Mission: Red Planet - Side-by-Slide Board Game Comparison 👥 

Thank you for this video, Darryl! It is a nice surprise and a coincidence. M:RP edition 1 was one of the first hobby games I played. When edition 2 was published, I immediately snagged it for my own collection. I love trying to manipulate and navigate the chaos. I like the changes in the 2nd edition. I think the possibility of acquiring an Action card beefs up the Scientist. I like the countdown, as opposed to the count up. Funny - and I'll be honest - I never noticed the rocket cards showing the closed hatch, and now I love that, too. I agree that the astronauts can be hard to count, but dang, they are cute. The coincidence is that I recently ran a session of M:RP at Dice Tower West in March for 5 players. It was a hoot and I was confident I was going to claim Mars as my own, until I revealed a Discovery card where I had far too many astronauts - it was the dreaded Virus! Bruuuuu-noooooooos! I also recently acquired El Grande (thank you for the encouragement!), though have not played it yet. As I read the rules, I couldn't help but think I want another crack at Mars soon. Enjoy!

Love this game! Chaotic back-stabby area control that plays in under an hour. I also like the steam punk art in the 2nd edition.

Thank you!

Nice! I enjoy playing Mission Red Planet, it’s kind of like an El Grande where there is even less control over where your cubes end up. I agree that it seems the 2nd edition is the better one (6 players would be nice) I can’t really see enough of a reason to upgrade from my old 1st ed

Bruno CA-TA-LA