Aaah... auctions; is there another topic which keeps us Gaia Project nerds arguing for days with the same passion? I don't think so. Listen to my take on it, so you as well can disagree with... someone. That'll be fantastic. Yes, it includes a full guide on how the Boardgame Arena auction system works . Here's the timestamp: 00:00 Introduction 07:05 Sectors rotation 09:53 What are auctions? 11:10 Classic auctions 12:59: BGA/DIGIDICED style auctions 14:49 BGA auctions tutorial 21:04 Classic aucti...
Sep 12, 2024•46 min•Season 3Ep. 2
And now, enjoy the new factions! Again, our sponsor is Magic Mind, for which you have a limited offer you can use now, that gets you up to 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one time purchases with code PAIAGROJECT20 at checkout. You can claim it at https://magicmind.com/paiagroject . Check out Moweyds, Tinkeroids, Space Giants and Tinkeroids; then come and join the discussion, the Discord server is quite buzzing about the Lost Fleet these days: https://discord.gg/TsNX9epNUp Timestamp 0:...
Aug 28, 2024•38 min•Season 3Ep. 2
IT’S HERE! Part 1 of The Lost Fleet is finally here! Again, our sponsor is Magic Mind, for which you have a limited offer you can use now, that gets you up to 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one time purchases with code PAIAGROJECT20 at checkout. You can claim it at https://magicmind.com/paiagroject . But immediately after that, dive into the introduction to this HUGE expansion, and while you wait for part 2 tell me what you think you can find me at the Gaia Project "Fight Club" Disco...
Aug 27, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Yay, we made it! Matteo (El Temblo) is here with the last faction guide before The Lost Fleet! And it's a sponsored episode! The sponsor is Magic Mind, for which you have a limited offer you can use now, that gets you up to 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one time purchases with code PAIAGROJECT20 at checkout. You can claim it at https://magicmind.com/paiagroject . Itars are a complex faction, so check it out and tell me what you think - you can find me at the Gaia Project "Fight Club...
Aug 20, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 6
I know, I KNOW, you asked me for Itars, but this was a chance to catch - and it's a good one... Itars are coming, I swear! 00:00 - Introduction 07:10 - Overview 15:45- Ivits and the map 26:38 - Final scorings 36:15 - Tech tracks 47:54 - Basic tech tiles 55:10 - Advanced tech tiles 1:03:55 - Round scoring bonuses 1:06:07 - Round boosters 1:11:44 - QIC actions 1:14:14 - Conclusions Tip if you wish Paia groject LoseTaks tee Feedbacks and comments: paiagroject@gmail.com Join us in the GP Discord!...
Aug 10, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Hello! Welcome to one of the most useless faction guides of them all - Taklons are GOOD, but... I'll blab about them for a while nonetheless. Sorry for the audio quality, I had serious problems this time. 00:00: Introduction 05:54 - Overview, map, and final scoring 16:42 - Power management 23:55 - Tech tracks and basic tech tiles 35:24 - Advanced tech tiles 39:34 - Round scoring bonuses 42:34 - Round boosters 45:13 - Conclusions Help me get a new mic, ffs Paia groject LoseTaks tee Feedbacks and ...
Jul 26, 2024•52 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Just when you thought there would have been no more episodes, here's an unexpected Ambas guide! A slightly sad Matteo tries to make up for the absence of his buddy by talking to you about this... really good faction, let's face it. So enjoy it, and of course give us (no, sadly... me) your feedback! The expansion is coming out, so these guides should really be done as soon as possible! Yeah, I cannot pronounce "versatile", I know. 0:00 Two elephants in the room 9:18 The guide starts - overview 15...
Jul 14, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Ok so the Hadsch guide is finally here, and packs more than 2 hours of us saying basically that the faction... isn't that great. But bear with us, there's much more than that, and maybe, MAYBE, you can find some useful advice for your games with our beloved chickens. At times, our connections had problems, so the audio from Matteo fades out, sorry about that. 00.00 INTRODUCTION (a very long one at that) 12.20 OK NOW ABOUT HADSCH HALLAS: THE LAST ROUGH GUIDE! 31.20 HADSCH HALLAS AND THE MAP 42.55...
Dec 03, 2022•2 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 2
You thought we left you out there, in the dark of the cosmos, without a clue on how to play half of the factions, didn't you? Well, think again, ‘cause we’re here, and this time is a strong faction time: it is time for everybody’s gaiaforming specialists, it’s Terrans time! 00:00:00 - WE’RE BACK!!!! 00:05:34 - Terrans - the super important artwork comments 00:08:14 - Terrans - the board, finally 00:16:47 - THE gaiaforming faction, a one-trick racing horse 00:27:05 - Terrans and the map 00:31:55 ...
