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 INTRODUCTION - COULD IT BE TRUE, MOLFO'S ACTUALLY BACK? (ALSO VERY BAD JOKES ABOUT WW2 GERMAN GENERALS, AND THEN AT A CERTAIN POINT WE TALK ABOUT FIRAKS)

08.45 FACTION DESCRIPTION

16.00 FIRAKS & THE MAP

22.35 FIRAKS & FINAL SCORING OBJECTIVES

33.40 FIRAKS & THE TECH TRAKS

43.50 FIRAKS' OPENINGS

53.35 FIRAKS & ROUND SCORING BONUSES

1.03.25 FIRAKS & ADVANCED TECH TILES

1.19.45 FIRAKS & BASIC TECH TILES

1.24.50 FIRAKS & QIC ACTIONS

1.30.20 FIRAKS & ROUND BOOSTERS - WHOOPS WE HAVE A SCORING PROBLEM

1.42.10 FINAL CONSIDERATIONS - YEAH, WE HAVE A SCORING PROBLEM

Ghostly's "Paia Groject Strategy Deck": https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2772018/paia-groject-strategy-deck

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 new dedicated channel, within the Gaia Project "Fight" Club Discord: https://discord.com/channels/693041156698669057/921351801259843605 

Feedback and contact: paiagroject@gmail.com

Theme song by Paranoixx: https://www.beatstars.com/titoc06/feed

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 new dedicated channel, within the Gaia Project "Fight" Club Discord: https://discord.com/channels/693041156698669057/921351801259843605 

Feedback and contact: paiagroject@gmail.com

Theme song by Paranoixx: https://www.beatstars.com/titoc06/feed

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 MATRIOSHKA DOLL EPISODE

52.25 XENOS & BASIC TECH TILES

1.00.10 WHICH BRINGS US TO THE QUESTION: HOW MANY FEDERATIONS WITH XENOS?

1.07.35 XENOS & QIC ACTIONS

1.11.40 XENOS & ROUND SCORING BONUSES

1.19.25 XENOS & ROUND BOOSTERS

1.23.25 FINAL CONSIDERATIONS - NOW WE UNDERSTAND XENOS (POSSIBLY)

1.28.10 BUT WHO IS THIS BABBUC AGAIN? TWITCHING GAIA PROJECT, AND SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT THE ONLINE GAIA COMMUNITY

IMPORTANT NOTE: Boardgame Arena has implemented the variable map method Babbuc hopes for! Great job as always, BGA, and thank you to the developers! 

Have a look at Babbuc's GP Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/babbuc49

Our game with Babbuc49 and Markus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYz7Iiz8TQo

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 new dedicated channel, within the Gaia Project "Fight" Club Discord: https://discord.com/channels/693041156698669057/921351801259843605 

Feedback and contact: paiagroject@gmail.com

Theme song by Paranoixx: https://www.beatstars.com/titoc06/feed

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 PRONOUNCED?)

06.00 OK, ACTUAL FACTION DESCRIPTION

13.54 BAL T'AKS & THE MAP

21.55 BAL T'AKS & FINAL SCORING OBJECTIVES

31.20 BAL T'AKS & THE GAIA TRACK - GAIAFORMERS AND QICs TIPS

37.00 BAL T'AKS & QIC ACTIONS (SPOILER: HADSCH HALLAS ARE BETTER)

45.45 BAL T'AKS & THE TECH TRACKS (GUESS WHAT? MORE GAIA AND QICs)

52.58 BAL T'AKS & ADVANCED TECH TILES (ON TOP OF THE GAIA TRACK)

1.04.20 BAL T'AKS & BASIC TECH TILES

1.15.05 BAL T'AKS & ROUND SCORING BONUSES

1.22.38 BAL T'AKS & ROUND BOOSTERS - ALSO TIPS FOR FEDERATION FORMING

1.33.50 FINAL CONSIDERATIONS -NOBODY FEARS BAL T'AKS

1.39.00 CHATTING ABOUT THE 2ND EASTERN HEMISPHERE GAIA TOURNAMENT - EURAFRASIAN EDITION

1.43.10 THE 2022 PAIA GROJECT TOURNAMENT(?)

Ghostly's "Paia Groject Strategy Deck": https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2772018/paia-groject-strategy-deck

Babbuc49's Bal T'aks game where he played a stellar game, but still lost: https://www.boardgamers.space/game/AllaFieraDelBesc

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 new dedicated channel, within the Gaia Project "Fight" Club Discord: https://discord.com/channels/693041156698669057/921351801259843605 

Feedback and contact: paiagroject@gmail.com

Theme song by Paranoixx: https://www.beatstars.com/titoc06/feed

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 BESCODS & ADVANCED TECH TILES

