Learn how to play On Mars in just 31 minutes (yes I know the runtime is longer than that, there’s a bit of silliness at the front and back)
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0:00 – Intro
1:35 – Important Info
2:10 – Overview
2:44 – Set Up and Key Concepts
4:29 – Player Board
5:09 – Gameplay Basics
6:15 – Actions Overview
8:24 – Resupply
9:32 – Obtain Blueprints
10:36 – Learning a Technology
11:22 – Rover Tech and Tech Sharing
12:18 – Research and Development
13:11 – Control Center and Rovers
14:58 – Bots and Constructing Buildings
18:20 – Life Support System (LSS)
19:40 – Colony Status Update
20:51 – Upgrade a Building
22:02 – Welcome a Ship
23:07 – Scientists/Contracts
24:34 – Executive Actions
26:01 – Private Goals
27:03 – Shuttle Phase Basics
28:04 – Station to Colony Travel
28:45 – Landing Pod Action
29:05 – Station to Colony Travel
29:36 – Endgame Trigger
30:30 – Endgame Scoring
31:28 – Upgrade Pack
32:02 – Outro
Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I’ll place them here.
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On Mars? oh I'm here 😮
This one is a beast.
Ohhh boy! This is how I start my lunch break!
Lacerda games? Great choice, his games always tend to have a steep learning curve.
Thank you so much for this video! Great job!
Well done Shea, thanks for the time and I imagine many hours you put in to making this how to play not only informative but engaging and a pleasure to watch. 🙂
I love the game
Excelent work as always!
I hate this game and this author with a passion. Still good video, this game however is really not that great.
Maybe it's time to finally play On Mars. Thanks, patreon
After having played this game several times over the last couple of years and feeling like I finally had the rules down… you went and showed me the error of my ways (we've payed both 1 water AND 1 plant when placing the Player marker on position 4 to get the benefit). This was a lovely and well done teach and I am looking forward to getting joyfully frustrated with this game again in the future.
Excellent as always!! Thanks a lot for the video!!
My TOP3 game. Amazing design, perfect rules and mechanisms, great combinations, unique traveling mechanism with complex decision making, variety of actions and not too complex after all. My favourite Lacerda game, preceding Gallerist and Lisboa.