Space Cats Peace Turtles
Space Cats Peace Turtles is an unofficial podcast for fans of Twilight Imperium and other strategy board games. Each episode provides humorous analysis of game mechanics and strategies for players of all experience levels. The show dives deep into faction abilities, tactics, and the social dynamics of the game, offering both beginners and veterans valuable insights.
Episodes
478: Every Action Card Ranked Part 4 (P-R)
This week the full panel is back, and we uhhh well we only talked about Action Cards that start with the letters P and R. That's it. The episode is 3 and a half hours long. ALSO DON'T MISS BRASSBIRD AND I TALKING ABOUT THE NEW ASYNC TI4 MEGAGAME YOU CAN JOIN. Use the chapters PEOPLE.
Cards discussed:
Parlay
Pirate Contract
Pirate Fleet
Plagiarize
Plague
Political Stability
Politics Rider
Public Di
477: The Ultimate Guide to Winslaying and Point-Blocking
This week Hunter and Blasto meet up to talk about some recent Tournament drama before they get into a critical topic of improvement for competitive TI culture! If you listen to this episode I promise you that you WILL think about doing something about the player in the lead, for your next game. Seriously, you'll think about it!
Twilight Imperium Community dates:
Thunder's Edge SCPT Patreon Tournam
476: The Ultimate Guide to THE EMPYREAN
Hunter and Blasto are back with your next Ultimate guide. This one is a true pleasure since we're talking about the EMPYREAN. This faction happens to be one of my favorites and the same is true of Blasto so I feel like this is a special guide that we got both cohosts on the same page about the fun factor with this particular faction. Give it a listen and you too will be ready to stand awkwardly in
475: Thunder's Edge SCPT Patreon Tournament 2 BEGINS!
Get your trunks on, I know summer is over but it's time for us to talk about SCPT Patreon Tournament 2! Tournament season begins afresh with friends old and new alike. In this episode Host Hunter sits down with 2026 Finals winner Jad "dim" Jedi to chat about what rules changes we can expect for this new year and some advice on succeeding in a TI tournament! Long live TI the E-sport or whatever.
Tw
474: Every Action Card Ranked Part 3 (I-O)
The three twilight imperium amigos are back for part 3 of their mega series about every Action Card in the game. Don't worry this will eventually all end up in one gigantic episode that will be a legitimate nightmare to account for but for now here are all the card they talked about.
Cards Discussed:
Imperial Rider
Impersonation
Industrial Initiative
Infiltrate
Insider Information
Insubordination
473: Twilight's Fall Action Cards RANKED Part 2 (2 of 2)
Hunter and Alec are back to finish their 2 part episode ranking the Twilight's Fall Action Cards. This stack of components ended up being way more positive then our discussion over on the Thunder's Edge section of the podcast. I hope you enjoy, we ranked a lot of things in the S and A tier lol.
Twilight Imperium Community dates:
NYC Intergalactical will happen on November 13-15 (Weird Bear/Wormhol
472: The Ultimate Guide to THE COUNCIL KELERES
Hello councilors! We've got a brand spankin' new ULTIMATE GUIDE for youuuuu. This faction was specifically requested by the Galactic Council so for you we spare no expense and by that I mean Jadiim got on the mic and absolute burned the entire house down. We went for 3 hours, I hope you can handle that. We had a lot of thoughts.
Twilight Imperium Community dates:
NYC Intergalactical will happen on
471: Twilight's Fall Action Cards Ranked Part 1 (1 of 2)
We're in our Action Card arc! Hopefully we'll finish it someday but today Hunter and Alec decided to jump over to the Twilight's Fall zone so that we can start ranking and discussing how good all of those cards are. This is the first of only two parts though so you won't have to wait quite as long for us to get through all of it! Very excited to dig into the TF tournament starting right around the
470: Every Action Card Ranked! Part 2 (E-H)
Looks like we've gone right back into the meat! Today we're getting back into the Action Card deck and I gotta say this series is looking to be our first 8 part series. I promise I will try to edit it into one supercut whenever we finish because this is shaping up to be an absolutely GUARGANTUAN topic that our panel is fulling giving our full attention to. Seriously hats off to these guys: Me, Jad
Star Trek DS9: Season 1 (ZINESTER'S BONUS)
Alright we're getting a little different with it today. Today Hunter and Patty sat down to talk for 2 hours about a very important TV show that we love so much.
