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Expansion for Terraforming Mars

Terraforming Mars: Colonies

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Published
2018
Reach
Widely known (via base game)
Players
1–5
Play time
120 min
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Main mechanics

  • Hand management
  • Drafting
  • Set collection
  • Tile laying
  • Worker placement
  • Hand management: Timing which card to spend is the core puzzle.
  • Drafting: You pick from a shared pool and pass the rest along.
  • Set collection: Scoring comes from completing the right combinations.
  • Tile laying: You build a shared or personal board tile by tile.
Full publisher description

Our world has widened before us. Corporations expand their operations to all corners of the solar system in pursuit of minerals and resources. Most places are not suited for terraforming, but building colonies may greatly improve your income and your possibilities in achieving that higher goal the terraforming of Mars. Send your trade fleet to distant moons! Colonize the clouds of Jupiter! And let your Earth assets propel you to success! Terraforming Mars: Colonies , an expansion for Terraforming Mars that can be played with only the base game or with any combination of expansions, lets you visit the outer solar system. It features colony tiles where you can build colonies and send your trade fleet. It also includes new cards and corporations.

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