{"id":6321,"date":"2016-11-01T02:40:55","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T02:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/?p=6321"},"modified":"2017-01-24T19:19:20","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T19:19:20","slug":"get-your-ass-to-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/","title":{"rendered":"Get your ass to Mars !"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/91dW9pUA1BI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Presque coup sur coup, voici quatre grosses boites ocres et carr\u00e9es qui nous proposent de partir pour la plan\u00e8te rouge.<\/p>\n<p>Je suis assez fier de <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/?p=4951\"><strong>Mission Plan\u00e8te Rouge<\/strong><\/a>, jeu de majorit\u00e9 fourbe et dynamique con\u00e7u avec Bruno Cathala, initialement paru en 2005 et dont une nouvelle version vient d\u2019\u00eatre publi\u00e9e.<br \/>\nEn plus costaud, je viens de d\u00e9couvrir le s\u00e9rieux mais passionnant <strong>Terraforming Mars<\/strong>, jeu de gestion, de d\u00e9veloppement et de draft d\u2019un nouvel auteur, Jacob Fryxellius. J\u2019attends avec curiosit\u00e9 <strong>First Martians<\/strong>, un jeu coop\u00e9ratif et hybride du talentueux Ignacy Trzewiczek, qui reprend en partie les m\u00e9canismes de son Robinson Cruso\u00eb. <strong>Martians, A Story of Civilization<\/strong>, de deux autres polonais, Grzegorz Okilinski et Krzysztof Wolicki, a l\u2019air bien plus costaud, mais \u00e9galement tr\u00e8s int\u00e9ressant. Dix minutes sur le boardgamegeek montrent qu&#8217;il en arrive quelques autres, comme <strong>Mission to Mars 2049<\/strong> ou <strong>Surviving Mars<\/strong>, desquels je ne sais pas grand-chose.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6325\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mission Red Planet&lt;br \/&gt;\nMars&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6325\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"mars-1\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6333\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Terraforming Mars\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-2.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6333\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-2-300x300.png\" alt=\"mars-2\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-2.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6327\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"First Martians\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mars&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-3.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6327\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-3-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"mars-3\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-3.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6337\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Martians\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mars&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6337\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"mars-5\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Les quatre jeux martiens dont on parle<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-4-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6329\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-4-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-4-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"356,356\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars 2049\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-4-1.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6329\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-4-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"mars-4\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-4-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-4-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-4-1.png 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6338\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,402\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Surviving Mars\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6338\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"mars-6\" width=\"260\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6-150x121.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6-373x300.jpg 373w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><br \/>\nEt deux, un peu hasard, parmi ceux dont on parle moins.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Le fond de l&#8217;air est donc rouge, passablement frais, et manque un peu d&#8217;oxyg\u00e8ne.<\/p>\n<p>Domaine r\u00e9serv\u00e9 d\u2019un certain s\u00e9rieux scientifique, le plus souvent sans le moindre fantastique, la conqu\u00eate de Mars a une place un peu \u00e0 part en marge de la litt\u00e9rature de science-fiction. On retrouve ce s\u00e9rieux dans l\u2019esth\u00e9tique sobre et tr\u00e8s r\u00e9aliste de la plupart des jeux martiens. Mission: Plan\u00e8te Rouge est le seul o\u00f9 l\u2019\u00e9diteur ait choisi de se distinguer par un look steampunk, et par un peu d\u2019humour, tout en restant dans les tons ocres et orang\u00e9s. L\u2019action est cens\u00e9 se d\u00e9rouler en 1888, mais les prototypes de Bruno et moi la situaient plut\u00f4t, comme pour tous les autres jeux cit\u00e9s plus haut, vers 2050.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6339\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-p1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,866\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Terraforming Mars\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p1-1024x866.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6339\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p1-1024x866.jpg\" alt=\"mars-p1\" width=\"450\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p1-150x127.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p1-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p1-355x300.jpg 355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6340\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-p2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,754\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p2-1024x754.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6340\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p2-1024x754.jpg\" alt=\"mars-p2\" width=\"450\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p2-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p2-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p2-407x300.jpg 407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6341\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-p3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1120\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mission: Red Planet\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mission: Red Planet&lt;br \/&gt;\nMars&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p3-1024x459.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6341 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p3-1024x459.jpg\" alt=\"mars-p3\" width=\"584\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p3-1024x459.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p3-150x67.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p3-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p3-500x224.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Trois images de la plan\u00e8te Mars, toujours dans les tons ocres.