Check out the Playthrough of Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition Board Game by Stronghold Games. his game is for 1-4 players – ages 14+. Standard game play is approximately 60 minutes
Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition is a hand management game with many ways to victory. Players earn mega credits (money) and resources by playing project cards and utilizing their abilities based on the current phase that was chosen by the players. Phases are opened each round based on which of the five were chosen. The mechanics are all meant to be played simultaneously to speed up the game, however, we felt this added chaos and we preferred to resolved each phase simultaneously before a player moved on to the next phase. Moreover, that helps to assure everyone is doing all the phases in order and correctly.
The game is over when the oxygen, temperature, and flipped ocean tiles reach their max. Player raise their Terraform rating by raising the global parameters (oceans, temperature, and oxygen). The player with the most victory points wins.
In conclusion, this is a very fun game and a great modification of the original Terraforming Mars game. We had a great time playing Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition and will definitely be bringing out on the table again soon. If you enjoy card drafting point salad games you will truly enjoy the Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition card game.
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This Playthrough video shows game play and instructions on how to play Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition Game.
