of any generation when the three terraforming conditions have been met. Then, players count up their points, which come from their TR at the end of the game, cities and greeneries that they have placed on Mars, achievements they have claimed during the game and cards they have played, and the player with the highest score wins. Expansions and Spin-offs Five expansions have been released: Hellas and Elysium (2017), which adds a new double-sided board representing two new regions of Mars, with each region having its own terrain layout and end-game achievements Venus Next (2017), which adds a new side-board representing Venus as a new terraforming opportunity and new Venus-related cards for the deck Prelude (2018), which adds Prelude cards that players take during setup to jump-start their production and terraforming Colonies (2018), which adds areas around the solar system for players to colonize and travel to, providing alternative ways of getting resources without having to play cards Turmoil (2019), which adds a Martian government with several political factions, each with their own agendas, which players can influence to gain various bonuses Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, a simplified card game version of the original, released in 2021. A legacy variant and a dice game are also scheduled for release. Video game adaptation A video game adaptation of Terraforming Mars, developed by Asmodee Digital, was released in October 2018. Matt Thrower of Strategy Gamer considered the adaptation to have "too many rough edges to recommend". However, in a list of Best Board Games On PC from the same site he later revised this opinion, saying "developer Asmodee Digital has stepped up the plate with a host of updates. And while the interface remains a bit obtuse, the game itself is shining as it should." Reception Terraforming Mars received highly positive reviews following its release. Reviewing from Ars Technica, Aaron Zimmerman criticised the "serious art and component weaknesses", but praised the engine-building mechanism, the uniqueness of cards, and variable starting corporate cards, concluding that it is "a crunchy, engaging brain-burner with amazing theme". It was subsequently listed on Ars Technica as one of its 20 best games of 2016. Matt Thrower from IGN also commented positively on the game's replayability. Editors from Polygon stated that the card system was "gripping" and described the game arc was "gratifying"; Terraforming Mars was also listed as its runner up for best game of 2016 and