Terra Futura is an engine-building game in which you build the country of tomorrow. By placing and activating cards in your territory, you gain resources and goods. Try to be more effective than your opponents and you will win the game.
There are many ways to build your economy. You can take a fast route that results in pollution, or you can do it slow and clean. Each turn you choose a card from the display and place it in your territory in front of you. This activates all cards in a column and a row where you placed the new card. So think twice about where you put each card.
Pollution is an essential part of the game. Using international transportation and speeding up your production may help you get the raw materials you need faster, but it creates pollution, which can block your cards and even prevent you from scoring some of your raw materials. But if you use it carefully, it can lead to victory.
The game ends when all players have built up their territory of 9 cards (3 × 3 grid). At the end, they reactivate their territory based on their secret scorecard. Players receive victory points based on resources and goods obtained during the game and they score bonus points with their secret cards. Before the winner is announced, they deduct points for each fouled card.