Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition expansions
Ares Expedition: Foundations vs Ares Expedition: Crisis
| Question | Ares Expedition: Foundations | Ares Expedition: Crisis |
|---|---|---|
| Our label | Most groups can skip | Depends on your group |
| Buy order | #2 for Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition | #3 for Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition |
| What it adds | Player boards, cubes and phase cards for five or six players, a larger score track and a fourth infrastructure track with new project cards. | Co-op mode: players face a new Crisis card each round that lowers terraforming metrics until its goal is met, and win by re-terraforming Mars. |
| What it fixes | Lets groups of five or six play Ares Expedition. | Turns Ares Expedition into a cooperative game for groups that prefer playing together. |
| Type | More players | Expansion |
| Players | 1–6 players | 1–4 players |
| Rules load | Adds more rules | — |
| Best for | Best for experienced groups | Fine for any group |
| What you need | Just the base game | Just the base game |
| Price guide | — | — |
| More | Ares Expedition: Foundations details | Ares Expedition: Crisis details |