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Space Cats Peace Turtles

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An unofficial podcast for fans of Twilight Imperium and other strategy board games. Each episode is a humorous analysis of mechanics and strategies for new and experienced players alike!

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344: Super Mentak Coalition Guide

March 27, 2024 21:39 - 2 hours - 219 MB

Uh oh, it looks like we've saved a lot of the "bad" factions for last which means all of these Super guides are about to get a lot more FUN. Mentak, the most autocorrected faction, is definitively COOL and NEAT, but can struggle to score points... Let us examine why! Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Additional Music and Sounds by Brian Kupillas. https://wanderinglake.bandcamp.com/   kRuthless guide to the mentak: https://docs.google...

343: Most Anticipated Board Games 2024

March 20, 2024 16:25 - 1 hour - 84.1 MB

Beach episode time! This week we've taken the Galactic Council poll results and really ran with it. Instead of just hearing about what games Matt and Hunter are looking forward to we've basically asked everyone we know to submit their games. Get your pen and paper out because you about to get a big ol' list of interesting suggestions from people with excellent taste, also EJ is in there.   Special thanks to Cole, Nick, Brooke, Ted, and Alita of Leder Games. Normal Regular thanks to EJ San...

342: 8 Player Games

March 13, 2024 06:38 - 1 hour - 93.8 MB

This week, we're tackling a much requested topic. 8 Player Games! Matt and Hunter have both done some research and are reporting on strategic differences they found in their limited experience. Lot's of talk is devoted to why we don't prefer the player count so prepare yourself. We've also got an excellent discussion with Tactic Blue on the upcoming Discordant Stars Twilight Imperium Homebrew Expansion that you'll definitely want to hear about. At the end of the episode we have some surpr...

341: Arcs - Resources and the Court Deck

March 07, 2024 15:16 - 1 hour - 151 MB

More Arcs! We're having a lovely time learning this new game and before we start diving into guides for different Leaders and eventually getting into the Campaign expansion (where we'll spend most of our time), we needed one more episode covering the basics. We've talked about the limited action economy of the game and alluded to the fact that you are able to improve upon it, but it's time to discuss that in depth! Resources and the Court Deck are your key to improving your action set and ta...

340: Super Universities of Jol-Nar Strategy Guide

February 29, 2024 14:48 - 2 hours - 188 MB

Let's do another Faction Strategy Guide! Universities of Jol-Nar are discussed a lot. They've been around since the very beginning, and in every edition of the game they've been a powerful faction. They have a -1 to combat and that just doesn't seem to hold them back! So what makes them good and how can we best harness their power? Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Additional Music and Sounds by Brian Kupillas. https://wanderinglake.ban...

339: Twilight Imperium Second Edition Overview

February 21, 2024 15:13 - 1 hour - 114 MB

Let's travel back in time to the year 2000! FFG was still a young company and Christian T. Petersen decided to take another stab at the design of our favorite game. At times, Second Edition almost feels like the version lost to time. It's quite simple in it's approach to the game and it chooses to add very little over the course of it's life. It's mostly just a refinement of the rules of First Edition, but let's take a closer look to see what that means. Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find m...

338: Agenda Phase Mailbag!

February 14, 2024 15:18 - 1 hour - 108 MB

We've both been in the process of trying to find new homes in Minnesota, which means it's time for a beach episode where we dip into our mailbag! Our patrons submitted these questions for our Agenda Phase segments, but this is a collection of, generally, more off topic questions than usual. That just means it's a good time to hang out with your friends Matt and Hunter. And no criticism! Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Additional Music...

337: Arcs - Actions and Ambitions

February 07, 2024 14:08 - 1 hour - 146 MB

More Arcs! It's getting incredibly fun starting to dig into the meat of this game. You can refer back to episode 333 to hear our Learn to Learn guide about the game, but now we're going to start getting more specific! We wanted to kick things off with a component episode where we cover the Actions in the game as well as the Ambitions you'll be using to score points and win. There's a lot to chew on and we're really only at the surface, so get ready for a lot of Arcs episodes to come. Music ...

