Terraforming Mars: Hellas & Elysium

Description

--- **Terraforming Mars: Hellas & Elysium** introduces a double-sided board with Elysium and Hellas maps, enhancing strategic tile placement and bonuses (24 words). Key mechanics include: - *Double-sided board* Features Elysium with northern ocean lowlands, southern mineral-rich areas, and Olympus Mons tile granting three free cards. - *Hellas map specifics* Includes south pole with placement bonuses for heat and water, plus a seven-hex crater ideal for a giant lake. - *Map-specific milestones* Such as Polar Explorer for placing three tiles around the south pole. - *Map-specific awards* Like racing for the most estates beside water on Elysium. Terraforming Mars: Hellas & Elysium, the first expansion, provides a double-sided game board depicting two distinct Martian regions—Elysium, near Mars' opposite equatorial side with vast northern lowlands suited for oceans and a dry, mineral-rich south where placing a tile on Olympus Mons yields three free cards; and Hellas, the southern wild encompassing the south pole and a massive seven-hex crater primed for a giant lake, where construction around the pole unlocks placement bonuses of heat and potentially water. Each map introduces tailored milestones and awards, such as achieving Polar Explorer by placing three tiles around the south pole or competing for the most estates adjacent to water on Elysium, fostering region-specific strategic depth in terraforming gameplay. ---