Sep 27, 2022•2 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 1
ALL RIGHT, THIS EPISODE COMES LATE, BOTH BECAUSE IT HAS COME LATE, AND ALSO BECAUSE WE PROMISED THE FIRAKS GUIDE A LONG TIME AGO BUT NEVER DELIVERED. UNTIL NOW, THAT IS. LOOK AT THIS. AN ALMOST TWO-HOUR EPISODE, SUPER DETAILED, AND WITH MOLFO BACK BEHIND THE MICROPHONES. YOU REALLY COULDN'T ASK FOR MORE. EVERYONE KNOWS WE HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR FIRAKS HERE AT PAIA GROJECT AND THIS EPISODES IS OUR TRIBUTE TO THE OCTOPUSS... THE OCTOPI... THE OCT... THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BESCODS BOARD. ENJOY! 00.00 ...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Molfo is still gone, and this time you'll have to endure Matteo babbling one hour and a half about how to appraise a game setup (or at least, how he does it), how to pick a faction, and then a thorough review of his decisions. And yes, it's a Bal T'Aks game. Life's weird, huh? Here's the game: https://www.boardgamers.space/game/IWantThisToBeHARD While you wait for the next episode, come play with us (Molfo and El Temblo) on BGS: https://www.boardgamers.space . You can also find us on our brand n...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 16
00.00 INTRODUCTION: WE'VE MOMENTARILY LOST MOLFO - BUT YOU'LL BARELY NOTICE: WELCOME BABBUC! 03.35 FACTION DESCRIPTION 06.30 THE SWISS ARMY KNIFE OF GAIA PROJECT: TWO MAIN XENOS STRATEGIES 09.50 XENOS & THE MAP 16.35 XENOS & FINAL SCORING OBJECTIVES 20.40 XENOS & THE TECH TRACKS 24.00 XENOS & ADVANCED TECH TILES 28.10 INTERLUDE: IS IT POSSIBLE TO OPEN WITH AN ACADEMY? 29.50 AAAND WE'RE BACK TO ADVANCED TECH TILES 37.00 AAAAAND NOW WE'RE BACK TO ADVANCED TECH TILES - THE MATRIOSHK...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Ok, this had to happen: Christmas is just behind us, and since we are still in magic Christmas Land, even Bal T'Aks can find a place here at Paia Groject. So listen to it if you're planning on playing them (or if you want to hear a lot about QICs), but be careful: outside of the magic of Christmas you... might not get the best results from them? 00.00 INTRODUCTION - THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS (AND HORRIBLE DELAYS IN DELIVERING THIS EPISODE) 05.09 FACTION DESCRIPTION (HOW IS THE FACTION NAME PRONOUNC...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Yes, we promised a Firak guide and instead you get Bescods. But look on the bright side, it's a great Bescods guide. Also, they're both grey, so you'll barely notice the difference. 00.00 INTRODUCTION (STILL ON THE INTERVIEW WITH HELGE, AND GHOSTLY'S INFOGRAPHICS) 04.40 SO, HERE COMES THE FIRAKS GUIDE... 06.40 ...EXCEPT IT'S BESCODS, PLOT TWIST! FACTION DESCRIPTION 24.00 BESCODS & THE MAP 32.15 BESCODS & FINAL SCORING OBJECTIVES 41.50 BESCODS & THE TECH TRACKS AND OPENINGS 1.01.45 BE...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 13
We did it! We incredibly, amazingly did it! We managed to bring Helge Ostertag in front of Paia Groject's microphones, and had a long chat with him about the game, its past, present and future. We dicussed playtest, balancing, and the much-anticipated expansion for the game. So what are you waiting for, dive right in, and as usual, give us you feedbacks here, via email, or on the Boardgamers Gaia discord! 00.00 INTRODUCTION 02.35 WHY GAIA PROJECT? A SEQUEL TO TERRA MYSTICA 06.25 HELGE'S FAVOURIT...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode we discuss round scoring bonuses, a core component of the game, and one whose importance is often overlooked. Luckily, the Paia Groject podcast is about to change this forever... We hope you enjoy the episode, please give us you feedback here, via email, or on the Boardgamers Gaia discord! 00.00 INTRODUCTION AND FEEDBACK ON PREVIOUS EPISODES 05.30 REMEMBER THAT THE HELGE EPISODE IS COMING NEXT WEEK! 06.50 MATTEO'S CAT MAKES SOME NOISES, THEN ROUND SCORING BONUSES: AN OVERVIEW 17....
