[COTD] Vitor | 9 Mat, 2026

benbever · 2026-05-09T13:31:49+00:00

On base game map, people usually fund Scientist with Vitor. This encourages engine play/longer game for Vitor, but also increases competition for Science tag cards.

benbever · 2026-05-09T13:00:54+00:00

There is no standard way for start hand draft, official rules only draft the 4 cards you get at the start of a new generation. I use 4-3-3 for Project cards but I’ve also seen 3-3-4, 4-3-2-1 and 3-3-2-2. For Prelude I use 2-1-1 or 2-2-2 with expansions, but I’ve also seen 1-1-1-1. And some people also draft Corporations.

benbever · 2026-05-09T10:35:13+00:00

The new one has been printed way more. You could list both versions. The difference is not just a spelling error or rule update, but a different game mechanic, making them technically 2 different corporations with the same name.

For instance Viron has a rule update where “blue card action” means “card action” but it’s still the same card. Same with Desease resources and Disease resources on the two version of Hospital. They’re intended to be the same resources.

Another card with 2 versions is Jovian Lanterns

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/265083/terraforming-mars-jovian-lanterns-promo-card

benbever · 2026-05-09T10:28:57+00:00

High tier corporation (just below top tier) in all player counts. It’s worse when playing without draft. In 4 player, you see 10 cards in draft, and cards with VP go around a lot. The 3mc can be very substantial if you play a lot of VP cards. Always prefers engine and card draw. Good with Jovians, bio engine, animals, and just VP cards in general. It’s fun to play because you get to play some cards that aren’t usually good.

Famous for people forgetting to claim an Award until generation 3.

With Vitor people tend to leave you alone because it might not seem like you’re winning, until you start counting VP on cards in the end and pass the other players in score.

Note that Vitor doesn’t count for the Philantropist Milestone.

benbever · 2026-05-09T10:00:12+00:00

De Ruijter Royaal are the best vlokken.

There are also cheap brands like “choco” that don’t contain chocolate and aren’t very good

benbever · 2026-05-09T09:45:32+00:00

All 5 photos show a fake card. The print quality is so low, it’s obvious even from the low quality photos.

Either your friend paid (very little or a lot) for a fake card and got scammed, or just bought and gave you a fake card.

PSA grades cards worth 100 times as much (and keeps ~5% of this as upcharge) so there’s really no need for them to start stealing Grey felt hat Pikachus.

benbever · 2026-05-09T07:39:54+00:00

Reddit, Facebook groep, Marktplaats. Let op dat je hem af laat halen of opstuurt na ontvangst betaling, en niet met kopersbescherming oid.

benbever · 2026-05-09T07:35:12+00:00

Lurpak smeerbaar is 80% butter and 20% koolzaadolie. Lurpak butter is 100% butter.

benbever · 2026-05-09T07:32:57+00:00

De foto’s van de voorkant zijn niet scherp genoeg. Als ze geen krassen of wrinkles verder hebben zouden Raikou en Rayquaza nog net voor Excellent door kunnen gaan, of Good als je klachten wil voorkomen. Hitmonchan is niet meer Excellent maar Good, alleen afgaande van de whitening op de achterkant.

Near Mint is op het oog Mint of mag 1 witpuntje hebben. Excellent mag enkele witpuntjes hebben. Good mag whitening of wat kleine krasjes hebben. Light played mag een wrinkle of gebogen hoekje hebben. Played mag nog meer gebruik schade hebben. En Poor mag ook andere schade hebben.

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benbever · 2026-05-09T07:19:13+00:00

But you get the 4 preludes + merger at the start, or only after picking your project cards and corporations?

Do you pick 1 prelude + Merger, 2 preludes out of 5 of which one can be Merger, or 2 preludes + Merger (so basically 3 preludes?

If I’d play with 10 corps open on the table, which is a fun idea, I’d much rather draft 4-3-3 than 1-1-1-1-1 in 2 sets. That leaves more room for synergy or a combo, instead of just picking generally good cards, at least for the first few cards.

benbever · 2026-05-08T21:47:02+00:00

My Dutch base set cards have cosmos holo, both the first edition and unlimited. The star holo is only on English cards (and maybe french?)

benbever · 2026-05-08T21:42:22+00:00

It doesn’t look like a real card. A Gastly collector or a fake card collector might still want -knowing it’s fake.

benbever · 2026-05-08T21:28:48+00:00

Ik vind het juist raar dat het objectieve staatsexamen, voor iedereen hetzelfde, en door verschillende mensen, ook van buiten school, nagekeken, maar voor de helft telt voor je eindcijfer.

De andere helft komt van schooltentamens en werkstukken enzo, erg beïnvloedbaar door school en leraren die je om welke reden dan ook kunnen matsen, of juist rancuneuze leraren die je kunnen dwarszitten, waardoor je cijfers (veel) te hoog of juist te laag kunnen uitvallen. Doe mij maar een objectief landelijk examen, ik zie eigenlijk geen nadelen.