WATCH DEEP SPACE NINE. I BEG YOU.
Also we spoil many details of many episodes in season 1 so if you get intrigued at any point please just give the show a watch.
Also I reference a slimmed down watch order for DS9 and here it is:
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469: NYC, London, Orlando Intergalacticals/Twilights Fall and Thunder's Edge Online Tournaments (ANNOUNCEMENTS GALORE)
This week marks the official beginning point for Season 2 of the SCPT Intergalactical series of in-person event tournaments. These events represents SCPT at its' proudest and I think most worthwhile. I would be really excited to have you join in for any of these events that you possibly can!
Here are all the relevant dates in the episode
NYC Intergalactical will happen on November 13-15 (Weird Be
468: Will the kids get into Twilight Imperium? One teenager speaks on that!
This week Hunter is on the road and very busy working on personal and professional assignments! So instead of the usual episode Hunter sat down with Jadiim's daughter to talk to her about her experiences playing TI and having a dad who is so into the game. Consider this JJ's victory interview haha.
Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com
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467: The Ultimate Guide to THE MAHACT GENE-SORCERERS
It's Hunter and Blasto week as we sit down to talk about the big bad nasty boys of the TI Universe. The Gene-Sorcerers have long been the go to choice for hardcore players of Twilight Imperium so let me stress to you that this episode is absolutely essential for playing the game at a high level since even if you aren't playing the Mahact, it's a Mahact world out there so you better get ready. Have
466: Road to the Finals 2026
This saturday, the Thunder will EDGE. We've got 6 wonderful finalists for an incredible game that I hope you for sure dig into. For this week, Hunter sat down with all of the Finalists to hear about their take on this wonderful game we all love.
Special thanks to our Finalists: Denis, bambam, Will, Ultragainer, JadiimJedi, and Me (Myself)
WATCH THE FINALS OF THE TOURNAMENT ON JULY 25th at 9AM East
465: Every Action Card Ranked Part 1! (A-D)
Okay so this is a little bit crazy but Hunbun, Jadiim, and Blasto sat down recently to begin a long journey where they evaluate every action card and rank it on a tier list. They did not fully understand how big of a lift that would be and they only were able to cover Ancient Burial Sites through Divert Funding. There will be many more episodes on this but you should expect this one to take a whil
464: Twilight's Fall and UK Intergalactical Tournament ANNOUNCEMENTS!
This episode summarized:
1. THERE IS GOING TO BE A UK INTERGALACTICAL SCPT TOURNAMENT JOIN THIS DISCORD (https://discord.gg/qt3Qj9qPyF)
2. THERE IS GOING TO BE AN ONLINE PATREON TWILIGHT'S FALL TOURNAMENT. SIGNUPS FOR YINSTERHOOD AND ABOVE TIERS ARE ON AUGUST 11th AT 11AM EASTERN US TIME. GALACTIC COUNCILORS AND ZINESTERS GET ACCESS ON AUGUST 12th AT 11AM EASTERN.
WATCH THE FINALS OF THE TOURNAMEN
SCPT Interview: Council of Serpents with Joeri Hessels
Special bonus promo episode for y'all this week.
I sat down with Joeri Hessels the Designer of Council of Serpents to talk about the game, it's a game about manipulative strategy card game. I've played it, it's sassy like we are so if that sounds interesting to you check out the interview!
Support Council of Serpents on Gamefound:
Council of Serpents Gamefound
WATCH THE FINALS OF THE TOURNAMENT ON
463: The Ultimate Guide to THE BARONY OF LETNEV
Hunter and Jadiim are back in the lab again talking about another one of our most improved TI factions of the old times. It's the first of our original six factions in this cycle: THE BARONY. This episode actually features a lot of compliments for Dane which I feel like we don't do enough, he's the best though we lub Dane.
