Magic Maze on Mars

Magic Maze on Mars is a real-time cooperative logistics puzzle in which nobody controls a particular pawn. Instead, each player owns one or more actions—moving along a certain color of expressway, exploring new tiles, or operating a production system—and may apply those actions to any eligible resource or colonist. The team first moves raw materials from the warehouse, feeds them through robots, and assembles habitable domes across a growing modular map. Colonists then arrive and must reach matching shelters before the sand timer expires. Most communication is forbidden, so players must read one another’s intentions and use the pointed “Do Something!” pawn when a critical action is being missed. Five progressive modules introduce the system in layers, then add bridges, waste, slugs, and harder constraints.