Gameplay
-The Game
-- You are 1 of 5 residents at the Port of Mars, the first long-term habitat on the - planet. Each game consists of 8—12 rounds, each with phases of investing, trading, - purchasing, discarding, and reacting to Mars events. Chance and player actions impact - system health. If system health falls to zero all players die. -
-The Objective
-- Your mission is to stay alive and achieve the most victory points. Each round you - receive 10 time blocks that you can invest in system health or accomplishments. System - health will maintain the shared infrastructure (upkeep) and keep the team alive. - Accomplishments will earn you victory points. -
-The Roles
+Gameplay
+The Game
++ You are 1 of 5 residents at the Port of Mars, the first long-term habitat on the planet. + Each game consists of 8—12 rounds, each with phases of investing, trading, purchasing, + discarding, and reacting to Mars events. Chance and player actions impact system health. + If system health falls to zero all players die. +
+The Objective
- Roles (Port of Mars residents, AKA characters) will be assigned randomly as the game - begins. + Your mission is to stay alive and achieve the most victory points. Each round you + receive 10 time blocks that you can invest in system health or accomplishments. System + health will maintain the shared infrastructure (upkeep) and keep the team alive. + Accomplishments will earn you victory points.
-Researcher
- -Politician
- -Pioneer
- -Entrepreneur
- -Curator
- -The Phases
+ + +The Roles
++ Roles (Port of Mars residents, AKA characters) will be assigned randomly as the game begins. +
+Researcher
+Politician
+Pioneer
+Entrepreneur
+Curator
+The Phases
++ A game consists of between 8 — 12 rounds and each round consists of the following phases. +
+New Round
- A game consists of between 8 — 12 rounds and each round consists of the following - phases. + Each new round is a summary of what occurred in the previous round. It will show what + accomplishment cards were purchased, player investments made, and Mars events that + contributed to system health.
-New Round
-- Each new round is a summary of what occurred in the previous round. It will show what - accomplishment cards were purchased, player investments made, and Mars events that - contributed to system health. -
-Mars Event
-- The “chance” card of the game. Players encounter a number of Mars events depending on - system health level. They can positively or negatively impact players and the overall - environment. -
-Investment
-Invest time blocks into resources and/or system health.
-Trade
-Trade resources to purchase accomplishment cards.
-Purchase
-Purchase accomplishment cards to earn points.
-Discard
-Discard unwanted accomplishment cards for new ones in the next round.
-The Resources
+ +Mars Event
- There are five different resource types in Port of Mars. These units can be acquired - from Mars events, time blocks, are trades. Use them to purchase accomplishment cards - which earns victory points. + The “chance” card of the game. Players encounter a number of Mars events depending on + system health level. They can positively or negatively impact players and the overall + environment.
-Science
- -Finance
- -Legacy
- -Government
- -Culture
- -The Glossary
-Accomplishment Card
-Purchased with resources and earns victory points
-Chat
-Players can communicate to strategize
-Inventory
-Storage of resources owned by a player
-Investment
-Player’s allocation of time blocks into system health or resources
-Invite
-- Received by top players of surviving teams to play in the next round of the tournament -
-Mars Event
-The “chance” card of the game, can positively or negatively impact the game.
-Mars Log
-Summarizes past events such as system health and accomplishment cards
-Phase
-Stages of a round- new round, Mars event, invest, trade, purchase, and discard
-Resource
-Assets- culture, finance, government, legacy, science
-Role
-Characters- Curator, Entrepreneur, Pioneer, Politician, Researcher
-Round
-Each game consists of 8-12 rounds, each round consists of phases
-Resource
-Assets- culture, finance, government, legacy, science
-System Health
-- The condition of your environment in Port of Mars. If it falls to 0 all players die. -
-Tournament
-A contest. A series of elimination games to determine the winner.
-Victory Points
-Earned by a player from accomplishments
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