WATCH THE FINALS OF THE TOURNAMENT ON JULY 25th at 9AM Eastern/13:00 UTC ov
462: The Ultimate Guide to Scoring and Tempo
This week, Hunter and Blasto dig into the ULTIMATE topic for winning this dang ol' game. Legit probably the only episode you ever need to listen to if you want to win more of your games. Please everybody get in here and let's change the way everyone plays this game so that we'll have to record a new episode that is about how to deal with everyone playing so good.
WATCH THE FINALS OF THE TOURNAMEN
461: Hunter talks Matt and Hunter talk Winmaking (SCPT episode 203 COMMENTARY)
Hunter drove all of his stuff across the country and things were tough so this is your late episode this week. It's a commentary episode over an old POK era episode where Matt and Hunter had a discussion on winmaking. It's a weird one but it was the best I could do given the circumstances. Next week everything is back to normal I triple dog promise.
Come see our comedy show at Gen Con (July 30th 8
460: Top Ten Thunder's Edge Rules Questions (DANE LOOK AT THIS)
This week Hunty needs a break while he prepares to shuffle his entire life across the country AGAIN, don't mind him this is just what he does. In the meantime Andcat was willing to sit down the old boy to have a whistlestop discussion of all of Thunder's Edge biggest unanswered rules questions. These would be great to get some feedback on whenever Dane gets some time to work on TI stuff but in the
459: Every Generic Technology Ranked! (Part 2 of 2)
The boys are back in town! It's time to finish what we started with another blow-out discussion of all your favorite techs in Twilight Imperium. This week we get into the Level 2 and Level 3 techs along with all of the remaining Unit Upgrades. There are plenty of hot takes so please go nuts on telling us how much we got wrong, we'd just hate that ;P.
Come see our comedy show at Gen Con (July 30th
458: The Ultimate Guide to THE TITANS OF UL
Errata: During the Titan's of Ul Hero discussion we mistakenly clarify it as not being an attachment when it in fact is an attachment! I was thinking of the Keleres IIHQ which players sometimes mistakenly confuse as being an attachment.
Hello there! We're back with one of the big episodes this week, Hunter and JJ burrow deep into their sleepy souls to deliver you one fine guide to playing as the
457: Prelims Tournament Statistical Analysis
This week we've got Elspeth on the show to dig deep into the details on the 36 Prelims tournament games that we played this year. There's a lot of tasty morsels to learn about and I hope you are ready for the Semi-Finals which begin this weekend!
Come the Kansas City Tournament (June 5-7): SCPT Intergalactical Kansas City
Come to our Live Comedy Show at Gen Con SCPT @ Helium Indianapolis July 30th
456: Codex Five Wishlist
This week, we're looking to the future and talking about where this beautiful game could be headed. Hunter and Alec wax onward and upward toward the next big release in the Twilight Imperium Saga: CODEX FIVE. We're owed, he said it on FaceBook Live.
Come the Kansas City Tournament (June 5-7): SCPT Intergalactical Kansas City
Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunt
455: Every Generic Technology Ranked! (Part 1 of 2)
Hunter, Jadiim, and Blasto are here for a roundtable discussion that had to be divided into two parts because it would have been a five hour long episode. It's tier list week over here at SCPT and we've decided now is the time to tackle all the generic technology. This wide ranging discussion is full of solid takes on the state of the game and the importance of tech overall. In this episode we tac
SCPT Interview: Elspeth SC on The Orlando Intergalactical (Why TI Tournaments ARE FUN)
This week we've got a bonus episode to start the week off with. I sat down with the one and only Elspeth to talk about why the Orlando Intergalactical was such a fun time. In this episode we fully explore the dynamics of her games and we even spoil her final in as much detail as we can muster so beware spoilers for a game that you cannot watch anyways! It's a fun conversation and if you like the s
454: The Ultimate Guide to THE ARBOREC
This week it's very serious. By popular demand of the Galactic Council themselves, I give you our ultimate guide to playing as the fan favorite faction of all time: The Arborec! This show has had a complicated history with this faction as they've been mostly a bottom tier faction for most of the Base Game and POK eras of TI4 but I'm proud to report that we've reached the end of that story: WELCOME
453: The Ultimate Guide to Exploration
Our first ultimate guide is here! This week Hunter and El Blasto give you every single thing you would ever want to know about Exploration. Each card gets its' due as the boys wax and whine over the nitty gritty details of this system that was introduced during the POK era. It's a simple topic but we really nail it, check it out!
