
- BGG rank
- BGG #9
- BGG rating
- 8.3
Terraforming Mars
- 1–5 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 3.3/5
- 2016

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Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game – Missions is an expansion for Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game released in 2025 for 1–4 players, 45 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Jacob Fryxelius and Daniel Fryxelius.
Return to the Red Planet and find new ways to terraform. This expansion introduces a new dice color representing influence, purple dice with special effects. With new corporations, new project cards, but especially a new mission mechanic that boosts player interaction, this expansion gives new life to an already loved game. —description from the publisher
Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game – Missions supports 1–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game – Missions is 45 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 Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game – Missions 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.
Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game – Missions has a complexity rating of 2.7 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game – Missions belongs to these categories: Science Fiction and Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game – Missions and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game – Missions are: Jacob Fryxelius and Daniel Fryxelius. 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 Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game – Missions as an expansion for Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game to use it. Check that your edition of Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.