Paia Groject
Paia Groject
Matteo Miceli & Simone Bettega
A fanmade podcast about the board game Gaia Project from two Italian fans: Simone (Molfo) and Matteo (El Temblo). Every now and then, a new episode about Gaia Project tactics, strategies and news! Meanwhile, find us on BGS: https://www.boardgamers.space. Paia Groject SWAG: https://www.tostadora.it/paiagroject Feedback and contact: [email protected] Theme song by Paranoixx: https://www.beatstars.com/titoc06/feed All graphics by Matteo
Episode 26: Auctions in online Gaia Project
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 auctions pros and cons 22:47 BGA auctions pros and cons 25:32 Auctions are pointless, here’s why 35:15 I want a tournament with rotation 36:42 Suggestions for classic auctions 39:46 Suggestions for BGA/DIGIDICED auctions 42:22 Conclusions Come argue on the famous Gaia Project "Fight Club" Discord, take a side and die on your hill, no matter the actual facts: ⁠https://discord.gg/TsNX9epNUp If you agree with me, or not, but still appreciate my work, you can directly help Paia Groject with a one-time tip or a recurring donation using Ko-Fi, here: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/paiagroject⁠ And you can buy the amazing Paia Groject t-shirts here: ⁠https://www.tostadora.it/shop/paiagroject⁠ Feel free to write me at [email protected]
Sep 12, 2024
45 min
Episode 25 - The Lost Fleet - Part 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 0:00 - The legendary fleet 1:29 - Errata to the first part 4:10 - Thanks to our sponsor 5:22 - Changes to Ivits 8:08 - Changes to Xenos  9:20 - Changes to Gleens 10:30 - Changes to Bescods 11:22 - Changes to Lantids 14:17 - New factions: introduction 19:10 - Moweyds 26:02 - Tinkeroids 29:55 - Space Giants 32:42 - Darkanians 35:54 - Announcements and conclusions The Lost Fleet manual: https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/277004/gaia-project-the-lost-fleet-rulebook You can also directly help Paia Groject with a one-time tip or a recurring donation using Ko-Fi, here: https://ko-fi.com/paiagroject Finally, you can buy the amazing Paia Groject t-shirts here: https://www.tostadora.it/shop/paiagroject Feel free to write me at [email protected]
Aug 28, 2024
38 min
Episode 24 - The Lost Fleet - Part 1
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" Discord: https://discord.gg/TsNX9epNUp Timestamps 0:00 The T F Mars 2:10 A message from Magic Mind 3:45 Update on BGA Arena Season 18 6:35 Quick rant about 3p games and random maps 8:27 LONG rant about auctions 14:50 A declaration of love (and hate) 19:32 Some preliminary considerations 22:05 The Lost Fleet overview - the map 30:98 The four spaceships 33:10 New Power actions 40:52 New final scoring tiles 38:49 New Credit actions 41:50 New Knowledge actions 43:42 New basic techs 47:43 New federation tiles 50:15 Artifacts (the spaceship name is Twilight, sorry) 51:17 New round scoring tiles 52:06 New advanced techs 53:50 New round boosters 57:17 Lantids PI adjustments 58:54 The 7th adv tech 59:30 Economy track changes 1:01:46 Final roundup The Lost Fleet manual: https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/277004/gaia-project-the-lost-fleet-rulebook PROJ’s list of considerations: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3353396/how-the-lost-fleet-affects-gaia-projects-design-th You can also directly help Paia Groject with a one-time tip or a recurring donation using Ko-Fi, here: https://ko-fi.com/paiagroject Finally, you can buy the amazing Paia Groject t-shirts here: https://www.tostadora.it/shop/paiagroject Feel free to write me at [email protected]
Aug 27, 2024
1 hr 3 min
Episode 23 - Faction guide: Itars (really)
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" Discord: https://discord.gg/TsNX9epNUp Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction and what's up 3:45 - This episode is sponsored! Yay!!! 9:44 - Itars introduction 20:43 - Pi and Academy opening 26:50 - Itars and the map 28:46 - Final scorings (whatever) 34:32 - Basic tech tiles and technologies (who cares, you're getting all the tiles anyway) 52:18 - Advanced tech tiles (not much to say here) 57:30 - Round scoring bonuses (ditto) 1:02:00 - Round boosters 1:06:10 - Conclusions - quite a useless guide, huh? You can help Paia Groject with a one-time tip or a recurring donation using Ko-Fi, here: https://ko-fi.com/paiagroject Also, you can buy the amazing Paia Groject t-shirts here: https://www.tostadora.it/shop/paiagroject Feel free to write me at [email protected]
Aug 20, 2024
1 hr 8 min
Episode 22 - Faction guide: Itars - no sorry, we did it again, it's actually Ivits
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: [email protected] ⁠Join us in the GP Discord!⁠ Look for our channel!