Come the Kansas City Tournament (June 5-7): SCPT Intergalactical Kan
452: Twilight's Fall Inaugural Splice *Mock Draft*
I hope you didn't think we were done with Twilight's Fall content, because we have no intention of stopping! This week we're trying something experimental that I enjoyed quite a bit, we decided to actually simulate an inaugural splice so we talk through some of the decision making process that goes into the initial draft. It's really clear in talking through it that there is a lot of difficult dec
SCPT Interview: Arcs Beyond the Reach Designers Cole Wehrle and Josh Yearsley
Arcs is back baby! This week I've got Cole and Josh of Buried Giant Studios on to talk about the future of the best space opera competitive strategy game that isn't called Twilight Imperium. They've really out done themselves with the promise of new leaders, new fates, a new draft system reminiscent of the advanced setup rules for Root and perhaps even secret conversations. It's a new dawn for Arc
451: How to play Twilight Imperium in 2026
This week Hunter and Jadiim are indulging in our yearly tradition of recommending how best to experience Twilight Imperium at this point! We're rounding up all of the various options for getting involved and all of the crazy new and old ways you can experience the game. It's a beautiful overview that would be a great starting place for someone that is looking to play this game more than you ever s
450: Twilight Imperium Content Creator Summit! (Featuring Cardboard Crash Course and the TI Junkies)
This week we've got a fun one for y'all! In order to celebrate the first six months of Thunder's Edge, I decided to call up my friends and have a nice chat about the state of Twilight Imperium and how different creators see the game, it's fun and nice and sweet!
Check out the video version:
https://youtu.be/eU4cNTwlPik?si=R6WYQKoN2G-oi8yF
Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.
SCPT Interview: Old King's Crown Designer Pablo Clark
Hey hey! I've got a bonus episode for you all this week. This extra episode is an in-depth interview with the designer of The Old King's Crown Pablo Clark. We had a great conversation about the unexpected success of this deep strategy game that I hope you will enjoy. The game is currently headed for it's second printing so if you feel like this sounds up your weird strategy alley you should check
449: The Firmament/Obsidian Beginner's Guide
This week we finally reach the end of our first pass on everything new included in the Thunder's Edge expansion! Only about six months to talk about everything. We've been very specific about it to, I think we've saved the best for last. The Firmament is far from the greatest faction but I think what they bring to the table is so fresh that it's just too exciting to ignore. So sit down with Me and
448: Twilight's Fall Genomes and Paradigms Overview
Our final component overview episode for Twilight's Fall! From here on out it's gonna get weirder and more specific so study up this week with Hunter and Blasto as they sit down again for another absolute barn burner of an overview. Every single Genome and Paradigm is spoken aloud into our microphones. I hope you have been following along with the Twilight's Fall episodes because going forward we'
SCPT Kansas City Missouri Intergalactical Announcement! (OUR IN-PERSON TI TOURNAMENTS)
Hey y'all! I'm delaying your regularly scheduled episode one day so that I can announce the next intergalactical. Very excited to be heading to Kansas City in June. Tickets will be available starting on April 15th, sign up for the Weird Bear or Wormholigan Patreon tier for access to the Pre-Sale on April 1st.
Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com
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447: Every Relic RANKED!
