The game usually lasts up to 30 minutes, up to 6 players can participate, with the possibility of an additional seventh who runs the bank and takes care of reading the questions and dealing the cards.
At the start of the game, all players get 8 cards from their country, which determine how much money they get and how much they move at the start of the game. This starts in the selected rocket on the planet Earth, on the starting part of the game board, divided into 4 stages of the journey to the red planet.. Earth - Moon - International Space Station - Mars.
Each stage has an initial set of 60 quiz questions on the history of space and the history of space exploration, astronomy, chemistry and physics, and space programs, missions and vessels. The player moves the rocket around the designated fields of the stage by throwing a dedicated rocket game gadget called Lucky Star. A successful throw gives the rocket momentum and gives the player a number from 1 to 5. The player is then asked a question. If the answer is correct, the number drawn is doubled, if the answer is incorrect, it remains the same. The player then moves the rocket by the number of squares gained. Players then move their rockets around the playing surface by squirming. If they manage to land on the moon, they can buy extra tickets there for booster or rocket safety, and if they successfully land on the International Space Station, they get the option to buy a private space station. This comes in handy when competing rockets collide, because without a collision safety card or mentioned station, the rocket returns to the stage's starting point. When the rockets reach Mars, they have four landing sites available. When a rocket occupies one of these, it only needs the last minimum frc to land on Mars, which must be exactly 1. Whoever lands on Mars first wins the game!
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