The entire game unfolds over generations as futuristic mega-corporations battle to change Mars from a red planet to a greenish blue one. Getting it done, however, is far from easy. The goal of Terraforming Mars is simple: Make Mars habitable for colonization and exploitation.
At quick glance you have Surviving Mars, First Martians, Martians: A Story of Civilization, and a reprint of Mission: Red Planet. ( BGG, Amazon) After the success of The Martian, expect a whole glut of mars themed board games next year and a whole bunch of red boxes in the future. There are dozens more worth discussing and recommending to you and I hope that this shortened list serves as a good representation for what 2016 has offered. Great Western Trail looks amazing but I couldn’t get a copy and thus never made it to my table. The Grizzled: At Your Orders is an expansion and is mandatory (the base game was included in my 2015 list). Scythe contained too many components for inclusion and those minis go missing too quickly to keep up. I try to recommend games with a small learning curve so most of these games are perfect for a budding library collection (Dream Home, Happy Salmon) and if I do include more complex game, they are worth the extra time it takes to learn and will be a better addition to an already established collection (Terraforming Mars, Beyond Baker Street). That said, I think I limited it down to eight games that will certainly make a wonderful addition to your personal or library’s collection. And it is even harder to be able to recommend them to libraries when that audience is so diverse and community so varied. As I stated last year, it is nearly impossible to play and review even a large portion of all of the game that come out in a year. If you have any questions regarding whether a bribe you're contemplating runs contrary to BGG rules I would suggest sending a geekmail to Octavian or Chad.2016 was an amazing year in board games with many games popping up perfect for the library. In the end, the intent of the bribes is just to have fun and allow publishers/designers to give a nod to all their anticipant fans. A good example of a bribe that stays within BGG's policies are Sandy Peterson's offer to release rules for a new Great Old One in Cthulhu Wars, or designers/publishers that offer to release web scenarios. General guidance is that whatever bribe is offered needs to be available to everyone, and, for example, not just those that win copies of games.
This is completely acceptable as it drives anticipation, which is the point of this contest.ĭon't forget that all bribes need to comply with BGG's policies on contests and promotions. as bribes to voters if they reach a certain position in the final voting. In the past, publishers and designers have offered web released scenarios, special cards, etc. Pretty much anything goes as long as kittens, puppies and small children aren't injured. If you're a publisher, designer, or designer's mom don't hesitate to campaign for your favorites. You can vote for multiple games in one category, and/or the same game in different categories. Vote for any and all you are excited about. When there was a tie for the last spot, all tied nominees were added (which is why some polls have a couple of extra games).Īs we hit key dates and numbers of votes I will periodically post updates. The number of entries in a category depended on the size of the category. We also have a number of nominees competing within the various categories. After a 2 week open nomination period the nominations list is now closed and we have the top 50 51 nominees that will vie to make the cut for the top 20 in this most in-formal and un-official contest.įor the first time ever we had two nominees break 1000 nomination votes, and Scythe almost broke 2000.
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