Stronghold Games | Terraforming Mars | Board Game | Ages 14+ | 1-5 Players | 90 - 120 Minute Playing Time

Terraforming Mars is a "Pringles" game; once you've played once, you keep coming back to it. I was first introduced to it by a friend, and soon after bought my own so that I could keep playing. It is very well-balanced and well-made, and provides plenty of fun on an evening which otherwise might have been quite dull.The box comes with a board, 5 player sheets, 5 bags of player cubes (red, yellow, blue, green, and black), 3 bags of metallic cubes for currency, around 200 project cards, and various tiles which indicate forests, cities, oceans, and other structures. All of these are of a decent quality, and so far we have seen no wear and tear to any of them. The board sometimes doesn't lie completely flat, but this doesn't significantly affect gameplay in any way. It is worth bearing in mind that the game takes up a large amount of space, so having a large table or section of floor space clear is a must.It also comes with a much needed instruction booklet; Terraforming Mars has a steep but not long-lasting learning curve which can seem daunting, but is well worth giving a go. After playing only one game, the whole family had gotten a firm grasp of the basic rules, and we're now playing near expertly, able to plan ahead and strategise based on our knowledge of the game. Each game takes between 2 and 4 hours, depending on how long it takes indidivuals to decide on their turn. This doesn't mean the game is boring though; far from it! The gameplay is interesting and even addictive, with none of us noticing how much time has passed while we've been playing. You can also never tell who has won the game until the final scoring happens, leading to some tense moments and unexpected winners. This also contributes to constantly wanting to go back for more, so you can improve on your previous score or try different approaches.Since owning the game, we have also bought 2 expansions; the "Preludes" expansion and the "Colonies" expansion. The Preludes expansion adds a huge amount to the game, and I view it as a necessity as it not only decreases play time (due to providing more resources) but also allows for more focused strategies; the Colonies expansion is also a great addition as it gives players more options within the game.Overall, Terraforming Mars is a brilliant board game which is well worth the money. Due to the plenty of combinations of cards and strategies, the game has endless replayability, and will make sure you never have a dull board games night again!

The game is amazing and came really fast took a few games to get the rules down but now I play it with my 13 year old brother

Item was bought as a present for my son, he's very pleased with it.

I've been playing this for a fair few months and every game is different. It's a little complicated at times, especially near the end but always great fun. So many strategies and it's more like three hours then two but it's never boring. Plays good solo, two players, three and four.People complain about the resource recording cards which are not great as it's easy to knock the markers off. I bought the wooden versions off the internet, not cheap but excellent quality.The Prelude expansion speeds things up at the start and gives you more corporation cards but is a bit overpriced.I bought the expansion which give you two other maps to play on, a double sided board, and this is really worthwhile as your strategies have to change.So to sum up. Great game with lots of replay and once you get into it, it's very addictive in a good way.

Fantastic birthday gift for my son. He can't stop playing it with his friends.

This game is, for me, as close to perfect as you can get. The gameplay can be picked up quickly, but there is a huge depth of subtlety which means every game can be very different. The pieces are nice quality and add to the playing enjoyment. The gameplay is only mildly adversarial meaning that it's hard to screw another player over - I like this! 9.9/10 from me!

Had a great time playing this game. The rules could do with some slight tweaks and the pieces don't always quite fit on the board towards the end of the game when you have a lot of pieces, it could do with being a bit larger. Definitely gonna look at getting some of the expansions.

I wouldn't call this an expansion of the game but a game in itself, the rules are slightly different and the game itself lasts shorter. I was not aware at the time of my purchase that the version I got was a collectors edition (no advertising of this was given) so I'm not aware of any differences in quality if there is another version, but the quality of materials is fantastic with internal storage inside the box already being figured out.There is only one flaw and it's one that's carried over from the main game and that's the lack of tracking of 1/3 of the resources on the player board. Otherwise it's a solid game.