Mission: Red Planet is a board game for three to five players, designed by Bruno Cathala and Bruno Faidutti and dated 2005 by its Board Game Matcher listing. Its theme is a steampunk race to colonise Mars, in which rival mining companies send astronauts to harvest three resources, Celerium, Sylvanite and Ice. Each player takes the part of an agent with a unique ability, and the agents are used to fill rockets and to take control of regions of the planet. Scoring happens after rounds five and eight, when majorities in each region are counted, and the player who controls the most of Mars wins. The game uses area majority and area movement mechanics, takes about an hour and is rated medium in complexity.
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Playing Time Game Category Game Category Game Mechanic Game MechanicArea Majority / Influence 2 Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Game MechanicSimultaneous Action Selection 2 Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Minimum Players Maximum Players Classification
Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Sport
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1. Mission: Red Planet (Board Game Matcher)
Details, Year
Year 2005
Details, Players
Players 3-5 Players
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View the Source2. Mission: Red Planet (BoardGameGeek)
- Playing Time: 60
- Designer: Bruno Cathala
- Designer: Bruno Faidutti
- Publisher: asmodee
- Game Category: Science Fiction
- Game Category: Space Exploration
- Game Mechanic: Action Retrieval
- Game Mechanic: Area Majority / Influence
- Game Mechanic: Area Movement
- Game Mechanic: End Game Bonuses
- Game Mechanic: Hand Management
- Game Mechanic: Simultaneous Action Selection
- Game Mechanic: Take That
- Game Mechanic: Turn Order: Role Order
- Minimum Players: 3
- Maximum Players: 5
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