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Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game

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Published
2023
Players
1–4
Play time
45 min
Reach
Niche
Evaluations
0
Themes:
DiceEconomicScience FictionSpace Exploration
Mechanics:
Trading & negotiationDeck / bag buildingDice rollingHand managementSpatial puzzleTile laying

How it plays

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Main mechanics explained

  • Trading & negotiation: Deals between players move the game forward.
  • Deck / bag building: You shape your own deck or bag of resources as you play.
  • Dice rolling: Dice create swing and force you to adapt.
  • Hand management: Timing which card to spend is the core puzzle.
Full publisher description

Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game is a card-driven dice game in which players use special dice to develop their corporations and terraform Mars into a new home for humanity. The dice represent resources that players spend to play cards and perform other actions. During the game, you increase your production of dice, terraform, place cities and greenery tiles on the board, and gain various bonuses. Each turn, you either produce new dice (Production Turn) or perform actions (Action Turn). Whenever you terraform Mars (raise oxygen or temperature, or place an ocean tile), you gain 2 Victory Points (VP). You can also gain VP for placing tiles and playing cards, as well as winning Awards and Milestones. The game ends when two of the three global parameters oxygen/temperature/ocean have been completed. The player with most VP wins.

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