Aug 10, 2024
1 hr 20 min
Episode 21 - Faction guide: Taklons
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 comments: [email protected] Join us in the GP Discord! Look for our channel!
Jul 26, 2024
51 min
Episode 20 - Faction guide: Ambas
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 15:50 Ambas and the map 22:58 - Ambas and final scoring 26:42 Ambas and technology tracks 32:00 Ambas and basic technology tiles 38:38 Ambas and advanced technology tiles 48:16 Ambas and round scoring bonuses 55:48 Ambas and round boosters 1:04:20 Conclusion - they're just a good faction Link for tips: paypal.me/matteochem Paia Groject SWAG: https://www.tostadora.it/shop/paiagroject/ Check out Ghostly's amazing "Paia Groject Strategy Deck" - the deck is not up to date, but who cares: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2772018/paia-groject-strategy-deck  Look for the Paia Groject channel on the Gaia Project "Fight Club" Discord: https://discord.gg/3hZE4a5H Feedback and contact: [email protected]
Jul 14, 2024
1 hr 8 min
Episode 19 - Faction guide: Hadsch Hallas
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 HADSCH HALLAS AND FINAL SCORING OBJECTIVES 53.50 HADSCH HALLAS AND ADVANCED TECH TILES 1.12.00 HADSCH HALLAS AND THE TECH TRACKS  1.28.20 HADSCH HALLAS AND QIC/POWER ACTIONS (OK, JUST ONE ACTION ACTUALLY; ALSO, MOLFO RANTING ABOUT WHY HADSCH HALLAS ARE BAD) 1.40.40 HADSCH HALLAS AND ROUND SCORING BONUSES 1.49.15 HADSCH HALLAS AND ROUND BOOSTERS 1.56.30 WRAPPING UP, AND MOLFO RANTING A BIT MORE 1.59.55 WEIRD TIME-TRAVELLING Q&A SESSION Paia Groject SWAG: https://www.tostadora.it/shop/paiagroject/ Check out Ghostly's amazing "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  (Invitation link: https://discord.gg/TsNX9epNUp)  Feedback and contact: [email protected] Theme song by Paranoixx: https://www.beatstars.com/titoc06/feed
Dec 3, 2022
2 hr 11 min
Episode 18 - Faction guide: Terrans
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 - Terrans and final scorings 00:42:44 - Terrans and round scorings 00:56:23 - Terrans and round boosters 01:08:58 - Terrans power cycle 01:16:34 - Terrans and technology tracks - and openings 01:42:52 - Terrans and advanced tech tiles (not a resource advanced tiles episode, sorry) 01:49:33 - Terrans and basic tech tiles 02:00:07 - Final considerations and answering the pre-errata from the community 02:03:35 - It is done - a short statement on how things are going to go from now on Check out Ghostly's amazing "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  (Invitation link: https://discord.gg/TsNX9epNUp) Feedback and contact: [email protected] Theme song by Paranoixx: https://www.beatstars.com/titoc06/feed
Sep 27, 2022
2 hr 6 min
Episode 17 - Faction guide: Firaks (this time for real!)
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  (Invitation link: https://discord.gg/TsNX9epNUp) Feedback and contact: [email protected] Theme song by Paranoixx: https://www.beatstars.com/titoc06/feed
Aug 17, 2022
1 hr 50 min
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