Ceres: Mars Contracts

About this expansion

Ceres: Mars Contracts is a 2023 expansion for 1–4 players, with an approximate play time of 120 minutes. Set within the thriving colony of Mars, it focuses on the Asteroid Mining Assembly of Corporations and the unions and federations that support their own plans and agendas.

In this expansion, players guide the development of their corporations while trying to fulfill contracts issued by different unions. These contracts act as objectives, asking players to follow particular paths of development or use specific actions during the game.

The expansion introduces union tiles, which give players a new way to engage with these organizations. Players can use their leader tokens to take contract cards from the union tiles, adding smaller objectives to their plans and creating new ways to pursue rewards.

• Use leader tokens to take contract cards from union tiles.
• Follow development paths or use specific actions to fulfill contracts.
• Gain new action combinations and rewards through dealings with the unions.
• Increase the victory points offered by a union as players contribute by completing its contracts.

Every fulfilled contract strengthens the shared relationship with its union. As more contracts are completed, that union provides more victory points to all players who contributed by fulfilling its contracts, giving players an incentive to pursue their own objectives while also advancing a broader collective opportunity.

Ceres: Mars Contracts adds a contract-focused layer to corporate development, inviting players to balance their chosen paths with the requirements of Mars’s many unions. For players who enjoy objectives, strategic action use, and rewards tied to collective progress, it offers a focused expansion built around the colony’s complex bureaucratic structure.