250 years (and two months) removed from the last mission to Mars decendents of the original Timber Trio returned to planet to reestablish their ancestor’s crumbling civilization. The legendary inventor Carmichael Walnut IV, the electrician and power baron Archibald Larch III, and Cornelius Dogwood IX the gardener set out together to again claim Mars for human kind. Did they learn the lessons of their ancestors? No not really. But they did have a grand ol’ time. ...
Inspired by their father’s firm’s success in lumber and lumber derivatives, Carmichael Walnut declared: “SPACE MIRRORS! Space mirrors are the future and Walnut Industries will, as it always has been, be at a forefront! Now where is space and how many trees grow there?” Archibald Larch and Cornelius Dogwood joined the ill-fated, generational mission to Mars. The trio, widely known as the Timber Trio, after successfully made the surface livable after nearly 15 generations. ...
Alf came through with the win on a very very snowy afternoon. Swoosh was lost in neck-deep snow while making the trip to the launch pad. A rescue mission will be dispatched to her last known location. We expect to find her embedded in a block of ice somewhere nearby. Alf’s winning strategy was almost entirely not washing her hands correctly. She introduced all sorts of novel bacteria to the martian landscape. This bacteria made all sort of oxygen. Then she made bank off her newfound “breathable air” monopoly. Seedy fell far behind after investing the last of his 8 mega-credits into establishing an award that he awarded to himself for his corporation’s ability to generate heat (but little else). He tried to make up the gap by raising rabbits… which he then fed to his martian bears. He will be remembered as the first loser. ...