336: Super Clan of Saar Guide

January 31, 2024 15:03 - 1 hour - 152 MB

Despite the chaos in both our lives, Matt's ready with another Super Faction Guide! Due to the wonders of Async, Matt's found a lot more opportunity to work on guides and this is one that definitely benefited from that since he got to play big meaty games with Clan of Saar legends TheDeftPiper and Imsen. This is a powerful faction whose strategy is more about pumping the breaks a bit so you aren't the premiere target at the table. How can you preserve peace when you show up to the party with...

335: Guide to the Prelims

January 24, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 103 MB

The Prelims are already a couple of weeks underway and we're learning a LOT. This definitely feels like a new, distinct year for the tournament given the outcome of the majority of these games. So what does that mean for folks testing their mettle in the prelims or for people wanting to adapt to the newest waves in the meta? Let's take a closer look at what makes the Prelims of our tournament unique and what players can do to try and find success. Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at ...

334: Winmaking Roundtable with Dane and Milty

January 17, 2024 15:04 - 1 hour - 117 MB

The topic of "winmaking" is constantly evolving and changing. Every year we see tournament play handle shenanigans at the end of the game differently and it's nice to check in from time to time and evaluate the community. Today, we have two very special guests to help us in that endeavor! The designer of Twilight Imperium 4th Edition, Dane Beltrami, and rules guru and creator of Miltydraft, Milty! Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Addit...

333: Learn to Learn Arcs

January 10, 2024 19:11 - 1 hour - 142 MB

New Year, New Us, New Job, New Game, New Lease on Life. This is the beginning of hopefully a long series of episode covering Arcs by Leder Games! They made a game so enticing to us that Matt went and got a job with them. Today, we're just starting out by offering up advice to those interested in checking out the game and how to go into it with the right mindset. What kind of game does Arcs feel like to play? What is the process of getting better? What are the pitfalls in your way? Explore wi...

332: 2024 Season Premiere

January 03, 2024 16:12 - 1 hour - 84.7 MB

New year and there are some big plans and changes in the works. Today we'll do our best to reveal and talk about what we can but also expect more updates in the future. 2024 is going to be a very cool year for Space Cats Peace Turtles and we hope you'll all be along for the ride. Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Additional Music and Sounds by Brian Kupillas. https://wanderinglake.bandcamp.com/   To learn more about our Discord, Patre...

331: 2023 Holiday Spectacular

December 27, 2023 15:41 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MB

This episode is a particularly stupid energy coming right off the back of our Holiday Spectacular stream that featured hot "wings" and cool kids. Thanks for a wonderful year everyone, we love each of you individually. Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Additional Music and Sounds by Brian Kupillas. https://wanderinglake.bandcamp.com/   To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

330: Democracy Quest 400 - Definitive Edition: Flight of the Federal Reserve Bank Note for Nintendo Switch

December 20, 2023 06:00 - 2 hours - 174 MB

It's that time of year again! These Twilight Imperium factions have been out here all year running amok and making us look stupid because last year we did a really good faction ranking but you all played wrong. So we've adjusted some numbers and let you all contribute as little as we could possibly allow and now we have the true Definitive Ranking of all faction in the game. This time we mean it! Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Additi...

329: Hunter’s Journey Through the Qualifiers

December 13, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 117 MB

Hunter has been playing in this year's Patreon Tournament Qualifiers since October. He's had about a half dozen games and he's finally made it through to the Prelims! It's good timing, because we always had this week's episode slated as his chance to talk about his experience, whether he'd made it or not! So what is it like to play in your own tournament? Do people treat you differently? Probably not, right? For TI tutorials in Italian, find Il Cap Games, mentioned in the show, at https://y...

328: Super Federation of Sol Guide

December 06, 2023 06:00 - 2 hours - 166 MB

Who needs this? Well hopefully, you're someone relatively new to Twilight Imperium and a friend of yours has suggested you play Federation of Sol and you're looking to jumpstart your winrate. If so, welcome. You've made an excellent choice of faction because Sol is really good and we're here to explain why. Hopefully, you come out of this with ways to consistently do well! Also we love you. Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Additional M...

327: Empire Falling with Robbie MacNiven

November 29, 2023 05:56 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MB

A new series of Twilight Imperium books is right around the corner! Empire Falling, the first of the new trilogy by Robbie MacNiven releases December 5th and we were lucky enough to get Robbie on to discuss writing for established universes, historical fiction, and which TI faction is the most Scottish! Interview starts at 22:30 Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Additional Music and Sounds by Brian Kupillas. https://wanderinglake.bandc...

