Gaia Project

Gaia Project is the science-fiction follow-up to Terra Mystica from the same designers, Jens Drögemüller and Helge Ostertag, published in English by Capstone Games. Fourteen factions live on seven kinds of planet, and each can thrive only on its own. To grow, a faction must terraform neighbouring planets into its home environment while competing with the others for space. Gaia planets can be used by every faction, and rare Transdimensional planets can be turned into Gaia planets.

Every faction develops along six research tracks - Terraforming, Navigation, Artificial Intelligence, Gaiaforming, Economy and Research - which lead to advanced technology and special bonuses, and each faction has its own special skills and abilities. The galaxy is built from ten sectors that can be assembled in a variety of ways, so the map changes from game to game; a two-player game uses seven. A challenging solo mode is included, played against Automa cards.

At a glance

• Players: 1-4, with a solo mode
• Ages: 14+
• Play time: 60-150 minutes
• Genre: Economic sci-fi strategy - network building and variable player powers
• Designers: Jens Drögemüller and Helge Ostertag
• Publisher: Capstone Games

Product contents and features

• 10 Space Sector Tiles
• 7 Double-Sided Faction Boards
• 1 Research Board & 1 Scoring Board
• 343 Plastic Player Pieces
  • 8 Mines, 4 Trading Stations, 3 Research Labs, 2 Academies, 1 Planetary Institute, 3 Gaiaformers, 7 Player Tokens, and 25 Satellites across 7 distinct player colors
• 51 Technology Tiles
  • 36 Standard Tech Tiles in 9 unique types and 15 unique Advanced Tech Tiles
• 26 Custom Scoring Tiles & Boosters
  • 10 Round Scoring Tiles, 6 Final Scoring Tiles, and 10 Round Boosters
• 38 Special Space Tokens
  • 19 Federation Tokens, 12 Gaia Planet Tokens, 6 Space Stations, and 1 Lost Planet Token
• 81 Resource & Energy Tokens
  • 50 Power Tokens, 30 Green Quantum Intelligence Cubes [Q.I.C.], and 1 unique Taklons Brainstone
• 63 Board Action & Tracking Markers 
  • 20 Action Tokens, 15 Record Tokens, 14 Credit Markers, 7 Ore Markers, and 7 Knowledge Markers
• 6 Player Aids & References
  • 4 Double-Sided Player Aids, 1 Turn Order Card, and 1 Terraforming Reference Card
• Solo Mode (Automa) Components
  • 17 Decision Cards, 7 Faction Cards, 1 Automa Rulebook, and 1 Automa Player Aid
• 1 First Player Marker & 1 Base Game Rulebook