Like every Thursday, a fresh free game awaits you this week in the Epic Games Store. This time, fans of strategy and board games get a real highlight, because with Terraforming Mars one of the best board games is waiting for you in its PC version.
This is Terraforming Mars
Those who are interested in board games will surely know the name: The Terraforming Mars tabletop was released in 2016 and is up to date according to Boardgamegeek.com users the fifth most popular board game. First and foremost is Gloomhaven, which GameStar editor-in-chief Heiko regularly sings praises to:
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You can now get the digital version of Terraforming Mars in the Epic Store: As the CEO of a space company, you compete with other corporations, all vying to turn Mars into a habitable planet.
They use vast amounts of resources and innovative technologies to raise the temperature, create a breathable atmosphere, and water-filled cities and oceans—everything we humans need to survive
But how does it play? Terraforming Mars is a turn-based mix of card and board game. You use your starting capital to buy cards that grant you various resources or bonuses when played.
You can see exactly how this works in practice in the trailer:
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Terraforming Mars: Trailer for the PC version of one of the best board games of all time
Strategic action is important: Some cards can only be played when certain temperatures prevail or a certain oxygen level has been reached. Of course, more powerful cards that give you lots of resources or particularly strong bonuses every turn have higher requirements.
In order to outperform your competition, you must have collected the most victory points at the end of the game, which you get for building particularly challenging projects.
For whom is the download worthwhile?
Terraforming Mars is worth it for everyone who likes to play strategy titles in which quick reactions are not important. Instead, you have to work out a basic tactic in the buying phase of the playing cards and adapt them again and again in the course of the game.
Even connoisseurs of the board game model will get their money’s worth here, because the computer takes over some annoying tasks such as counting resources.
However, you must also be resistant to frustration: Many players complain that the PC version is still plagued by quite a few bugs four years after its release. Sometimes the user interface freezes, other times the entire game crashes.
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Do you know the board game template and will you now also secure the digital version? Or do you just want to find out why thousands of players are so excited about it? Tell us in the comments!
