Thanks for the shout out!

Your videos just keep getting better and better, great insightful and thoughtful review, keep up the good work! Plus the lighting and editing was top notch.

Let's talk about how amazing these haircuts are!!!

beard looking good, my man. glad to see you look happier and healthier overall! thanks for all your dope content!

The first 5 seconds is really all you need to know.

You guys look great in this review!

Another great review Efka and Elaine! Awesome stuff!

New to this channel and I love the two of you already 😂❤️. I’ve been delving too much lately on channels that showcased lots of board game scales easy, intermediate and heavy and plethora of titles. Just got so overwhelmed and excited and your video is like breath of fresh air with the entertainment value sprinkled in it 😆👍.

Some really lovely photography in this one!

Wow, another stellar review by NPI. I feel you really captured the full extent of what makes On Mars interesting, dynamic, and different despite it's complexity. And the comparison to Concordia seems really apt. Thanks for the work and effort you put into it -- definitely the most informative and useful review of the game I've yet seen!

Recently discovered your channel really enjoy the reviews. Thanks for making them.

I know for a fact this game would take the top of my head off, seal it in a capsule, fly it to Mars and then shoot it straight into the sun. Very much appreciate the wonderful production quality of this video though!

The new camera is so damn good!!!! You're videos reached next level!! Thank you for your effort

Love your videos, and love the “guarded recommendation” for this game. I watched the video from start to finish, and have enjoyed other Lacerda games, so I suppose I’ll just have to start saving my money now...

Another fantastic review! This one would not be my cup of tea, but you still made it look quite fascinating. I think my brainy capacity isn't much beyond Tiny Epic Galaxies when it comes to colonization games. This video, the Essen games one, and the Foodchain Magnate one were all absolutely top tier.

The color in your videos keeps getting more and more full and saturated, and I'm loving it. Keep up the good work!

Wow, spot on! I generally like this game (played twice) but that shuttle mechanism is brutal and if you make a couple of timing mistakes, you'll end up outside the dome gasping for air. Unforgiving.

Excellent video and audio quality in this video. Crisp, is the word that sums it up. Plus top notch delivery of the content. Thank you very much for your review. Will NOT add this to my pledge manager when buying into Kanban EV (Upcoming review for that one perhaps?? ;-) )

Another step up in production quality! Awesome work from both of you! In the past month I've had my first plays of both this and Lisboa. Gotta say I prefer the latter. With the advanced facilities and scientists On Mars started to be a bit too much. Still, if someone suggested a game of it, I wouldn't skip a beat to jump in :)

Great Job ! Thanks for the in depth analysis of this very deep game.

Thanks for the excellent review. I can’t believe I’m the first to ask where you got the lovey component trays matching the resource colours. Gawd I’m a suck for this sort of thing. You guys really are upping your game here. Nice one.

You've done it again! Dare I say: perhaps NPI is beginning a golden age of reviews?

Easily the most engaging, funny and insightful reviews of boardgames on KZfaq.

Thank you. Lisboa may be harder to learn but that doesn't make it more complicated to play.

Great content, as usual! Keep up the good work!

Regarding the stalemate you mentioned near the end; it's not necessary to have the technology to build complexes in order to advance the colony. You can build a lone building if it's exactly 2 tiles away from a matching tile. So in theory it's possible to level up the colony the whole way with no complex technology in play. P.S.: Good review though!

Great to see Elaine back, and great to see you guys back to euro mammoths business! Awesome to see somebody not afraid of Master Vital's work 😋 Just to add, if this guy who just have finished Agricola wants to try Lacerda... perhaps s/he should start with Vinhos first ^^' I think it is the most approachable of all his heavy euro games. On Mars can wait for later. Albeit, not sure how well you can play such a demanding game without both of your kidneys... On a side note, I would say Lisboa, with their clunky building mechanisms, is indeed a bigger brain burner. And I still find Gallerist the best Lacerda game 😊

You guys are awesome. Best BG content creators!

I sold _Lisboa_ and kept this because - yes, it is heavier, but the theme is more interesting and the mechanisms more interconnected. So I find it easier to teach than "over here is the bishop, he gives you bonus tiles and sometimes changes the economy" etc.

Great review as always! If you mind sharing, what camera do you use?