326: Super Ghosts of Creuss Guide

November 22, 2023 06:00 - 2 hours - 201 MB

Matt's back in action! His last guide was for a fast faction that doesn't always have a way to close out games. This time, to shake things up, he's going with a fast faction that doesn't always have a way to close out games! It's the Ghosts of Creuss and actually they're maybe a little bit better than Cabal but that's just because you get more blue tech, probably... Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Additional Music and Sounds by Brian ...

325: The Commentators of Twilight Imperium

November 15, 2023 06:00 - 2 hours - 221 MB

We're about halfway through this years Qualifiers in the tournament and it seemed high time we celebrate the people that make the tournament a pleasurable viewing experience! Over the years, more and more amazing folks have taken on the task of streaming games of Twilight Imperium and it takes such an immense amount of effort that there's honestly not enough praise we could heap upon them. So for now, here are their delightful voices to brighten your day... 20:13 BigAlCupaChino (https://www...

324: System Tile Tier List

November 08, 2023 15:36 - 2 hours - 178 MB

You are not prepared for this one. We have 82 system tiles in Twilight Imperium. In theory, the visuals matter quite a lot for this discussion or would at least make this go a lot faster...but then again why should it be easy? What follows is a 2 hour decent into madness to try and sort all of the system tiles into tiers. What do those tiers signify? Who knows? Is there any consistency to the sorting? Who cares? You asked for this... Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic...

323: Super Nekro Virus Guide

November 01, 2023 05:00 - 2 hours - 182 MB

We're back on that old grind. We've done "Super Guides" as our way of revisiting base game factions post-PoK, but up until this point it has also been a mark of a faction that received new components via a Codex. But from here on out, it's all faction untouched since the introduction of PoK. That doesn't mean there's nothing to say, of course! And one of the bigger factions to tackle when it comes to strange exceptions to rules and weird ways to get lost is the Nekro Virus. You could compare...

322: TI Zero Edition First Update

October 25, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 160 MB

The Homebrewer's Guild has been hard at work on a big project. The work has been largely philosophical up until this point and it was finally time to lay track down before we design this train. So today, we'd like to catch you all up to speed on the project known as Twilight Imperium Zero Edition. This is intended to be our fun modification to Twilight Imperium and act as a stripped down, simpler version of Twilight Imperium. Exactly what form that takes will be a longer process, but for now...

321: A Guide to Terran

October 18, 2023 13:38 - 1 hour - 130 MB

It's a crossover episode! Our video game podcast, Old Gamer's Almanac, is doing a big Starcraft blowout this month and we wanted to get this show in on the fun. What better way than attempting an exhaustive strategy overview of one of the game's factions!  Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Old Gamer's Almanac music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Additional Music and Sounds by Brian Kupillas. https://wanderinglake.band...

320: Leder Games’ Project Update

October 11, 2023 22:02 - 1 hour - 141 MB

We spent a week hanging out with the fine folks over at Leder Games and learned more about their ongoing projects while we were there. Nick Brachmann joined us to walk through everything he's planning to add to Ahoy in its upcoming expansions and Cole Wehrle followed up with us to show us more of Arcs' development. 11:05 - The Ahoy additions add new complexity and richness to the strategy, which is something we've really been craving for that game. 44:35 - As for Arcs, we focus the convers...

319: This Imperium Life

October 04, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 98.5 MB

We've been teasing it for WEEKS and it's finally here. After a huge hiatus, we're pleased to finally present another This Imperium Life, our show where we share YOUR stories of the best moments of Twilight Imperium Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Additional Music and Sounds by Brian Kupillas. https://wanderinglake.bandcamp.com/   To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

318: Agenda Phase 2023 Mailbag

September 27, 2023 05:00 - 2 hours - 191 MB

It's the weekend before the tournament starts and in the madness we decided to answer all of your burning questions! That's right, after over 6 years, we're finally doing a mailbag episode. We cover a lot of TI topics, but also focus on tournament questions for a good amount of time. Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Additional Music and Sounds by Brian Kupillas. https://wanderinglake.bandcamp.com/   To learn more about our Discord, P...

