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Gamehelpterraformingmarsthedicegame

2026-07-16T17:24:58Z

Larrythelabrat: Layout changes

You have two options on your turn:

# "Produce" or
# Take a "Supporting Action" and a "Main Action"

=== Produce Turn ===
When you produce, the following happens:

# Discard all but 3 of your resource dice (wild tokens are not dice).
# You may discard any number of cards from your hand.
# If you have less than 5 cards, draw until you have 5.
# Take and roll all the dice indicated in the brown boxes on your corporation card and green project cards in play.
# Ready any previously used blue project cards. These cards may now be used again.

=== Action Turn ===
You take one supporting action, and one main action, but the main action can be a second supporting action.

==== Supporting Actions ====

* Gain and roll 1 dice of your choice from the dice pool.
* Pay any resource to turn another dice to any of its sides.
* Pay any resource to draw 2 cards.
* Use an action on one of your blue cards. (Can only be done once until you "Produce" again.)

==== Main Actions ====

* Play a card from hand, paying its cost in resource dice.
* Perform another support action.
* Pay 3 heat resources to increase temperature 1 step.
* Pay 3 water resources to place 1 ocean tile.
* Pay 4 plant resources to place 1 forest tile (and increase oxygen 1 step).
* Pay 3 city resources to place 1 city tile.
* Pay 3 MegaCredit resources to immediately gain 2 VP.
* Use an action on one of your blue cards. (Can only be done once until you "Produce" again.)

=== Dice Faces ===

==== Yellow Dice ====
Common (3 faces): Megacredit

Uncommon (2 faces): Science

Rare (1 face): Earth

==== Green Dice ====
Common (3 faces): Plant

Uncommon (2 faces): Microbe

Rare (1 face): Animal

==== Blue Dice ====
Common (3 faces): Energy

Uncommon (2 faces): Water

Rare (1 face): Oxygen

==== Grey Dice ====
Common (3 faces): Steel

Uncommon (2 faces): Titanium

Rare (1 face): City

==== Red Dice ====
Common (3 faces): Heat

Uncommon (2 faces): Event

Rare (1 face): Nuclear[[File:Grid of dice face rarity.png|thumb]]

=== Game End ===
When two out of three of the following "Terraforming" conditions are met, it triggers the end of the game, and then all players get one last turn (including the player who just ended the second parameter).

* The oxygen track is completed.
* The temperature track is completed.
* All ocean tiles have been placed.

Players add victory points from any Awards, Milestones, and played Cards to those they gained throughout the game, and whoever has the most wins.

Gamehelpterraformingmarsthedicegame

2026-07-16T17:20:19Z

Larrythelabrat: layout shifts

You have two options on your turn:

# "Produce" or
# Take a "Supporting Action" and a "Main Action"

=== Produce Turn ===
When you produce, the following happens:

# Discard all but 3 of your resource dice (wild tokens are not dice).
# You may discard any number of cards from your hand.
# If you have less than 5 cards, draw until you have 5.
# Take and roll all the dice indicated in the brown boxes on your corporation card and green project cards in play.
# Ready any previously used blue project cards. These cards may now be used again.

=== Action Turn ===
You take one supporting action, and one main action, but the main action can be a second supporting action.

==== Supporting Actions ====

* Gain and roll 1 dice of your choice from the dice pool.
* Pay any resource to turn another dice to any of its sides.
* Pay any resource to draw 2 cards.
* Use an action on one of your blue cards. (Can only be done once until you "Produce" again.)

==== Main Actions ====

* Play a card from hand, paying its cost in resource dice.
* Perform another support action.
* Pay 3 heat resources to increase temperature 1 step.
* Pay 3 water resources to place 1 ocean tile.
* Pay 4 plant resources to place 1 forest tile (and increase oxygen 1 step).
* Pay 3 city resources to place 1 city tile.
* Pay 3 MegaCredit resources to immediately gain 2 VP.
* Use an action on one of your blue cards. (Can only be done once until you "Produce" again.)

=== Dice Faces ===

==== Yellow Dice ====
Common (3 faces): Megacredit

Uncommon (2 faces): Science
Rare (1 face): Earth

==== Green Dice ====
Common (3 faces): Plant

Uncommon (2 faces): Microbe
Rare (1 face): Animal

==== Blue Dice ====
Common (3 faces): Energy

Uncommon (2 faces): Water
Rare (1 face): Oxygen

==== Grey Dice ====
Common (3 faces): Steel

Uncommon (2 faces): Titanium
Rare (1 face): City

==== Red Dice ====
Common (3 faces): Heat
Uncommon (2 faces): Event
Rare (1 face): Nuclear
[[File:Grid of dice face rarity.png|thumb]]

=== Game End ===
When two out of three of the following "Terraforming" conditions are met, it triggers the end of the game, and then all players get one last turn (including the player who just ended the second parameter).

* The oxygen track is completed.
* The temperature track is completed.
* All ocean tiles have been placed.

Players add victory points from any Awards, Milestones, and played Cards to those they gained throughout the game, and whoever has the most wins.

