When you use the landing pot action, you skip step 1... but do you still get the bonus from the turn order spot and collect your workers from the surface?
Thanks Chris. A few people have said that. I actually feel that with my last few videos, each one has been my best yet, but this one certainly required a lot of effort and I'm very happy with the end result :)
I've always been a fan of Vital Lacerda designed games. Man, this really is shaping up to be another fascinating brain-burner for sure! Great video on teaching the game.
Fabulous! I love how the movie on the shelf changes constantly too. That’s a great touch. The rulebook was great as was this. Thanks for all your hard and great work Paul!
Paul, sorry if this has been asked before. When the end game is triggered you say finish this round then play another round. Does the round consist of one turn for every player or does a round consist of a number of turns depending on where the shuttle is positioned. In other words if the Shuttle is at 3 do we each get another three turns after the end game was triggered or do we only get one more turn no matter where the shuttle is? Thanks in advance.
Paul, thank you for the terrific video. I've read the rules which are well done, but this video really makes it clear how to play the game, although the strategies will be an ongoing discovery. I did have one clarification though -- when we first build a mine complex (2+ mines), we get to put a progress cube down in that fifth column showing the mineral, correct? However, that does not advance the LSS. I think that is right, but it is not really mentioned in the rulebook or the video, so I wanted to be sure.
I thought I did mention that in the rulebook and video, but you are correct. The first time you create or expand a mine complex, you get to put your Mine progress cube into the progress area. The LSS doesn't change, as Mines are not part of the LSS. So yep, looks like you got it right :)
Very well done video for a highly complicated game. Thanks for taking the time to do this and clearly pushing through the process of wrapping one's head around all the intricacies.
Been writing down the rules for a week now, just starting to under stand how the buildings work, and bot/rovers. Now i must understand executive actions, cant wait to terrorize my family with this game.
You made this game SO understandable. Thank you so much, looking forward to playing this soon, and I was initially quite intimidated... until I saw Paul Grogan was on the job! Keep up the excellent work!
Thank you so much for your videos. While I get everything I need from reading the rules you take my confidence in interpretation of them from 10 to 100 every time. You certainly are not the only one making videos like this but you are by far the best hands down.
I like reading the rule book as i play through the game for the first time. I follow that with watching a how to play video to see if rules were missed. I will admit... rules were missed. HAHA! Great how to video. You and Watch it Played are always the first channels I check for a how to.
Thanks so much! Not every detail sunk in, because I'm tired from work, but I'm excited to try this game with friends tomorrow. Changing films and books on the shelf was a nice touch, I appreicate it ;]
13:11 I've notice one little missing thing Paul, maybe i'm wrong but it seems to me you did not mentioned it. You say that minerals can be used as wild card resources and can be used as anyone of the 4 other resources. It's true but there's an exception to that. It's when you complete a contract. You must have exactly the resources required to do so. I think it's not possible to explain everything but i think this is important :-)
This has been one of the best board game tutorials I've ever seen. I got On Mars a few days ago, watched one other tutorial and still felt lost. This video was so well structured and paced however, that I feel completely confident to set it up and play a game. Thank you so much for how much work this must have been to make!
UA-cam could implement an LTU-button (Lacerda Thumbs Up-button), which you could klick any time you watch one of Paul's videos to refresh the rules of a Vital Lacerda game and which increases the Thumbs-up-count by one.
Hi Paul, I have a question on the rules: I dont get how colonists work. I understand that if I gain a new colonist and there is not enough space in my living quarters, I have to put it near the player board. But when does these new colonists come into play?
Your unused colonists stay by your player board in your own supply. If you gain any colonists in excess of your capacity, you put them back in the supply where they came from. You will need to gain them again through some other means.
@@GamingRulesVideos thank you! And another question if I may, when I put a colonist on a mine built on the planet surface, is there a way to take it back?
@@gitubesmo only with abilities that say "remove a colonist from anywhere on the board", but then it wont produce resources when you travel from the colony to orbit.
Thank you so much, Paul. Awesome explanation! Amazing how you manage to structure this huge amount of information in a way that (even) I can follow. Great work! :)
WAW !! You always find a way to explain very well and very usefull, even a such complicated game as this one.... it seems more complex than Lisboa... But now everything is clear in my head.. ready to explain to my mates !! THANKS !
I would say it is more complex than Lisboa. Thanks for the kind words, videos like this take a long time to create, and a lot of the time is spent in the planning stages, scripting, storyboarding, etc.
