Mission: Save the Planet

Mission: Red Planet is about traveling to Mars and extracting the planet’s resources most efficiently to win.

In each round, players simultaneously and secretly choose a character card from their hand. Each character can do something different and it is largely about figuring out which cards the other players have chosen so that you can thwart their plans or get a turn before them. Throughout the game, you try to place your astronauts on spaceships so that they get to the right area of Mars. Using the different character cards, you have the opportunity to wipe out your opponent’s astronauts or move your own so that you can take over the best areas of Mars.

This 2nd edition of Mission: Red Planet comes with a number of improvements over the original. The artwork has been updated and small rule changes have streamlined the game. All are positive improvements to a game that already packs a lot of strategy and depth.

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