# Gaia Project

Gaia Project is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 60–150 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 8.2 out of 10 by 162 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $79.96 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 60–150 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 4.4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2017
- **Categories:** Territory Building, Civilization, Space Exploration, Economic, Science Fiction
- **Mechanics:** End Game Bonuses, Network and Route Building, Variable Set-up, Hexagon Grid, Victory Points as a Resource, Tags, Tech Trees / Tech Tracks, Income, Solo / Solitaire Game, Variable Player Powers, Modular Board, Turn Order: Pass Order
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.2 out of 10, from 162 reviews
- **Owned by:** 283 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1,715
- **Unique players:** 880

**Designers:** Jens Drögemüller, Helge Ostertag

**Artists:** Dennis Lohausen

**Publishers:** Feuerland Spiele

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 79.96 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/gaia-project-a-terra-mystica-game |
| Board Game Bliss | 104.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/gaia-project |
| Rampi Games | 71.95 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/gaia-project/ |
| 401 Games | 119.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/gaia-project |
| eFantasy | 99.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/110986-board-game-gaia-project |
| Milan Spiele | 61.5 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/gaia-project-deutsch-p-22023.html |
| Svet deskovych her | 1590 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/8677/gaia-project-en |
| Pelipeikko | 65.95 € | https://pelipeikko.fi/fi/lautapelit/9-gaia-project |
| Magia de Tinta | 67.95 € | https://www.magiadetinta.com/es/juegos/8174-gaia-project-712038959037.html |
| Spielezar | 64.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/gaia-project |
| Poromagia | 69.95 € | https://lautapelit.poromagia.com/fi/catalogue/terra-mystica-gaia-project_164404/ |
| Dragons Lair | 795 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/gaia-project |
| Zacatrus | 72 € | https://zacatrus.es/gaia-project.html |
| La Gameria | 72 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/gaia-project-616.html |
| Alphaspel | 819 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/78700-gaia-project-en |
| Hyggeonkel | 549.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/gaia-project |
| Travelling Man | 64.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/gaia-project |
| Lautapelikauppa | 78.9 € | https://lautapelikauppa.com/products/gaia-project |
| Ludifolie | 79.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/5646-terra-mystica-projet-gaia.html |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 80 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/gaia-project |
| Game Ninja | 899 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/gaia-project/ |
| Fantasiapelit | 86.7 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_207380 |

## Expansions

- [Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gaia-project-portals)

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## Upcoming events featuring this game

- Gaia Project — 2026-09-26

## Rules questions

### Do I have to discard leftover power at the end of a round, or can I keep it?

You keep power between rounds; power tokens remain on your faction board and continue to cycle—tokens are discarded only when an effect tells you to discard them (see the power cycle explanation) (p.9). Phase IV clean-up does not remove power from players' power cycles (p.17).

### What's the difference between charging power and spending power — where can I spend power from?

Charging moves tokens toward area III of your power cycle and you can only spend power tokens that are in area III; when you spend them you move them from area III back to area I (p.9).

### If I start a Gaia Project, does the planet become a Gaia Planet immediately or later?

A Gaia Project is started when you place a Gaiaformer, but the Transdim Planet becomes a Gaia Planet during the Gaia phase of the following round, so the transformation is completed later (pp.12, 10).

### How far can I build a mine — does Navigation level and Q.I.C. matter?

Your basic build range comes from your Navigation level (level 0–1 = range 1, level 2–3 = range 2, level 4 = range 3, level 5 = range 4), and you may spend Q.I.C. to extend range by +2 spaces per Q.I.C. spent (p.11).

### What counts toward the federation 'power value' and how do I connect planets?

Structures contribute power values (mine=1, trading station/research lab=2, planetary institute/academy=3) and the connected structures you choose must total at least 7 power; to connect non-adjacent planets you build satellites by discarding one power each and place them adjacent to your planets or other satellites (p.14).

### Can I take the power or Q.I.C. actions on the research board multiple times in a round?

No — each specific power or Q.I.C. action space on the research board can be taken only once per round (place an action token after you take it), though you may take different action spaces in the same round if available; free actions and some special actions follow their own limits (pp.15, 23, 16).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gaia-project)
- [Gaia Project in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/gaia-project)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220308)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._