This week it's a full panel with Hunter, JadiimJedi, and Blasto sitting down for a full on SCPT Ranking episode! We go in depth the hot takes you crave and there is even some decent information for beginner's that might be missing some of the finer details. Like all of our ranking episodes I'd like you to make sure to take it all super serious and if you disagree please tell everyone you know. See
446: Saint of Swords and Sickening Lurch Beginner's Guide
We're closing up our initial look at the Thunder's Edge expansion with our first look at the final two Mahact Kings. Hunter and Alec saved two very solid options for last as the Saint of Swords can hit like a truck full of swords and Lurch is just the most interesting option if you like playing underdog factions that have extremely unique options available to them. Very excited to get into our nex
445: Deepwrought Scholarate Beginner's Guide
We've got Jadiim Jedi in the hot seat this week and we're diving deep into the noble waters of our brand new fish faction! These guys are great and really dig them a lot so this one of those feel good episodes where we just talk about how much we love playin' as our new fishy friends. Download this episode and GO TO SCHOOL.
Hunter is Headlining his first comedy club weekend in Minneapolis Feb. 27t
444: Twilight's Fall Unit Upgrades Analyzed
The unit upgrades are the hottest deck this side of the Twilight's Fall, and this week Hunter and Blasto are going to walk you through exactly how these cards DEFINE the beautiful game that is Twilight's Fall. In the rundown section Hunter muses on what old Factions he's most looking forward to covering and announces how future guides will be prioritized in the years to come!
Hunter is Headlining
443: Coexistence Overview and Rules Questions! (WITH ANSWERS)
You've got questions, we've got answers. This week we've got Andcat back on the show and he has convened with a secret cabal of Rules Lawyers in order to dig deep on one of the big new rules concepts that you need to know in advance of the next big faction guide! This is a weird nitty gritty episode but I feel like it's fascinating if you wanna jump into the muck of new interactions that frequentl
442: Il Na Viroset and El Nen Janovet Beginner's Guide
Hunter and Alec are back on the case! Taking on the next two Mahact kings is quite the roller coaster today. Il Na Viroset is a real star of the new mode and I feel confident you'll really dig them but El Nen Janovet is a whole other story....
Hunter is Headlining his first comedy club weekend in Minneapolis Feb. 27th and 28th
Tickets here:
Hunter at Sisyphus Brewing!
Come to the Orlando Florida T
441: Last Bastion Beginner's Guide
I'm so excited to talk about this faction. Last Bastion is exactly the kind of faction that I love to champion! They're kinda bad but also extremely good given certain situations and contexts, in this episode Hunter and JadiimJedi are gonna dig right into those exact situations. They're the good guys!
Hunter is Headlining his first comedy club weekend in Minneapolis Feb. 27th and 28th
Tickets here
440: Twilight's Fall Ability Deck Overview (Part 2 of 2)
Hunter and Blasto have returned to finish what they started! We've got another two hour barn burner here for you as the two of them sit down to read through and analyze the rest of the Twilight's Fall Ability deck. It's deep stuff here!
Come to the Orlando Florida Tournament March 13-15
Tickets here:
Orlando Intergalactical
Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty
439: Thunder's Edge Planets and System Tiles
This week we've got Alec back in the chair NOT talking about Twilight's Fall stuff, instead it's time to put on our cartography glasses and dig deep on all of the beautiful new hexagons Santa gave us! We also spend a bit in the beginning discussing Leonardo DiCraprio so don't get spooked by that.
Come to the Orlando Florida Tournament March 13-15
Tickets here:
Orlando Intergalactical
Music provid
438: 2026 Premiere (Featuring EJ Sanders and the Galactic Census Results)
Welcome to 2026! This week we've got a business episode with EJ Sanders as our guest so you can expect some silly stuff. We talk about a lot of our goals for SCPT this year and some of our future events before digging into the results of the first annual GALACTIC CENSUS. This is a new feature of the patreon I'll do at the end of every year where we poll the audience on favorite faction, favorite w
437: (2025 Faction Tier List) The one billion percent essential, always honest, unequaled, unrivaled, indeterminate, obedient, eloquent, obstinate, tubular, cerebral, daring, loquacious, just, monst-
It's faction tier list time! Our first of the Thunder's Edge era! What a time to be alive!
To celebrate the end of 2025 Hunter, Blasto, and JadiimJedi convene to get embark on the first of what will be a series of tier list episodes where we really get to the heart of exactly how good every single faction in Twilight Imperium is. This is a traditional tier list that we tackled in alphabetical orde
436: Holiday Spectacular 2025
Happy Holidays! I got you this gift of a weird conversation featuring Bane Salami and Katt Fartens. Honestly I don’t even remember what we talked about. Enjoy!