317: Tournament Champions’ Advice

September 20, 2023 20:43 - 1 hour - 145 MB

Tournament 6 looms before us and in the build up to it we wanted to take a look back. We sat down with the 5 previous winners of the Patreon Tournament and got their take on the changes to the Qualifiers as well as any advice they could offer to people hoping to succeed in the tournament. You could basically ignore all of the advice from all other episodes of this show because these are the 5 people who have the proven track record! Jonno's Twilight Imperium Mastery Institute: https://www.j...

316: Playing Against the Emirates of Hacan

September 13, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 129 MB

The Space Cats are a domineering force when it comes to Twilight Imperium. They're the closest thing the game has to a mascot and when they're in game a lot of things seem to revolve around them. They've also often been accused of dramatically slowing the game down. Today we evaluate what it means to sit down at a table where the Hacan are playing, but not BY YOU. How can you utilize their wares to improve your own position? Are there things you need to do to slow them down? Is Quantum Datah...

315: Async [w/ the 9 of Spades]

September 06, 2023 05:00 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MB

We did an episode about the Async Twilight Imperium discord (https://discord.gg/vY3nBkegkn) a while ago, but it's had a slew of major developments over recent months and it was well worth revisiting. Not to mention we wanted to have a conversation about our first Tournament Champion, The 9 of Spades, and it's his newest fascination. So it seemed best to wrap it all up in one episode together! 9 of Spades also finds himself trapped in the Dadlands with Matt and playing TI asynchronously has b...

314: Tournament 6 and the Rest of 2023

August 30, 2023 22:13 - 1 hour - 117 MB

We JUST finished Tournament 5 but TOO BAD, it's time to talk about Tournament 6. We've got details on the structure and process on how to play in the 2024 tournament that starts in October of 2023. Once our website is up again we'll have the details typed out for you to pass around to your friends and hopefully I'll remember to come back and change this episode description when that link is available. Until then, listen to this to learn how radically different the tournament will be from yea...

313: Spirit Island Wrap Up

August 23, 2023 21:21 - 1 hour - 158 MB

Early this year, we set out on a goal, (well a few goals really, but one of them was:) to learn GreaterThanGames' Spirit Island and hopefully help you learn it as well. We tackled the 8 spirits provided in the base game and have learned a lot along the way. It was the first time for this show to try and tackle a cooperative game, so today we're going to kind of rate and reflect on how we did and what it means to cover a game like this! Also there's a very extended edition of the Homebrew Rev...

312: Leder Games at GenCon[feat. Lord of the Board]

August 16, 2023 05:00 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MB

We went to GenCon, had a live show, then checked out what our friends over at Leder Games have been working on. Sam from Lord of the Board (https://www.youtube.com/@LordoftheBoard) joined us to demo a base game session of Arcs and chat with Cole as well as a demo of and chat about the "pre-alpha" build of Patrick Leder's "working title Blok." It was a splendid time with wonderful people and we hope you love our little conversations. 7:38 - Arcs with Cole Wehrle 36:40 - Blok with Patrick Le...

311: 2023 GenCon Live Show

August 09, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 84.1 MB

This episode was recorded LIVE at the Helium Comedy Club in Indianapolis, IN during the week of GenCon 2023! If you want to hear all of the stand-up, you'll have to come in person yourself someday, but this recording includes Old Gamer's Almanac playthrough of an old Sonic the Hedgehog Choose Your Own Adventure book as well as the SCPT Live show. Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Additional Music and Sounds by Brian Kupillas. https://wa...

310: Twilight Imperium: The HBO Mini-series

August 02, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 104 MB

The Galactic Council went chaotic evil this week and wanted us to provide you with the sequel to everyone's favorite episode: TI The Movie. This time we have to design a mini-series set in the Twilight Imperium universe, meant to be released on HBO circa 2010. We totally took the prompt really seriously and this is a very earnest attempt at that. There's no funny business, there's no references to the Watchmen, and there are absolutely no Muppets. Agenda Phase: RockPaperLizard asks “Would y...

