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product_id: 524545648
title: "Stronghold Games | Terraforming Mars - Ares Expedition: Discovery"
brand: "stronghold games"
price: "R1624"
currency: ZAR
in_stock: true
category: "Stronghold Games"
url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/524545648-stronghold-games-terraforming-mars-ares-expedition-discovery
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# 40+ Upgraded phase cards 3 Awards for endgame VP 4 New gameplay mechanics Stronghold Games | Terraforming Mars - Ares Expedition: Discovery

**Brand:** stronghold games
**Price:** R1624
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🚀 Elevate your Mars mission — where strategy meets cosmic competition!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Stronghold Games | Terraforming Mars - Ares Expedition: Discovery by stronghold games
- **How much does it cost?** R1624 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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- stronghold games enthusiasts

## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Quick Yet Deep Playtime ⏳:** Engage in intense 60-minute sessions perfect for busy professionals craving strategic depth without marathon games.
- • **Compete for Victory Points 🏅:** Race to claim awards and milestones that boost your final score and prove your strategic dominance.
- • **Designed for Strategic Minds 🎯:** Crafted for ages 14+, this expansion sharpens critical thinking and planning skills, ideal for millennial managers who love a cerebral challenge.
- • **Upgrade Your Strategy with New Cards 🃏:** Leverage 40+ new project and corporation cards to customize and enhance your phase cards for maximum impact.
- • **Dynamic Gameplay with 4 New Mechanics 🚀:** Experience fresh challenges with awards, milestones, upgraded phase cards, and wild tags that keep every game unpredictable.

## Overview

Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition - Discovery is a strategic board game expansion that introduces four innovative mechanics—awards, milestones, upgraded phase cards, and wild tags—adding depth and variability to the base game. Designed for 1-4 players aged 14+, it offers a 60-minute gameplay experience packed with over 40 new project and corporation cards, enabling players to customize their strategies and compete for victory points in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

## Description

Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition: Discovery adds four new mechanics to base Ares Expedition: awards, milestones, upgraded phase cards, and wild tags. Awards are end of game scoring that are granted to the player with the most of something. Three awards are draw at the beginning of the game so that players know what they will be rewarded for at the end of the game. The player with the most of that item earns 5VP, second place earns 2VP. Milestones are VP that are awarded during the game. They are granted to the player to first achieve the milestone. Milestones are worth 3 VP at the end of the game. Some new project and corporation cards allow players to upgrade their phase cards. Each phase card has two different version that players choose from when they upgrade them. The upgrade gives the player a better bonus when they choose that phase.

## Features

- Experience new gameplay elements with Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition: Discovery expansion.
- Compete for awards and earn victory points by having the most of certain items.
- Strive to achieve milestones and gain VP during the game.
- New project and corporation cards allow players to upgrade their phase cards.
- Explore new project and corporation cards that offer unique opportunities and choices for upgrading phase cards.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0BVMY2JVQ |
| Age Range Description | 14+ |
| Are Batteries Required | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | 308,974 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) 6,154 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
| Brand Name | Stronghold Games |
| CPSIA Cautionary Statement | Choking Hazard - Small Parts, No Warning Applicable |
| Colour | Multicolor |
| Country Of Origin | China |
| Customer Package Type | FFP |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (44) |
| Edition | Ares Expedition |
| Educational Objective | develop strategic planning and critical thinking skills |
| Estimated Playing Time | 60 Minutes |
| Expansion For | Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition |
| Game Mechanics | awards, card upgrade, milestones |
| Genre | Strategy |
| Included Components | 7x Award Tiles - 11x Milestone Tiles - 40x Tag tokens - 16x 3vp Tokens - 40x Upgraded Phase Cards - 4x Corporation Cards - 38x Project Cards |
| Is Assembly Required | No |
| Item Dimensions | 25.4 x 20.3 x 0.3 centimetres |
| Item Dimensions L x W | 25.4L x 20.3W centimetres |
| Item Highlight | Board Game | Ages 14+ | 1-4 Players | 60 Minutes Playing Time |
| Item Type Name | Board Game |
| Item Weight | 0.86 Pounds |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Stronghold Games |
| Manufacturer Part Number | SC1SGAEC |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 14 years and up |
| Material Type | Cardboard |
| Minimum Age Recomendation | 168 |
| Model Number | SGAEDSC1 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Packs | 1 |
| Number of Players | 4 |
| Operation Mode | manual |
| Set Name | Ares Expedition: Discovery |
| Size | One Size |
| Subject Character | Ares Expedition, Discovery |
| Theme | Strategy |
| UPC | 810017900343 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Stronghold Games
- **Genre:** Strategy
- **Material:** Cardboard
- **Number of players:** 4
- **Theme:** Strategy

## Images

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*Last updated: 2026-11-11*