Best Terraforming Mars Board Games in 2026

STRATEGY GAME: Build your tracks across the United States in this fast-paced and strategic board game. Connect iconic North American cities across a map of the 20th-century USA and build your train routes to earn points

FUN ADVENTURE GAME: Ticket to Ride is a cross-country train adventure game in which players collect and play matching train cards to claim railway routes connecting cities through North America! LOOKING FOR NEW ADVENTURES? Try Ticket to Ride expansions (Note: Expansions require Ticket to Ride Board Game to play)

MULTIPLE WAYS OF SCORING POINTS: Players collect train cards that enable them to claim railway routes connecting cities throughout North America. The longer the routes, the more points they earn. Additional points come to those who can fulfill their Destination Tickets and to the player who builds the longest continuous railway

Competitive, card-driven, engine-building board game.

Challenging strategy game recommended for those ages 14 plus

Game includes 170 unique bird cards, 26 bonus cards and 16 Automa cards, 103 food tokens and 75 egg minatures, 5 custom wooden dice and 5 palyer mats, 1 birdfeeder dice tower and 2-piece Game Trayz custom tray, 1 goal mat and 8 goal tiles, 1 first-player token and 40 action cubes, 4 clear plastic resource containers, 1 scorepad, and 3 rulebooks.

THE DAWN OF A NEW AGE: Explore the latest reimagining of the Twilight Imperium saga with this epic fourth edition. The galaxy stirs once more, and the great races are again looking beyond their borders into the far reaches of space. Mecatol Rex, the jewel of galactic civilization, awaits the one who would be so bold as to take up the mantle of Emperor.

SCI-FI STRATEGY BOARD GAME: In this game of galactic conquest, each player takes command of one of seventeen unique civilizations to compete for interstellar supremacy through warfare, trade, uncertain allegiances, and political dominance. Negotiate your way to victory or overrun your foes with military might - the choice is yours.

THRILLING AND COMPETITIVE: Every faction offers a completely different play experience, from the wormhole-hopping Ghosts of Creuss to the Emiratates of Hacan, masters of trade. Each of these races have many paths to victory, but only one will sit upon the throne of Mecatol Rex as the new masters of the galaxy.

IMMERSIVE ADVENTURE GAME: The Avalon Hill HeroQuest board game is fantasy dungeon crawler in which players must work together to battle terrifying monsters and complete epic quests

MYTHICAL HEROES: The Realm is in need of champions to challenge the evil forces of the Dread sorcerer Zargon. Four heroes --Barbarian, Dwarf, Elf, and Wizard--have answered the call

STUNNING ARTWORK: The HeroQuest cards and booklets feature incredible artwork that helps takes players' imaginations into a fantastical world filled with hideous monsters, deadly traps, and more

For 1-6 players

45-90 minute playing time

The essential edition includes the second edition of viticulture along with several elements from the original Tuscany expansion pack

1 to 5 players

90 to 120 minutes average playtime

For ages 12 and up

Keeping your results safe. Using a wooden player board you can be sure that a random table push does not scatter your resources, markers and cubes. Enjoy the game terraforming Mars and we will take care of the rest!

Stylish addition to the game. Organize the atmosphere of a real Mars planet around you, our trays are made in the color of a red planet and will make you feel like the first Martian. Immerse games with Smonex tablets!

Quality and convenience. No more gliding resources on the gaming board! Especially for resource cubes, we made comfortable box so even if you tilt the tablet, everything will remain in place.

STRATEGY GAME - PLAN YOUR WAY TO VICTORY: Develop the landscape of a medieval fortress city one tile at a time. Whether blocking a city's growth or connecting with your opponent’s road to share the points, Carcassonne provides plenty of ways to use your cunning and outsmart your opponents.

ONE STEP AT A TIME TILE-PLACEMENT GAME: Players fill in the countryside around the medieval fortified city, choosing from tiles that depict cities, roads, monasteries, and fields; each new tile creates an ever-expanding board on which players can then add their followers.

JACK OF ALL TRADES: Followers can take many different roles (knights, monks, farmers, or thieves) determined by the type of tile on which they're placed. Each role scores points differently, so you'll need careful planning to make the best use of your followers.

Two new areas, and many new ways to win

Hellas, the southern wild, includes Mars' south pole and the enormous seven-hex Hellas

Elysium takes players almost to the opposite side of Mars' equator, with vast lowlands for oceans

Compete for different milestones and awards worth many VPS

Over 200 different projects to complete

1 to 5 players ages 12 and up

Playable as a stand-alone game or as an expansion to Gloomhaven

Cooperative campaign game of tactical combat set in the Gloomhaven universe

Players will assume the roles of 4 new hardened mercenaries and work together to fight through a new prequel campaign full of choices, challenges, and twists.

