Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition: Discovery adds four new mechanics to base Ares Expedition: awards, milestones, upgraded phase cards, and wild tags.

Awards are end of game scoring that are granted to the player with the most ofsomething.

Three awards are draw at the beginning of the game so that playersknow what they will be rewarded for at the end of the game. The player with themost of that item earns 5VP, second place earns 2VP.

Milestones are VP that are awarded during the game. They are granted to the playerto first achieve the milestone. Milestones are worth 3 VP at the end of the game.

Some new project and corporation cards allow players to upgrade their phase cards.Each phase card has two different version that players choose from when theyupgrade them. The upgrade gives the player a better bonus when they choose thatphase.Some new project cards have a wild tag. Whenever a player reveals this card eitherfrom the deck (due to an effect) or from their hand because they are going to playit, that player chooses what tag they want it to be. Tokens are used to keep track ofwhat tag was chosen for the rest of the game