309: Super Nomad Guide

July 26, 2023 05:00 - 2 hours - 165 MB

We've done it! After today, all of the Prophecy of Kings factions will have been revisited on this show as part of our Super Guide series! Don't talk to me about Council Keleres! We finish up with the Nomad, which is the first faction we ever learned about on this show and we've come a long way since then. Nomad has had some high highs, but they feel like they're slowing down a bit in their performance. What made them so good before and why have we seen that change over time? Come see us pe...

308: Spirit Guides - Lightning’s Swift Strike and Shadows Flicker Like Flames

July 19, 2023 05:00 - 2 hours - 176 MB

It's our last venture into the base game Spirits for Spirit Island! And we didn't do it on purpose, but we're each going out of spirits that didn't click with us quite as much, but that didn't stop them from being engaging to learn! Also we've got a lengthy Homebrew Review and Agenda Phase as well as a big important announcement at the end regarding our upcoming Weird Bear Exhibition "Tournament." 0:00 - Lightning's Swift Strike 56:14 - Shadows Flicker Like Flames 1:32:49 - Homebrew Revi...

307: Super Titans of Ul Guide

July 12, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 138 MB

We're nearing the end of our super POK faction guides and today we get to tackle the first faction we ever dug deep into in POK, the Titans of Ul. They're a powerful faction that has always performed very well in our tournaments, but this year had a bit of a decline. (into the middle of the pack, so don't freak out) What makes this faction so strong and how can you make the most of their toolkit? 1:25:36 - Agenda Phase: OfficialDaveAcct asks “You mentioned in your Empyrean episode that you ...

306: Road to the Finals 2023

July 05, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 127 MB

It's been a whole year and now it's time for us to prepare for the upcoming SCPT Patreon Tournament Finals! We've got interviews from all of the wonderful players and I'm so excited for you to hear them. Special thanks to JadiimJedi, Arratain, Sir Craigsworth, dzhiriki, Aljce, and Deshuga.   *SOME EXPLICIT LANGUAGE*   Are you going to Gen-Con this year? Maybe you should come see our live show at the Helium in Indianapolis: https://indianapolis.heliumcomedy.com/shows/218650   Music pro...

305: Top 10 Tournament Moments

June 28, 2023 05:00 - 2 hours - 170 MB

The galactic council have bestowed us with a wonderful treat. The semis of Tournament 5 have concluded and before we get to the Finals, we are taking a look back at tournaments gone by. After some fun honorable mentions, we present to you Matt and Hunter's Top 10 Tournament Moments! Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Additional Music and Sounds by Brian Kupillas. https://wanderinglake.bandcamp.com/   To learn more about our Discord, Pa...

304: The Gathering Storm Part 3 (Embers of the Imperium RPG)

June 21, 2023 05:00 - 2 hours - 244 MB

And now the thrilling conclusion to the tale of Gasha, Rick, Wrexx, Borin, and Ser. It's time for our heroes to sort out a bit of a bug situation, learn the secrets of mysterious artifacts, and handle a bit of a ghost issue.  We've really loved making these and it's been especially rewarding to hear everyone respond so positively to them. We absolutely hope to make more in the future! To join other fans looking to roleplay in the Twilight Imperium universe using this system, check out the ...

303: Spirit Guide: Bringer of Dreams and Nightmares and River Surges in Sunlight

June 15, 2023 02:09 - 2 hours - 166 MB

We're back with more Spirit Island content! This week, we were tired of being pushed around, so we're talking about two spirits that do a lot of pushing back, the fear based Bringer of Dreams and Nightmares and the nuclear missile that is River Surges in Sunlight. After that, it's some Agenda Phase and the finale of the Tournament Prelims Recaps! 0:00 - Bringer of Dreams and Nightmares 50:47 - River Surges in Sunlight 1:27:39 - The Agenda Phase: Will asks: “What is your favorite, and leas...

302: Super Vuil’raith Cabal Guide

June 07, 2023 15:04 - 2 hours - 194 MB

We've been having TOO MUCH FUN over here at SCPT the last few weeks, so it's time for some more chunky content. Today is a guide to the Vuil'raith Cabal that it feels like we've been working on for two years. Have we finally unlocked the secret to this faction, or has Matt mostly just learned to stop sweating the small stuff? Or is he capable of learning to stop sweating... 0:00 - Cabal Guide 1:46:26 - Homebrew Review: Wekker’s “Anomalous Anomalies Assortment” 1:53:10 - Agenda Phase: My C...

