# Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game

Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 45 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 7.4 out of 10 by 52 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $38.97 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 2.4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2023
- **Categories:** Dice, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Economic
- **Mechanics:** End Game Bonuses, Tile Placement, Hand Management, Dice Rolling, Contracts, Hexagon Grid, Solo / Solitaire Game, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Die Icon Resolution
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.4 out of 10, from 52 reviews
- **Owned by:** 146 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 596
- **Unique players:** 552

**Designers:** Jacob Fryxelius

**Artists:** Isaac Fryxelius

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 38.97 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/terraforming-mars-the-dice-game |
| Cardhaus Games | 41.69 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/terraforming-mars-the-dice-game/ |
| Miniature Market | 43.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/terraforming-mars-dice-game-sgtmdg1.html |
| Mathom | 31.5 € | https://mathom.es/es/terraforming-mars/55286-terraforming-mars-el-juego-de-dados-8436578816842.html |
| 401 Games | 59.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/terraforming-mars-the-dice-game |
| TLAMA games | 189 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/mars--teraformace---kostkova-hra--promo-balicek/ |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 31.46 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/15222-terraforming-mars-el-juego-de-dados-8436578816842.html |
| La Gameria | 31.5 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/terraforming-mars-el-juego-de-dados-14492.html |
| Goblin Trader Barcelona | 31.5 € | https://www.goblintrader.es/es/inicio/49742-terraforming-mars-el-juego-de-dados.html |
| Magia de Tinta | 31.5 € | https://www.magiadetinta.com/es/juegos/876-terraforming-mars-el-juego-de-dados-8436578816842.html |
| Jugar x Jugar | 35 € | https://www.jugarxjugar.com/shop/estrategia/7199-terraforming-mars-el-juego-de-dados-8436578816842.html |
| Spelexperten | 399 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/terraforming-mars-the-dice-game.html |
| Ludifolie | 35.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/16250-terraforming-mars-le-jeu-de-des.html |
| World of Board Games | 435 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/terraforming-mars-the-dice-game |
| Alphaspel | 439 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/173997-terraforming-mars-the-dice-game-en |
| Get Your Fun | 39.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/019599-terraforming-mars-the-dice-game-giochi-gestionali.html |
| Nordisk Spil | 299 kr | https://nordiskspil.dk/products/terraforming-mars-the-dice-game |
| Hyggeonkel | 299.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/terraforming-mars-dice-game |
| Svet deskovych her | 999 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/14905/mars-teraformace-kostkova-hra |
| Reflexshop | 14990 Ft | https://reflexshop.hu/a-mars-terraformalasa-kockajatek |
| Zatu Games | 36.65 £ | https://zatu.com/products/terraforming-mars-the-dice-game |
| Game Ninja | 499 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/terraforming-mars-the-dice-game/ |
| Spilforsyningen | 349.95 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/terraforming-mars-the-dice-game-eng |
| 365 Games | 41.99 £ | https://365games.co.uk/products/terraforming-mars-the-dice-game |
| Travelling Man | 47.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/terraforming-mars-the-dice-game |
| Nexus | 7995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/terraforming-mars-the-dice-game/ |

## Expansions

- [Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game – Promos](https://www.ludoya.com/games/terraforming-mars-the-dice-game-promos)
- [Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game – Missions](https://www.ludoya.com/games/terraforming-mars-the-dice-game-missions)

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## Rules questions

### Can I reroll my resource dice?

No — there are no re-rolls in this game: once a die is rolled its face is the resource you have ("No re-rolls: You never ever re-roll your dice resources in this game!") (page 4).

### What happens if there aren’t enough dice in the dice pool when I do production?

Take and roll as many dice as are available for your production, and you gain 1 wild token (regardless of how many dice were missing) (production steps) (pages 3, 4).

### How many dice can I keep between production turns, and are wild tokens dice I can keep?

On a production turn you may keep up to 3 of your current resource dice and return the rest to the pool; wild tokens are not dice and cannot be kept as dice (page 3).

### How do blue cards’ actions work — do they use my support/main action and when do they refresh?

Blue cards provide a support, main, or free action; using a card’s support or main action flips it sideways to mark it used (free actions may be taken anytime), and all used blue cards are flipped back (refreshed) when you take a production turn (page 3).

### How are Awards scored at the end of the game?

For each Award you count the number of that icon in the costs of all your played cards; highest score for an Award gets 5 VP and second place gets 3 VP with friendly ties awarding both winners full points (no second in 2‑player games) (page 5).

### If a parameter is already completed do I still get VP for terraforming, and what about completing the third parameter?

Raising a parameter that was not yet completed gives 2 VP; raising an already‑completed parameter gives 1 VP instead, and completing the third parameter still awards 2 VP when it is increased (pages 4, 5).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/terraforming-mars-dice-game)
- [Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/terraforming-mars-dice-game)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/296108)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._