The joke, for passers-by: Terraforming Mars was huge hit boardgame last year, and is now in the running for the Spiele des Jahres, the German game-of-the-year w

The joke, for passers-by: Terraforming Mars was huge hit boardgame last year, and is now in the running for the Spiele des Jahres, the German game-of-the-year which is often considered one of the foremost awards in tabletop gaming. In particular, Terraforming Mars seems to be the preferred choice among most gamers, but the SdJ committee is somewhat infamous for its surprising final selections, often not matching what speculators think of as the intended weight/complexity of the category. So that post's title, "the argument (for|against) Terraforming Mars", is an extremely relevant and current discussion topic in the board game community. (The real link is, of course, simply about the planet.)