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Happy belated Halloween everyone! We're back with our spookiest guide yet, here come the Nevlas! 00.00 INTRODUCTION 01.25 FEEDBACK AND ERRATA ON PREVIOUS EPISODES (this is mostly us self-congratulating) 06.00 FACTION DESCRIPTION 11.10 MANAGING THE NEVLAS' POWER CYCLE 25.00 NEVLAS & THE MAP 29.30 NEVLAS & FINAL SCORING OBJECTIVES 41.30 NEVLAS & ROUND SCORING BONUSES 43.55.NEVLAS & BASIC TECH TILES 49.00 NEVLAS & ADVANCED TECH TILES 55.50 NEVLAS & THE TECH TRACKS 1.07.05 NE...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In case you are still craving for some discussion about statistics in Gaia Project, even after all the wonderful threads that Arun (AKA Roadrunner19) has opened on BGG, we decided to directly invite him to Paia Groject, and have a little chat with him about the work he's been doing and what all of this means. So sit down, relax, and enjoy the chat with this episode's guest star! 00.00 - INTRODUCING OUR AMAZING GUEST 03.10 - ERRATA ABOUT THE GEODEN'S EPISODE 08.10 - THEN WE GO OFF TOPIC AND WE AS...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Ooops, we did it again! Here comes yet another faction guide. Today we extensively discuss Geodens (and when we say extensively, we mean it: we were in a bit of a chatty mood). Also, feedback & errata are back, and if you live to get to the end of this episode, you will also get some update about the currently ongoing EurAfrAsian Torunament! 00.00 INTRODUCTION 01.35 FEEDBACK AND ERRATA ON PREVIOUS EPISODES (auctions & lantids) 11.50 FACTION DESCRIPTION (ok, first a discussion about cogs,...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Did you know that the Gaia Project International Tournament just took place? Since the chance was too good not to catch, we invited the organizer, Marco/ZeroCool, to talk with us about how the tournament went, and where his next big tournaments are going; our chat resulted in a very relaxed and special episode, which we hope you’ll enjoy as well. Oh, and we also had to opportunity to ask something to the winner of the tournament… (Sorry for the lack of errata, they will return in the next episod...
Aug 15, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 7
We're back with a second faction guide! Dive with us into the depths of the Lantids' ocean, but be careful: that ocean could easily turn into an abyss, a very deep and desperate, cold, unloving abyss from which there is no escape. So make sure to follow our tips to get the best out of your dolphin games! We hope you enjoy the episode, please give us you feedback here, on the dedicated thread on BoardGamesGeek, or on the Boardgamers Gaia discord! 00.00 INTRODUCTION 01.45 FEEDBACK AND ERRATA ON PR...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode we discuss one of the core components of the game: advanced tech tiles. ATT represent one of the main source of victory points in Gaia Project, and as such it is vital for players to learn how to deal with them. Once more, the Paia Groject podcast is here to save the day! We hope you enjoy the episode, please give us you feedback here, on the dedicated thread on BoardGamesGeek, or on the Boardgamers Gaia discord! 00.00 INTRODUCTION, INVERTED CONSONANTS, AND THE NUMBER FIVETEEN 03...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 5
The fourth episode of Paia Groject features the first of our amazing faction guides! For this debut, we picked everyone's favourite faction: the Gleens! [ warning: sarcasm detected ]. In this episode we will discuss what we think are the two main strategies that players can adopt when using this faction, that is, Gaiforming Gleens and Non-Gaiaforming Gleens (with a focus on the latter). We hope you enjoy the episode, please give us you feedback here, on the dedicated thread on BoardGamesGeek, or...
Aug 14, 2022•1 hr 29 min
And now, for something completely different. For our third episode, we followed your suggestions and analyzed the map of Gaia Project in its various aspects, sector by sector, color by color, faction by faction. We even added a guide for the "Last Player Rotates Sectors" option, because we're willing to walk that extra mile. Leave your comments on the episode here, on BGG, or on the discord! 00.00 INTRODUCTION AND ERRATA 06.20 ANALYZING THE MAP AT THE START OF THE GAME 18.40 GRAY PLANETS AND FAC...
Aug 14, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This is the second and final part of our "tier list" episode (which is, in fact, two episodes, because we talk too much). We have finally arrived at tiers 1 and 2, and so this episode is focused on the 5 most powerful factions. But are they really? Hit us with your thoughts and comments here, or via BGG, Discord, and homing pigeon. 00.00 INTRODUCTION 01.05 ERRATA ON FACTION RANKINGS - PART ONE 16.15 TIER 2 17.37 Terrans 24.42 Ambas 31.37 Itars 39.07 TIER ONE 39.37 Ivits 51.37 Taklons 1.06.38 UNT...
Aug 14, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Rankings! All Gaia Project fans love discussing about factions... and so do we! For our first episode(s), we divided the factions into 5 tiers: here you'll find what we think are the three "worst" ones (plot twist: Gleens are not among the worst of worst!), along with an overview of their playstyle and potential, and what we think "worse" and "better" mean. Let us know what you think about our ideas, and brace yourself for the next episode, where we will unveil tiers 1 and 2! 00.00 INTRODUCTION ...
Aug 14, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 1
