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Romp032: PAX Unplugged Travelogue (and Indie Games Night Market)We're on the road yet again. This time it's a more conventional convention except for one of the most fun evenings in gaming: the Indie Games Night Market
Featured on this episode:
Okay, Duckies, Now Let's Get In Formation by Ted Schaller
Psymurai by Andy Mangham
Imps by Nick Brachmann
Urban Capitalism by Bernease Herman
Resilience by Greg Loring-Albright
Beastro by Matteo Uguzzoni (and Jason Corace)
Floriafiora by Emily Hancock
Fold & Fly! by Taylor Shuss
Coupon Clipper by Chris...
2025-12-021h 01Romp031: SD Histcon Travelogue (w/ Cole and Liz)Matt attended the historical board game convention SD Histcon recently, alongside Cole and Liz. He wasn't there on official Leder business, but it was a fascinating event and worth talking about in the context of Leder design and philosophy. So join us as we take you inside!
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This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson
Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcartel.com/
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Romp030: Root Map AnalysisThe boys are back at Leder Games to talk about every Map released (and yet to be released) map for Root!
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This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson
Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcartel.com/
Our theme is by Ben Prunty who you can check out at https://benprunty.bandcamp.com/
2025-11-121h 09Romp029: Here I Stand (With Cole and Liz)Matt is back with Liz Davidson and Cole Wehrle to talk about everyone's favorite historical board game set during the Lutheran Reformation: Here I Stand!
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This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson
Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcartel.com/
Our theme is by Ben Prunty who you can check out at https://benprunty.bandcamp.com/
2025-11-0555 min
Romp028: Arcs - The Warden Fate Guide (Part 2 of 2)It's time to finish up the Warden. How are the royals gonna close this up?
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This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson
Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcartel.com/
Our theme is by Ben Prunty who you can check out at https://benprunty.bandcamp.com/
2025-10-281h 08Romp027: Arcs - The Warden Fate Guide (Part 1 of 2)The boys are back with our first dive into The Warden!
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This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson
Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcartel.com/
Our theme is by Ben Prunty who you can check out at https://benprunty.bandcamp.com/
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Space Cats Peace Turtles426: 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!
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2025-10-201h 04Space Cats Peace Turtles424: 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 show even if Matt will be less involved going forward.
For Twilight Imperium Tournaments and SCPT live-shows...
2025-10-092h 02Romp026: Game Design and History with Liz DavidsonLiz Davidson is the Solo Games Specialist at Leder Games but her background goes even deeper than solo design. Matt chats with her about historical games, her academic past, and how it all factors into her job designing and developing solo modes (and maybe someday solo-only games?!) for Leder Games.
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Special t...
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Romp025: Ahoy - The Smuggler Faction GuideWe're back on the high seas this week with Matt and Nick Brachmann! The Smuggler is the asymmetrical vagabondish seat of the Ahoy table who plays their own game, but don't be intimidated because Matt and Nick have your back. With this episode we're rounding out our coverage of the base game of Ahoy so that we can continue forward into the expansions, I hope you're excited for it.
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2025-09-231h 18Romp024: Root Tournament History w/ Guerric SamplesWe're taking a look back today are the greatest Root tournament series that was ever held: GuerricSample's Winter Tournament. For three years, Guerric streamed hundreds of hours of Root tournament games and gave the community some of the highest skill games around. He's taken a step back from tournament organizing but is still around the community as moderator of the Woodland Warriors discord and even Editor on the Homeland expansion. So let's go down memory lane and talk about the growth of Root's competitive scene.
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2025-09-161h 01Romp023: Arcs - Pacifist Fate Guide (Part 2 of 2)It's the second of our two parter on the Pacifist! Let us know what you think over on our discord and good luck with all the peace you'll be spreading!
