- Promo cards are a strong revenue generator for the company.
- Prices feel reasonable for a legacy game, especially the standard version.
Cons
- Initial presentation of the Kickstarter page was disappointing and lacked detail.
- The number of games (4) feels low for a legacy game, creating a 'gut punch'.
- High price point for the deluxe version can be a stretch.
- Per-game cost can feel high ($62.25 a mission before shipping).
- The video presentation could have been better, especially in the first 17 minutes.
- Some confusion around pledge levels and what is included (e.g., deluxe vs. super deluxe).
- The campaign page design is noted as looking like an old HTML page.
- Shipping costs can be significant, especially with added VAT.
- The low number of games (4) is a major drawback for the host.
Thematic elements
- Terraforming planets and expanding humanity's reach across the solar system
- Mars and beyond
Comparison games
- Terraforming Mars
- Hitman
- SeaFall
- Pandemic
- Gloomhaven
- Brass: Birmingham
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Campaign play — The game is structured as a campaign with multiple missions, each offering new challenges and evolving rules.
- Card Drafting — Mentioned as a new simpler draft rule in later generations.
- Legacy Game — The game changes and evolves as players play through multiple sessions, with permanent developments and choices carrying over.
- Set Collection — Implied through collecting cards and innovations to build an engine.
- Tile Placement — Mentioned in relation to deluxe components like 3D tiles and population towers.
- Variable player powers — Players choose a corporation that remains the same throughout the campaign, defining their strategy.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Legacy games are one of my favorite types of board games of all time.
- Oh, we got plastic inside of plastic. I love me some plastic inside of plastic. That looks fantastic.
- That was so disappointing. I was so excited. And it's LIKE YOU'RE LIKE, "AH, THIS IS GOING TO IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME. LOOK AT ALL THE STUFF." AND YOU'RE LIKE, "AND THEN WE'RE DONE."
- Four? I I I just have to say it. Like maybe Pandemic just Matt Leacock just spoiled us with 12. Right? But four? That That's not a lot.
- The prices feel reasonable, right? One's like an over the moon deluxeified 109 stupid little tiles that are fantastic, amazing trade and resale value in the future. It feels fine.
- I'm going with a B plus. I think a B plus is fine because the bottom line is the scenario that I laid out of like, oh, what if I don't know that much about Terraforming Mars? I don't think that's going to be the majority of people that come here, right?
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BoardGameCo Other at 12:43 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Very interested due to high praise from fans.
- Easy game to back.
- Intrigued by the narrative progression.
- Expands Terraforming Mars in surprising ways.
Cons
- Questions around splitting a legacy game into two campaigns.
- Marketing confusion around the 'Legacy' title.
Thematic elements
- Competing corporations terraforming Mars and expanding outwards.
- Mars and the solar system
- Sequential campaign-ish, but not legacy.
Comparison games
- Terraforming Mars
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card introduction — Introduces droves of new cards.
- Corporation development — Further develops your corporation.
- legacy campaign — A two-part game system structured across two parts, with some resettable elements.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is the most chaotic opening. I probably should just restart, but it's too late now. We're here.
- This is based on the video game, not based on the board game, which also is not based on the video game.
- Teamwork is optional and betrayal is rewarded.
- A big fan of Terraforming Mars said this is the best Terraforming Mars experience they have ever had, period, full stop.
- A lemonade apocalypse game. That's what it is.
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Video IDdshT2jZiE
BoardGameCo Top List at 33:34 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Mixed, with strong criticisms of the campaign's structure and pricing, but acknowledges the potential enjoyment for fans.
Pros
- Terraforming Mars with progression
- Easier to dive into for Terraforming Mars players
- Potential for being the best Terraforming Mars experience for fans
Cons
- Uses the word 'Legacy' but is not a legacy game
- First game is very similar to base Terraforming Mars (95% the same)
- Short campaign (only seven games)
- Expensive
- Crowdfunding campaign had many complaints about running
- Splitting the campaign into two parts
- Getting players to buy all deluxe tiles again
Thematic elements
- Terraforming Mars with progression
- Mars
- Campaign play over seven games
Comparison games
- Terraforming Mars
- Ticket to Ride
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Campaign play — Plays out across seven games with progression.