4:10 dude this transition is insane

Actually LOL'd at the intro. Great review, ya'll!

Thank your for a great review. I was looking into this game, because I love thematic euros (Terraforming Mars is favorite in my family), but also I kind of want something less involved lately. Sadly, I just don't have enough time and patience to learn and play such an extensive game.

I love the look of this game-all the colorful components, the art, the table presence-but I think if I ever tried to play it, my head would explode. :)

I wish I had the table space for this game...looks great.

Love the channel. Love the game. Great review!

Your game criticism has gone up to 11. I'm really enjoying your insights in a whole new way (not to mention your comedic timing and production!).

Congrats. The best opening to date on any review to date.

What camera and mic are you guys using to make this great videos? Production and environment is really great

Hey the tumbnail has it's title blocked out by the time. So it just says it's bad. And then there's no title card to find out what the complete sentence was.

Ouchy! Bought Terraforming Mars (LOVE IT!). Bought First Martians (UNPLAYABLE!). Dodged On Mars (THANK HEAVENS TO BETSY!). I enjoy Vinhos, but that's as Vital as I'll go... Awesome video - forget the camera quality and haircuts - I tune in for the white knee ;) Thanks E&E. X

Great review ;) Always entertaining

I'm guessing you guys got a new camera 📷. Those crisp shots and composition make me more immersed in the video! Keep up the good work! The video made me pretty lost as the game seemed way too crazy and huge but as always, enjoyed your dive into it!

Love the Wavelength shoutout

Two things. 1) I just bought this and it's my first Vital Lacerda game. Everybody told me not to buy it. They said it's too complicated. They said I'll be frustrated. They said Gallerist would be better. I don't care and I can't wait for it to get here after watching this video! :D 2) I just watched this and it's my first No Pun Included video. Loved everything about it. The camera work. The editing. The playful banter. Thank you for not fading to black in the first 45 seconds!

Just from the beginning of the explanation it was brutal.

"So what is it about the surface of this planet that has such a gravitational pull." Mass. It is mass.

As usual, great work.

I just ordered this. A great crunchy euro, this will satiate my cravings for worker placement and meeples, and I thought A Feast For Odin was complex.

DIdn't think this game was a difficult as it was made out to be(not just by you guys to be fair). Surely it IS heavy and requires the rules to be read and then re-read. But after one mistake filled game, we got through game 2 with hardly any issues or rule checks. I just think there is much heavier stuff out there, and I think Lisboa is harder to learn. NPI being seasoned board game vets I was surprised they struggled with it. Those 18xx games they just reviewed are more complex then this. Just me. My point is: Give this game a shot, it's worth it!

I would love to dig into a beast like this but don’t think I will find the opponents to make it worthwhile. Were you playing a standard retail edition?

Did you guys get makeovers? Looking good!

Oh Efka. You set up the circle of farts and missed the opportunity to land it with a “i fart in your general direction” reference when someone gives you a “fart” for using your tech. Tsk. Loved the video. Love the game. Keep it up guys.

I LOVE the look of this game! But experience has taught me anything this complex (above about 3.5 on bgg) makes me cranky like a 3 year old in need of his nap, and none of my gaming group will want to play it. So ill keep my bank account looking a little healthier on this one I think. Great review.

Nice look, Elaine :)

I had placed this game on my "for sale" pile but rewatching this review made me change my mind. Maybe I'll just play it solo after all.

Every time you show the box on the table, I think "Damn, that's a huge box! "

Even if it's a heavy game, once it's running, the choices are not as much as you thought. My group enjoyed this so much!

Top review guys! Another game ill be avoiding like the plague...wait

That incidental music is 💯

For box size reference, always use Elaine.

Best 30 seconds review EVER!

Could Matt Damon read the rule book on the Calm Ap? I feel like a reading of this rule book might help me sleep.

Can I just say how great you both look? Cause you both lookin' great!

Did you use the red plastic cover as a filter for when you said “angrrrryyyyyy”?

Great video!!

I agree, worth the investment if you care to make it. I have hard time separating the theme and mechanisms in this one.

