That's how you avoid running afoul of the Gob paradox. Its an adaptation of an extremely well-received 2016 cooperative-but-competitive. Releasing a game called Terraforming Mars so soon after (the recently much-improved) Surviving Mars probably aint great for the olGoogle rankings, but in fairness Terraforming got there first.
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Good rules clearly telegraph their intent and are designed so that everything interacts in common sense ways. Boardgame adaptation Terraforming Mars has a free beta/demo. I'll give the digital adaptation of Terraforming Mars this much: It made me appreciate how many games get their rules right and explain them thoroughly.
More importantly: Who thought this design decision made any sense? Gob Paradox alert level: Fucking busted. Were those two bots now playing out an invisible game against one another out in the ether, terraforming in our names? If an AI wins a game in cyberspace and no one is around to hear its victory cheer, does it make a sound? We were pissed, because we didn't even get to see who'd been doing better when his bot took over, or what the final score was.
Then my timer hit zero, and Terraforming Mars ejected me from the game, too. Terraforming Mars replaced him with a bot, which blasted through his turns far faster than a human player could while I used up my last five minutes. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. Terraforming Mars ejected him from the match and kicked him to the main menu without a "Here's how you did" screen or the option to extend his time. Read reviews and buy Terraforming Mars Board Game at Target. After nearly two hours of play, it happened: He ran out of time.
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