Seriously well done. I just played this game at PAX unplugged and was totally hooked, and this rules explanation is phenomenal. I’m just going to have my friends watch this, no way I can teach it this well!
Thanks for another great rules video. Imagine, I spent maybe 2-3 weeks on and off learning the game. Than Yesterday made my wife play it with me. She freaking beat me 135 to 83.
Mr. Grogan. I hear I have you to thank for the On Mars rule book. If so, we’ll done good sir. You should watch my review video, your work gets quite a bit of well deserved praise ;)
Ok yes excellent work, we couldn't have learned this game without you. But let's talk about the dvds. Is that something you always do and we've just never noticed? We were highly amused and kept calling out when it changed.
Paul if you use a private ship to travel to orbit, are you allowed then to gain resources from your advanced buildings and can you replace workers from action slots and working area?! It seems like this is not written down anywhere very clearly. Me and my group seem to struggle with this everytime we play
My compliments for a thorough overview of the gamerules, good pronounciation, useful examples of a action and a good video montage! Seeing an image with the status of things before and after the action really helps out!
You Sir, are a machine :) Such a complex game explained crystal clear (as always). Each aspect is shown in great detail. I'm getting my copy tomorrow. I enjoyed this video a lot, and will probably be coming back to it for reference a lot. Thanks!
I like to work the other way around. I love the video to have a quick feeling of the rules and then I will dive in the book to let it all sink in. This video is also great to have a quick update on the rules if you haven't played the game in a while.
Walked past you at the UK Games Expo and bought On Mars right at that stand you were near :) Didn't say hi, as I didn't want to bother you. But I'm definitely watching your rules explanation. Good stuff.
Thanks for the great video! I got a question regarding R&D action(14:36), if developing the same tile twice, does it have to move to an empty spaces on each step? Let's say column +3's two spaces are both occupied and I have a tile at column +2, can I move it twice to column +4(if there's an empty space at +4)? Or I need to move one of the tiles on +3 first? Thanks.
Great video. Also, I do believe I saw the cover for War of the Worlds, as narrated by the one and only Richard Burton. Classic. Let’s go Thunder Child.
Hi Paul, Thank you for an excellent video. About to play my first game soon. Did you make a mistake at 30:28? You are efficiently upgrading 3 buildings but is the Aqueduct upgrade correctly placed? It is a level 3 blueprint but you upgraded a single aqueduct. Thank you again for your excellent and very clear tutorials.
I've been really hit-and-miss with Vital's games (CO2 being the real low point, sadly, as I love the theme), but thought The Gallerist was alright and really enjoyed Lisboa, and this one looks pretty good, but just a matter of finding a victim or 2. Great job with the video as always!
The best explanation of On Mars that one could have ever made. After trying to figure out how to play the game myself and to teach my friend later on, I realised how much effort was put in to make this video, The explanation is so streamlined and answer all of the questions that I had when I was reading the rule book myself.
wow, amazing rules video for an amazing game.. can't wait to play it! got it two days ago.. :D I hope it won't burn my brain too much though.. ^^ love it already!
1:14 set up
7:22 game overview
9:12 main action - general rules
11:16 orbit action - resupplies
12:26 orbit action - get new technology
14:34 orbit action - R&D
16:33 orbit action - get a blueprint
17:38 orbit action - landing pot
18:16 colony action - control centre (move robot/rover)
20:18 colony action - construct building (resources tile / shelter tile); includes LSS
28:52 colony action - upgrade building with blueprint
30:47 colony action - unlock spaceship
32:25 colony action - hiring scientist/claim earth contract
34:30 executive action
38:01 shuttle phase
41:38 mission
42:21 private goals
43:33 end of game
Thanks. Beat me to it!
@@GamingRulesVideos can you pin this comment please?
When you use the landing pot action, you skip step 1... but do you still get the bonus from the turn order spot and collect your workers from the surface?
@@GamingRulesVideosCan you copy these to the video description for built in chapters in the video player?
@@coreyredmon5611 That has already been done (years ago), but it doesn't appear to be working. Not sure why. Let me try and fix it.
Great job Paul. Exactly what I needed to get started! I also appreciate where you put an emphasis on the strategy - why X is important.
Phenomenal rules video, Paul! Thank you for your passion. It shows!
I'm glad it shows as I'm extremely passionate about what I do :) Very often too much.
Thanks to this video I'm more than willing to power through for this monster of a game. Just waiting for my copy to finally arrive. Thanks!
Great video. Monumental feat for this game
I got the game but what they didn’t tell me is that it would come with missing pieces a true work of art
Liana’s play
Great video but use of Scientists should have been more covered
I am so impressed Paul. You did an outstanding job. You always produce top notch work but this might be your best to date. I can’t wait to play.
