
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,334
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Four Against Darkness
- 1 player
- 45–75 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2016

2020
Rules assistance for Four Against Mars
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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Four Against Mars is a board game released in 2020 for 1 player and 30–60 minutes per game. It was designed by Andrea Sfiligoi and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Paper-and-Pencil.
Four Against Mars is an atomic-age, science-fiction, pen-and-paper game. Using the Four Against Darkness popular system, you will play solo or coop missions against alien invaders in a small town. Battle Martians, Venusians, Reptilians, Zeta-Reticulans and their monsters. Available characters include scientists, survivalists, combat specialists, criminals, espers, medics, and civilians. You just need pencil, paper, polyhedral dice, and plenty of imagination. This is a complete, stand-alone game. No other books are required. —description from the publisher
Four Against Mars supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Four Against Mars is 30–60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
Four Against Mars belongs to these categories: Print & Play, Dice, and Adventure. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Paper-and-Pencil. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Four Against Mars are: Andrea Sfiligoi. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Four Against Mars as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.