435: Avarice Rex and Il Sai Lakoe Beginner's Guide
Hunter and Alec are back for some more Twilight's Fall discussion! This week is all about the broken as heck Money Mahact who can legitimately conjure more Trade Goods then any seat in the entire game. In the second half we break down the Arborec themed Mahact which has very tasty production mechanics. These are both very solid choices so consult these if you wanna play the good Kings!
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434: Ral Nel Consortium Beginner's Guide
I hope you like lizards and or geckos because Hunter and Jadiim Jedi are back to dive into our next brand new faction, the Ral Nel!
These funky geckos like to shrink down their structures and fly them around to wherever they feel like it. I love them!
I think plenty of you all will love them too.
Also we've got some errata from our Crimson Rebellion guide so check that out too!
Signups for our fi
433: Twilight's Fall Ability Deck Overview (Part 1 of 2)
Hunter and Blasto are back for the first half of an extremely in-depth discussion overviewing the Ability Deck for Twilight's Fall. This deck has an overwhelming number of cards and is the real backbone of this new mode so I would consider this conversation essential for understanding the potential strategy that this game mode unlock. The second part of this discussion will drop in January, we dec
SCPT Intergalactical Orlando Florida Announcement! (In-person TI Tournament)
Your next intergalactical tournament is locked in!
We'll be at The Haven Games in Casselberry, FL on March 13th through the 16th 2026!
Weird Bear and Findergardner Pre-Sale will be on December 16th at 11AM Central!
General tickets will go on sale January 1st at 11AM Central!
432: Thunder's Edge New Action Cards Overview
It's a Hunter and JadiimJedi episode! Expect it to go long and feature lots of tangents. This week we're taking a look at all the new action cards added to Thunder's Edge (We'll do a separate episode for the Twilight's Fall cards don't you worry). Also reminder! Many of the codex ACs also got makeovers so expect us to cover that as well. Someday we'll do another episode about the entire AC deck an
431: The Ruby Monarch and Radiant Aur Beginner's Guide
This week on SCPT, we dig deep into two of the Mahact Kings of the Twilight's Fall Game Mode! Can you believe we're doing faction guides for these Mahact Kings which only have two faction abilities? How ever will we manage????
Signups for our first online Thunder's Edge tournament are LIVE!
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430: Crimson Rebellion Beginner's Guide
Okay well here we are. The first of the new wave of guides for Thunder's Edge. For this first pass we'll be going over each of the new factions over the course of several months. This first guide features Hunter and Blasto breaking down the components for the Crimson Rebellion and pondering the deeper implications of their strategy. It's definitely not our last word on the matter but it's a great
429: Twilight's Fall Strategy Card and Edicts Overview
This week Hunter and Alec sit down to overview the Twilight's Fall Strategy Cards and talk about the Edicts! It's a great episode for gearing yourself up for any upcoming Twilight's Fall game.
We have our first online tournament coming up, signups start on November 12th at 16:00 UTC/11AM Eastern!
Subscribe to the patreon to get in on the action!
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Bonus: SCPT Patreon Tournament 8 Announcement and Details!
CLARIFICATION: Several times in this episode (and in the ad) I mention that the signups start on November 12th at 16:00UTC/NOON Eastern which is incorrect. I meant to say that signups start on the 12th at 16:00UTC/11AM Eastern.
Hello! Special bonus episode for you today. Hunter is here solo to explain to you how and WHEN to sign up for our first Online Tournament for Thunder's EDGE. Also we go thr
428: Breakthroughs and Synergies RANKED
Yo this week, Hunter and JadiimJedi sit down to rank and discuss all 25 breakthroughs for the old factions. It's a blow-out discussion that essentially covers the entire game in brief excluding the newest factions. Also for the first 45 minutes we review the new rules for breakthroughs and synergies in an attempt to clear up some confusion. HAVE FUN! Thunder's Edge, forver.
