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: paiagroject@gmail.com

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) 

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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: paiagroject@gmail.com

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Molfo is still gone, and this time you'll have to endure Matteo babbling one hour and a half about how to appraise a game setup (or at least, how he does it), how to pick a faction, and then a thorough review of his decisions.

And yes, it's a Bal T'Aks game. Life's weird, huh?

Here's the game: https://www.boardgamers.space/game/IWantThisToBeHARD

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)

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00.00 INTRODUCTION: WE'VE MOMENTARILY LOST MOLFO - BUT YOU'LL BARELY NOTICE: WELCOME BABBUC!

03.35 FACTION DESCRIPTION

06.30 THE SWISS ARMY KNIFE OF GAIA PROJECT: TWO MAIN XENOS STRATEGIES

09.50 XENOS & THE MAP

16.35 XENOS & FINAL SCORING OBJECTIVES

20.40 XENOS & THE TECH TRACKS

24.00 XENOS & ADVANCED TECH TILES

28.10 INTERLUDE: IS IT POSSIBLE TO OPEN WITH AN ACADEMY?

29.50 AAAND WE'RE BACK TO ADVANCED TECH TILES

37.00 AAAAAND NOW WE'RE BACK TO ADVANCED TECH TILES - THE MATRIOSHKA DOLL EPISODE

52.25 XENOS & BASIC TECH TILES

1.00.10 WHICH BRINGS US TO THE QUESTION: HOW MANY FEDERATIONS WITH XENOS?

1.07.35 XENOS & QIC ACTIONS

1.11.40 XENOS & ROUND SCORING BONUSES

1.19.25 XENOS & ROUND BOOSTERS

1.23.25 FINAL CONSIDERATIONS - NOW WE UNDERSTAND XENOS (POSSIBLY)

1.28.10 BUT WHO IS THIS BABBUC AGAIN? TWITCHING GAIA PROJECT, AND SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT THE ONLINE GAIA COMMUNITY

IMPORTANT NOTE: Boardgame Arena has implemented the variable map method Babbuc hopes for! Great job as always, BGA, and thank you to the developers!

Have a look at Babbuc's GP Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/babbuc49

Our game with Babbuc49 and Markus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYz7Iiz8TQo

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)

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Ok, this had to happen: Christmas is just behind us, and since we are still in magic Christmas Land, even Bal T'Aks can find a place here at Paia Groject.

So listen to it if you're planning on playing them (or if you want to hear a lot about QICs), but be careful: outside of the magic of Christmas you... might not get the best results from them?

00.00 INTRODUCTION - THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS (AND HORRIBLE DELAYS IN DELIVERING THIS EPISODE)

05.09 FACTION DESCRIPTION (HOW IS THE FACTION NAME PRONOUNCED?)

06.00 OK, ACTUAL FACTION DESCRIPTION

13.54 BAL T'AKS & THE MAP

21.55 BAL T'AKS & FINAL SCORING OBJECTIVES

31.20 BAL T'AKS & THE GAIA TRACK - GAIAFORMERS AND QICs TIPS

37.00 BAL T'AKS & QIC ACTIONS (SPOILER: HADSCH HALLAS ARE BETTER)

45.45 BAL T'AKS & THE TECH TRACKS (GUESS WHAT? MORE GAIA AND QICs)

52.58 BAL T'AKS & ADVANCED TECH TILES (ON TOP OF THE GAIA TRACK)

1.04.20 BAL T'AKS & BASIC TECH TILES

1.15.05 BAL T'AKS & ROUND SCORING BONUSES

1.22.38 BAL T'AKS & ROUND BOOSTERS - ALSO TIPS FOR FEDERATION FORMING

1.33.50 FINAL CONSIDERATIONS - NOBODY FEARS BAL T'AKS

1.39.00 CHATTING ABOUT THE 2ND EASTERN HEMISPHERE GAIA TOURNAMENT - EURAFRASIAN EDITION

1.43.10 THE 2022 PAIA GROJECT TOURNAMENT(?)

Ghostly's "Paia Groject Strategy Deck": https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2772018/paia-groject-strategy-deck

Babbuc49's Bal T'aks game where he played a stellar game, but still lost: https://www.boardgamers.space/game/AllaFieraDelBesc

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)

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Yes, we promised a Firak guide and instead you get Bescods. But look on the bright side, it's a great Bescods guide. Also, they're both grey, so you'll barely notice the difference.

00.00 INTRODUCTION (STILL ON THE INTERVIEW WITH HELGE, AND GHOSTLY'S INFOGRAPHICS)

04.40 SO, HERE COMES THE FIRAKS GUIDE...

06.40 ...EXCEPT IT'S BESCODS, PLOT TWIST! FACTION DESCRIPTION

24.00 BESCODS & THE MAP

32.15 BESCODS & FINAL SCORING OBJECTIVES

41.50 BESCODS & THE TECH TRACKS AND OPENINGS

1.01.45 BESCODS & ADVANCED TECH TILES

1.11.30 BESCODS & BASIC TECH TILES

1.21.30 BESCODS & ROUND SCORING BONUSES

1.28.25 BESCODS & ROUND BOOSTERS

1.35.20 BESCODS & POWER/QIC ACTIONS

1.40.30 FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

1.44.50 CHATTING ABOUT THE 2ND EASTERN EMISPHERE GAIA TOURNAMENT - EURAFRASIAN EDITION

1.47.30 EVEN MORE RUMORS ABOUT THE FORTHCOMING GP EXPANSION

Ghostly's "Paia Groject Strategy Deck": https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2772018/paia-groject-strategy-deck

Simone's Bescods game where you can see some of the strategies discussed in this episode (three steps on the science track round 1; two academies built round 6; 3 points per lab adv tech tile on the top of the navigation track): https://www.boardgamers.space/game/AllaFieraDelBesc

Matteo's Firaks game in the tournament: https://www.boardgamers.space/game/EurAfrAsia-CUP-Group-E-2

While you wait for the next episode, come play with us (Molfo and El Temblo) on BGS: https://www.boardgamers.space.

Gaia "Fight Club" Discord server: https://discord.gg/TsNX9epNUp

Feedback and contact: paiagroject@gmail.com