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Peter Shephard (2822 KP) rated Terraforming Mars: Hellas & Elysium in Tabletop Games

Jun 4, 2019  
Terraforming Mars: Hellas & Elysium
Terraforming Mars: Hellas & Elysium
2017 | Space
7
7.8 (8 Ratings)
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Variation to the base game
The addition of two different maps for Mars is a welcome variation; the changes to the Milestones and Achievements is also a nice touch, as it changes the way people can score points from what they would usually aim for in the base game.

Although I do enjoy the different maps, and they are different enough, they dont really have a huge amount of "uniqueness" which the original one has. There are several cards which have been altered (Noctis City, for example) due to the location being on the other side of Mars. While this is an obvious side effect, it reduces the 'difficulty' of playing these cards hugely, so they feel less special.

It would have also been good to have had a small bundle of Hellas and Elysium cards included, even if it meant removing the original-location specific cards, but this opportunity was missed.

Out of all of the expansions, H&E adds the least, unless you have played the base map dozens and dozens of times.