BETTER than Terraforming Mars? – Overrated vs Underrated Board Games

Terraforming Mars, on paper, has everything to make it a game I should be crazy about: painstaking attention to detail in a scientifically accurate board game themed around terraforming the red planet. So why isn’t it a hit with me or the friends at my gaming table? In this video, I discuss the glaring issue with Terraforming Mars and what I suggest is a superior alternative: Cryo (2021)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 – Intro
1:33 – How these games are rated
1:57 – The best thing about Terraforming Mars
2:46 – What is Cryo?
4:27 – The WORST thing about Terraforming Mars
7:20 – The BEST thing about Cryo
9:54 – Comparing Luck between Terraforming Mars and Cryo
10:30 – Comparing Strategy between Terraforming Mars and Cryo
11:46 – Comparing Complexity between Terraforming Mars and Cryo
13:00 – Conclusion – Is Cryo better than Terraforming Mars ?