This is the DEFINITIVE review of GP. Outstanding attention to detail.

The production quality of your reviews is amazing! Not to mention how in-depth they are, as well as humorous!

This is off the charts a very thorough review. Thanks so much.

One of my favorite games. Thanks for pointing out the high quality components. I love how squishy the trading posts are.

Incredibly thorough and well considered review. Thanks for your hard work on these videos. This is one of my favorite games of all time, and I do prefer it solo and at 2 player. If you’re up for it, you can even print out a second set of the Automa cards and play a 3 player game solo (search Gaia Project + “Automa (solo mode) rulebook and decision cards for Gaia Project” to find the pdf posting on BGG. You definitely do not want to try this until you have the single Automa deck solo game well in hand, but I do enjoy it as a change up from time from time.

My favourite Euro Game, it's interesting how much I couldn't like Terra Mystica but love this game. Theme is a big thing for me.

Lovely indepth review, and I know I'm a year late buuuut... You don't just spend 0-3 vp's to power charge, it depends on what type of building you had within the neighbouring range when an opponent builds/upgrades. (the purple icons under the buildings dictate how much you charge. And how many vp's it costs -1) Also you can easily tell how many terraforming steps an opponent has to take by looking at their player colour and the 'wheel' of planets around the turn tracker/vp sideboard. Also we did our first playthrough last week, altough at 3 players in about 3h and we talk and goof around quite a bit and I think we still did pretty well. The recommended setup helps. And I watched like 3 how to play videos before the game. I superduper agree on finding the Lost planet in the rulebook was the most 'lost' thing about it, actually glad you pointed it out and probably saved a lot of people some headache xD

This is the best review of gaia project by far! Just bought it this week-end, cant wait to try it after i see this review! Keep up posting great video like this guys!

Fantastic review! I love the distinction you make between recommender and personal score. This games been on my radar for a while, with the expectation to play mostly solo, despite me never playing a solo game, and it being intimidating. The perfect information and huge depth of strategy with seemingly little luck, make me curios to try it. Just waiting for a sale for it or digital version

44:23 made me laugh out loud, hahaha hilarious!!!!!! 😂😂😂 Wow, what a great review, You just gained a committed subscriber! Your nuanced opinion and multiple angles of critiquing a game will make me come back to this channel FOR SURE!! I just spent several days studying the rulebook to really internalize it and be able to teach it flawlessly, so we'll be able to enjoy it fully this weekend, when we sit down as 3 and have no unnecessary downtime and confusion with studying the rulebook!! (The rulebook is good I must say) I think having one player being fully competent with the rules helps a lot, especially with a heavy game like this! When you're well prepared to teach it, then there is no time lost, so everyone can fully focus on the game!!

Great discussion, many different perspectives and points well covered!

Great review. Honestly one of the best board reviews I have ever watched.

Great review! Ver informative, and funny without trying too hard to be funny like some reviewers these days. Thanks.

The creators of GaIa Project were EVE online fans, Steep Learning curve, and if dont do a tutorial, or in this case watch a playthru, you WILL BE LOST!!!. I normally do not have any problem with rulebooks, but this one was different, I HAD to watch a tutorial playthru on KZfaq to understand WTF that "Z" icon was. And I am a person that does not swear :). I picked up this game because I am a solo player. And once I have the energy to play this game again I have a feeling that I will really enjoy it. Great video!!

I haven't played this, but I think the down time would be a big struggle for me. In other games I usually enjoy coming up with the plan for my next turn immediately after finishing my current turn, spending 5 mins thinking it over (depending on complexity of the game) then waiting for my turn to come back around. But if the down time is too much I end up forgetting part or all of the plan I had and have to frustratingly work through it again. Great review, this is one I was interested in but probably will give it a miss now.

I've had this game for a while, but haven't gotten it to the table. It seems like whenever I get people wanting to play a space game its either a light game of Roll for the Galaxy or if they want to make a day of it, Twilight Imperium. Maybe this will be the push for me to really push this to the table.

i am considering buying this game and buy the way you explained a lot of stuff helped me getting convinced by the beauty of this game. Tx alot !

I'm waiting for Terra Mystica 10th Anniversary Edition next year to jump into this gaming system.

