▲ 218 ▼ I printed and painted Terraforming Mars (i.imgur.com) submitted 3 years ago by thorbot@lemmy.world to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments We actually ran out of Forest tiles at the very end, so I had to break out the Gloomhaven upgrade tree. Need to make 6-8 more
[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 years ago (4 children) Looks great! The game almost looks like Settlers of Catan. How's it play? permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] eramseth@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) Terraforming Mars is great. A lot more going on than with Catan, but it does have aspects of the same sort of tile/game piece placement. Aspects of engine building, drafting (optional), deck building, and resource management too. Usually its a 1.5-3hr play through, depending on how experienced the players are and how many people are playing (1-5). One big plus over Catan is it plays well with just 2 people. permalink fedilink source parent [–] thorbot@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 3 years ago It is a long game with tons of ways to play, but you do need to keep track of many elements of your engine in order to do well. We love it but its a medium-heavy game that I would not introduce to non-board gamers. It's very satisfying to fire off your engine near the end of the game and the 3D tiles really elevate the experience! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nighed@sffa.community 3 points 3 years ago It plays like a computer strategy game. Great if you enjoy complexity, but can put a lot of people (normally none gamers) off. Can be played solo too (not tried it) permalink fedilink source parent [–] FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I've yet to find friends to play it with me because the rules and mechanics of the game require a lot of time to learn. There's like a 20 minute video that explains how to play it that I watched. I think it looks super fun and I like the style, but again I have no experience actually playing it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] eramseth@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) It is super fun but you're right it's a time commitment. FWIW there's a pc/ios/android version that is a good way to get familiar with the game, although I can't quite imagine conceptualizing the digital version if you haven't already seen all the parts of the physical version. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Oh I'd love to check it out regardless, thanks for pointing that out. I might have more luck playing with some online friends and I've really been wanting to try it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eramseth@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) Terraforming Mars is great. A lot more going on than with Catan, but it does have aspects of the same sort of tile/game piece placement. Aspects of engine building, drafting (optional), deck building, and resource management too. Usually its a 1.5-3hr play through, depending on how experienced the players are and how many people are playing (1-5). One big plus over Catan is it plays well with just 2 people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thorbot@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 3 years ago It is a long game with tons of ways to play, but you do need to keep track of many elements of your engine in order to do well. We love it but its a medium-heavy game that I would not introduce to non-board gamers. It's very satisfying to fire off your engine near the end of the game and the 3D tiles really elevate the experience! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nighed@sffa.community 3 points 3 years ago It plays like a computer strategy game. Great if you enjoy complexity, but can put a lot of people (normally none gamers) off. Can be played solo too (not tried it) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I've yet to find friends to play it with me because the rules and mechanics of the game require a lot of time to learn. There's like a 20 minute video that explains how to play it that I watched. I think it looks super fun and I like the style, but again I have no experience actually playing it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] eramseth@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) It is super fun but you're right it's a time commitment. FWIW there's a pc/ios/android version that is a good way to get familiar with the game, although I can't quite imagine conceptualizing the digital version if you haven't already seen all the parts of the physical version. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Oh I'd love to check it out regardless, thanks for pointing that out. I might have more luck playing with some online friends and I've really been wanting to try it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eramseth@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) It is super fun but you're right it's a time commitment. FWIW there's a pc/ios/android version that is a good way to get familiar with the game, although I can't quite imagine conceptualizing the digital version if you haven't already seen all the parts of the physical version. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Oh I'd love to check it out regardless, thanks for pointing that out. I might have more luck playing with some online friends and I've really been wanting to try it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Oh I'd love to check it out regardless, thanks for pointing that out. I might have more luck playing with some online friends and I've really been wanting to try it. permalink fedilink source parent