EXPERIENCE THE GALACTIC CIVIL WAR LIKE NEVER BEFORE: In Star Wars Rebellion, you control the entire Galactic Empire or the fledgling Rebel Alliance. Command starships, account for troop movements and rally systems to your cause.

STRATEGY GAME: Players plot their turns secretly, carefully revealing their plans in turns as the galaxy’s narrative unfolds. Iconic characters undergo important missions as you assign them, attempting to bring down the Empire’s infrastructure or locate the hidden Rebel base.

A GAME OF EPIC CONFLICT: As a Rebel player, lead daring strikes against Imperial production facilities or the Death Star itself as every turn brings the Rebels that much closer to victory. As an Imperial player, hire bounty hunters and spread your might across the galaxy as you search for the pesky Rebels and crush their pitiful Rebellion once and for all.

STRATEGY GAME: You are a leader of one of the seven greatest cities of the Ancient World. Gather resources, develop commercial routes and affirm your military supremacy. Build your city and erect an architectural wonder which will transcend future times.

BUILD YOUR CIVILIZATION: Players draft cards over multiple rounds, carefully building towards long-term goals. Keep an eye on your neighbors’ progress since they share similar ambitions. Will your wonder transcend the millennia to come?

HOW TO WIN THIS GAME: Each player compares their military strength with one of their neighboring cities. After the third age, players score the points given by their cards and their military conflicts. The player with the most points wins!

Dice Game where players build their own chart of rewards

Fantastic artwork by Chris Walton set in a hopeful and humorous world

Easily taught with rich depth of play

A fun game for all the family to play together

This item includes 164x six-sided tiles, 42x goods tiles, 20x silverlings (game's Currency), 30x worker tiles, 12x bonus tiles, 4x victory tiles, 8x playing pieces, 9x dice, 1x game board, 16x player boards, 1 x set of instructions

This game is suitable for 2-4 players

MYSTERY BOARD GAME: A horrible crime was committed on the grounds of Warwick Manor thirty years ago. Now the mansion is haunted by the ghost of the murdered servant and it’s up to a group of psychic investigators to get to the bottom of the mystery.

COOPERATIVE BOARD GAME: One player takes on the role of the victim (who is now a ghost) and the rest play as psychics. Over the course of the game, players work together to solve a mystery by psychically communicating with the victim. The ghost tries to lead psychics to the correct culprit.

INTERPRET VISIONS TO SOLVE MYSTERIES: Each player investigates a case assigned to them to determine who the actual murderer is. Psychics receive numerous visions from the ghost with clues. Can they determine the weapon, location and killer, or will a violent criminal pull off the perfect murder?

For 2-6 Players. Ages 13+

90+ minute playing time

Components: 1 double sided game board, 132 wooden houses in 6 colors, 84 wooden resource tokens, 11 summary cards, 42 power plant cards, money in 4 denominations, 1 auction hammer, 2 step barriers, 1 "Step 3" card, 1 discount token, 1 rulebook

Build Your Zoo Your Way - With The Ultimate Goal Of Owning The Most Successful Zoological Establishment, You Will Build Enclosures, Accommodate Animals, And Support Conservation Projects All Over The World. You Can Even Release Animals Back Into The Wild!

Over 250 Unique Cards - At The Heart Of Ark Nova Are Cards Featuring Animals, Specialists, Unique Enclosures, And Conservation Projects, Each With A Unique Ability.

Smooth And Fast Gameplay - With 5 Core Actions To Choose From Each Turn, Ark Nova Plays Smoothly And Quickly. Each Player Has A Set Of 5 Action Cards Which You Will Use And Upgrade To Carry Out Your Plans.

Collector's Edition Contains the Legends cards, Extra! Extra! cards, Rugwort cards, Rat workers, Wooden Occupied tokens, Metal Coin tokens, Deluxe 8-sided die, and an updated rulesheet.

CIVILIZATION GAME: In It’s a Wonderful World, you are an expanding Empire and must choose your path to your future. Draft yourself the ‘perfect’ dystopia, complete projects and churn out resources.

STRATEGY BOARD GAME: You must develop faster and better than your competitors. You’ll carefully plan your expansion to develop your production power and rule over this new world.

CARD DRAFTING AND ENGINE BUILDING GAME: Each round, players will draft 7 cards and then choose which ones will be recycled to immediately acquire Resources, and which ones will be kept for construction to produce Resources each round and/or gain victory points.

THIS MINIATURES GAME HAS GREAT PLAYABILITY: After successfully providing 3D Terrains to wargames like Warhammer, Battle Systems has finally started their own full tabletop strategy war game with Core Space.

