Mars Horizon: Blast Off! A Card Game About Getting to Mars

A project in Bristol, UK by Auroch Digital
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An authentic, tactical yet fun card game about leading a space agency from its first rocket launch through to the first mission to Mars
Backers: 236
Average Pledge Per Backer: £25

Funded: £5,867 of £4,000
Dates: Feb 5th -> Mar 7th (30 days)
Project By: Auroch Digital
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Latest News

24 Hours till Blast Off!!

March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone, We're heading towards the final stages of the campaign now and just again wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who has backed us so far, we've reached 130% of our total with 24 hours to go! If you haven't joined in yet... now... (Read More)

Some card art, updates and postage questions

March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! We just wanted to say another big thank you to everyone for backing the campaign so far. If you haven't already, time is running out! There is less than 48 hours to go so don't miss out and back a tier today! In today's update though,... (Read More)

Solo and Coop Mode

March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello again everyone! You may have seen the exciting news we posted earlier today on here... but we are now working with the European Space Agency on this project! Its super exciting news and in the spirit of cooperation we thought we'd also announce... (Read More)

Announcement - We are working with the European Space Agency

March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We told you it was big news! Today we are delighted to announce that the Mars Horizon games (digital and board game) are being supported by the European Space Agency. Don't forget you only have 2 Days, 23 Hours and 59 Minutes to back it! So if you... (Read More)

We have some big news at 14:00 (UK Time) today

March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone, This is just a quick one to say, 14:00 today (UK Time) we'll be announcing some big news about Mars Horizon: Blast Off! that we are really excited about. As a quick aside though in case you missed them... here is a run down the updates... (Read More)

100% Funded!! 🎉🙌🚀🌌👨‍🚀👩‍🚀🛰️

March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! First and foremost, great news! We have reached 100% with four days to go! A big thank you to everyone who has backed it so far for making it happen. For those who haven't yet, now is the time!  As of a way of celebration we thought... (Read More)

Let's talk about... Launch Sequence

March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Today we wanted to tell you all about the Launch Sequence Got your rockets ready? Picked a mission? Then it's time to head into the great beyond! Before you go though you have to get through the launch sequence. So to explain it all, we made a quick... (Read More)

Let's talk about... Operations

March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all, Here's another one of our ongoing series looking at aspects of the game. We've also put out updates on Buildings, Diplomacy, Vehicles (aka rockets!!), Milestones and - of course - how the whole game works. For this one we are taking a look... (Read More)

Have you seen the latest patch included in our update?

March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Mission Patch Update! (This is super cool!)

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all, So, you might have seen the pictures of astronauts and noted that they often have cool mission patches on their uniforms; Of course we noticed that - which is why we wanted our own for Blast Off! So in this update we wanted to tell you all... (Read More)

Let's talk about... Buildings

February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Today we wanted to tell you more about a key part of the game Buildings  cards. How to use them In the main draw of the game, you'll have Building cards come up. If you opt to spend the resources to get one, then you're adding some key... (Read More)

Let's talk about... Diplomacy Cards

February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all! We hope you enjoyed the news that NASA is planning to go back to the Moon - and then on to Mars. We were pretty excited too!  There is so much cool space news happening, that we wanted to capture this moment in time where for space... (Read More)

Lets talk about... Milestones

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey again!  Progress is better than we planned for at this point and we're about to smash 75% progress so huge thanks to you all!  Today we wanted to talk a little more about one of the most important parts of the game, the Milestones. These are... (Read More)

Doing coop for real!

February 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone!  For today's update we thought  we'd let you know about a new initiative we've become a part of. In the increasingly competitive space of boardgames, three studios have decided to work together instead and help each other create and... (Read More)

How the game works - a walkthrough

February 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! Hope you all had a nice weekend, we are on target and orbiting inwards to an awesome 100 backers so if you haven't shared it with your friends yet... we'd love you to! Anyway on with today's update... and its a two-parter! The Rules A few... (Read More)

Let's talk about... Vehicles

February 14th - via: kickstarter.com
On this day we thought we'd look at something that makes all our hearts flutter, makes us get teary-eyed and a thing we all want to spend loads of money on... SPACE VEHICLES! No game about space, whether that be sci-fi or fact, could be complete... (Read More)

So we've added a new feature... Solo Mode!

February 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Let it never be said we don't listen!  We are adding a solo mode to the game! Dr Tomas Rawlings gives us a quick overview in this update below: In case you missed it as well, we have a podcast episode all about the game, available now. We'll be back... (Read More)

Happy Monday and more about the game...

February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Good afternoon! Happy Monday to you all and a big thank you for all who backed us over this weekend and welcome aboard to the updates So for today's update… we have a two-parter... first we have a audio based update for you!  In our podcast we... (Read More)

First day and what we have in store...

February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone, First and foremost, thank you all so much! We have already raised £734 towards the £4,000 we're after so thanks for helping starting it off on the right foot! We still have a way to go though so don't forget to share it with... (Read More)

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