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This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson
Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcartel.com/
Our theme is by Ben Prunty who you can check out at https://benprunty.bandcamp.com/
2025-09-091h 39Romp022: Arcs - Pacifist Fate Guide (Part 1 of 2)Throw down your weapons! It's time for peace and understanding! Big psychic understandings! This week Matt and Hunter get started on another 2 part fate guide, this time about everyone's favorite lil' marshmallow cloud boi. Our first Arcs tournament starts this weekend! More information is on our new discord which you should totally check out.
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2025-09-021h 43Romp021: Root and Oath (Past and Future)This week we're getting into the weeds a bit and touching on two very important games that we have yet to discuss. First we get into our personal histories with both games before musing about the future of both in the world of Romp!
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This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson
Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcartel.com/
Our theme is...
2025-08-261h 18Romp020: First Arcs - The Blighted Reach Tournament Announcement (Also Romp Discord/Patreon)This week we've got kind of an incredible amount of things to announce. First the boys dig into their post GenCon thoughts, and then transition into important information for would-be Arcs tournament participants and streamers! Very exciting stuff!
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This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson
Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcartel.com/
Our theme is by Ben Prunty who you can...
2025-08-191h 02Romp019: Ahoy - Mollusk Union Faction GuideMatt and Nick are back with another Ahoy guide! This one is for the comrades out there who know deep in their shells that this Union is forever.
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This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson
Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcartel.com/
Our theme is by Ben Prunty who you can check out at https://benprunty.bandcamp.com/
2025-08-121h 18Space Cats Peace Turtles415: 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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Music provided by Ben P...
2025-08-061h 42Romp018: Arcs - Fate Guide Advocate Act 3We're on the road this week heading to Gen Con where all the magic happens! Before you head out on your own Gen Con journey make sure to listen to Matt close up his three part Advocate guide. Perhaps this week things will actually catch up to us?!?!
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This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson
Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcartel.com/
2025-07-2959 minRomp017: Arcs - Fate Guide Advocate Act 2I hope you've got your skates on because we're continuing our breezy tour down easy street with Act 2 of the Advocate! Gen Con is right around the corner and if you like this show you should consider coming to our Space Cats Peace Turtles Live show, we won't really talk about board games much but it will be hilarious and a real good time!
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Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for...
2025-07-221h 04Romp016: Arcs - Fate Guide Advocate Act 1Get your skates on because this episode is a breeze! This week Matt educates Hunter on how to ADVOCATE for an incredibly easy time succeeding at your objective. It's a fun classic episodes with your boys in the same room again.
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This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson
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Our theme is by Ben Prunty w...
2025-07-151h 02Romp015: Arcs - Fate Guide Redeemer Act 3And we're back! Matt and Hunter sit down after a prolonged break to give you some regular ol' Arcs content. This week we're conquering our first C Fate, the Redeemer! Also we test out a new format for our guides with a more stripped down approach, let us know how we did.
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2025-07-081h 01Romp014: Ahoy - Bluefin Squadron Faction GuideYarrrr! We've got more strategy content for ye mateys. The release of Ahoy's expansions is looming, and to get ready for the launch we want to start covering the factions from the base game. This time, it's the Bluefin Squadron! The sharks play an orderly control game with few surprises, so efficiency is the name of the game!
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2025-07-031h 21Romp013: A Game Player's History of Cole WehrleThis week Hunter sits down with Cole to talk about how he came to be a lover and enjoyer of games.
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This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson
Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcartel.com/
Our theme is by Ben Prunty who you can check out at https://benprunty.bandcamp.com/
2025-06-171h 09Romp012: Arcs - Fate Guide Pirate Act 3Shiver me timbers! We're finishing up our Pirate coverage with our Act 3 guide. Also we open with a follow up on recent theatrical experiences for Matt and Hunter. Steal this podcast!
