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★ PICK OF THE MONTH — July 2026

★★★★★

Terraforming Mars

ENGINE BUILDING · STRATEGY · SCIENCE FICTION

Transform the Red Planet across hundreds of unique project cards. The most expansive engine-building strategy game available — every game tells a different story of Mars.

👥 1–5 Players ⏱ 120 min 🎂 Age 12+ 🧠 Heavy

✓200+ unique project cards — no two games identical
✓Deep engine building across 5 parameters
✓Excellent solo Terraforming challenge

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