{"id":42,"date":"2010-09-19T12:16:02","date_gmt":"2010-09-19T17:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tckroleplaying.com\/blog\/?p=42"},"modified":"2014-10-25T21:58:09","modified_gmt":"2014-10-26T02:58:09","slug":"mc-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tckroleplaying.com\/blog\/mc-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Mars Colony<\/em> Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the whirlwind that is Gen Con, I usually like to take bit of time to simply fulfill orders, email customers directly, and generally play some of the other games I picked up. Well, I’ve done that, and then some. Now it’s time to take stock of what’s actually happened.<\/p>\n

Mars Colony<\/em> sold well for a small press release at the Con. Of those people who have played the game, I am nothing but happy. The rules seem to be communicating how to play the game well. And although sci-fi and politics is not the hottest genre in the gaming market, Mars Colony<\/em> has certainly connected with a particular subset.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the sales genius of Gregor Hutton (3:16<\/a>, Remember Tomorrow<\/a>, etc.), I received a very nice plug from Robin Laws<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Tim C. Koppang’s Mars Colony,<\/em> found at the Design Matters booth, is a tiny package of great ambition. In this two player game, the attempts of a colonial governor to right the many crises besetting a troubled Martian settlement provide a framework for the participants\u2019 feelings about government and personal failure. The game brings the author\u2019s interior life to the game table in a way few others have attempted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There have also been some very nice actual play threads popping up on Story Games. For example, this is from Bret Gillian’s actual play thread, “Find a doctor, Roberts!”<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Key scenes:<\/p>\n

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    Kelly Perkins hiring a hitman to kill Council-member Stuart, who was one of the people to stand up against Kelly Perkins’s universal healthcare plan. He was actually one of the key individuals indirectly fostering anti-government terrorism. After his death, terrorist attacks subsided and there were rumors that he was supporting them more directly.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    After initially passing a limp compromise bill that was never really intended to kick in, a gravity normalizer malfunction causes mass injuries in one of the domes revealing that healthcare is still a problem. The gravity normalizer malfunction, by the way, was caused by a new experimental wire created by a graduate physics student that was supposed to correct the problems in the old normalizers. The public blames Perkins.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Another interesting tidbit that I did not expect is the high ratio of international sales to U.S. sales. I’ve sold books and PDFs to people on almost every continent! Mars Colony<\/em> seems to be doing especially well in Europe. Either Gregor has been pumping my game more than I know, or there is some sort of pent up demand for sci-fi overseas. Either way, I’ll take it!<\/p>\n

    Thanks to everyone who has purchased, played, and\/or enjoyed Mars Colony<\/em> so far. I hope the word gets out to everyone else who might enjoy political sci-fi and story-telling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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