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This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson
Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcartel.com/
Our theme is by Ben Prunty who you can check out at https://benprunty.bandcamp.com/
2025-06-101h 11Space Cats Peace Turtles405: SCPT Episode 026 COMMENTARYHey there friends! We had a lot of plans blow up on us last week so we've had to pivot a bunch of plans, I promise we'll be back to normal next week! For now I've got an experimental episode for you. Hunter is going to listen to episode 26 of SCPT and give you his PODCASTER'S commentary. It's a weird thing we've done once before and it's a great nostalgic way to listen to our old ideas and compare them to the current SCPT paradigms. This old episode was originally called "Kingmaking and Support for the Throne" and it...
2025-06-041h 51Romp011: Arcs - Fate Guide Pirate Act 2We're back with MORE MEAT! This week Matt lectures us on the virtues of Piracy with our special lil' guy. Check it out!
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This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson
Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcartel.com/
Our theme is by Ben Prunty who you can check out at https://benprunty.bandcamp.com/
2025-06-031h 49Romp010: The Future of Arcs TournamentsThis week the boys sit down to talk about the Arcs Test tournament that was conducted last weekend over at twitch.tv/spacecatspeaceturtles
We discuss how the games went, what we learned about competitive Arcs and what we're excited to do in the future! Keep your ears perked for early Fall as that would be a great time to start the journey!
Watch the Finals of the test Tourney here:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2462128287
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2025-05-271h 20Romp009: Arcs - Fate Guide Admiral Act 3We've done it! We've finished our very first Fate Guide! Everything gets better from here! This week Hunter brings us to his final thoughts on what the platonic ideal of the Admiral might look like while also pouring a lot of cold water on the process and dreaming about the future of this show. Let us know what YOU think!
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2025-05-201h 33Romp008: Introduction to Ahoy (feat. LordoftheBoard)Who's ready to dive in?! That pun has never been more intended than it is today because Matt has been thinking about Ahoy for a long time and finally wants to start dissecting it in earnest. To assist in this endeavor is another Ahoy convert: Lord of the Board! He's deemed this summer the summer of Ahoy, and we couldn't agree more, so come hear our first thoughts on getting started with Ahoy and how to start thinking about it more strategically...
You can find Lord of the Board on his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube...
2025-05-131h 33Romp007: Arcs - Fate Guide Admiral Act 2This week the boys get back on track and Hunter turns in more homework. We've got your Act 2 Fate guide for Admiral. We wanted to include Act 3 in this episode as well but the outline got so long that it no longer made sense so stay tuned next week for the rest of your first Fate walkthrough. Also let us know what Hunter messed up, GET HIM!
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2025-04-301h 37Romp006: The Dice of Leder GamesThis week Matt and Hunter sit down for MATH talk. It's dice talk time! We talk about the dice based combat systems of Arcs, Root, and Oath. Including some discussion of the new Oath expansion. This episode is part analysis and part critique as we break down what makes a Leder Dice system unique and also teach you how to best utilize these systems to your advantage!
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2025-04-221h 40Romp005: Arcs - Test Tournament Announcement (Also Blue Prince talk)This is a grab bag episode this week while Hunter gears up to deliver to finishing touches on his first Fate guide! This week we talk about the Arcs test tournament, if you would like to sign up for it check out the episode channel on the Woodland Warriors discord. We also talk about some unfortunate real world economic realities that are effecting the board game industry. Also a discussion of a new video game called Blue Prince that we think you should check out! This one is everything!
Blue Prince is on steam: https://store.steampowered...
2025-04-151h 20Romp004: Arcs - Fate Guide Admiral Act 1Our first Fate Guide is here! We're talking about how to play the Admiral during Act 1! This is an exciting start to what will be the bread and butter of our operation, showing you how to play these games from a particular seat. With Arcs we've decided to go with an approach that breaks down the Campaign Fates by Act. There was a lot to talk about in our first, let us know what you think!
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2025-04-081h 26Romp003: An Introduction to Nick BrachmannThis week we're going off-topic and focusing on the people behind your games! Listen as Matt sits down with Senior Game Developer Nick Brachmann to chat about game design with a particular focus on one of the greatest games of all time, the tv show: Survivor. Sound off in the comments if you want Matt to start a Survivor podcast because he totally would.