1.11.30 BESCODS & BASIC TECH TILES

1.21.30 BESCODS & ROUND SCORING BONUSES

1.28.25 BESCODS & ROUND BOOSTERS

1.35.20 BESCODS & POWER/QIC ACTIONS

1.40.30 FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

1.44.50 CHATTING ABOUT THE 2ND EASTERN EMISPHERE GAIA TOURNAMENT - EURAFRASIAN EDITION

1.47.30 EVEN MORE RUMORS ABOUT THE FORTHCOMING GP EXPANSION

Ghostly's "Paia Groject Strategy Deck": https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2772018/paia-groject-strategy-deck

Simone's Bescods game where you can see some of the strategies discussed in this episode (three steps on the science track round 1; two academies built round 6; 3 points per lab adv tech tile on the top of the navigation track): https://www.boardgamers.space/game/AllaFieraDelBesc

Matteo's Firaks game in the tournament: https://www.boardgamers.space/game/EurAfrAsia-CUP-Group-E-2

While you wait for the next episode, come play with us (Molfo and El Temblo) on BGS: https://www.boardgamers.space.

Feedback and contact: paiagroject@gmail.com

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 FAVOURITE ELEMENTS OF THE GAME

08.10 HOW WERE THE FACTIONS IN GP BALANCED?

12.10 DISCUSSING SOME OF THE FACTIONS (LANTIDS, ITARS, FIRAKS, BALTAKS)

23.00 HELGE'S & THE META (INCLUDING ARUN'S STATISTICS!)

25.00 HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO DESIGN GP AND TERRA MYSTICA?

27.40 DOES HELGE STILL PLAY GAIA PROJECT?

29.15 SOME UNEXPECTED DIRECTIONS THAT GP TOOK AFTER ITS RELEASE

32.00 IS BALANCING REALLY A THING?

35.15 WHAT IS THE EXPANSION GOING TO DO TO THE OVERALL BALANCE OF THE GAME?

37.40 NEW ELEMENTS IN THE EXPANSION

45.00 THE FOUR NEW FACTIONS

50.25 HOW DOES ONE GET TO BE A PART OF THE PLAYTEST FOR THE EXPANSION?

53.45 HUGE THANKS TO HELGE AND JENS, THE CREATORS OF THE BEST GAME OF ALL TIMES!

You can view the components Helge showed us here:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2772009/sneak-peeks-upcoming-portals-expansions

While you wait for the next episode, come play with us (Molfo and El Temblo) on BGS: https://www.boardgamers.space.

Feedback and contact: paiagroject@gmail.com

Gaia "Fight Club" Discord server: https://discord.gg/876we5MaHf 

Theme song by Paranoixx: https://www.beatstars.com/titoc06/feed

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

17.20 POINTS-PER-GAIA-PLANET ROUND SCORING BONUSES

29.10 POINTS-PER-MINE ROUND SCORING BONUS

32.20 POINTS-PER-TERRAFORMING-STEP ROUND SCORING BONUS

41.20 POINTS-PER-TRADING-STATION ROUND SCORING BONUSES

53.20 POINTS-PER-LARGE-BUILDING ROUND SCORING BONUSES

1.00.20 POINTS-PER-TECH-ADVANCEMENT

1.06.00 POINTS-PER-FEDERATION-TOKEN ROUND SCORING BONUS

1.22.10 SUMMING UP

1.23.20 UPDATES ON THE ONGOING EURAFRASIAN GAIA TOURNAMENT

While you wait for the next episode, come play with us (Molfo and El Temblo) on BGS: https://www.boardgamers.space.

Feedback and contact: paiagroject@gmail.com

Gaia "Fight Club" Discord server: https://discord.gg/876we5MaHf 

Theme song by Paranoixx: https://www.beatstars.com/titoc06/feed

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 NEVLAS & ROUND BOOSTERS 1.13.00 NEVLAS' ROUND1 AND OPENINGS 1.18.50 NEVLAS IN THE MID- AND LATE GAME 1.20.30 NEVLAS & THE QIC ACTIONS 1.22.30 FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

1.25.20 CHATTING ABOUT THE 2ND EASTERN EMISPHERE GAIA TOURNAMENT - EURAFRASIAN EDITION

Simone's Ivits game in the tournament: https://www.boardgamers.space/game/EurAfrAsia-CUP-Group-D-3

Matteo's Geodens game in the tournament: https://www.boardgamers.space/game/EurAfrAsia-CUP-Group-A-3

While you wait for the next episode, come play with us (Molfo and El Temblo) on BGS: https://www.boardgamers.space.

Feedback and contact: paiagroject@gmail.com