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Surviving Mars: The First Mission

Surviving Mars: The First Mission

Designed by John Coveyou

Published by Genius Games

Table Status Unknown

Players

1-4

Play Time

45-75 min

Complexity

N/A

Rating

6.2

Year

0

Community Snapshot

45–75 min
6.2 on BGG (8)

Categories

Adventure
Explore, discover, and overcome challenges in a narrative-driven experience.
City Building
Construct and develop a city or settlement — manage resources, placement, and growth.
Economic
Buy, sell, trade, and invest — manage money and markets to build wealth.
Exploration
Discover new areas, map unknown territory, and uncover surprises.
Science Fiction
Futuristic settings — space travel, alien worlds, advanced technology.
Space Exploration
Explore the cosmos — colonize planets, navigate space, and discover the unknown.

Rated 0.0 by the community, Surviving Mars: The First Mission brings worker placement to 1–4 players in about 45–75 min.

How It Plays

Action Points

You get a limited number of action points each turn and choose how to spend them — prioritizing is everything.

Cooperative Game

Everyone works together against the game itself — you win or lose as a team, so get ready to strategize together!

Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

You start with a basic set of cards or tokens and gradually add better ones — watch your engine grow stronger over time.

Dice Rolling

You roll dice to determine outcomes — there's always that thrilling moment of suspense before they land!

Push Your Luck

You keep rolling or drawing for bigger rewards, but push too far and you lose it all — knowing when to stop is the real skill.

Variable Player Powers

Each player has unique abilities that make their experience different — finding the best way to use yours is half the fun.

Worker Placement

You place your workers on action spaces to claim them before anyone else — it's a scramble for the best spots!

About This Game

In the late 21st century, a coalition of wealthy governments, troubled by the continued destruction of earth's natural habitats, put together a team of elite astronauts to begin the first human settlement on Mars. Surviving Mars: The First Mission, is a game about those first few astronauts and how they managed to create the first settlement on Mars almost a century ago. In this game, players must work together to construct a predesigned and prefabricated habitat consisting of a biosphere, a sustainable crop system and a number research laboratories.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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