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Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for...
2025-04-0154 minRomp002: Arcs - Act Structure and IntermissionsWe hope you are enjoying the first act of our 50 act structured podcast, thanks for all the positive reviews! Matt and Hunter are back to talk about what it means for Arcs to be a game played over the course of three sessions, how that might impact your strategy and how you actually go through the process of playing a game of Arcs. This one is a mixture of overview and analysis and I think even though we're covering the basics you'll find plenty of red meat has been tossed in for the people that hunger to see this...
2025-03-251h 42Space Cats Peace Turtles395: Voice of One Book Preview AND Hunter's Journey Through the PrelimsThis week we've two anchor segments for you! For the first half we've got an interview with Tristan Palmgren about his new book "Voice of One" which is set in the Twilight Imperium Universe and it sounds great! For our second half Hunter will re-cap the Prelims in general and give you a play by play of his recent Prelims game. Also the Semis are right around the corner! Also the Intergalactical is even sooner! Everything is happening!
Get tickets to our live show in Minneapolis March 27th
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2025-03-191h 43Romp001: Arcs - Summits and FlagshipsMatt and Hunter pick up where they left off with their Blighted Reach overview! This week we go deeper into Summits and Flagships with particular attention paid to some very interesting and odd Flagship interactions. The last 20 minutes of the episode were recorded in an empty apartment so please excuse the echo while we are transitioning into a new home studio, thank you for giving our show a chance!
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2025-03-181h 43Romp000: "What is Romp?"The final episode of our "Welcome to Romp" arc wherein you meet the boys and learn of their mission! Within this episode we joke around a lot, introduce ourselves, and give you all a rough road map of what we'll be talking about in the first year of the show. Thank you for supporting this new venture, WE LOVE YOU.
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2025-03-111h 06Romp-001: Arcs The Blighted Reach Overview *SCPT SUPERCUT*And we're back with our final look back into the Space Cats Peace Turtles feed. This time Matt and Hunter sit down for two discussions about the Blighted Reach. This is very instructional and useful information if you haven't checked out the Blighted Reach expansion yet this serves as a wonderful primer and it's great table-setting for where Romp will go in the coming weeks. Check it out and get ready because this show truly begins next week!
Chapters:
03:10 - Arcs The Blighted Reach: Learn to Learn (Learn to Learn is what we call an...
2025-03-072h 12Romp-002: Arcs Leaders Guides *SCPT SUPERCUT*EVEN MORE WELCOME TO ROMP!
Can you believe how long this episode is? We're very proud to finally have reached the final frontier of YouTube video essay length content. In this blistering feast of strategic content you'll listen to many different perspectives on playing base game Arcs from every possible Leader. We even sometimes talk about all of the Lore you could possibly combine with said Leader, it's a lot but trust me it's a worthwhile journey if you haven't already plunged into the depths of the Space Cats Peace Turtles backlog. DIG IN!
2025-03-0610h 04Romp-003: Arcs Base Game Overview *SCPT SUPERCUT*Welcome to ROMP!
If you are reading this then it looks like our new podcast has gotten into your life. For our first upload we're reaching back into the Space Cats Peace Turtles backlog and extracting some tasty nuggets of data that we will build our new show upon. This episode will cover all of the basic rules and concepts of base game Arcs. If you already know how to play Arcs then the best this can do for you is offer a refresher but if you don't already know then lemme tell ya, this is...
2025-03-053h 57Space Cats Peace Turtles391: "What Makes For Great Tournament Play"We've got an off-book episode this week for you. Matt and Hunter have a frank conversation about what they value in high level Twilight Imperium play. I'm not sure we find an absolute metric but these are thoughts we've been having lately so check that out. Matt also admits that Hunter is a really smart guy finally. After so many years of Matt shooting his friend down, he finds the truth.
Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com
Additional Music and Sounds by Brian Kupillas. https://w...
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Old Gamer’s AlmanacDonkey Kong Country (1994)This week Matt, EJ, and Hunter sit down to talk about a stone-cold classic that everyone loves. DONKEY KONG. It's a really silly one and I hope you listen to it while gettin' some much needed potassium.
To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_Q1WZzkwqG-ALqi0/edit?usp=sharing. THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS IF YOU ARE LISTENING TO OLDER EPISODES.
Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey
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2024-11-191h 06Old Gamer’s AlmanacFinal Fantasy 6 (1994) (Feat. Exothermic)This week Matt and Hunter commemorate a very special game that has been a white whale for this podcast from the beginning. Await with bated breath as we find out whether or not this JRPG is finally the one that Matt finds himself enjoying, will it score higher than FF7? The only way to find out is by listening!
Special thanks to Exothermic for joining in on this special episode.
Check out his channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ExothermicPlaysGames
Check out his FF6 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwqRgDAiRhE
2024-10-152h 16Space Cats Peace Turtles372: SCPT Episode 001 COMMENTARYToday we have something weird and experimental for you all. While Matt is still in Germany attending Essen we've got Hunter all alone cookin' weirdo soup for the SCPT faithful. This week Hunter is sitting down to listen to the audio from the very first SCPT episode while giving his thoughts, heckles, and commentary. Let's see just how far we've come on this show and with Twilight Imperium.
Tournament 7 is open for signups now! Get in there! https://www.patreon.com/spacecatspeaceturtles
Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com...
2024-10-091h 29Space Cats Peace Turtles356: Ahoy Got Really GoodHunter's out on tour this week which means Matt needed a new friend! Good for him he works with some pretty cool folks, including Nick Brachmann! Nick is a Senior Developer at Leder Games and is responsible for the upcoming Ahoy: New Horizons expansion. It more than doubles what is possible in Ahoy and Matt has been playing a lot of it recently. Let's talk game development, creativity, and fostering strategic depth! Also MAPS.
Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com
Additional Music and Sounds by Brian Kupillas...
2024-06-211h 02Space Cats Peace Turtles354: Arcs Leaders - Upstart, Rebel, and OverseerMore Arcs! And this time, we've got Hunter around. He's been thinking about the Overseer for months now and is ready to get it all off of his chest. Meanwhile, EJ and Matt are back, this time with the Upstart and Rebel. It's a mix of Leaders that all seem to want to strike very early in different ways which honestly made it incredibly difficult to play them against each other so many times! Some games of Arcs are all about chapter 5 and it turns our some games the whole game gets played in the first two chapters and...
2024-06-051h 39Old Gamer’s AlmanacOpen Roads and Pepper Grinder (2024)Sorry for the late late episode, we let the bonus hold the normal slot and now you are getting your normal episode at the 11th hour. This time Matt and Hunter sit down to talk about two smaller new titles. The first is OPEN ROADS, the spiritual follow-up to the 2013 indie classic GONE HOME. Prepare to talk about walkin'! The second game is some silly Matt stuff.
To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_Q1WZzkwqG-ALqi0/edit?usp=s...
2024-04-151h 02Space Cats Peace Turtles329: Hunter’s Journey Through the QualifiersHunter 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://youtu.be/osCe7-lbblU?si=JymbjbWaUMDF0w89
Music...
2023-12-131h 25Old Gamer’s AlmanacPreparing for Alan Wake 2Today is weird because we're pretty much only talking about one game, but we are not ranking it. Alan Wake 2 comes out soon and Hunter set aside time to replay Alan Wake. However, Matt has never touched it and still would kind of like to play Alan Wake 2 when it comes out. So Hunter is here to give Matt (and you) a crash course on Alan Wake and catch him up on the story so far.
To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194...