Gamehelpterraformingmarsthedicegame

2026-07-16T17:16:12Z

Larrythelabrat: Added in the dice face rarity, screen-shot an image of the faces from the instruction book.

You have two options on your turn:

# "Produce" or
# Take a "Supporting Action" and a "Main Action"

=== Produce Turn ===
When you produce, the following happens:

# Discard all but 3 of your resource dice (wild tokens are not dice).
# You may discard any number of cards from your hand.
# If you have less than 5 cards, draw until you have 5.
# Take and roll all the dice indicated in the brown boxes on your corporation card and green project cards in play.
# Ready any previously used blue project cards. These cards may now be used again.

=== Action Turn ===
You take one supporting action, and one main action, but the main action can be a second supporting action.

==== Supporting Actions ====

* Gain and roll 1 dice of your choice from the dice pool.
* Pay any resource to turn another dice to any of its sides.
* Pay any resource to draw 2 cards.
* Use an action on one of your blue cards. (Can only be done once until you "Produce" again.)

==== Main Actions ====

* Play a card from hand, paying its cost in resource dice.
* Perform another support action.
* Pay 3 heat resources to increase temperature 1 step.
* Pay 3 water resources to place 1 ocean tile.
* Pay 4 plant resources to place 1 forest tile (and increase oxygen 1 step).
* Pay 3 city resources to place 1 city tile.
* Pay 3 MegaCredit resources to immediately gain 2 VP.
* Use an action on one of your blue cards. (Can only be done once until you "Produce" again.)

=== Dice Faces ===

==== Yellow Dice ====
Common (3 faces): Megacredit

Uncommon (2 faces): Science
Rare (1 face): Earth

==== Green Dice ====
Common (3 faces): Plant

Uncommon (2 faces): Microbe
Rare (1 face): Animal

==== Blue Dice ====
Common (3 faces): Energy

Uncommon (2 faces): Water
Rare (1 face): Oxygen

==== Grey Dice ====
Common (3 faces): Steel

Uncommon (2 faces): Titanium
Rare (1 face): City

=== Red Dice ===
Common (3 faces): Heat
Uncommon (2 faces): Event
Rare (1 face): Nuclear
[[File:Grid of dice face rarity.png|thumb]]

=== Game End ===
When two out of three of the following "Terraforming" conditions are met, it triggers the end of the game, and then all players get one last turn (including the player who just ended the second parameter).

* The oxygen track is completed.
* The temperature track is completed.
* All ocean tiles have been placed.

Players add victory points from any Awards, Milestones, and played Cards to those they gained throughout the game, and whoever has the most wins.

File:Grid of dice face rarity.png

2026-07-16T17:14:18Z

Larrythelabrat:

Grid of dice face rarity

Gamehelpterraformingmarsthedicegame

2026-07-16T17:10:07Z

Larrythelabrat: Adding number of faces of different dice. Trying to see how the layout works before adding them all.

You have two options on your turn:

# "Produce" or
# Take a "Supporting Action" and a "Main Action"

=== Produce Turn ===
When you produce, the following happens:

# Discard all but 3 of your resource dice (wild tokens are not dice).
# You may discard any number of cards from your hand.
# If you have less than 5 cards, draw until you have 5.
# Take and roll all the dice indicated in the brown boxes on your corporation card and green project cards in play.
# Ready any previously used blue project cards. These cards may now be used again.

=== Action Turn ===
You take one supporting action, and one main action, but the main action can be a second supporting action.

==== Supporting Actions ====

* Gain and roll 1 dice of your choice from the dice pool.
* Pay any resource to turn another dice to any of its sides.
* Pay any resource to draw 2 cards.
* Use an action on one of your blue cards. (Can only be done once until you "Produce" again.)

==== Main Actions ====

* Play a card from hand, paying its cost in resource dice.
* Perform another support action.
* Pay 3 heat resources to increase temperature 1 step.
* Pay 3 water resources to place 1 ocean tile.
* Pay 4 plant resources to place 1 forest tile (and increase oxygen 1 step).
* Pay 3 city resources to place 1 city tile.
* Pay 3 MegaCredit resources to immediately gain 2 VP.
* Use an action on one of your blue cards. (Can only be done once until you "Produce" again.)

=== Dice Faces ===

==== Red Dice ====
Common (3 faces): Heat
[[File:Event face of red die.png|thumb]]
[[File:Heat face of red die.png|thumb]]
Uncommon (2 faces): Event
[[File:Nuclear face of red die.png|thumb]]
Rare (1 face): Nuclear

=== Game End ===
When two out of three of the following "Terraforming" conditions are met, it triggers the end of the game, and then all players get one last turn (including the player who just ended the second parameter).

* The oxygen track is completed.
* The temperature track is completed.
* All ocean tiles have been placed.

Players add victory points from any Awards, Milestones, and played Cards to those they gained throughout the game, and whoever has the most wins.

File:Nuclear face of red die.png

2026-07-16T17:09:30Z

Larrythelabrat:

Nuclear face of red die

File:Event face of red die.png

2026-07-16T17:07:53Z

Larrythelabrat:

Event face of red die

File:Heat face of red die.png

2026-07-16T17:04:23Z

Larrythelabrat:

Heat face of red die