Mars Operation

Mars Operation Rulebook

Table of Contents

Deal a set of 6 spaceship cards to each player. (Each set of 6 cards is marked by the same letter.)

Spread the resource cards and dice at the center of the table.

A player rolls the dice and places each one over the resource card corresponding to its color.

The dice indicate the resources and the number of units needed of each to prepare for take off.

Important note: the ship must be equipped with the right quantity of resources, no more, no less.

All players use their 6 ship cards simultaneously, turning, stacking and flipping them, to complete the necessary equipment.

Stack: Cards can be placed on top of other cards to cover them totally or partially.
Flip: Cards can be flipped over to hide others totally or partially.

It is not necessary to put together all the resources of the same type. Each resource appears 7 times within each set.

When a player is done assembling their spaceship, they say MARS! Competing players check if the spaceship has all the necessary resources.

If the player got it right, they receive a Mars token worth 10 points. The other players get a star worth 5 points if they at least met the requirements of 3 dice.
If the player did a mistake, they must collect their spaceship cards and start from scratch while the rest of the players continue assembling their spaceships.

The player who won rolls the dice and begins a new mission.

The game ends after 4 missions. The player with the most points wins. In the event of a tie, a fifth mission is played between the tied players.

Improve your skills by using a timer and succeed the mission within a certain amount of time to get more stars:

Count the number of stars won after 4 missions and try to beat your own score.