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tout cela n\u2019est pas enti\u00e8rement nouveau,\u00a0et il y a d\u00e9j\u00e0 eu quelques bons jeux sur le th\u00e8me de la d\u00e9couverte et, surtout, de l\u2019exploitation et de la colonisation de Mars, mais je ne pense pas qu\u2019il y en ait jamais eu autant publi\u00e9s en m\u00eame temps. Comment peut-on expliquer cet engouement soudain pour la plan\u00e8te rouge\u00a0?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6342\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-5-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6342\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"mars-5\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6343\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-6-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6.png\" data-orig-size=\"348,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dig Mars\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6343\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6-209x300.png\" alt=\"mars-6\" width=\"181\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6-209x300.png 209w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6-104x150.png 104w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6.png 348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Deux jeux plus anciens auxquels je me souviens avoir jou\u00e9.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>On peut d\u2019abord chercher des explications du c\u00f4t\u00e9 de la litt\u00e9rature et du cin\u00e9ma. Lorsque, dans les ann\u00e9es 2000, Bruno Cathala et moi travaillions \u00e0 Mission\u00a0: Plan\u00e8te Rouge, nous nous \u00e9tions un peu document\u00e9s en lisant les textes les plus classiques de la litt\u00e9rature martienne. Voici ce que j\u2019en avais alors \u00e9crit dans ma pr\u00e9sentation du jeu\u00a0:<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Puisque nous partions du th\u00e8me, et voulions \u00eatre r\u00e9alistes, je d\u00e9cidais de me documenter un peu. Je commen\u00e7ais par quelques visites sur les sites web, fort nombreux, consacr\u00e9s \u00e0 la plan\u00e8te rouge et \u00e0 divers projets de colonisation plus ou moins farfelus. Alors que je n\u2019avais plus gu\u00e8re lu de science-fiction depuis bien longtemps, je me procurais aussi deux s\u00e9ries qui \u00e9taient souvent cit\u00e9es comme des classiques de la \u201clitt\u00e9rature martienne\u201d \u2013 <strong>Red Mars<\/strong>, <strong>Blue Mars<\/strong> et <strong>Green Mars<\/strong> de Kim Stanley Robinson, et <strong>Mars<\/strong> et <strong>Return to Mars<\/strong> de Ben Bova.<a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bova-mars.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6344\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/bova-mars\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bova-mars.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bova-mars.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6344\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bova-mars-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"bova-mars\" width=\"195\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bova-mars-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bova-mars-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bova-mars.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/robinson-mars.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6345\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/red-mars-pbb-format-pb\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/robinson-mars.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"709,1073\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Forbes, Dominic&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Red Mars PB:B Format PB&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Red Mars\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/robinson-mars-677x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6345\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/robinson-mars-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"Red Mars PB:B Format PB\" width=\"172\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/robinson-mars-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/robinson-mars-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/robinson-mars-677x1024.jpg 677w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/robinson-mars.jpg 709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLa volumineuse saga de Kim Stanley Robinson est g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement lou\u00e9e pour son r\u00e9alisme, pour le s\u00e9rieux de son arri\u00e8re-plan scientifique. \u00c9tant assez ignare en ce domaine, je ne suis pas vraiment capable d\u2019en juger, mais la lecture donne en effet l\u2019impression que l\u2019auteur s\u2019est bien document\u00e9 sur les aspects techniques de son sujet. C\u2019est malheureusement tout ce que l\u2019on peut trouver au cr\u00e9dit de ces pav\u00e9s lourds, ennuyeux et d\u2019une incroyable pr\u00e9tention. S\u2019il n\u2019y avait que les aspects techniques, cela passerait encore, mais ils sont mis au service d\u2019une esp\u00e8ce de socio-politique de bazar, un salmigondis de th\u00e9ories mal dig\u00e9r\u00e9es, une sorte d\u2019\u00e9colo-marxisme qui finit dans un d\u00e9lire messianique, et est ass\u00e9n\u00e9 tout au long des trois tomes avec un imperturbable s\u00e9rieux.<br \/>\nLes deux tomes de Ben Bova sont moins pr\u00e9tentieux, ce qui les rend d\u00e9j\u00e0 plus sympathiques, mais n\u2019apportent pas grand-chose non plus \u00e0 la litt\u00e9rature. C\u2019est en effet l\u2019arch\u00e9type du roman politiquement correct, format\u00e9 avec soin pour les familles am\u00e9ricaines. C\u2019est une sorte de sc\u00e9nario de t\u00e9l\u00e9-r\u00e9alit\u00e9, \u00a0avec un casting minutieusement \u00e9tudi\u00e9 pour repr\u00e9senter favorablement toutes les minorit\u00e9s, et des participants \u00e0 la psychologhie suffisamment primaire pour qu\u2019aucun lecteur ne risque de se trouver intimid\u00e9. Au cr\u00e9dit de l\u2019auteur, on notera quand m\u00eame un style agr\u00e9able, un tiers-mondisme sympathique mais qui aurait pu \u00eatre plus subtil, et une intrigue habilement men\u00e9e.<br \/>\nJe me suis forc\u00e9 \u00e0 finir ces deux sagas, mais la litt\u00e9rature de science-fiction \u201cs\u00e9rieuse\u201d sur l\u2019exploration ou la colonisation de Mars m\u2019a sembl\u00e9 bien lourde et didactique. On est tr\u00e8s loin aussi bien de l\u2019humour de Frederic Brown que de la po\u00e9sie de Ray Bradbury, mais les ouvrages de ces derniers ne nous auraient sans doute \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019aucune utilit\u00e9 pour r\u00e9aliser ce jeu.\u00a0\u00bb<a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Seul_sur_Mars.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/seul_sur_mars\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Seul_sur_Mars.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1363\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Seul sur Mars\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Seul_sur_Mars-751x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6354\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Seul_sur_Mars-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"seul_sur_mars\" width=\"191\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Seul_sur_Mars-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Seul_sur_Mars-110x150.jpg 110w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Seul_sur_Mars-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Seul_sur_Mars.