2023-09-261h 10Old Gamer’s AlmanacThirty Flights of Loving (2012) [w/ EJ Sanders]Hunter bounced off the new Zelda so he decided to betray the promised list with an episode about a sweet little independent experimental narrative game from 2012! EJ and Hunter try to stay focused but they end up talking about a lot of unrelated stuff. Thanks for bein' cool.
A lit of things discussed in this episode:
Thirty Flights of Loving
Gravity Bone
Matt's relationship with his dog
Indiana Jones 5
Wes Anderson's filmography
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2023-07-041h 14Old Gamer’s AlmanacSilent Hill 2 (2001) [w/ Kimmy Martens]Happy Halloween! It's time for a proper spookin' so we played Silent Hill 2 and invited Matt's cousin Kimmy back on to talk about why it's one of her favorite games ever! Matt's unfamiliarity with the genre and Hunter's self-imposed psychological torment feature heavily as well for a game that wants to rise very close to the top of the list...
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2022-10-311h 22Space Cats Peace Turtles269: Clash of Cultures, Innovation, and more! (Featuring Shelton and Shawn)It is a wild one this week. Matt has been away on vacation and so Hunter has been left to his own devices! So obviously, it's beach episode time. Hunter brought his buddies on to just talk about various board games we like as if this is some normal boring regular cool podcast.
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2022-10-191h 08Old Gamer’s AlmanacTwisted Metal 2 (1996)Matt and Hunter were in the same place for a weekend, which is why you're getting a few episodes in a row of this particular era and breed of video game. This time, it's one from Hunter's childhood, vehicular car combat legend Twisted Metal 2. So many things about this game are "out-dated," but does that make it bad, or does that make it a product of it's time? Who cares, it's all Beavis and Butt-head jokes.
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2022-05-1058 minOld Gamer’s AlmanacGetting Over It with Bennett Foddy (2017)Well today is a weird one. Matt has come a long way in his relationship with difficulty and frustration and this is a chance to put that to the test. But the real test is the fact that Hunter is actually playing and trying to beat Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy for the first time while recording the episode. Experience the highs and the lows in real time and see if Hunter can Get Over It with Matt jabbering on in his ear.
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2022-04-191h 03Space Cats Peace Turtles239: Matt’s Ultimate and Hunter’s Normal Top 10 Board GamesThis is a Galactic Council episode. I repeat, this is a Galactic Council episode. There are many, many places out there where you can get this kind of content, but today you're stuck with these two idiots. I would say that no one asked for this, but turns out a sizable enough percentage of patrons did, so here we are. Here's some top 10 lists from two guys who have not played nearly enough board games for you to take their opinions very seriously.
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2022-03-241h 23Space Cats Peace Turtles178: PoK Tournament Sign Ups and Structure 2021Twilight Imperium tournament season is upon us and Hunter and Matt are officially freaked out. There are clearly a lot of people vying for a spot in the upcoming Patreon tournament, so today we decided we needed to set the record straight on the structure of the tournament and give some important sign up information. This is one of those episodes that exists in the moment and won’t really be listenable in even just a couple months, but...it’s important information! And if you don’t care about that information, there is Tech Overview errata and some commun...
2021-02-091h 24Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 140: L1z1x Mindnet Strategy GuideThe time rift is still open and the universe is in absolute chaos. This episode careens back and forth between pre-baby and post-baby Matt, and you can expect more in the weeks to come. While Matt and Hunter are trapped in this time loop, they found a chance to talk about the L1z1x Mindnet. Enjoy that talk before eternity folds back in on itself and we all wake up as cyborgs.
Section Outline:
Overview - 7:09
Early Game - 20:14
Technology - 42:25
Trading/Meta - 55:00
Mid...
