Mars, Coming from Tilsit in January
French publisher Tilsit Editions has a new title due for a January 2009 release: Mars, by first-time designer François Delbosc. In a blurb for the game on Tric Trac, Mars is described as falling between Settlers of Catan and Puerto Rico, while being more straightforward and requiring only a few minutes to learn how to play. Pretty heady claims, says I.
The Tilsit website offers the following description of Mars:
Each player is appointed to lead an expedition that has set up a colony on Mars. You need to manage your best sources of raw materials, energy and settlers to build your military, scientific or economic interests and be the first to get the number of victory points set at the beginning of the game… [T]he Red Planet is not hospitable, and any error in managing your resources may cost you in this race for development.
Mars is for 2-4 players, ages 10 and up with a playing time of 90 minutes and a price of €45. If you want to check out the Tric Trac claims for yourself and parlez français, visit the Mars page and download the rules.
Posted by W. Eric Martin on Dec 24, 2008 at 11:00 AM in Game News, The Industry at Large / 945
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Interesting. It bears more similarity to San Juan, but with a Puerto Rico-style board, and a Settlers commodity/purchase list. ...but also event cards every turn, and a very simple system for building military bases to attack--mostly seems to be a Robber-like resource steal kind of thing. Posted by Frank Branham on Dec 24, 2008 at 02:10 PM | #
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Is this finally the year of M.U.L.E. ? Posted by Tim Harrison on Dec 24, 2008 at 02:34 PM | #
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Very cool. Do we know if it will include English language rules yet? Posted by Kerry Harrison on Dec 24, 2008 at 02:55 PM | #
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Do you suppose they meant to say “The Red Planet is not hospitable...”, but got tricked by an English spell-checker? Posted by Bill Bennett on Dec 24, 2008 at 03:22 PM | #
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Kerry, Tilsit typically doesn’t include English rules or partner with other publishers. I don’t know whether this game will be different as Tilsit also doesn’t respond to my requests for info. The company’s a black box to me… Eric Posted by W. Eric Martin on Dec 24, 2008 at 03:23 PM | #
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Bill, that would be my mistake in translating the French. I studied for several years, but am hardly fluent. Factually, however, the Red Planet is not a hospital! Eric Posted by W. Eric Martin on Dec 24, 2008 at 03:24 PM | #
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Speaking of MULE.... when is Planet Steam making it to the US? just sayin’… Posted by Robert Ramirez on Dec 24, 2008 at 03:57 PM | #
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Does anyone have an English translation? My French is so-so. Posted by david karasick on Jan 13, 2009 at 10:38 PM | #
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