I super love this board game and was super excited for the digital adaptation. And the actual game isn't too bad, but part of me wishes they hadn't limited themselves too much to the board game experience. As a video game, you can't help but wish there was the option to zoom into Mars more to better see all the cities and greeneries and other unique tiles you create on the planet.

But in terms of the core game experience, it's pretty solid. The implementation of all the rules is pretty thorough although at times a little tedious, especially given how you need to confirm so many things including reviewing all the actions the other players have taken during their turns. But at least everything is in place and all the little intricate systems are definitely here.

But as someone who has played the board game extensively, one can't help but feel a little impatient about the other expansions being added. So far we only have the Prelude expansion, which is fun but really one of the smaller add-ons to the game. I'd be happy to at least have the Hellas and Elysium alternate boards added by now. The other expansions can get pretty complicated, I know, but they all add great new systems and strategic options to the game. One can only hope!

I super love this board game and was super excited for the digital adaptation. And the actual game isn't too bad, but part of me wishes they hadn't limited themselves too much to the board game experience. As a video game, you can't help but wish there was the option to zoom into Mars more to better see all the cities and greeneries and other unique tiles you create on the planet. But in terms of the core game experience, it's pretty solid. The implementation of all the rules is pretty thorough although at times a little tedious, especially given how you need to confirm so many things including reviewing all the actions the other players have taken during their turns. But at least everything is in place and all the little intricate systems are definitely here. But as someone who has played the board game extensively, one can't help but feel a little impatient about the other expansions being added. So far we only have the Prelude expansion, which is fun but really one of the smaller add-ons to the game. I'd be happy to at least have the Hellas and Elysium alternate boards added by now. The other expansions can get pretty complicated, I know, but they all add great new systems and strategic options to the game. One can only hope!