Ep. 68: Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition & the right length for a game

July 12, 2021 Pat Flannery

Mitch joins us for a lively and contentious discussion of one of the most anticipated games of the year. Then we look at what makes a game too long or too short.

2:15 Crash Octopus
3:04 Race for the Galaxy
4:32 Last Will
5:42 Gaia Project and Terra Mystica
8:02 FEATURE REVIEW – Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
47:45 FEATURE DISCUSSION – right length of a game
49:31 Underwater Cities
49:41 Mandala
49:49 Maracaibo
50:14 Dinosaur Island
51:14 Race for the Galaxy and Beyond the Sun
51:36 Agricola
52:20 Caverna
53:26 Through the Ages
54:04 Eclipse, Game of Thrones, 18xx
54:49 Risk
55:22 Diplomacy, Risk, Shogun, Axis & Allies, Inis
56:07 Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Dominant Species, Dominant Species: Marine
56:40 Jump Drive, Patchwork, Patchwork Express
57:03 City
58:39 Terraforming Mars: Prelude and Underwater Cities: New Discoveries
1:03:27 Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria