{"product_id":"terraforming-mars-ares-expedition-card-game","title":"Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition Card Game","description":"\u003cp\u003eTerraforming Mars: Ares Expedition is an engine-building game in which players control interplanetary corporations with the goal of making Mars habitable (and profitable).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same kind of game in terms of engine building and goals, at half the play time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmaller box, lower price point, much more accessible for new players.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull card game. Still has central board like original but smaller. Paired down. You are only placing oceans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnd of game still triggers at three global conditions being met (temp, water, oxygen). The way you accomplish conditions is different, you must play projects over phases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the beginning of turn, players simultaneously decide the phase for the round of the five possible. You play every phase that was chosen, but you get a bonus in the phase you chose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlue, green and red cards exist but they do different things, and still are in the same spirit as the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll play is simultaneous. You are working within your own area, but interactivity comes with the race going after the win conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHas all the thought provoking engine building of the original but snappy and quick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDifferent things to help streamline decision making, like you don’t discard any cards from your initial hand, but you can for money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLess stuff you have to track. You are not managing quantities of 6 resources, but they are all still present in some way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42229875704062,"sku":"810017900206","price":79.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/9238\/4662\/files\/247032929jpeg.jpg?v=1755154700","url":"https:\/\/popstop.co.nz\/products\/terraforming-mars-ares-expedition-card-game","provider":"Pop Stop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}