In the not so distant future, humanity has finally decided to spread beyond the borders of our world. The United Nations is offering grants to any company willing to invest time and money in terraforming the big red planet. Prestige and opportunity await the company that has the biggest impact on making Mars habitable.

In Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, each player takes on the role of a company working to build oceans, increase temperatures, and increase oxygen levels in the Martian atmosphere. Each player will have a hand full of Project Cards that they will build and use to race against their fellow Entrepreneurs and achieve the highest Terraforming Rating.

Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition is a standalone card game version of Terraforming Mars. It offers the same complexity and decision-making in half the playing time and you can pick it up faster than its big brother. How fast can you terraform Mars?

The Games Friends: Terraforming Mars, but faster and more streamlined. Even though the big game will still be on the table often, we may pull this version out a little faster. Not because this version is immediately better, but because you can have it ready within the hour. Highly recommended!