Thanks Chris. A few people have said that. I actually feel that with my last few videos, each one has been my best yet, but this one certainly required a lot of effort and I'm very happy with the end result :)
This is a masterful explanation! Perhaps the best board game how-to I've ever watched!
I like the Easter eggs on the shelf in the background. Some nice mars related films you got there 🤓
Want to know a secret. I own none of these DVD's :)
Excellent coverage of the rules for an extremely complicated game with top shelf cinematography and editing as always. Keep up the great work Paul!
I personally think I could never got how to play the game without this video, just by the rulebook. Best regards from Russia!
Read the rule book. Watched the video. Ready. Set. Solo.
This is one of the best online gaming tutorials I have ever seen for any game. Great job.
Thanks!
Agreed. For the first time ever, I used this video to teach a game rather than do it myself.
I've always been a fan of Vital Lacerda designed games. Man, this really is shaping up to be another fascinating brain-burner for sure! Great video on teaching the game.
Thank you
Fabulous! I love how the movie on the shelf changes constantly too. That’s a great touch. The rulebook was great as was this. Thanks for all your hard and great work Paul!
the DVD's change?
Must have been the cats :)
@@GamingRulesVideos HA! Clearly... those mischievous little sci-fi fans them :)
Thanks for the tutorial. The game really looks hard to learn even with the help of this video, so I guess I will need to watch it several times.
Vital Lacerda and Paul Grogan: name a more iconic duo. Thanks, legend!
Easily one of the most underrated channels for tabletop games! Succinct and easy to follow even for a monster game like this. Very impressive Paul!
Alex Tyson thanks!
Paul, sorry if this has been asked before. When the end game is triggered you say finish this round then play another round. Does the round consist of one turn for every player or does a round consist of a number of turns depending on where the shuttle is positioned. In other words if the Shuttle is at 3 do we each get another three turns after the end game was triggered or do we only get one more turn no matter where the shuttle is? Thanks in advance.
1 round is all players taking a turn and then the shuttle phase.
Brilliant game-Brilliant teach!!
U've really taken tutorial videos to another level with this one, Paul...
Bravo!!!
Thanks, I had a really good feeling about this one, which is why I took my time :)
Wow. I can’t WAIT to get my copy. Every time you explain a new rule I’m like “oooooh that’s so clever”
Paul, thank you for the terrific video. I've read the rules which are well done, but this video really makes it clear how to play the game, although the strategies will be an ongoing discovery. I did have one clarification though -- when we first build a mine complex (2+ mines), we get to put a progress cube down in that fifth column showing the mineral, correct? However, that does not advance the LSS. I think that is right, but it is not really mentioned in the rulebook or the video, so I wanted to be sure.
I thought I did mention that in the rulebook and video, but you are correct. The first time you create or expand a mine complex, you get to put your Mine progress cube into the progress area. The LSS doesn't change, as Mines are not part of the LSS. So yep, looks like you got it right :)
Marvelous Paul! Another outstanding rules explanation. Thank you. Nice twist with the changing Movieboxes in the board behind you 😉
Brilliant - even more excited for this one to arrive now!
Very well done video for a highly complicated game. Thanks for taking the time to do this and clearly pushing through the process of wrapping one's head around all the intricacies.
Excellent Tutorial. We just recognized some mistakes from the first round we played. Thanks Paul.
I don't even want to play this anymore based on the sheer amount of setup! XD
Been writing down the rules for a week now, just starting to under stand how the buildings work, and bot/rovers. Now i must understand executive actions, cant wait to terrorize my family with this game.
Thanks a lot for the video, it's the best video for learning how to play "On Mars".
It's clear, and visual.
Thank you.
You made this game SO understandable. Thank you so much, looking forward to playing this soon, and I was initially quite intimidated... until I saw Paul Grogan was on the job! Keep up the excellent work!
Really good How To Play breakdown. Nice work. Love how the movie on the shelf changed. (The Martian, Total Recall, Red Planet etc…) Nice touch! :)
Thanks
That's a lot of different Mars movies on the background of each section! Amazing video as usual Paul!
Thanks!
@@GamingRulesVideos I feel like you should have used Veronica Mars...
oh boy... 45 minutes just to teach the game 😶
watched this a few times now and only just realized the little movie box at the top right changes
well spotted!
Thank you so much for your videos. While I get everything I need from reading the rules you take my confidence in interpretation of them from 10 to 100 every time. You certainly are not the only one making videos like this but you are by far the best hands down.