GREAT GAMEPLAY: SALVAGE. TRADE. ADAPT. SURVIVE. Each player handles a band of traders who have to survive in a dangerous galaxy while being hunted down by a semi-sentient race called the Purge.

AMAZING 3D MULTI LEVEL BUILDINGS: Like most of Battle Systems terrain, Core Space uses a detailed modular 3D board which will be the landscape for campaigns happening 40,000 years into the future. Compatible with other Battle Systems Science Fiction Terrains.

HIGH QUALITY - Made of high-quality laser-cut birch plywood and MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard). Our organizer will last the lifetime of your game.

SPECIALIZED PLAYER TRAYS - Keep your production and resource cubes in place during play without the risk of them sliding out of place.

EXTRA SPACE FOR EXPANSIONS - was designed with added room to store Venus Next, Hellas & Elysium, and the Prelude expansions in the box (expansions sold separately).

SMART ORGANIZATION TO SAVE YOUR TIME. A great solution to speed up the game and organize the storage of resources, cards and markers. Game time become shorter and you can save up to 15 min as players can easily take all the elements they need from the box, instead of looking for them all over the table.

SUITABLE FOR Terraforming Mars base game and ALL Terraforming Mars expansions (Hellas and Elysium, Venus Next, Prelude, Colonies, Turmoil). Fit to cards with premium protector/sleeved cards. Organize the atmosphere of a real Mars planet around you by using Terraforming Mars organizer!

DURABILITY AND QUALITY. Organizer is made of high quality material: birch plywood. Our organizers are much stronger and 30% lighter than similar materials. Convenient blocks and trays for storing different kind of cards, resources and other elements allows you to extend the life of the components of the game. Under the reliable protection of Smonex blocks game components will not bend and scratch under the weight of other elements.

On Mars is played over several rounds, each consisting of two phases - the Colonization Phase and the Shuttle Phase.

During the Colonization Phase, each player takes a turn during which they take actions. The available actions depend on the side of the board they are on.

All buildings on Mars have a dependency on each other and some are required for the colony to grow. Building shelters for Colonists to live in requires oxygen; generating oxygen requires plants; growing plants requires water; extracting water from ice requires power; generating power requires mining minerals; and mining minerals requires Colonists.

ORGANIZE YOUR GAME: Looking for a way to sort and organize your board game? Token Tamer Trays are divided into 4 sections designed with sloped walls to easily scoop out your game tokens with ease. The dual purpose tray lids are also partitioned into 4 sections that can be used to sort game pieces during game play. Compatible with Euro board games such as Settlers of Catan, Wingspan, Ticket to Ride, Terraforming Mars, LOTR, Gloomhaven, DND, and many other of your favorite games.

GAME STORAGE: Token Tamer trays with removable translucent lids are stackable and fit in many board game boxes to keep game pieces organized in the box. The low-profile, stackable design is perfect for sorting and storing a variety of small items such as beads, crafts, jewels, pins, screws, paper clips, etc. Available in a variety of colors.

CARD CONNECTORS: Included with the Token Tamer Trays are 4 compact card holders that can connect to the tray or use them as standalone card holders to display playing cards.

Insert compatible with Terraforming Mars, and includes space for the Hellas & Elysium, Venus Next, Prelude and Colonies expansions.

The design provides both efficient storage and improved game play. Many of the trays can be utilised during the game, and they greatly aid set-up and clear-away times.

The boards and player boards act as a lid on top of the trays. There is space for all cards to be sleeved.

SIMULTANEOUS PLAY: Every turn the active player chooses a major benefit, all other players gain a minor benefit.

350+ UNIQUE CARDS: With over 350 unique cards, some of which are even double sided, Earth offers endless replayability with over 25,000 starting setups.

MULTIPLE WAYS TO PLAY: With Solo, Team, and Competitive variants, you can choose your desired way to play.

BATTLE SYSTEMS TERRAIN: City Block Core is part of a range of sci-fi and fantasy landscapes for war and table top games

SUPERB WAR SETTING: These models require no painting as each side of the card is already printed in full colour. The terrain is made on high density cards.

3D MULTI-LEVEL BUILDINGS: For metropolitan scenarios City Block Core Set is a complete set suitable for 28mm – 35mm sci-fi games. It includes a Printed Neoprene Gaming Mat (2' x 2' / 600mm x 600mm).

Hermitshell Hard Travel Storage Carrying Case.

Protect your favorite device from bumps dents and scratches

Made to fit Indie Boards and Cards Terraforming Mars Board Game

The accessory which will make your game night very enjoyable. You only have to put the overlay on the ones included in Terraforming Mars.

You'll be able see and organize your play area. This product is kid friendly and will help them discover this great game. Include 5 overlay of each player color.

TO PUT ON TOP OF YOUR CARD FROM THE ORIGINAL GAME