GREAT review, subbed. Some of your cons are pros for heavy gamers. Personally I love games that take several plays to open up. I don't want to be able to solve a game on the first play, because what would bring me back? I want there to be a journey of discovery, and a big skill gap between experienced and inexperienced players. I get it that those can be cons for some people - but as I said before, they are pros for others. I also don't think there is much downtime thanks to there being 1 action per turn. Compare this to e.g. Oath, where you can have like 20 minutes between turns...

Great Video! Thank you. Just bought the game and looking forward to playing solo!

39:50 To be fair about the terraforming costs of each faction, there is an easy and fast way to know this, just look at the board that keeps the round scoring tiles. If the planet you want to terraform is right by the side of your native planet there, you'll need to pay only one terraforming cost. If it's 2 planets away, you'll need to pay 2 and so on. I think that this information shoundnt even be in the player board. Iconography is great in this game, but it definitely isn't easy on newcomers.

Great video. Love the analysis. Saw this on sale for 60. Im a sucker for sales, so I bought it.

Grateful for your videos!!

Thanks for the thorough review! I'm still on the fence about introducing my group to this game but the video definitely helped.

This also seems like a game I would put away for a while, my friends and I don't get together enough to heavily invest in just one game enough to get into heavy mechanics and engines. I like all the pros but the cons slightly outweigh the pros for me. I have dealt with the Automa from Automa Factory before and they do quite a good job yes. Great review again, love the 'perfect info' you gave.

Amazing review! Subscribed

Awesome vid guys! Just wanna let you know that maybe a board game steril type could be “the war gamer” like a guy who ONLY has war games no other games and he refuses to play non war games there has to be fighting and tactics also he LOVES axis and allies :)

Thanks for saving me the time and money! 😂 I mainly enjoy board games for the social interaction it provides, so this is an easy pass. Excellent review though!

Amazing review. Thank you! Love your guys' work

If you print out another decision deck, you can play against two bots. And in this form, for some reason, solo mode works BETTER.

Have you played Terra Mystica? Just curious which you like better.

I'm not a big sci-fi fan and the most space related board game I've played is Terraforming Mars, which seems like the beginner version of Gaia Project. I've had GP on my shelf for almost a year now and have been too scared to play it considering how complicated it is. But one of these days, I'm definitely going to play solo and see how it is. If it's as good as solo TM, then it might be worth taking the plunge!

I actually thought the rulebook was pretty well made and clearly explained most everything. I did think the automa rulebook was a little confusing tho.

At higher player count, would it feel like a multi-player solitaire? Since there's not a lot of player interaction and more down time?

Best game everrrrr….!!!!

Good review! Y'all should get leaving earth or high frontier.

i was wondering a few things, is gaia project longer or shorter than terra mystica and what if you are colour blind? can you still play the game ?

Comprehensive

Best euro game period. Expansion coming out in 2022 too.

Despite appearances, this one looks to be the polar opposite of TI in terms of player interaction. While playing with others, were you ever longing to be able to put down a fleet like in 10:50? lol

What Daniel think about it?

This awesome

how long is gaia project. i have played terra mystica and its way too long.

lol'd @ 44:23

Come on, this is a german game. Talking really is not needed at the table. ;P Nah, just kidding. For me personally, it is one of my favourite games. What you can also do to have a more competitive expansion while keeping a low downtime for the players is to play a 2 player with the automa as a third player. Of course, someone has to manage the automa, but that's also needed in the solo mode. This way, you have more buildings on the map while the automa turn can be handled relatively fast...

Is this the new capstone version?

As a board gamer, but also a body builder, lower your shoulders and raise your head. You gotta play board games, but also thinking about your posture. Or else that nerd neck will get worse. Life is about Balance! 🙂

Conquer the universe peaceful??? Forget that who wants to be peaceful lol Warrrrrrrr..... 🤣🤣🤣. This why I am not a fan of Euro games - fiddly and nobody interacts - might as well play a non Euro game solo lol. At least this Euro has a theme of sorts lol

i don’t see why the rulebook should tell you how to play each faction. you can read their special ability and the rest is for the player to find out. games shouldn’t treat their players like they are idiots

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As cool as this game is I would rather use my money on twilight imperium 4 for a space game But it is definitely unique for sure especially the terraforming