Terra Mystica expansions
Terra Mystica: Merchants of the Seas vs Terra Mystica: Automa Solo Box
| Question | Terra Mystica: Merchants of the Seas | Terra Mystica: Automa Solo Box |
|---|---|---|
| Our label | Worth it | Depends on your group |
| Buy order | #2 for Terra Mystica | #3 for Terra Mystica |
| What it adds | Ships and a new Shipyard building with twenty faction-board extensions, trading ships that give VP and resources (and power to the receiver), ships that can dig and build dwellings, 12 new round-scoring tiles, four ship-related Favor tiles, three new bonus tiles, three additional power actions, two new town tiles and two new maps (Lakes and Fjords). | Solo mode against an Automa (card-driven opponent) with 10 Automa factions, several difficulty levels, an Automa deck, tribe cards and round-scoring tiles; includes a variant to add the Automa as a neutral third player in a 2-player game. |
| What it fixes | Adds an extra tactical movement layer and more interaction; the designer says it improves the 2-player game because ship trading forces interaction. It also carries the official updated starting-VP balance list. | Gives Terra Mystica a solo mode and a way to play it with fewer than the usual 3 to 4 players. |
| Type | Expansion | Expansion |
| Players | 2–5 players | 1–2 players |
| Rules load | Adds more rules | About the same rules load |
| Best for | Best for experienced groups | — |
| What you need | Just the base game | Just the base game |
| Price guide | $20–$40 | Under $20 |
| More | Terra Mystica: Merchants of the Seas details | Terra Mystica: Automa Solo Box details |