https://thedicedrop.com/tags/space-exploration/Recent content in Space Exploration on The Dice Drophttps://thedicedrop.com/images/og-default.pnghttps://thedicedrop.com/images/og-default.pngHugoen-gbTue, 01 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0100https://thedicedrop.com/posts/solo-spotlight-terraforming-mars/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0100https://thedicedrop.com/posts/solo-spotlight-terraforming-mars/Terraforming Mars sits at BGG #9 with a weight of 3.27. Its built-in solo mode - 14 generations to terraform a planet - has always been divisive: tense puzzle for some, hollow race-against-clock for others. The 2024 Automa expansion changes the calculation entirely. Here's a full mechanical breakdown: how standard solo works, what the Automa adds, setup time, decision density, and the complete picture on whether this plays as well alone as it does with five.