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427: Twilight's Fall Rulebook Analysis
Hunter and Alec are seating down for a read along! This time we're diving into the Twilight's Fall rulebook to cover what this great alternate game mode is going to offer us. If you found the previous reveal episode confusing this episode should clear a lot of what the mode is actually about up, however even this discussion is just the beginning of our coverage! Enjoy and remember this Friday Hunt
426: This Imperium Life POK Final! (With Matt Martens)
Matt is back this week with Hunter for a special occasion. We're doing a special bonus episode this week so that we can fit in all the juicy SCPT content we want! So for this episode we're going to hit y'all with the last and best POK TIL submissions that we have received! Thanks to everyone who sent us any stories over the years, y'all mean so much to us!
For Twilight Imperium Tournaments and S
425: Thunder's Edge Rulebook Analysis
This week we're back with a fresh start! Hunter and El Blasto (TI Tournament extraordinaire) sit down to work through the new rulebook. Now that Hunter has his copy of Thunder's Edge we've gotta begin our project of analyzing all of the new content! It starts here with the beautiful rulebook but soon we'll get to Faction guides, component overviews, and click-bait hot takes. Long live SCPT!
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424: POK Mailbag Farewell! (Also Matt Announcement)
This week we've got a weird episode for ya, we went to the Galactic Council to ask them for questions regarding the end of the POK era of the TI. A lot of it involves Hunter and Matt looking back at their 8 years of working on the show but also we've got a discussion at the end that pertains to Matt's continued involvement in the show. It's a bit of a downer but I hope y'all will stick with the sh
423: Twilight's Fall Game Mode Revealed! (With DANE, AGAIN)
Hunter, Matt, and Dane are all here to talk about the big elephant in the room for the new Twilight Imperium expansion. What exactly is Twilight's Fall? Is it simply an official take on frankendraft? How wildly does it differ from regular Twilight Imperium? Is it the new "real" way to play the game? Did Dane make us two expansions???
ALL THIS AND MORE, WITHIN!
For Twilight Imperium Tournaments a
422: The Firmament/The Obsidian Faction Reveal (WITH DANE)
This week we've got a full on FACTION REVEAL. Dane is here to give us a full component reveal of one of the wildest new additions to the faction roster and I couldn't be happier. If you've been wondering who the weird robed figures are on the cover and back of the new box, well it's time to find out what their whole deal is. Special thanks to Dane for bein' my buddy and giving us all the good spoi
421: Blood on the Clock Tower Appreciation Podcast (ALSO THUNDER'S EDGE TEASERS ARE BACK, ALSO ALSO TI DIGITAL ANNOUNCED WOW)
This is easily one of the craziest episodes of this podcast we've ever produced. So first up we're going to cover FOUR new Thunder's Edge component teasers because I got to make it up to you for all the weeks I wasn't able to share the new stuff. Then we're going to talk about the new announced Twilight Imperium game "Twilight Imperium Digital" and only after all of that will we get into the meat
420: Thunder's Edge Lore Teasers
Hunter and Absol sit down this week to talk about all of the lore teasers that we have for where the story of Twilight Imperium is going to be headed into the upcoming expansion, Thunder's Edge. She is absolutely an expert in this arena and she has a lot of really good information that is public that you might not know about because you might not have read all of the TI books for the RPG, so check
419: Twilight Imperium The E-Sport (Past and Future)
This week we've got Alec back in the Virtual studio to discuss the history of Twilight Imperium as an E-Sport and also how Thunder's Edge might change all of that!
For Twilight Imperium Tournaments and SCPT live-shows, click here:
https://linktr.ee/spacecatspeaceturtles
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Additional Music and Sounds by Brian Kupi
418: Codex 4 - The Mole Part 3 (RPG EPISODE)
After a puzzling announcement up top we get into the our final RPG session! How will our Keleres Agents save the Mecatol Rex from bacterial weapons?
Special thanks to our cast this week of EJ, Sun, Alec, and our wonderful GM Absol!
