Stronghold Games Terraforming Mars - Prelude

An excellent expansion which speeds up the early few generations of the game, which otherwise can feel a bit slow and also allows for more strategic/synergistic picks of your starting corporation and starting cards.

TM is one of my all time favorite board games. It's always been extremely well received by friends, both gamers and non-gamers. That said, I've avoided this expansion just because it didn't look like that much value. It's just a small deck of cards, that's really it. And, to be honest, the previous TM expansions didn't bring a ton of substance. However, despite the fact that Prelude was the last expansion I picked up, I believe it addresses a mechanical complaint inherent in the base game. TM is a long game, especially with non-gamers prone to analysis paralysis, an especially long game with 4 and 5 players. Prelude shaves off about 30 minutes and 1-2 generations. Now, you may or may not find that a positive thing. I enjoy longer games, but that's not true of everyone. Still, it's not just about a quicker game, that's just side-effect. Instead Prelude offers each player 4 cards of pretty nice, substantive perks, out of which you chose two to keep. These range from one-time resource drops to permanent production increases, and a few other nice touches. All of this helps to jump-start the players' economies and, hopefully, direct them along a pointed strategy. This was something that was rough about the core game. It could take 2-3 generations just to develop any semblance of a strategic aim. This helps point you in a direction, and gives you the resources you need to start making your first bit of headway in that direction...all before the first generation has even materialized. Thus, we generally take 10 generations to complete the game, but now we're doing it in 8-9. I feel like the trade-off is worth it, sacrificing some time off the end of the game, for a tighter, more meaningful game experience for that reduced time is absolutely a positive return, thus I'd recommend playing with this expansion as a permanent addition.

Très bien

You don't need this to play the game, and you do need the game to play this. It is the most used expansion for Terraforming Mars. Most people I have heard of playing TM used this expansion too. Not compulsory but pretty standard. Adds the pre-game cards to put a spin on starting settings, plus a few extra game cards. Like with all games, have fun!

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