2020-06-231h 40Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 139: Naalu Collective Strategy GuideToday we’re going to mind-meld with the psychic reptiles we love so much, The Naalu Collective! Listen as Matt and Hunter unveil their Naalu strategy guide! Also we have entered the Baby arc of the show where Matt and Hunter will begin hopping through time as they record many episodes early for air so that the baby will have plenty of Matt time. Also stay tuned to the end for a live update on that. ;) If you need any clues it’s Hunter writing this episode summary and I uhh never do that normally.
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2020-06-171h 18Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 135: Mentak Coalition Strategy GuideThis episode hit a few snags along the way. Our first recording put us over three, and we ended up getting pillaged, so we had to record another once we’d spent our other episodes. So, here now, finally, is our Mentak Coalition Strategy Guide. They’re a bit more straightforward than some of our previous guides, but that doesn’t mean there are important nuances that any player must tend to. Also, at the top, we chat a bit about our games in the 14 point tournament Semifinals that we both took part in last weekend. More on that experi...
2020-05-231h 57
Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 085: The Quest for Game 2After some notes about a recent game with our Good Yin Brotherhood patrons, Matt and Hunter begin to lay out the case for the five games proposed to be our “game #2.” The poll is live now to all of our patrons, and we wanted to make sure people had an adequate understanding of each game so that their vote could be informed. We’re excited to add something alongside Twilight Imperium, we just need help figuring out what that something should be!
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2019-06-041h 20Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 084: 4 Player 14 Point with Muaat ft. Yin4LifeThe Space Kitties have gotta thirsty. Only blood will quench their thirst. Blood or the tears of podcasters. This week’s episode is brought to you by Space Kitty Yin4Life, who took Hunter on a tortuous journey. The game was 14 points, 4 players, and Hunter was required to play as the Embers of Muaat. Joining him was Matt as the Winnu, Yin4Life as Sardakk N’orr, and UnalignedMagi as the Arborec. With E.J. as our stream host, this is the story of their suffering...
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Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 077: Road to the FinalsThe Patreon Tournament FINALS are this Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 2:30pm CDT! And before you join us LIVE (at twitch.tv/spacecatspeaceturtles) to watch, you MUST listen to this episode! Today we’re talking to all 6 finalists and getting a better idea of how they approach each game of Twilight Imperium. Matt and Hunter also analyze what they believe victory and defeat looks like for each player.
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2019-04-102h 10Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 075: Content Creation with James BocksWe have a special treat this week! Space Kitty James Bocks would like to present to you a discussion on content creation in the Twilight Imperium community. We discuss how Matt, Hunter, and James have gone about creating things in the past, and James makes many impassioned speeches to convince YOU to get out there and make something! So don’t sit there and let James down! Makes something, already! Also, there is a brief errata on last week’s Semifinals updates.
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2019-03-1959 minSpace Cats Peace TurtlesEp 060: Four Player Pros and ConsMatt played a four player game and was reminded how long it has been since he’s done Four Player. This is because Hunter despises Four Player games of Twilight Imperium. So, today is a regular old duel to the death over whether or not Four Player games are “good.” Afterwards, there is some important errata on the Tournament Prelim Round Map, including a couple of changes to the map itself.
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2018-12-051h 15Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 058: Player Profile - HunterIt’s time for another Player Profile! There’s only one other host of the podcast, so that means this week’s profile is all about Hunter! We cover his much more strategic background, how he goes about handling relationships at the table, and how he manages his salt output. Also included is a breakdown of the structure of the upcoming Patreon tournament and some overview of a recent Good Yin Brotherhood game.
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2018-11-201h 35Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 055: Player Profile - MattToday is the first episode of a new concept for the show: Player Profiles! We find there is value in assessing why a specific player makes the decisions they make. You can use their ideas to better your own play, or use their thoughts AGAINST THEM. For the first one, we break down how Matt has thought about strategy games in the past, and what goes through his head when he plays Twilight Imperium.