I like reading the rule book as i play through the game for the first time. I follow that with watching a how to play video to see if rules were missed. I will admit... rules were missed. HAHA! Great how to video. You and Watch it Played are always the first channels I check for a how to.
Thanks Jimmy!
Great explanation for this complex game, I'm supposed to receive this tomorrow. Just curious how likely is it to get the LSS lvl 5 to end the game?
Elijah Fuller it’s rare
Re-watching this again in 2022 for my 2nd game after a long search for my own copy! Thanks Paul for the rulebook as well as the tutorial!!
Thanks so much! Not every detail sunk in, because I'm tired from work, but I'm excited to try this game with friends tomorrow. Changing films and books on the shelf was a nice touch, I appreicate it ;]
13:11 I've notice one little missing thing Paul, maybe i'm wrong but it seems to me you did not mentioned it. You say that minerals can be used as wild card resources and can be used as anyone of the 4 other resources. It's true but there's an exception to that. It's when you complete a contract. You must have exactly the resources required to do so. I think it's not possible to explain everything but i think this is important :-)
This has been one of the best board game tutorials I've ever seen. I got On Mars a few days ago, watched one other tutorial and still felt lost. This video was so well structured and paced however, that I feel completely confident to set it up and play a game. Thank you so much for how much work this must have been to make!
Thanks for the great video. I know this had to take a lot of work to make. We are playing this tomorrow and you have got me ready to play!
Yep, a few weeks of work :)
You’re a legend, Paul! Succinct and detailed 👌
Thanks!
Great video but holy smokes what a setup.
UA-cam could implement an LTU-button (Lacerda Thumbs Up-button), which you could klick any time you watch one of Paul's videos to refresh the rules of a Vital Lacerda game and which increases the Thumbs-up-count by one.
Hi Paul, I have a question on the rules: I dont get how colonists work. I understand that if I gain a new colonist and there is not enough space in my living quarters, I have to put it near the player board. But when does these new colonists come into play?
Your unused colonists stay by your player board in your own supply. If you gain any colonists in excess of your capacity, you put them back in the supply where they came from. You will need to gain them again through some other means.
@@GamingRulesVideos thank you! And another question if I may, when I put a colonist on a mine built on the planet surface, is there a way to take it back?
@@gitubesmo only with abilities that say "remove a colonist from anywhere on the board", but then it wont produce resources when you travel from the colony to orbit.
Really a very well done video Paul. Thanks for that. P.S. I liked the dvd’s changing all the time :-)
Thank you so much, Paul. Awesome explanation! Amazing how you manage to structure this huge amount of information in a way that (even) I can follow. Great work! :)
WAW !! You always find a way to explain very well and very usefull, even a such complicated game as this one.... it seems more complex than Lisboa... But now everything is clear in my head.. ready to explain to my mates !! THANKS !
I would say it is more complex than Lisboa. Thanks for the kind words, videos like this take a long time to create, and a lot of the time is spent in the planning stages, scripting, storyboarding, etc.
I found this game far easier than Lisboa. I feel like the iconography and flow of this game is better.
Brilliant rules guide. The strategy tips and hints on things to watch out for are also greatly appreciated! Thanks, Paul.
I had the advantage with this game of being one of the developers, playtesters, and having demoed it about 20 times to various groups :)
Changing movie covers... clever
Seriously well done. I just played this game at PAX unplugged and was totally hooked, and this rules explanation is phenomenal. I’m just going to have my friends watch this, no way I can teach it this well!
Yup amazing production! We also learned about the BBC T.V. series "Life on Mars" :) -- mainly because my daughter insisted the prop was a board game.
Tremendous video! Big thanks for the excellent breakdown of this complex game.
Paul - Top video! I dread to think how long it took to do, but quality as always!
I’m so glad I don’t have to learn solely from the rule book! Thank you
Karaoke Videos although I think the rulebook is good ;)
Dear Paul! You did an outstanding job. We learned the game from your video. Thank you! :)
Brilliant video. Thanks!
Good job....Damn good, bloody good , damn good job!
Amazing rules! Clear and helpful!
Amazing comment! Very nice and complementary!
Thanks for another great rules video. Imagine, I spent maybe 2-3 weeks on and off learning the game. Than Yesterday made my wife play it with me. She freaking beat me 135 to 83.
The CC for this runs together with the last sentence making it hard to read...can that be fixed? Overall great job!
Thank you for the best explication for this game! It's very clear and this is a good access for a great Game!
