There are many games about terraforming Mars, but this one truly stands out as a gem among them. The game has received numerous awards and will remain at the top of board game rankings on almost any board game portal for a long time.

About the game

The game's story takes you to the distant year 2400, when the World Government on Earth initiates a massive project: terraforming Mars. Your task will be to create all the necessary conditions for life on the planet: raising the oxygen levels, achieving a habitable temperature, and filling the planet with oceans.

Several Earth-based corporations are taking on this challenging task, and you will play as one of them. The winner of the game will be the corporation that makes the greatest contribution to the terraforming of Mars and the overall development of humanity throughout the entire Solar System.

Gameplay

During the game, you will acquire unique project cards, numbering over 200. These include the introduction of plant or animal life, the construction of resource-extracting cities, the development of greenhouse gas technologies to warm the planet, the exploration of other objects in the Solar System, and much more. Some of these cards will provide you with immediate game advantages, some will gradually affect the production of certain resources, and others can only be applied under specific conditions for the planet's development. When the terraforming process is completed, the game ends, and you tally up your victory points to see who the winner is.