12+
1-5
90' - 120'
Type
Strategy
Theme
Science
Mechanic
Contracts
Hexagon Grid
Set Collection
Solo / Solitaire Game
Take That
Tech Trees / Tech Tracks
Tile Placement
Turn Order: Progressive
Variable Player Powers
Variable Set-up
Victory Points as a Resource
Closed Drafting
End Game Bonuses
Hand Management
Overview
In the 2400s, mankind begins to terraform the planet Mars. Giant corporations, sponsored by the World Government on Earth, initiate huge projects to raise the temperature, the oxygen level, and the ocean coverage until the environment is habitable. In Terraforming Mars, you play one of those corporations and work together in the terraforming process, but compete for getting victory points that are awarded not only for your contribution to the terraforming, but also for advancing human infrastructure throughout the solar system, and doing other commendable things.