BGG rank #184 · 2021

Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition

Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition (2021) is #184 in the BoardGameGeek Top 1000: 1–4 players, 45–60 min, ages 14+. Designed by Sydney Engelstein, Jacob Fryxelius, Nick Little (I).

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Year: 2021
Players: 1–4
Play time: 45–60 min
Age: 14+

About the game

Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition is an engine-building game in which players control interplanetary corporations with the goal of making Mars habitable (and profitable).

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Mechanics

End Game Bonuses Follow Hand Management Income Set Collection Simultaneous Action Selection Solo / Solitaire Game Tags Tech Trees / Tech Tracks Variable Phase Order Variable Player Powers Variable Set-up

Designers

Sydney EngelsteinJacob FryxeliusNick Little (I)

Artists

William Bricker, Sydney Engelstein, Jacob Fryxelius, Garrett Kaida, Jason D. Kingsley, Nick Little (I), Nio Mendoza, Justine Nortjé, Naomi Robinson, Andrei Stef

Publishers

FryxGames, Stronghold Games, Arclight Games, Board Game Rookie, Ghenos Games, Intrafin Games, Kilogames, Korea Boardgames, Lavka Games, Lex Games, Maldito Games, MeepleBR, MINDOK, MIPL, Rebel Sp. z o.o., Reflexshop, Schwerkraft-Verlag, Surfin' Meeple China

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