Simple to understand, yet offers replayability (also has varying degrees of difficulty).Maps and AI script make for a different game each time.A unique take on a resource-driven simulation.The bottom right features the “black market” toolbar as well as a timer indicating the cool down time between buying black market actions. The top-right shows the corporation valuations and what percentage of the stock is owned. Next to each resource type are the corresponding building types for each resource. The far-left shows all 13 resource types with their current valuations and any short-term modifiers (red means decreasing price, green means increasing). The user interface starts off a little busy, but overall it’s very well done. This game kept us hooked pretty much from the start of each game until the end, which was a nice, bite-sized length. And it keeps you hooked long after that as you struggle to compete with your opponents with enough money to make you fear a buyout while others are racing through the headquarters levels. The shotgun start with everyone beginning at the same time adds a certain amount of urgency as your scout out your first locations. Offworld trading company wastes no time immersing you in the game. Traits of each of the starting option Immersiveness/Experience This is also where you will want to identify which of the 13 resources your company will focus on. Claims are finite and allow you to take ownership of a cell. You will also need to identify where your initial batch of claims will be. You can review those advantages in the graphic below. The base game has four (an expansion adds two more) that you can select from the Scientific, Scavenger, Expansive and Robotic headquarters and each type comes with its own advantages (see graphic below). The first strategy game element involves the selection of which of the four types of headquarters you want to play as. You can develop patents which are advantages granted only to the first player to research them, the other is a more traditional increase in productivity. To further add to the game, there are two types of research that can be done as well. The game encourages manipulation of the in-game stock market, brazen attacks on your opponents’ facilities, and “black market” purchases of claims. The game focuses on research collection and growth, but it also features several twists. The game features several different starting “teams” that come with different perks. Offworld Trading Company, built by Mohawk games (a subsidiary of Stardock), is a space-based business simulation game set on Mars.
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