Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition Collectors EditionSKU: 810017900206

Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition is an engine-building game in which players control interplanetary corporations with the goal of making Mars habitable (and profitable). You will do this by investing mega credits (MC) into project cards that will directly or indirectly contribute to the terraforming process. Players raise their Terraforming Rating (TR) by increasing global parameters (oxygen, temperature and oceans). TR also determines each player's basic income and counts as VP. Additional VP and production capabilities are awarded for building project cards and other actions taken during the game.

The game is played in rounds, and each round the players will choose one of five phases, which determines which activities will take place during that round. This means every round is different, but can consist of building new project cards, taking general and project-specific actions, producing income and resources (plants and heat), or researching to draw more project cards. Every player will take all the phases selected for the round, and will receive a special bonus during the phase that they selected. To speed up the game, players should resolve each phase simultaneously!

The game board has tracks for oxygen, temperature, and terraform rating, as well as a place for all of the ocean tiles that will be flipped over the course of the game. The game ends when these global parameters have reached the top of their tracks and all ocean tiles have been flipped. It will then be possible, if not comfortable, to live on the surface of Mars! The winner is the player with the most VP at the end of the game.

The Collector's edition also has 3mm dual layered player boards (instead of card stock), 2 cube trays plus lid and the box cover has spot UV.

1–4 Players
45–60 Minutes
Age: 14+

CAD$62.95

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