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아이고, 손님들~ ^^ 오랜만에 이렇게 형님 앞에 나타났습니다. 다들 잘 지내셨는지요? 저는 뭐, 이 바닥에서 잔뼈 굵은 몸이라 그런가, 가끔씩 이렇게 옛날 생각도 나고, 또 요즘 것들 하는 거 보면 답답할 때도 있고 그렇습니다. ^^ 특히나 이 보드게임 판이라는 게, 한때는 제가 멱살 잡고 끌고 다녔던 시절도 있었는데 말이죠. 지금은 뭐... 허허. ^^
각설하고, 오늘은 정말이지, 아주 그냥 '물건'을 하나 가지고 왔습니다. 바로 그 '테라포밍 마스' 말입니다. 다들 아시죠? 화성 붉은 행성을 푸르게 바꾸는 그 장대한 스케일! 그런데 말입니다, 이게 또 확장팩이 나오면서, 특히나 '비너스 확장'이라는 게 끼어들면서, 2인 플레이에서 아주 그냥 게임 밸런스가 쌈싸먹듯이 무너지는 경우가 왕왕 있답니다. 이걸 아는 사람들은 이걸로 아주 그냥 재미를 쏠쏠히 보는데, 모르는 사람들은 이게 왜 이렇게 흘러가는지 어리둥절할 때가 많죠.
2인 전용 '비너스 확장' 꼼수, 수치로 파헤쳐 보자!
자, 일단 제가 제일 싫어하는 게 뭔지 아십니까? 바로 "보드게임 카페에서 손님들이 제일 많이 잃어버리는 부품 TOP3" 같은 거 말입니다. ^^ 제일 많이 잃어버리는 게 뭐냐고요? 음... 일단 첫 번째는 스플렌더의 젬 토큰입니다. 특히 그 파란색이랑 하얀색! 그거 참 잘 없어지더라고요. ^^ 두 번째는 카르카손의 양 풀밭 타일입니다. 그거 꼭 한두 장씩 사라져요. 세 번째는... 아, 이건 좀 특이한데, 팬데믹의 큐브입니다. 특히 빨간색 큐브! 그거 꼭 어디 갔는지 모르는 사람이 태반이라니까요. ^^
이런 거 잃어버리면 대체할 방법이요? 간단합니다. 스플렌더 젬 토큰은 그냥 비슷한 색깔의 다른 보드게임 부품이나, 아니면 그냥 꼬마들이 가지고 노는 구슬 같은 걸로 대체하면 되고요. 카르카손 양 풀밭 타일은... 음... 비슷한 그림 그려서 오려 붙이든지 해야죠 뭐. ^^ 팬데믹 큐브는... 이건 좀 난감한데, 그냥 다른 색깔 큐브로 대체하고 '이건 빨간색입니다!' 하고 우기든지 해야죠. 허허. ^^
이제 다시 본론으로 돌아와서, 테라포밍 마스 이야기입니다. 이 비너스 확장에서 말이죠, 특정 2인 플레이어 조합, 특히 어떤 기업 카드들이랑 특정 [발산 마사지 링크] 효과가 결합될 때, 게임의 판도가 완전히 달라져 버립니다. 예를 들어, '체인 리액션(Chain Reaction)' 같은 카드를 초반에 잡고, '프라이드 오브 룩셈부르크(Pride of Luxembourg)' 같은 기업을 운용하는 경우를 생각해 보세요.
이때, 비너스 확장의 '온실가스 배출량(Greenhouse Gas Emission)' 같은 메커니즘을 이용하면, 첫 라운드에만 10~15점 정도의 VP를 안정적으로 확보할 수 있습니다. 이게 왜 문제냐면, 일반적인 2인 플레이에서는 첫 라운드에 3~5점 정도만 나와도 '잘 풀렸다'고 하는데, 이건 그냥 시작부터 다른 차원의 게임이 되어버리는 거죠. 특히 '대기 오염(Atmospheric Pollution)' 카드 같은 걸 이용해서 상대방의 생산력을 깎아내리면, 이게 또 걷잡을 수 없어집니다.
이런 식으로 초반에 '평균 생산력(Average Production)'을 훌쩍 뛰어넘는 점수를 확보하고, 후반부에는 '지구 온도 상승(Global Temperature Rise)' 같은 이벤트 카드를 활용해서 게임을 빠르게 끝내버리는 전략이 탄생합니다. 이게 무슨 말이냐면, 사실상 2인 플레이에서 이 '비너스 확장'을 어떻게 활용하느냐에 따라 게임의 승패가 거의 결정된다고 봐도 무방하다는 겁니다. ^^
솔직히 말해서, 이런 꼼수를 알게 되면 게임의 재미가 반감될 수도 있습니다. 물론, 형님처럼 이런 '극소수 정보'를 캐치하고 그걸 바탕으로 전략을 짜는 재미도 쏠쏠하지만요. ^^ 이 '비너스 확장 2인 최적화 전략' 같은 건 검색해도 잘 안 나올 겁니다. 왜냐하면, 이건 그냥 수많은 게임을 해보고 '아, 이거 되네?' 하고 깨닫는 영역이거든요. 마치... 음... [발산 마사지 링크]를 이용해 몸의 긴장을 푸는 것처럼, 게임의 숨겨진 흐름을 파악하는 거죠. 허허. ^^
결론적으로, 테라포밍 마스 비너스 확장으로 2인 플레이를 하실 때는, 이런 '초반 고점' 전략을 조심하시거나, 혹은 직접 활용해 보시는 것도 하나의 방법일 겁니다. 물론, 이런 전략은 '2023년 버전'이나 '2024년 업데이트' 같은 데서 패치가 될 수도 있으니, 항상 최신 정보는 확인하시고요.
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