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6347\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/martian-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Martian\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-2-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6347\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"martian-2\" width=\"173\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-2-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-2.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDepuis, bien s\u00fbr, il y a eu en 2014 le succ\u00e8s retentissant du petit roman <strong>Seul sur Mars<\/strong> et du film qui en a tr\u00e8s rapidement \u00e9t\u00e9 tir\u00e9. Suite \u00e0 un accident, un astronaute s\u2019y retrouve naufrag\u00e9 sur la plan\u00e8te rouge, et, bricolage apr\u00e8s bricolage, parvient \u00e0 y survivre en attendant les secours. Tout le charme du roman d\u2019Andy Weir vient de ce que, tout en \u00e9tant plus l\u00e9ger et moins ambitieux que les pav\u00e9s cit\u00e9s plus haut, il n\u2019en \u00e9tait pas moins bien \u00e9crit, s\u00e9rieusement document\u00e9 et relativement r\u00e9aliste. L\u2019adaptation cin\u00e9matographique \u00e0 grand spectacle par Ridley Scott perd bien s\u00fbr en l\u00e9g\u00e8ret\u00e9, mais elle est efficace et restitue bien la tension de l\u2019histoire.<\/p>\n<p>Il est fort probable que les auteurs des jeux martiens qui paraissent l\u2019un apr\u00e8s l\u2019autre ces jours-ci ont \u00e9t\u00e9 inspir\u00e9s par le film ou le roman &#8211; un d\u00e9calage de deux ans correspond plus ou moins au temps qu\u2019il faut pour imaginer, d\u00e9velopper et publier un jeu. Du coup, je m\u2019\u00e9tonne qu\u2019aucun jeu ne reprenne plus clairement l\u2019intrigue du Martien. On imagine bien en effet un jeu de communication restreinte, dans lequel l\u2019un des joueurs, seul sur Mars, devrait parvenir \u00e0 communiquer par quelques rares indices avec les autres qui, rest\u00e9s sur terre, cherchent \u00e0 lui envoyer des secours. On peut aussi imaginer quelque chose comme Not Alone, en version coop\u00e9rative.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-1-mars.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6348\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/nasa-1-mars\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-1-mars.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars Nasa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-1-mars.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6348\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-1-mars-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"nasa-1-mars\" width=\"163\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-1-mars-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-1-mars-94x150.jpg 94w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-1-mars.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-2-mars.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6349\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/nasa-2-mars\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-2-mars.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars Nasa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-2-mars.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6349\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-2-mars-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"nasa-2-mars\" width=\"163\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-2-mars-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-2-mars-94x150.jpg 94w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-2-mars.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-3-mars.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6350\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/nasa-3-mars\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-3-mars.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars Nasa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-3-mars.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6350\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-3-mars-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"nasa-3-mars\" width=\"163\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-3-mars-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-3-mars-94x150.jpg 94w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-3-mars.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/a><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><br \/>\nNASA motivational posters.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Il y a d\u2019autres explications possibles \u00e0 l\u2019engouement actuel des auteurs de jeux de soci\u00e9t\u00e9 pour Mars. les nouveaux projets spatiaux am\u00e9ricains, notamment le SLS qui devrait relancer l\u2019exploration du syst\u00e8me solaire, \u00e0 commencer par Mars, font parler d\u2019eux, et la NASA elle m\u00eame tente d\u2019int\u00e9resser le grand public \u00e0 ses projets. Je ne dis pas que l&#8217;agence est derri\u00e9re la parution de ces jeux, mais il y a quelque pqrt une \u00e9quipe qui travaille \u00e0 populariser la conqu\u00eate de Mars, et leur travail commence \u00e0 porter ses fruits.<\/p>\n<p>La plan\u00e8te rouge permet aussi d\u2019imaginer la colonisation d\u2019une v\u00e9ritable terra nullius, contournant ainsi les ambigu\u00eft\u00e9s historiques et politiques parfois reproch\u00e9es aux jeux de colonisation, \u00e0 une \u00e9poque o\u00f9 le politiquement correct commence \u00e0 se faire sentir, pour le meilleur et pour le pire, dans les th\u00e8mes ludiques. J\u2019avais d\u00e9j\u00e0 rapidement \u00e9voqu\u00e9 cette id\u00e9e dans mon article sur \u00ab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/?p=3780\">d\u00e9coloniser Catan<\/a>\u00a0\u00bb. Ce n\u2019est pas un hasard si First Martians reprend certains syst\u00e8mes de Robinson Cruso\u00eb.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6351\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-travel01-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel01-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1365,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars Travel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel01-1-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6351\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel01-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"mars-travel01-1\" width=\"173\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel01-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel01-1-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel01-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel01-1.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel02-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6352\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-travel02-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel02-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1365,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars Travel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel02-1-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6352\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel02-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"mars-travel02-1\" width=\"173\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel02-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel02-1-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel02-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel02-1.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel03-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6353\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-travel03-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel03-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1365,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars Travel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel03-1-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6353\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel03-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"mars-travel03-1\" width=\"173\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel03-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel03-1-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel03-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel03-1.