I play many board games, this is not one of the obvious ones. I am trying to find the name of a game that I think went out of print.
- It is a sci-fi game.
- Every player is in charge of a faction.
- You are all trying to colonize/exploit the same planet.
- It is not Terra Forming Mars though the planet might be Mars. (There are fewer cards and more plastic pieces)
- I think every player had their own rectangular play mat that represented their stakes/claims on the planet.
- Trading resources was a critical part of the game. (The dynamic player influenced market is one of the biggest things I remember)
- It might be considered more of a worker placement game.
My memory is getting less clear about details after this point
- Play took place mostly on your own mat. The "central board" was more a market where players exchanges resources and bought "units" (mostly excavators or androids?).
- I think the game initially came out in the 90s or earlier then got a reprint in the 2010s.
- The set I played was newly opened in the 2010ish and had bright plastic pieces.
- The theme/artistic style was slightly cartoonish.
- I think it was 4 player max.