Paul Grogan rules! Eternal thanks for the best explanation videos ever. Cheers from Brazil. 🎉
Excellent video! Thank you!
Mr. Grogan. I hear I have you to thank for the On Mars rule book. If so, we’ll done good sir. You should watch my review video, your work gets quite a bit of well deserved praise ;)
Ok yes excellent work, we couldn't have learned this game without you. But let's talk about the dvds. Is that something you always do and we've just never noticed? We were highly amused and kept calling out when it changed.
I do respect the use of a Doctor Who classic to illustrate Mars. I would have also accepted The Waters of Mars! 😎
Paul if you use a private ship to travel to orbit, are you allowed then to gain resources from your advanced buildings and can you replace workers from action slots and working area?! It seems like this is not written down anywhere very clearly. Me and my group seem to struggle with this everytime we play
Well done Paul!!! Looking forward to my copy arriving!
i cannot wait receiving the game
Hi Paul, can you give me any good tips about writing a rule book please. I'm always creating new games but struggle to write the rules properly.
I just worked out why they're Opportunity Points. :|
name of the rover :)
Very well explained...as usual...i still need holidays now to digest the rules 😀
This was an amazing rules explanation dude, nice job.
wow that was a great explanation!
Great job Paul ! Well done.
Thanks Paul, appreciate it.
My compliments for a thorough overview of the gamerules, good pronounciation, useful examples of a action and a good video montage! Seeing an image with the status of things before and after the action really helps out!
Thanks. This video took me ages :)
Yes! This is the kind of content I like :)
It's good to be back. Just gotta work on my marketing :)
Amazing excellent tutorial... thanks a lot for that!
God... it’s beautiful
That's because it's full of stars.
You Sir, are a machine :) Such a complex game explained crystal clear (as always). Each aspect is shown in great detail. I'm getting my copy tomorrow. I enjoyed this video a lot, and will probably be coming back to it for reference a lot. Thanks!
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave me a comment. Hope the video helps. I recommend watching it again after your first couple of plays.
You're a hero
Freaking master! After reading the rulebook your video is the cherry on top! PERFECT!
thanks!
I like to work the other way around. I love the video to have a quick feeling of the rules and then I will dive in the book to let it all sink in. This video is also great to have a quick update on the rules if you haven't played the game in a while.
Walked past you at the UK Games Expo and bought On Mars right at that stand you were near :) Didn't say hi, as I didn't want to bother you. But I'm definitely watching your rules explanation. Good stuff.
Stop and say Hi next time :)
Thanks for the great video! I got a question regarding R&D action(14:36), if developing the same tile twice, does it have to move to an empty spaces on each step? Let's say column +3's two spaces are both occupied and I have a tile at column +2, can I move it twice to column +4(if there's an empty space at +4)? Or I need to move one of the tiles on +3 first? Thanks.
Each movement is a separate thing, so yeah, each move must be to an empty space.
Yes....exemplary teaching.
Great video. Also, I do believe I saw the cover for War of the Worlds, as narrated by the one and only Richard Burton. Classic. Let’s go Thunder Child.
The orchestral version of WotW is one of my favourite things in the whole world.
I'm also very excited to get it. Maybe in January it will arrive.
Got it for Christmas, I'm so happy. I wish you a prompt delivery
Hi Paul,
Thank you for an excellent video. About to play my first game soon.
Did you make a mistake at 30:28?
You are efficiently upgrading 3 buildings but is the Aqueduct upgrade correctly placed?
It is a level 3 blueprint but you upgraded a single aqueduct.
Thank you again for your excellent and very clear tutorials.
Perfect explanation, thanx a lot!
I've been really hit-and-miss with Vital's games (CO2 being the real low point, sadly, as I love the theme), but thought The Gallerist was alright and really enjoyed Lisboa, and this one looks pretty good, but just a matter of finding a victim or 2. Great job with the video as always!
This 45 minute video just saved me several hours of pouring over the rule-book. So excited to now to jump right end and start playing.
Absolute legend Paul! Absolute legend
Uhuuuuuu here we go!!!!!
Echoing all the comments here. Fantastic tutorial. Thanks Paul!
My pleasure!
Nice work! Very helpful!
The best explanation of On Mars that one could have ever made. After trying to figure out how to play the game myself and to teach my friend later on, I realised how much effort was put in to make this video, The explanation is so streamlined and answer all of the questions that I had when I was reading the rule book myself.
wow, amazing rules video for an amazing game.. can't wait to play it! got it two days ago.. :D I hope it won't burn my brain too much though.. ^^ love it already!