Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game
Posted: 12 August 2026, 13:01
Who here needs an introduction to Terraforming Mars? No one? Sure? Let’s give it a shot anyway. Terraforming Mars is basically “build an economic empire while turning Mars into Earth,” and it’s one of the modern classics of strategy board gaming.
And here comes Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game! If you like the idea of Terraforming Mars but don't want a heavy strategy game, the Dice Game is for you. It is a card-driven dice game where players use special dice to develop their corporations and terraform Mars into a new home for humanity.
On each turn, you choose either a production turn or an action turn.
During a production turn, you may keep up to three resource dice, discard any unwanted cards, draw new cards, and then take and roll the dice shown in the production boxes.
During an action turn, you perform one support action and then one main action. A support action, for example, can be used to gain and roll a die. The main action can be used, but not limited, to pay resources to terraform Mars or gain victory points.
The game ends when 2 out of 3 global parameters (ocean/temperature/oxygen) have been completed. Then all players get 1 last turn. When the last turn is completed, BGA adds VP from Awards, Milestones, and cards to get your final score.
Develop corporations, play project cards, place cities, forests, and oceans, raise Mars’ oxygen and temperature levels, all simply by rolling dice.
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=terraformingmarsthedicegame
Thank you to Jacob Fryxelius, the game designer, and to FryxGames, the publisher, for transforming the challenge of making Mars habitable into such an experience. Special thanks also go to BanBan for bringing the game to life on BGA and making every roll of the dice feel like a step toward a new home for humanity.
This was your Wednesday release.
Don’t forget the duct tape. Take care and play fair…