- Engine Building — Inherits engine building from Terraforming Mars.
- Resource Management — Inherits resource management from Terraforming Mars.
- Terraforming — Central theme of terraforming the planet.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- My biggest issue with it is that I thought it would replace the crew for me. Uh, and it doesn't.
- Everyone has to be willing to submit information to the table. if you just hold your cards to yourself the entire time and just watch. Yes, technically it gives you a leg up over other players to a small degree, but also you're just not fun to play with.
- It's basically like card comboing with like fun worker placement vibes. It's like terrifying Mars adjacent.
- It is literally I timed myself multiple times in this. It is 2 minutes to set up a session of Quinnfire Chronicles.
- So Clover has replaced code names.
- Based on the first game alone, I would say do not buy this. Play terrifying Mars as is based on the first game alone.
- Legacy of Mars is a giant scam.
- Small differences between the base Let's Go to Japan and Let's Go to France. Small differences, but those differences make such a huge difference.
- It is well worth the 20-minute setup.
- It feels like the world is constantly against you as you play.
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Video WzDYSrYdsZQ
Board Game Hangover Top List at 2:31 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 81023 · mention_pk 199121
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
none
Cons
- Not a true legacy game
Thematic elements
- Terraform Mars
- Mars
- Campaign game with missions
Comparison games
- Terraform Mars
- Habitats
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Campaign play — A game with missions that grant specific rules and new components.
- Card Drafting — Players draft cards from a central pile.
- Tableau Building — Playing cards to build up industry and terraform Mars.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Create your hero and go on an amazing adventure in this unique land of Evershade.
- This game has a very robust character creation and upgrading system.
- We love this game a lot. We love the prototype.
- It's a fantastic experience.
- it's a rogue light, which means you go into dungeons, try to get as far as possible, hopefully destroy the bad guy, and call yourself victorious.
- This game has one of the most interesting mechanisms I've heard of lately. Let's see how it works. This game has upgradable dice.
- the art style is epic, is different.
- it's impossible to finish that game.
- It does take a lot of table space.
- Minecraft is one of your, if not the favorite video game, right?
- Is it weird that I want to play it more now?
- support the channel because we make these videos every single month. It takes a lot of time, effort, and we love doing it.
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Video 6c1JRRBve_4
The Dice Tower News at 56:39 sentiment: other
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Confused/Disappointed
Pros
- Lots of components and visual elements on the table
- Potentially many plays due to being resettable
- Appeals to existing Terraforming Mars fans
Cons
- Misleading title (implies Legacy, but isn't)
- Very short campaign (4 missions)
- Art style is divisive and potentially worse than the original
- High price point for a short campaign game
Thematic elements
- Terraforming
- Mars
Comparison games
- Terraforming Mars
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Campaign play — This is a campaign game... It is a resettable campaign at the end that you play through.
- Legacy mechanics (or lack thereof) — it's not a legacy game. Like, I have to Yeah, I have to like keep that in my head.
- Terraforming — Terraforming Mars
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- And this is uh Jason and the Argonauts. So, a solo quest with uh silver foiled cards, you know,
- But I felt like it was a bridge too far. I hope that they I I think a couple of of little tweaks honestly could have turned it into a really good game.
- Um, I think stealth in board game form is a little hard to pull off.
- Why why why would you call this Legacy of Mars?
- The legacy is the biggest complaint about this. The calling it a legacy, calling it legacy of Mars, I think is a problem.
- It's just a big old gamble on a piece of tech that you don't know is proven, right?
- My pick of the week is Jason and the Argonauts, a solo quest.
- I really like the theme. Jason the Argonauts is a great theme. I think the production value here of Envorn Games is fantastic.
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BoardGameCo Analysis at 6:03 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Incredible game and so much fun.
- Highly invested gameplay experience.
- Familiar and acclaimed gameplay of Terraforming Mars.
- Feels like visiting new planets with tweaked parameters.
- Satisfying changes game to game.
- Great price point for the amount of content.
- Four games feel like a complete experience.
- Can be a good starting point for new players.
