Title:

Terraforming Mars: KS Cardboard Mat Box Stand Alone

Description:
Contains two 2-sided maps.

First map board - Side 1: AMAZONIS PLANITIA

Explore the ancient sea of Vastitas Borealis, or play the larger Amazonis map with longer global parameters! Each map depicts a new region of Mars, with new placement bonuses, ocean areas, and new sets of milestones and awards.

This map takes it’s name from the lava plains west of the mighty Olympus Mons. This area is highlighted by energy bonuses and is extremely flat and smooth compared to the mountains and craters covering much of Mars.
This larger map features longer global parameters for a better 4-5 player experience. Or maybe you just want more space to settle and more terraforming for yourself. Here you also find wild resource bonuses that give you any standard resource. The delegate bonuses let you place delegates for free from the Reserve (ignore if not playing with Turmoil). Noctis City may be placed without its restriction, and volcanic areas are highlighted:
Olympus Mons, Ascreaus Mons, Pavonis Mons, Areias Mons and Hecates Tholus.

NOTE: Includes 2 additional ocean tiles, 13 cities/greeneries, 1 Standard Project tile, and 1 optional Venus board with a longer Venus Track.

Milestones:
TERRAN - 5 Earth tags.
LANDSHAPER - 1 greenery tile, 1 special tile, and 1 city tile (do not need to be adjacent to each other).
MERCHANT - 3 of each standard resource.
SPONSOR - 3 cards in play costing 20M Euro or more.
LOBBYIST - all 7 delegates in play (no delegate in the Lobby or Reserve).

Awards:
Collector - most types of resources, both on player board and cards (e.g. different kinds of microbes only count as 1 type of resource.
Innovator - most played cards (event cards also count!).
Constructor - most colonies and city tiles.
Manufacturer - most steel and heat production combined.
Physicist - most science and space tags.

First map board - Side 2: VASTITAS BOREALIS

Vastitas Borealis is a lowland covering a large part of Mars’ northern hemisphere. This was once a large ocean! The map centers around the North Pole, mostly consisting of water ice. On top of that, there is a layer of frozen carbon dioxide which is released when you place a tile there. This increases the temperature one step, but costs you 4M Euro. The earliest landing sites on Mars, Viking 1 and Viking 2, let you place a delegate for free from the Reserve (ignore if not playing with Turmoil).

The Vastitas map does not have the Noctis Region, so Noctis City may be placed without restriction. It does, however, have four volcanic areas where tiles like Lava Flows may be placed: Hecates Tholus, Elysian Mons, Alba Mons, and Uranius Tholus.

Milestones:
AGRONOMIST - 4 plant tags.
ENGINEER - 10 production of energy and heat combined.
SPACEFARER - 4 space tags.
GEOLOGIST - 3 tiles on, or adjacent to, volcanic areas (any tile covering a volcanic area could be marked with a gold cube until this milestone is claimed).
FARMER - 5 animal and microbe resources combined.

Awards:
Traveller - most Jovian and Earth tags.
Landscaper - most connected tiles (each player counts his/her largest group of tiles).
Highlander - most tiles not adjacent to ocean.
Promoter - most event cards played.
Blacksmith - highest production of steel and titanium combined.

Second map board - Side 1: UTOPIA PLANITIA

Take your adventure to the lava plains of the North or the highlands of the South! Each map depicts a new region of Mars, with new placement bonuses, ocean areas, and new sets of milestones and awards.

Utopia is a lava plain located north-west of Elysiam and belongs to the northern lowlands - it’s also the largest recognized impact crater in the entire Solar System! Mineral-rich lava can be made into fertile soil, motivating the plentiful plant bonuses away from the equator. To the south it borders on the Great Escarpment along the edge of the southern highlands. The thin crust closer to the North Pole could be a suitable spot for geothermal energy plants. Gain 2 extra cards for settling the prestigious Viking 2 or Beagle 2 landing sites!

The Utopia map lacks volcanos and the Noctis region, so the tiles from the cards Noctis City and cards that place tiles on volcanic areas (for example Lava Flows) lose their placement restrictions and may be placed on any non- reserved area.

Milestones:
MANAGER - 3 special tiles in play.
PIONEER - 3 colonies in play.
TRADER - 3 different types of resources on cards (e.g. different kinds of microbes only count as 1 type of resources).
METALLURGIST - 6 steel production and titanium production combined.
RESEARCHER - 4 science tags.

Awards:
Suburbian - most tiles along the border of the map.
Investor - most Earth tags.
Botanist - highest plant production.
Incorporator - most cards played with a cost of 10M Euro or less.
Metropolist - most city tiles.

Second map board - Side 2: TERRA CIMMERIAN

Terra Cimmerian is a densely cratered highland region on Mars’ southern hemisphere, half way to the South Pole, east of the Hellas basin. This is the best place on the planet for finding steel and titanium! The whole region shows signs of shorelines and water erosion from liquid water formerly flowing abundantly through the southern highlands. However, the lowlands suitable for oceans in the present day are located along the edges of this region. Placing a tile where the Curiosity rover explored the area around the Gale crater places a colony for 5M Euro (ignore if not playing with Colonies).

The Cimmerian map does not have the Noctis region, so Noctis City may be placed without its restriction. It does, however, have four volcanic areas where tiles like Lava Flows may be placed: Albor Tholus, Tyrrhenian Mons, Hadriacus Mons, and Apollinaris Mons.

Milestones:
PLANETOLOGIST - 2 Earth tags, 2 Venus tags, 3 Jovian tags.
ARCHITECT - 3 city tags.
COASTGUARD - 3 tiles adjacent to ocean.
FORESTER - 3 plant production.
FUNDRAISER - 12M Euro production.

Awards:
Electrician - Most power tags.
Founder - most tiles adjacent to special tiles.
Mogul - highest total production of all resources except M Euro.
Zoologist - most animal and microbe resources.
Forecaster - most played cards with requirements.
Max Number of Players:
1 - 5
Barcode:
7350159810191
Category:
Expansion
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Publisher:
FryxGames / Stronghold Games
Playing Time:
120
Year Published:
2024
Designer:
Jacob Fryxelius
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Suggested Ages:
14+
Family:
Terraforming Mars
Date Added:
2024-08-29 18:36:59
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$74.95
Automatic Estimated Date:
2025-09-17
Date Added:
2024-08-29 18:36:59
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