I know this is not a rules video, but I believe you do not just get the advanced technology tile when you reach the top of your track

I actually find it creatively stimulating that the game communicates the ideas behind each race through their unique mechanics and lets you fill in the blanks with your imagination without telling you anything outright... but that's just me, I guess.

Omg -- I needed a good laugh and your reviews always give me that !!! Bravo for another fantastic video !!! Keep up the good work !

Yeah my one complaint about Gaia Project is the lack of even a sentence of flavour about each of the races. But having played half a dozen 2p games (First 4p tomorrow yey!) we have felt each race played sufficiently different to be distinct. But seriously how hard to include just one or two lines? A motto or slogan, a quote from a leader? Still Terra Mystica was (is !) great at more than 2 (ok maybe merely very good at 3) but poor at 2. Gaia is very engaging 2p. And that technology track board is so much better than the cult track. It is so much more central to the game. We both keep looking at it, coveting the advances on *every* track. Great review of a great game

This quote just about made me fall out of my chair. Bravo. "Neither fat nor sugar is an essential ingredient, but if we're talking about signing up folks to play heavy euro-games that are not used to [such games] then I'd rather give them cake than sign them up for Scientology."

I came just for the title , lol space me baby one more time hahaha you made my day . Absolutely great review , funny and exciting as usual :))) Nicely done compare .

Best quote ever: 'I'd rather give them cake than sign them up for Scientology' :D

Your conclusion summed it up perfectly; this game certainly not for everyone. Scoring the solo game right up there with doing your own taxes. Trying to get over that initial hurdle after one game, but it is tough.

Great performance! Bravo 🎉 Video was interesting and fun really. Cool job. Keep it up.

From the moment i saw your terra mistica board hanged on the i knew, that i have to wait for your review of gaia project before i buy it. So good bye im going out to buy it.

With all this corona situation gamers bought out all the good games. And localized Gaia in Russia is out of stock. I thought of buying it as my birthday present. I want to try some 4x civ game that isn't much ugly for 2 players. Some days ago this game were in stock. But not today. I will have to buy Gloomhaven, I eagerly want to try it too, but im afraid my wife won't appreciate it. Because its complex and dark. Anyway, thanks for your emotional videos, you two are so creative and fun! Just wanted to share this minor "tragedy" of my own :)

As always, great review ..

Man. So good. Well done :)

Quality content, keep it up. 👌🏻

This was hilarious! Entertaining review, Thanks!

Great review

Great review!! My wife and I bought Gaia Project in January 2018. Since then we played it five times and I lost. BUT we love this game. We still have a look at the rule book from time to time which is ok. There is just one advice I can give and I try to teach myself. You will not win when you do not play with your chosen race.

This video comes under Pop Music for me because of the title. Great work!

Good review! Is it worth buying both games if I already own one?

great video.

Excellent objective review.

You should know that this video sold a copy of this game. Thank you for making time to review this game.

Great review. This is one of the best first game experiences I've had in a long time, just an amazing game. I had never played Terra Mystica and only lost by two to a guy that had played Terra Mystica "many times", so I don't think it's too punishing or complex. Third place was one point behind me, and he had played TM once. The 4th player... well, I think we broke him. I'm really looking forward to playing it again - I really tried not to buy it, as several people in my normal group already own it; my copy will be arriving next week. Looking forward to trying several of the races solo.

I actually won my first playthrough. The experienced played had a bad board and he was quite helpful so I had a lot of leverage. Fun game but it takes quite a lot of time to get into it :)

Caverna was my Terra Mystica. I had an affair with A Feast for Odin while we were separated, and then I got remarried to Agricola. My friend an I have played Gaia about 10 to 15 times. It a huge box of mind tickling good Euro times. I agree with you about the tech tracks in comparison to cult tracks. The amount of points that players can get for pursuing those tracks over level 2 can still swing a game to victory, they're just not as essential of a source of points as they are in Terra, where you can get boxed out by priests, which draws the image of a bunch of robbed priests playing basketball, boxing each other out of the paint with elbows in basketball.

How is it solo?!

Set my loins on fire? I think I missed something. What type of game is this? :-) Great video and review.

Would you buy this over Terr1 Mystica if you haven't played neither?

Played it Tuesday. Had never played terra mystica. I liked it but oh boy i fried out keeping my plan straight in my head. Tied for 1st. Other player used a completely different strategy while 3rd and 4th were a decent spread behind

I'm really sad that you aren't German. Some Players in my playgroup don't speak English and your channel just makes the best reviews on KZfaq but I can't just send them your videos... Keep up the great work!

So instead of your gateway game, Terra mystica was your floodgates game?

I got Clans of Caldedonia because I hated Terra Mystica and its suffocating economy. This looks pleasant enough that I might play it though. Thanks.

Gaia!

The album that drove Wilson insane right before the album that created it through competitive art.

Less fiddly pieces, tech trees instead of silly temple tracks, modular board... Sequels as sequels should be: Improved.

Haven't played Gaia yet, but I can't agree with the critique of the cult tracks in TM - you didn't mention the end of round bonuses which are often the difference between losing and winning.

Hmmm, between this and the SUSD review I'm really having a hard time whether or not to pick up Gaia Project....but I want to say more yes than no now... Altiplano in the background! ...Altiplano review? Please :D

0:37 used the same soundbite as the dutch police uses in their videos kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h9xpktd-1r3dZps.html

Fun, right?

if i had to choose between buying terra mystica or gaia project i would choose gaia project 100 times out of 100.I even think gaia theme is worse but the gameplay upgrades makes it sooo much better.

Terra Mystica is long gone to me. GP is just smoother, more interesting and just simply ... well better (and easier to teach) ...

Now that you are married to Terra Mystica, you can try playing Fog of Love with it while wearing the When I Dream blindfold. Good luck.

Resource track that can be knocked out of place or mucked up? Not bits that cannot? That's enough to keep me leaning toward Terra Mystica...

I think GO still beats both of these, even though there's only two races. And no terraforming. Or citybuilding. It's got lovely wooden bowls though. And the stones go clickety clack.

But I love math, and I won my first game. Coincidence?

Why do people talk about the research tracks like it's something new and amazing. It's already available in TM! Terraforming and range is on the faction boards. More income is on the favor tiles. And more knowledge income is basically priests. GP has less interaction and are more forgiving. And you can't learn the best strategies for the factions as the map always changing. It should pay of to play the same game over and over. So no thanks, i stick with TM.

Terra Mystica? I've never understood why people like it, it's so dreadfully boring I got rid of it. Love you guys regardless!

Gaia Project is superior to Terra Mystica in every way.

I HATE this game. Sold my copy after maybe 5 plays.

I don't see how people (in comments for example) find this video funny ...