Agents of M.A.R.S.
| Agents of M.A.R.S. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Niko Lepka | ||
| A game of altering the board state to fulfill your secret objective and mess with your opponent's presumed objective | ||
| Players: | 2 - 2 | |
| Length: | Long | |
| Complexity: | Medium | |
| Trios per color: | 5 | |
| Number of colors: | 3 | |
| - - - - - - Other equipment - - - - - - | ||
| chessboard | ||
| Setup time: | 3 min | |
| Playing time: | 20 - 45 | |
| Random chance: | Some | |
| Status: Complete (v1.0), Year released: 2023 | ||
Intro
Agents of M.A.R.S. is a hidden-information abstract strategy game for two players. Players play the roles of rogue agents from the super secret agency, M.A.R.S. (Multinational Agency for Raunchy Secrets) who secretly try to manipulate the political landscape for their own benefits. Secretly assign victory point multipliers to specific colors of pyramids, then take turns filling the board with randomly-drawn pyramids, trying to create clusters of certain colors to meet their secret agenda. The winner is the player with the most points at end-game.
Materials
Gather 75 pyramids as shown below. (15 red, 15 green, 15 blue, 15 yellow, 8 white, 7 black)
Setup
Now give the 4 large white pyramids plus a medium pyramid of each color to Player 1.
And give the 4 medium white pyramids plus a small pyramid of each color to Player 2.
Set Secret Agenda
With the materials you have been given, use your white pyramids to conceal your colored pyramids. Place the four colored pyramids inside the four white pyramids, secretly deciding which color should be worth how much, from 2 points down to -1 points. Your opponent will do the same.
