Ticket to Ride vs Gaia Project

If you're gonna choose train cards, you can either pick two from the cards that are revealed or two random ones. It's not all luck of the draw because...

**Gaia Project** ​is much better at a competitive level with strong players because there is a lot of responsibility to set up the map by the person last in turn order; with less skilled players they don't really know how to create it in such a way that makes an interesting game (understandably, it's a very difficult task).

We have to clean each one individually with Windex and wipe each of them individually, then let each one sit out individually to dry. This sort of takes care of the dirt and stickiness, but the lamination should be better, especially how everything else keeps clean. We haven't needed to clean them again since the one time. It would be nice if the cards were larger, too

[*] This games tutorial [b]will not[/b] teach new players the rules to Gaia Project. I have previously played the physical board game many times, but it had been about 2 years since I last played. I tried to do the tutorial as a refresher. I gave up, and eventually watched a YouTube overview of the game rules

Theme Well, several off-shoots from Ticket to Ride have come. Not to mention an expansions for the original game that adds several smaller routes. So there is evidence that the theme can be slanted, but in Ticket To Ride Europe, game play is the same with some twists, like you can use someone else’s route for your destination’s sake without getting points for the route, and you route requiring tunneling through mountains are more pricey. These off-shoot stand alone games are a good way for Days of Wonder to charge full price for what could have been a less expensive expansion to the existing game

I did not talk much about the game itself. It's Gaia Project! You might need to check Boardgamegeek or such to get a full review. Let's just say that while it is not overly difficult to learn the rules, the game itself is fairly hard. It's a euro with a space theme, there is no combat or such, it is mostly about expanding and managing your resources and your research properly

Fun game to play. Easy game to teach the kids to play with the adults. Gets kids knowing where major cities are and how to pronounce them.

Many different species vie for interstellar control, but this is not a war. It is a race, a race to terraform worlds, to your liking, to unlock advanc...

I am of the opinion that some of these modern classics, (**Small World, Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, Dominion, Catan,** etc...**)** are still worth playing today

I posted the other week about selling **Etherfields** and what to get next, I ended up picking two off my list, **Everdell** and **Gaia Project,** which both arrived last week.

The setup and play are very hard to understand. Outside of a neat box and concept, this is probably one to stay away from..

Clicked after a bit: Terra Mystica and Gaia Project. I learned TM first, but I was a bit overwhelmed by the rulebook and what I considered subtle strategy differences between factions. But now this game is a consistent favorite, and one I consistently win (much to the chagrin of my husband)! :) Then we learned Gaia Project, and I think I struggled at first just because I was expecting a re-theme of TM, so I struggled to adapt to new rules and strategies. But now it's also a favorite for sure!

i thought I was disproportionately bummed about it but then we babysat and our friends daughters also commented that their favorite part about the game was the cards and that the smaller size and simpler design was an outrage. So I felt validated. I would happily pay more for those magnificent cards or collectors editions with special art. I did order the extension set which had better cards but still feel that the game should have come with the original, magnificent cards

Not guaranteeing huge payoffs also allows the game design to give the players a chance to run their full engine, which is a common complaint of weaker designs.

There's something about the texture and weight of plastic pieces that makes them vastly inferior to their wooden counterparts. If Ticket to Ride came with wooden trains, I think my enjoyment of it would increase tenfold.

* **1923 Cotton Club**: played once. Awesome theme, but otherwise a bit "thin". The mechanic is a bit too visible. Will sell or trade quickly

It is not a quick game, so plan to spend at least an hour to play, depending on how many players you have (and how quickly they make decisions). If you play often, consider purchasing the expansion pack! Highly recommended.

Just finished my first game of **Gaia Project** and phew that was a long intense game. I won 116 to 102, was able to advance to a couple research tracks far enough to earn points and then beating the automa on one of the end goals (sectors) and tied for the other (planet types).

Technically my Dads, but he bought Ticket to Ride 10th anniversary edition as our first proper board game. This meant we were children when we started to play this which, coupled with the fact that we didn't sleeve it means the cards are pretty dirty and worn. Which is slightly disappointing as that game is not cheap, we could have made a decent chunk of change if only we'd have thought to sleeve it. Edit: 10th not 15th

The stuff that gets old and has diminishing returns to me either: a) has very little player interaction, b) is too tight (pursuing a tactical move will hurt your endgame too much), effectively lowering player interaction to all but incidental contact, c) has low variability in strategies, namely low variability in how those strategies are pursued (scripted openings or strategies), d) is too dependent on random factors (excessive swinginess in card draw or dice rolls), or e) give you too few options during your turn (i.e. take 1 of 2 possible actions, limited flexibility in play).

If I were to nitpick, I would definitely say the cards are oddly small and thus can be hard to shuffle and handle- especially at the start of each game, when you'll end up spending 15 minutes just trying to mix them up as much as possible. But it's a small price to pay for such a fun game. Overall, Ticket to Ride has quickly become a family favorite, and it is definitely one I'd highly recommend! A 5 out of 5!

But it's too big! And we want new game! So I'm asking you. 🙂 I will be grateful for any recommendation 🙂