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><br \/>\nSpace X motivational posters.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Quoi qu\u2019il en soit, il semble que nous n\u2019ayons pas fini d\u2019explorer, terraformer, coloniser et d\u00e9velopper Mars dans les mois qui viennent &#8211; et si tous ces jeux sont aussi bons que Terraforming Mars, c\u2019est tant mieux.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/91dW9pUA1BI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>There\u2019s something about Mars, with four square and ocre game boxes published almost simultaneously.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0I\u2019m quite proud of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/?p=4951\"><strong>Mission Red Planet<\/strong><\/a><em>, a tricky and eventful majority game designed with Bruno Cathala, a new edition of which has just been published.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0I\u2019ve just played my first game of something much more serious, the outstanding <\/em><strong>Terraforming Mars<\/strong><em>, a management and development game by a newcomer, Jacob Fryxellius. I\u2019m very curious of the upcoming <\/em><strong>First Martians<\/strong><em>, a hybrid cooperative game designed by the talentuous Ignacy Trzewiczek using the same basic engine as his Robinson Crusoe. <\/em><strong>Martians, A Story of Civilization<\/strong><em>, by Grzegorz Okilinski et Krzysztof Wolicki, looks like much heavier stuff, but I\u2019ve heard really good things about it. In ten minutes browsing the Boardgamegeek, I found half a dozen more coming, like <\/em><strong>Mission to Mars 2049<\/strong><em> or <strong>Surviving Mars, <\/strong>of which I know nothing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6325\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mission Red Planet&lt;br \/&gt;\nMars&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6325\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"mars-1\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6333\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Terraforming Mars\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-2.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6333\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-2-300x300.png\" alt=\"mars-2\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-2.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6327\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"First Martians\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mars&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-3.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6327\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-3-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"mars-3\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-3.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6337\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Martians\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mars&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6337\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"mars-5\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"color: #999999;\">The four Martian games everyone is talking about.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-4-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6329\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-4-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-4-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"356,356\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars 2049\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-4-1.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6329\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-4-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"mars-4\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-4-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-4-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-4-1.png 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6338\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,402\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Surviving Mars\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6338\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"mars-6\" width=\"260\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6-150x121.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6-373x300.jpg 373w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Two<\/span><span style=\"color: #999999;\"> of the many other ones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Looks like the air is fresh, red and lacking in oxygen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In science-fiction literature, the exploration and colonization of Mars is a very specific topic, the place for relatively hard science, serious and realistic, with little room for fantasy. This also shows in the realistic and sober graphics of most martian games. Mission: red Planet is the only one for which the publisher opted for a steampunk style, and some humor. The action is supposed to take place in an alternate late nineteenth century, but Bruno and I originally had in mind the middle of the twenty-first one, like in the other games.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6339\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-p1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,866\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Terraforming Mars\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p1-1024x866.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6339\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p1-1024x866.jpg\" alt=\"mars-p1\" width=\"450\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p1-150x127.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p1-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p1-355x300.jpg 355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6340\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-p2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,754\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p2-1024x754.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6340\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p2-1024x754.jpg\" alt=\"mars-p2\" width=\"450\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p2-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p2-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p2-407x300.jpg 407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6341\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-p3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1120\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mission: Red Planet\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mission: Red Planet&lt;br \/&gt;\nMars&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p3-1024x459.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6341 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p3-1024x459.jpg\" alt=\"mars-p3\" width=\"584\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p3-1024x459.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p3-150x67.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p3-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-p3-500x224.