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Gaïa

#4988BGG ↗

2014 · 2-5 players · 30min · weight 1.93 · 1,832 ratings

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Bayes
5.78
Users rated
1,832
Owned
2,917
Wishing
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At a glance — v4 wide

Controlled-vocabulary primitives + 8-axis MDA aesthetic vector. Vocab v1.

Core loop (micro)

Draw a tile, place it on shared board to create terrain, then place one of five wooden figures on matching terrain to claim regions.

MDA aesthetic vector (0–3)
Sensation
1
Fantasy
2
Narrative
0
Challenge
2
Fellowship
1
Discovery
2
Expression
1
Submission
1
Mechanic-interaction primitives (4)
  • [3]tile_orientation_choice— “Tile Placement, Modular Board mechanisms; create a world then instill life in it”
  • [3]region_majority— “Area Majority / Influence mechanism; first to place all five figures on board wins”
  • [2]card_drafting— “Open Drafting, Memory mechanisms; advanced rules let you use godly power cards”
  • [2]action_blocking— “advanced rules: steal an opponent's cities; place figures before opponents claim regions”
discovery_score: -0.178

Sources (1)

Inputs to rules-card synthesis. Click any pill with ↗ to open the original source.

LLM memory0.10

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Categories (1)
Territory Building