Nice wavelength reference

If the first 25 seconds were the entire review I would have loved you forever 😂 But I would have wanted the entire thing the next day.

automatic english captions: "it's the equivalent of mr. lizard asking you tu run when you've only just learnt to put on your own diaper"

15:35 oh but wait, soon it will be cooperative! Lacerda is making an expansion for it - Surviving Mars

This game looks great! Moon meeples! I tried to understand the game but it was like listening to Chinese to my English speaking ears. I did enjoy the circle of farts!!! Lol Way too complex and fiddly for me. You guys are great I love your channel and humor. Also, moon meeples!

This is the greatest board game review humanity has ever made

Played it once. Didn’t have fun at all. Decided to not spend working hours trying to find out, if it probably could be enjoyable one day. The rocket mechanism/worker return thing alone was counterintuitive and made me angry. It also didn’t felt thematic to me, when I pushed up this scale with the white wood piece thing and those colored tiles on the right board side.

I'd like to try a Lacerda game, and _Escape Plan_ sounds like a good entry point, since it's supposedly less complex than his others, and I like the theme. But I'm just not sure it's worth ~$120, especially as a 2-player game.

On Mars was the second Lacerda game I played, the first being Lisboa. This may sound weird, but I feel that On Mars made a lot more sense than Lisboa in terms of grasping the rules and understanding the why and how of applying them. With that being said, On Mars is in a weird state of flux in my opinion-space after playing The Gallerist, and I'm not jumping to play On Mars anymore despite it being a pretty darn "quick" Lacerda game. On Mars feels messy at times and while I won't turn down a game of it, I'm not asking for it as my first choice. The more I play it, the less certain I am that I love it, and the less certain I am that I really understand what makes it tick. There are a lot of systems at play and I wonder if it'll hit a stride for me or if it will become a game that continues to feel a bit messy. I want to add that I feel that the Concordia comparison is a bit odd. I love Concordia, I will never sell my copy, but I find them to be highly different games. Both about efficiency of limited actions and managing resources appropriately, but On Mars is significantly more interactive, for better or worse. Concordia has some interactivity in the card market and vying for space on the map, but with On Mars every action feels dire. Anyway, great review as always, I don't know if there's a better board gaming KZfaq channel.

Cool, I played it once & it does give you that experience, that whatever you play later, no matter how complex - will always feel less complex than On Mars. I lover Lacerda games, I just stay on Earth.

Efka: keep the beard. It makes you look like a goddamn badass!

The one-sentence review is pretty much perfect.

I really want to pick up this game as it looks amazing. Sadly I think this is far too complex for my usual gaming group. Aesthetically On Mars is probably my favourite of the various recent Mars themed games with Mission: Red Planet coming in a close second.

Great to see Elaine again. The new guy does good reviews. Who is he?

This game is amazing!! So much replayability!

Was that Ameritrash/euro doohickey from Wavelength?

This is your best video yet. I like that you don't just say a binary GOOD/BAD and instead clearly define who the target audience is. Your production keeps getting better and better!

We've got that kitchen.

I always thought the idea that euros lacked interaction and tension was...not really what euros are actually about. Euros tend to be hyper-cutthroat, just not like a fist to the face.

Both of you are so charismatic. And you have such a subtle sense of humor. Despite your warning I bought the game. I hope if my brain explodes, you won 't get splattered (because Russia is too far away from you)...

I'm a Vital fan for the most part and play heavier games. I played it 4 times and just got frustrated with all the rule exceptions... Take that for what it's worth.

I like this review.

Oh, the puppy has grown so much! Still cute, but not ridiculously cute like before. I guess that can be said for all of us as we grow up?

I'm watching the second time just for the music

Damn that's a cute dog!

I am in the 95%

If you think this is complex, try High Frontier, 1 look at the board is enough to scare most people

Absolutely love this. This is the only 3 hour game I've ever played that immediately makes me want to play again. You think you know how to improve your play, jump into a new round and it's just a different game altogether and you're STILL left wondering why none of your plans line up. Shameless fanboying aside, completely agreed on the first 10 seconds of this video. If a 4.5 weight Lacerda game sounds like a good time to you, get this. Otherwise, probably stay away or try some of this other offerings first. I'd recommend Vinhos Deluxe for that, it was my entry point and still feels like the most accessible.

Run for the hills, got it.

i enjoyed this review

You have yet to play coin war games. Ey Efka? 😀

I love this game. Every time I play it I love it a bit more. But yeah it really isn't for everyone.