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Three visions of Mars &#8211; usually ocher, circular and flat.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>This is not entirely new. There has already been a few good games about exploring, mining and colonizing Mars, but I don\u2019t think there has ever been that many published in a short time.\u00a0 How can we explain this sudden enthusiasm for the red planet?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6342\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-5-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6342\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"mars-5\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-5-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6343\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-6-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6.png\" data-orig-size=\"348,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dig Mars\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6343\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6-209x300.png\" alt=\"mars-6\" width=\"181\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6-209x300.png 209w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6-104x150.png 104w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-6.png 348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Two older games I remember playing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>We can first look at literature and movies. When, in the early 2000s, Bruno Cathala and I were working on Mission: Red Planet, we dutifully read the classics in Martian literature. Here\u2019s what I have written then when discussing the game\u2019s design process:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSince we started with the theme, and wanted to make something realistic, I decided to look for some serious documentation. I first browsed some of the many websites devoted to Mars exploration and to some more or less zany colonization projects. I had not read any science fiction book for quite long and ordered the two series that were most often quoted as classics of \u201cmartian litterature\u201d, <strong>Red Mars, Blue Mars<\/strong> and <strong>Green Mars<\/strong> by Kim Stanley Robinson, and <strong>Mars<\/strong> and <strong>Return to Mars<\/strong> by Ben Bova.<a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bova-mars.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6344\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/bova-mars\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bova-mars.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bova-mars.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6344\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bova-mars-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"bova-mars\" width=\"195\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bova-mars-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bova-mars-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bova-mars.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/robinson-mars.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6345\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/red-mars-pbb-format-pb\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/robinson-mars.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"709,1073\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Forbes, Dominic&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Red Mars PB:B Format PB&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Red Mars\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/robinson-mars-677x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6345\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/robinson-mars-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"Red Mars PB:B Format PB\" width=\"172\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/robinson-mars-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/robinson-mars-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/robinson-mars-677x1024.jpg 677w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/robinson-mars.jpg 709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nKim Robinson\u2019s saga is often praised for its realism, for its serious scientific background. I\u2019m not competent in this matter, and therefore cannot really judge it on this, but at least it feels as if the author seriously studied the technical aspects of the question. That\u2019s the only positive thing for these long, heavy and pretentious tomes. Unfortunately, Kim Robinson\u2019s technical competence is used as a support for a political hodgepodge, a mish mash of ill-digested social theories, a kind of ecolo-marxism that ends in a delirious messianism, which is regularly and systematically forced upon the reader with boring and unruffled seriousness.<br \/>\nBeing far less pretentious, the two tomes of ben Bova make for a more pleasant reading, but this Martian TV reality show adds little to litterature. It is a well written politically correct novel, carefully formatted for US families. Like in a reality show, the casting is designed to give a positive picture of all minorities, and the psychology of the characters simple enough to prevent any reader to be intimidated. The author can however be given credit for his clear style, for his nice, if not always subtle, third-world support, and for a well-designed plot.<br \/>\nI forced myself to read these sagas till the end, and my overall impression is that the literature about exploring and colonizing Mars is heavy and didactic. All this was far from the humorous wit of Frederic Brown od the poetic subtleness of Ray Bradbury, whose books could unfortunately not be of any help in designing this kind of game.\u201c<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6346\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/martian-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"263,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Martian\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6346\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-1-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"martian-1\" width=\"171\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-1-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-1-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-1.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6347\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/martian-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Martian\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-2-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6347\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"martian-2\" width=\"173\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-2-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/martian-2.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis was in 2005. Since then, there has been a major hit in Martian literature, Andy Weir\u2019s thriller The Martian, and the movie Ridley Scott\u2019s made out of it. After a dramatic accident in a temporary space station, an astronaut ends stranded on Mars and manages to survive long enough, the MacGyver\u2019s way, for a rescue mission. The novel was an unexpected hit, mostly because it was much lighter and unassuming than the heavy tomes I\u2019ve listed before, but nevertheless well written, seriously documented and very realistic. The spectacular movie loses much of the lightness from the book, but compensates with suspense and tension.