For Twilight Imperium Tournaments and SCPT live-shows, click here:
https://linktr.ee/spacecatspeaceturtles
Music provided by Ben Prunty and Keanerschnitzel
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417: What is Twilight's Fall? (Theories and guesses!)
Big Announcement up top so stay tuned for information about upcoming Thunder's Edge teasers! Exciting times to be a Twilight Imperium fan! This week on the show Hunter sits down with Ethan from Carboard Crash Course to chat about what we think the new Mahact filled alternate mode will be. Will it be frankendraft to the letter of the law? Will it disrupt everything? Is it good? None of these questi
416: New Expansion Components! (Revealed so far!)
This is easily one of the most important episodes of SCPT since the very beginning. This week Hunter and El Blasto sit down to talk piece by piece about every single new component that Fantasy Flight Games has revealed for the upcoming TI4 expansion, THUNDER'S EDGE. Buckle up because this is a long one and there is so much to talk about. Also keep in mind that not all of the components discussed i
415: Codex 4 - Finale (Matt reviews Codex 4)
Matt is back with an episode we recorded before Gen Con. This week we're catching up with him on all of the new components introduced with Codex 4. His premium takes are finally bestowed upon us and we will learn the good stuff finally! Also Hunter comes to you twice from a post-Gen Con universe to talk about the expansion announcement and give you some taste of what was a Gen Con for the ages.
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EMERGENCY PODCAST: Twilight Imperium Expansion 2 ANNOUNCEMENT (FOR YOUR EYES ONLY)
Well the elephant is out of the box now! For this special episode of SCPT we sat down with Liv Sheppard of Fantasy Flight Games for an interview about the just announced Twilight Imperium expansion titled THUNDER'S EDGE. Get it!
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Thunder's Edge Trailer:
https://youtu.be/L_2BkZTNjZ4?si=GrFehC
414: Codex 4 - The Mole Part 2 (RPG Episode)
Another no preamble start as we get into the second part of our three part Twilight Imperium RPG story! Will our boys solve Absol's mystery?
Special thanks to our cast this week of EJ, Sun, Alec, and our wonderful GM Absol!
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Music provided by Ben Prunty and Keanerschnitzel
Additional Music a
413: Codex 4 - Minor Factions Galactic Event
Today we're rounding out our Codex Four coverage with our final new Galactic Event (It's actually kinda old) Minor Factions! It's a super solid mode that I recommend whole heartedly to anyone who might be a little squeamish about these alternate game modes. It's not too much craziness and there is still plenty of room for classic Twilight Imperium strategy. My guest today is Jadiim Jedi who you mi
412: Codex 4 - Age of Commerce Galactic Event
This week we're talking about what is likely the goofiest of the new Galactic Events! It basically blows the lid off the tech game and enables everyone to lend each other into an apocalypse of SHARING. Our guest this week is El Blasto who was featured in the Finals of our online tournament this year and is also an accomplished streamer and commentator of our beloved game.
For Twilight Imperium Tou
411: Codex 4 - Age of Exploration Galactic Event
This week Hunter sits down with community member Andcat (and frequent merch collaborator) to talk about our experience with the Age of Exploration Galactic event. This is one of the more reasonable events and I think it brings a fun chill experience to the game. We moved the rundown to the end with this episode and you might want to stick around for it if you have missed having Matt in these episo
410: Codex 4 - The Mole Part 1 (RPG EPISODE)
This week we've got a special presentation for you. No preamble! We just get right into another episode of us playing the TI RPG. Specifically this week we're tackling the first part of the module included in Codex 4! Expect part 2 in a few weeks.
Special thanks to our cast this week of EJ, Sun, Alec, and our wonderful GM Absol!
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409: Codex 4 - Total War Galactic Event
More Codex Four coverage! This week Hunter sits down with JadiimJedi to talk in-dept about the Total War Galactic Event. It's a fun new way to play that game that I really encourage you to check out.
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Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com
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408: Playing against the Mahact
This week, Hunter sits down with Alec to answer the Galactic Council call! How do you beat the evil masters of the ancient galaxy? Find out within.
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Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com
Additional Music and Sounds by Brian Kupillas. https://
