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Terraforming Mars
Corporations compete to make Mars liveable, mostly for profit. Big, card-driven and satisfying for people who love a plan.
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The facts
- Players
- 1–5
- Play time
- 90–120 minutes
- Age
- 12+
- Style
- Competitive
- Publisher
- FryxGames
- First published
- 2016
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