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- Our take
- BGG 7.53 from 367 ratings. Only needed for five or six players; a BGG poster says 1-4 players never need it and that two-player tests were not recommended.
- What you need first
- Just the base game
Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition · More players
Ares Expedition: Foundations
- 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.
- What it fixes
- Lets groups of five or six play Ares Expedition.
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Sources
- boardgamegeek.com (opens in a new tab)
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- api.geekdo.com (opens in a new tab)
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