301: The Gathering Storm Part 2 - Twilight Imperium RPG

May 31, 2023 05:00 - 2 hours - 167 MB

Our story continues as Borin, Ser, Gasha, Rick, and Wrexx must consult with a Naalu diplomat, investigate a violent rebellious group, and earn the chance to speak with a Sardakk N'orr general. They're far from the most qualified but they might be the luckiest group the Council Keleres could send to handle this galactic crisis. Music by Michael Keane. Find most at the Twilight Symphonium: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSGXR2L8DPl_sHV_8m-R2CQ Additional Music and Sounds by Brian Kupillas....

Episode 300

May 26, 2023 01:47 - 55 minutes - 76.9 MB

Thank you to everyone who has played Twilight Imperium. Thank you to everyone who has helped foster this magnificent community. Thank you to everyone who has listened to our show. Thank you to everyone we've played with. You all mean the world to us. Special Thanks to this episode's contributors: Dane Beltrami, Corey Konieczka, Chris Hosch, Sam Gregor-Stewart, Shea Parker, Ruel Gaviola, Tom Brewster, Rand and Henry from TI Junkies, Calvin Wong Tze Loon, Cole Wehrle, and Patrick Leder. 0:0...

299: The Gathering Storm Part 1 - Twilight Imperium RPG

May 17, 2023 05:00 - 2 hours - 202 MB

We are excited to present part one of our three part series playing Embers of the Imperium, the Twilight Imperium RPG. This is available from Edge Studios as a sourcebook to their Genesys RPG system. The de facto lore goddess Absol takes Hunter, Matt, Sun Sanders, and Kate Thompson on a journey into Lisis space to settle a dispute between the local government, the Naalu Collective, and the Sardakk N'Orr. The Council Keleres is trying to keep tensions amongst its governments low, but unfortun...

298: Super Empyrean Guide

May 10, 2023 18:58 - 2 hours - 181 MB

Our Super Faction Guide schedule has been shaken up a bit and a part of that is because the Empyrean one was just so dang easy to right we were able to get it out ahead of schedule. Hunter loves these ding dang bat-folk and honestly not a WHOLE LOT has changed since our Introduction to the faction. We have some things we feel you can rely on less, but mostly have fun getting rich and not dying easy! 0:00 - Empyrean Overview 54:05 - Empyrean Tech, Trade, etc. 1:35:40 - Homebrew Review: Rel...

297: History of Twilight Imperium 1st Edition

May 03, 2023 18:47 - 2 hours - 211 MB

We've been doing our part as historical record keepers recently by looking back and previous editions of Twilight Imperium and noting how the game has changed over time. Today, we'd like to dig deep with you and walk through 1st Edition's life-cycle. What are the Twilight Imperium "fundamentals" and what has been tossed out over the decades? For tickets to our GenCon Live Show, visit https://indianapolis.heliumcomedy.com/shows/218650 0:00 - The History of Twilight Imperium 1st Edition 1:5...

296: Translating a Root faction to Twilight Imperium

April 26, 2023 03:57 - 2 hours - 200 MB

The Galactic Council gave us permission to goof around this week and we couldn't be happier. We get to combine our two loves: Root and Twilight Imperium. Our task? To take a Root faction and distill it's essence into a crystal then smash that crystal against a treasure chest, open the treasure chest, and pull out a Twilight Imperium faction. We wanted to do this really earnestly, okay? But then really wild, funny ideas were too good to pass up... 0:00 Deciding Which Faction 30:04 - Transla...

295: Spirit Guides - Ocean’s Hungry Grasp and Spread of Rampant Green

April 19, 2023 13:37 - 2 hours - 197 MB

We're back with more Spirit Island! It's exciting to continue exploring this game and this week we're both tackling potentially more complex factions. But stick around after for plenty of TI talk, including another round of Prelims Reports! I did it three weeks in a row everybody! A new record! 0:00 - Errata for 290 (Spirit Guides - Vital Strength of Earth and Thunderspeaker) 13:49 - Ocean's Hungry Grasp 1:13:21 - Spread of Rampant Greent 1:53:58 - Homebrew Review: BradleySigma’s Test Si...

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