- Fans of Terraforming Mars will likely be very happy with it.
Cons
- Not a true legacy game, despite the title.
- Misleading title can set wrong expectations.
- Feels like paying for deluxe tiles twice if you own the big box.
- New population cube mechanic makes old tiles less compatible.
- The linkedness could be stronger.
- Campaign is a loose terminology; more of a linked system of scenarios.
Thematic elements
- Terraforming Mars
Comparison games
- Terraforming Mars
- Ticket to Ride
- Ticket to Rideer
- Zombicide
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- campaign system — A linked series of scenarios with a system of progression, allowing for campaigns of varying lengths.
- Card Pool Variation — The available cards change from map to map, altering strategic options and replayability.
- Population Cubes — A new mechanic involving placing population cubes onto various tiles.
- variable maps — The game features different maps for each scenario, altering the gameplay environment.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is basically Terraforming Mars with changes.
- I think if I had walked into this game, I think if I had opened up and started playing it and thought it was legacy game, I think I would have been disappointed.
- The only reason that matters is your sense of FOMO and completionist.
- It feels like you're paying for something twice, and you are to an extent, but it is a different game system.
- You can't get everything for promos.
- If you are a fan of Terraform Mars, I think you'll be very happy with it as long as you know what you're getting yourself into.
- There is a difference between pricing things in a way that you don't like versus intentionally changing the mechanics of the game such that they can charge you for something again.
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Video oiAhX8xOw2c
Bower's Game Corner Review at 0:18 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
none
Cons
- 130 bucks for a legacy game.
- The number of games in the legacy campaign (four) is a point of contention.
Thematic elements
- Legacy game based off one of the most critically acclaimed board games of all time.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It blows my mind they didn't choose to do that
- The number nine game ever, right? And I want to point towards Brass Birmingham
- tens of thousands of dollars on promo cards, if not more, right? Like those are those are salaries.
- I need to go one grade lower than that because I think I've definitely got Terraforming Mars bias here.
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Video Tr361w2KfMs
BoardGameCo Top List at 9:25 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- takes that and brings you a campaign
- feels 90% like Terraforming Mars
- each game does have its own changes to the card deck, to the board, things that do meaningfully change up the kind of experience you're having
- still very much a Terraforming Mars game
- full campaign experience
- more different than anything else we're seeing here
Cons
- not a legacy system
- effectively the original systems
Thematic elements
- Terraforming Mars campaign
- campaign
Comparison games
- Terraforming Mars
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The five out of fives I've played in 2026 so far.
- there's been a good year for board games, although it does come with like this weird pressure.
- I feel like I'm being too cavalier if there's a whole bunch of them.
- I do kind of consider five out of fives different categories.
- Recall gives me a lot of the feeling that Revive does, but with more variance to the gameplay and the power combinations and the ways you're trying to build and expand across the board.
- It is such a clever experience as far as how it all comes together.
- Six Susurrus surprised me.
- it is so simple and easy to play.
- Every decision you make is so fraught with what is the right economy here.
- It is such a good clever system that rewards every single choice with such a huge degree of thinkingness behind it.
- I want to play a nice heavy thinky experience, but I don't actually want a nice heavy thinky long game.
- If a game deserves a five out of five, it's going to get it.
- For me, a five out of five is a game that I will sit down and play any single time that I am down.
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Bower's Game Corner Top 10 List at 3:26 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Fully replayable legacy campaign intent
- Introduces new mechanics and a large card pool
Cons
- Campaign is split into parts (two-part described, with potential impatience about scope)
- Pricing and value considerations uncertain
Thematic elements
- terraforming and space colonization
- solar system terraforming campaigns
- legacy-style campaign
Comparison games
- Terraforming Mars (original)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card-driven engine building — Cards drive terraforming and mission outcomes
- legacy campaign — Campaign progression across multiple parts
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
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- Don't become a ghost. Every time you lose a round, you get a ghost card with a game-changing ability.
- Epic tin box dungeon crawling in a tin. Full adventure, zero bulk.
- I love spinning.
- Grassfed is a cozy deck building game for one to four players.
- Words are your weapons. Having that huge vocabulary will finally pay off and keep you alive.
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