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Most of the Martian games published now were certainly inspired by the novel and\/or the movie, a two years delay being more or less what\u2019s required to design, playtest and publish a game. Surprisingly, none of these games is based on the core intrigue of the Martian &#8211; the lone astronaut stranded on the planet and trying to communicate with the earth. This could have made for a great game of restrained communication, something like a cooperative version of Not Alone.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-4-mars.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6355\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/nasa-4-mars\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-4-mars.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars Nasa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-4-mars.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6355\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-4-mars-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"nasa-4-mars\" width=\"163\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-4-mars-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-4-mars-94x150.jpg 94w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-4-mars.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-5-mars.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6356\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/nasa-5-mars\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-5-mars.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars Nasa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-5-mars.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6356\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-5-mars-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"nasa-5-mars\" width=\"163\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-5-mars-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-5-mars-94x150.jpg 94w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-5-mars.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-6-mars.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6357\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/nasa-6-mars\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-6-mars.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars Nasa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-6-mars.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6357\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-6-mars-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"nasa-6-mars\" width=\"163\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-6-mars-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-6-mars-94x150.jpg 94w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nasa-6-mars.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/a><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><br \/>\nNASA motivational posters.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>There might be other reasons for the recent flow of Martian boardgames. The new US space projects, and specifically the SLS, aim at starting a new wave of exploration of the solar system, starting with Mars, and the NASA has tried to raise some public interest for this. I&#8217;m not saying the space agency is behind the publication of these boardgames, only that there must be somewhere a small team working at popularizing the conquest of Mars, and their work is starting to pay off.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Political correctness, for better and for worse, is also starting to be a strong issue with game settings, and the Red Planet is a place where we can imagine the colonization and development of a real terra nullius, thus avoiding political ambiguities of colonization games with historical settings. I already discussed this a bit in my \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/?p=3780\">Postcolonial Catan<\/a>\u201d article a few years ago. \u00a0One should not be surprised that First Martians recycles some systems from Robinson Crusoe.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6351\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-travel01-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel01-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1365,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars Travel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel01-1-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6351\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel01-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"mars-travel01-1\" width=\"173\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel01-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel01-1-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel01-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel01-1.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel02-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6352\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-travel02-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel02-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1365,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars Travel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel02-1-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6352\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel02-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"mars-travel02-1\" width=\"173\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel02-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel02-1-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel02-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel02-1.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel03-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6353\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/mars-travel03-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel03-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1365,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars Travel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel03-1-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6353\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel03-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"mars-travel03-1\" width=\"173\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel03-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel03-1-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel03-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mars-travel03-1.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Space X motivational posters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Anyway, it looks like we\u2019ll spend many game nights, in the coming months, exploring, terraforming, colonizing and developing Mars. And if all the upcoming games are as good as Terraforming Mars, this will be for the best.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presque coup sur coup, voici quatre grosses boites ocres et carr\u00e9es qui nous proposent de partir pour la plan\u00e8te rouge. Je suis assez fier de Mission Plan\u00e8te Rouge, jeu de majorit\u00e9 fourbe et dynamique con\u00e7u avec Bruno Cathala, initialement paru &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/get-your-ass-to-mars\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27,86],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-6321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-le-monde-du-jeu-game-trends-and-styles","category-mission-planete-rouge-mission-red-planet","tag-mission-planete-rouge"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2HNOP-1DX","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6321"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6653,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6321\/revisions\/6653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}