
- BGG rank
- BGG #664
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Star Wars: Battle of Hoth
- 2–4 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.9/5
- 2025

Expansion for Mars Attacks: The Miniatures Game
Rules assistance for Mars Attacks: The Miniatures Game – Martian Saucer Squadron
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Mars Attacks: The Miniatures Game – Martian Saucer Squadron is an expansion for Mars Attacks: The Miniatures Game for 2 players, 120 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Dice Rolling, and Grid Movement.
This expansion contains: 3 Martian UFO's, with a selection of weapons: deadly heat rays or terrifying freezing rays! 6 heat rays, 6 freezing rays, 3 pilot options on command, 3 enhanced communications options, 3 transparent plastic domes, 3 plastic bases.
Mars Attacks: The Miniatures Game – Martian Saucer Squadron supports 2 players 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 Mars Attacks: The Miniatures Game – Martian Saucer Squadron is 120 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.
The catalogue lists Mars Attacks: The Miniatures Game – Martian Saucer Squadron for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Mars Attacks: The Miniatures Game – Martian Saucer Squadron belongs to these categories: Humor, Wargame, and Miniatures. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Dice Rolling, and Grid Movement. 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 catalogue lists Mars Attacks: The Miniatures Game – Martian Saucer Squadron as an expansion for Mars Attacks: The Miniatures Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Mars Attacks: The Miniatures Game to use it. Check that your edition of Mars Attacks: The Miniatures Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.