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♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Nov 2020 10:59am, 9 Nov 2020 37,184 posts	Quote Pin ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ We used to play the Catan card game a lot and Dr S usually beat me! Now we seem to turn to San Juan more often for a two-player territory building game.
Footpad Nov 2020 1:34pm, 9 Nov 2020 6,194 posts	Quote Pin Footpad Played Terraforming Mars 3 times over the weekend... loved the game mechanics and it plays well. Last game made me very frustrated as the 'luck' of the card draw seemed to overpower any mechanics. Maybe it was because I lost again... but it did just seem that I drew cards that did little to advance my position. Will have to play it again I think!
Stander Nov 2020 2:50pm, 9 Nov 2020 145 posts	Quote Pin Stander This card drawing thing and the fact that the game is just overcomplicated for no other reason than it can, put me off the game. I've played it twice and not a fan.
JK chameleon Nov 2020 3:46pm, 9 Nov 2020 12,425 posts	Quote Pin JK chameleon I've played three games of Terraforming Mars - the first time I enjoyed massively despite doing nothing of note for the entire night. The second time, one of the players spent an age over every turn and it just took forever (I think some ASD traits - but even so it was an immensely frustrating experience), and the last we were drafting the cards, and it was quickly apparent who would be winning the game - but I was nearly asleep in my pint before we got close to the endgame. Not a fan due to these poor experiences.
Vancouver Jogger Nov 2020 4:02pm, 9 Nov 2020 5,347 posts	Quote Pin Vancouver Jogger I've been looking at TM each time I've been into our local games shop - I think I've just gone off it!
Carpathius Nov 2020 4:05pm, 9 Nov 2020 20,158 posts	Quote Pin Carpathius I've been looking at that too. Hmm.
Stander Nov 2020 11:15am, 10 Nov 2020 146 posts	Quote Pin Stander I think the problem with the game is that there are two many routes to victory which just leads to confusion and it's about twice the length in terms of time that it needs to be. Far better drafting games out there, and far better complex games out there too.
Vancouver Jogger Nov 2020 3:15pm, 15 Nov 2020 5,371 posts	Quote Pin Vancouver Jogger Yesterday was a Ticket to Ride kind of day, and today it's going to be Hare and Tortoise
StuH Nov 2020 7:34pm, 15 Nov 2020 4,008 posts	Quote Pin StuH Taken for the Cats in Boxes thread but fits here too Ziggy loves a good game of CATan.
mrs shanksi Nov 2020 7:41pm, 15 Nov 2020 11,549 posts	Quote Pin mrs shanksi 😁