You may know him as Lord Elrond, Agent Smith, or even Megatron. Experience Maya: Seed Takes Root in the voice of Hugo Weaving. #EnterMAYA #scifi #fantasy #literature #novel
Anand Gandhi
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I create story worlds. MAYA. Previously: Tumbbad, Ship of Theseus, SHASN, AZADI, An Insignificant Man.
In this exclusive interview with authors Anand Gandhi and Zain Memon, they talk about what inspired their philosophical #SciFi / #fantasy novel "Maya: Seed Takes Root," which is the first part of a much larger saga. paulsemel.com/exclusive-in... ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ณ
Check out Trials of Maya, a tabletop game created by @memewala.bsky.social and @zain-memon.bsky.social -- I've gotten a chance to look at it up-close, and it's absolutely gorgeous gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Trials of Maya: Founders Edition by Zain Memon - Gamefound
An arena-based expandable card game set in the MAYA Narrative Universe. Command champions with customizable decks across various game modes and maps. Manage your energy, chain mind-bending combos, and...
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Can't spare 200 hours to learn a new game? We've got you covered! With Trials of Maya, we've brought the MOBA experience to the tabletop. ๐จBack Trials of Maya on Gamefound, Link in Bio๐จ #boardgamegeek #boardgaming #gamefound #tabletopgaming #scifi
Creating a board game MOBA isn't easy, but Trials of Maya has absolutely done it! With wild artwork, intuitive gameplay, and a cardplay system that is easy to pick up but provides a TON of strategic depth, this is one to watch. And you can learn how to play here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfhj...
How to Play Trials of Maya in 25 Minutes
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With Dangsa, what you see is what you get. There are no tricks up her sleeve. She can take a big hit, and send a bigger one back in return. Play as Dangsa in Trials of Maya! ๐จBack Trials of Maya on Gamefound, link in bio #boardgamegeek #boardgaming #gamefound #tabletopgaming #scifi
A MOBA on a board? Why not? Trials of Maya brings the MOBA experience to the tabletop. Fight off opponents, hold off minions or claim them for yourself, and destroy enemy towers to win. ๐จBack Trials of Maya on Gamefound, Link in Bio #BoardGameGeek #BoardGaming #TabletopGaming #Gamefound #SciFi
๐น๐๐๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ Card illustration I did for ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐. I am grateful for the opportunity to work on this project! The Gamefound Campaign launches tonight at 10PM GMT+8. gamefound.com/en/projects/... Hi-Res and Sketches~ www.artstation.com/artwork/KRezLB #art #illustration #commission #tcg
"I love how much lore and love has gone into this game." Thanks a bunch to Hungry Gamer for the review. The world of Maya is the result of years of work from over 200 artists and designers. ๐จ Back Trials of Maya on Gamefound, link in bio ๐จ youtu.be/Y-2Ymc869mY?...
The Hungry Gamer's Trials of Maya First Impressions
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Hi guys, our r/boardgames AMA is now LIVE! We're talking Trials of Maya, games, books, movies and more! Ask us (Anand and Zain) anything! Live here: www.reddit.com/r/boardgames...
From the boardgames community on Reddit: Hey Reddit, we're Zain Memon and Anand Gandhi, co-creators of Trials of Maya, ask us anything!
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The Trials of Maya campaign is live on Gamefound. gamefound.com/en/projects/... You can find lots of reviews and playthroughs on the page.
Trials of Maya by Zain Memon - Gamefound
An arena-based expandable card game set in the MAYA Narrative Universe. Command champions with customizable decks across various game modes and maps. Manage your energy, chain mind-bending combos, and...
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We have industrialized the production of memetic viruses. A large portion of human enterprise is concerned with selling each other means of persuasion: parlor tricks to capture attention, belief and behavior. whatever.scalzi.com/2026/08/25/t...
The Big Idea: Anand Gandhi and Zain Memon
Why do lightning bugs light up? Why do birds sing? Why do humans wear makeup and workout? Itโs in every speciesโ nature to try and be as appealing as possible. As authors Anand Gandhi aโฆ
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Wednesday Board Game Night at the Dice Dojo Kronologic: Paris 1920 (not pictured) Trials of Maya We didn't finish Maya, because our first rounds gave us a bunch of questions, but we got quicker as the game progressed. #BoardGames #GameNight
Maya: Seed Takes Root, by Anandh Ghandi and Zain Memon Book 1 This book is thrilling, thoughtful and resonant. I can't wait to go back to this world. #Reading #Fantasy #ScienceFiction #Philosophical #Epic
Because even idea-dense novels have tropes. Maya: Seed Takes Root releases this Tuesday.
Our restless thoughts on stories, systems, and species of Maya found a generous home at Locus. Thank you for indulging us, @locusmag.bsky.social
Locus Magazine@locusmag.bsky.social ยท 2mo agoSpotlight on Anand Gandhi & Zain Memon and the Maya Universe locusmag.com/feature...
Reviews of: Science Fiction Ecologies: Worldmaking with Butler, LeGuin, and Merrill by Shelly Streeby Maya: Seed Takes Root by Anand Gandhi & Zain Memon A Plagued Sea by Kim Bo-Young nautil.us/omniscient-t...
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Omniscient Tree Networks and Immortal Amoebas: 9 Books Weโre Excited to Read This August
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Anand Gandhi on how the governance layer of human #cognition cannot be privately-owned and instead should be treated as a commons. THIS is a Protopian #future we want to see. Submit your vision of a future of public #AI to the Protopian Prize before July 31st!
A thriving community has gathered around our tabletop game Trials of Maya and our novel Maya: Seed Takes Root on Discord. If you are curious about Maya, come on in. discord.gg/cCRRPGf2S
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All fiction gives us characters who want something. One question all my work asks is what causal streams produced that want in the first place. Maya, you could say, is about the provenance of agency. Our conversation with @locusmag.bsky.social is here.
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I have been creating MAYA with @zain-memon.bsky.social and the most inspiring team of 150+ people over the last 4 years, and it's been the most fulfilling experience of my life. Sharing lore, worldbuilding, ideas, and intentions here.
The tradeoff between Energy and Initiative is central to gameplay, and its strategic tension. e.g. Plaguebringer's 7 energy gain is massive after three turns, but on the current turn you're most likely playing last.
Trials of Maya ๐ SPIEL '26@trialsofmaya.bsky.social ยท 4mo agoHere's how it works: - Pick a champion and construct their 24-40 card deck. - At start of round, the 3 cards on your player mat will slide one space to the right โก๏ธ The card sliding off the mat generates energy. - The card you place into the emptied โฌ ๏ธ leftmost slot decides your round's initiative.
Trials of MAYA is coming to Gen Con 2026. Experience an arena-based expandable card game set in the MAYA Narrative Universe. #GenCon #GenCon2026 #BoardGameGeek #BoardGaming #TabletopGaming