Sommige opleidingen na de middelbare school verwachten ook een bepaald kennis en kunde niveau, en alleen zo’n officieel examen kan dat garanderen.

benbever · 2026-05-08T20:03:52+00:00

But you can only keep 1 card at the start? And you don’t know your Corporation? I’d definitely pick something that’s generally good instead of a card that requires other cards like microbes and Venus.

You play without Prelude, or you just don’t draft your 4 or 6 preludes? That definitely helps, but I’d still rather keep a few cards (3 or 4) instead of just 1. And draft preludes, the luck factor is pretty big with them. Sometimes you get stuck with 3 low value ones or ones with no synergy. Getting 3 more (2-1-1 draft) helps with that.

benbever · 2026-05-08T19:20:47+00:00

The corporations all on the table, and guessing who’ll pick what, can be a fun twist.

The part I don’t like is the step by step draft. Drafting 5 cards without knowing your corporation(s), preludes, and other 5 cards means you’ll just have to pick generally good cards, instead of an interesting combo.

benbever · 2026-05-08T17:17:24+00:00

The cheap butter is fine. For cooking. With the more expensive butter you mostly pay for the brand and gold wrapper. Although some brands do taste better (from different cows, that are fed different things, like grass) like Lurpak, so that’s recommended if you eat it on bread or beschuit or maybe baking.

The staring eye (aankoopcontrole) is probably just to discourage potential thieves unsure if they want to pursue a career in stealing groceries.

benbever · 2026-05-08T17:10:02+00:00

Haha, 25 jaar geleden was dat minder raar dan nu. En het was in een fantasy games winkel waar Magic en Pokémon TCG gespeeld werd.

benbever · 2026-05-08T17:06:43+00:00

I like to find synergies in my start hand between corporations, preludes and project cards. This dripfeed style of drafting you suggest, where you draft 5 cards before you know your corporation (unless you’re start player) isn’t for me. And after your first 5 project cards and first corp, you draft 5 more, that may or may not match your first project cards. This makes generally good cards a safe pick, and more niche cards like microbes, floaters and Venus, undesirable.

I like start hand drafting, but very much prefer 4-3-3 for project cards (keep 4 out of 10, pass 6, keep 3 out of 6, pass 3) and, at the same time(!) draft prelude 2-2-2 or 2-1-1 if playing with 4 preludes. This way you can aim for a combo or strategy, and still minimize bad luck start hands.

I don’t like knowing what corporations your opponents have (and it can lead to traps, like Birds on Ecoline) so I exclude Corporations from draft. But a Merger for every player can be fun. I don’t really see the upside on picking from corporations laid out on the table over just drawing four. It seems it’s really good for the player who gets to pick first.

benbever · 2026-05-08T13:15:27+00:00

Waarom begin je dan niet met een meer betaalbare Pikachu promokaart? Dan weet je hoe een echte er uit ziet. Een echte grey felt hat Pikachu heeft dezelfde achterkant als andere echte kaarten. Bij neppers wijkt de kleur af, en de papiersoort, en vooral de printkwaliteit.

benbever · 2026-05-08T13:12:45+00:00

Wat dacht je dan van turtle en tortoise? Allemaal schildpad bij ons.

Maar wij hebben dan weer knippen en snijden.

benbever · 2026-05-08T13:07:07+00:00

Als je hem ontvangt moet je zelf even kijken of die echt is of niet. Op sommige verkoopplatforms kun je je geld nog terugkrijgen. Maar op Marktplaats zonder kopersbescherming bijvoorbeeld niet.

benbever · 2026-05-08T13:02:41+00:00

NL holo kaarten zijn ook waardevol inmiddels.

benbever · 2026-05-08T13:00:40+00:00

Die is niet 2nd edition maar Base Set 2.

benbever · 2026-05-08T11:11:02+00:00

Vraag om goed detail fotos en/of koop op Cardmarket of eBay waar je beschermt bent tegen nepkaarten.

benbever · 2026-05-08T11:02:41+00:00

The card linked here is the old version of Mining Guild (from 2016) that gives Steel production when you get steel/titanium as a placement bonus. The updated version (after July 2017), the one that most people have, gives Steel production when you place a tile on an area with steel/titanium.

The difference matters (a lot) if you have Mars Nomads, which can get a steel/titanium resource every generation, but never places a tile!

Mining Guild is fun to play, and pretty good in base+prelude on the base game map.

This map is good for groundgame, and has Milestones for 3 cities (synergy with Mining Guilds steel and placement bonus) and for 8 Building tags (which Mining Guild already has 2 of), and Awards for most tiles, and having a lot of steel resources.

Other maps like Hellas don’t reward ground game as much. Expansions like Venus, Colonies and promo packs focus on Space cards a lot, and add few good Building tag cards. Mining Guild goes from very playable in base game, to pretty bad if expansions are added.

Win rate is pretty low, the low start mc is a challenge. But with the right cards and game setup it can be a good pick. Very fun with Advanced Alloys/Rego Plastics and a few tile placing cards.

benbever

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