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2018-10-311h 19Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 054: Whispers and Secret ConversationsShh! There are many secrets in this episode. This week, Matt and Hunter discuss the value of secret, backdoor politicking in Twilight Imperium, and the different amounts of whispering that seem acceptable within the community. Looking for more feedback on this discussion, so be sure give your thoughts!
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2018-10-2359 minSpace Cats Peace TurtlesEp 052: Tech SkipsWhile tech paths are still topical, Matt and Hunter decided to sit down and talk about planets with Tech Specialties, otherwise known as Tech Skips. They break down the different planets themselves, the best techs to skip, and how this impacts different factions' tech paths. After that is errata for the “Always and Nevers” episode from last week.
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2018-10-101h 47Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 050: Being SaltySorry for the late show this week! While Matt was traveling across most of the United States, Hunter sat down with other close friends and discussed getting mad in games of Twilight Imperium. TI has a special ability to get players emotionally involved, and often that leads to explosive results.
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2018-09-2853 minSpace Cats Peace TurtlesEp 045: Tech Paths Part 1This week marks the first item on our list of topics Matt and Hunter are revisiting and re-examining. Tech hasn’t been covered extensively since Ep 004, and we’ve learned a lot about the game since then. So, in looking closer, we decided to focus on the importance of Optimal Tech Paths in TI4, and what that looks like for different factions. Stay tuned, because next week we’ll continue this conversation and look at the rest of the factions’ tech paths.
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2018-08-201h 45Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 043: GenCon SemifinalsWe made it through GenCon! This week is a recording we did the evening before the finals. We sat down with some of our close friends and crew members and broke now all of our favorite parts of GenCon and the Semifinals of the tournament. Afterwards, it’s just Hunter and Matt, giving a rundown of what you all hoped to see from GenCon, vs what we ended up actually seeing.
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2018-08-0858 minSpace Cats Peace TurtlesEp 041: How to Win from AheadSo you’re playing Twilight Imperium, and things are going GREAT! You flown ahead in victory points but now the board is threatening to violently attack you, and it feels like you’re so close to victory. What do you do? Today, Hunter Donaldson and Matt Martens discuss what to do when the tides of battle start to turn and when the lead starts to feel more like a burden. Don’t give up! Let us show you how to win from ahead. Then, despite this whole episode sort of already being errata, we give you more errata on last w...
2018-07-241h 16Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 040: How to Win from BehindSo you’re playing Twilight Imperium, and things are going south. You haven’t been able to keep up in victory points or you were just violently attacked, and it feels like the game is over for you. What do you do? Today, Hunter Donaldson and Matt Martens discuss what to do when the going gets tough. Don’t give up! Let us show you how to win from behind. Afterwards, there’s errata from our discussion on 5-player games.
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2018-07-171h 08Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 039: Five Player GamesThe Galactic Council has voted yet again! This time, Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson discuss what all changes in Twilight Imperium when you knock the player count down to five. Before that is some brief discussion about the Game of Thrones Board Game (2nd Edition), and afterwards is errata on last week’s…”discussion” about a Twilight Imperium movie.
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2018-07-111h 09Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 038: Twilight Imperium The MovieWe're gettin' pretty weird today. Main Pod-Daddy Matt is out this week so that leaves Pod-Daddy Hunter to pick up the pieces. So instead of getting anything done Hunter recruits frequent guest Alex to just talk about a TI movie? Yep.
You love it when Hunter is in charge. You know you do.
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2018-07-031h 01Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 037: First Round Strategies Wrap UpAnd so ends our journey through all 17 factions of Twilight Imperium. It was a long road, but we came out the other side with a lot more information than when we started, and so today Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson have decided to analyze everything they've learned along the way. After discussing all of the guides, we'll discuss what's next for Space Cats Peace Turtles, and then, as usual, some errata! This time from the madness that was the Yin Brotherhood guide.
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2018-06-191h 32Space Cats Peace TurtlesSpace Cats Death Clones Ep 001: First Round Strategies - The Yin Brotherhood by JattaPake (the one that's not a joke)For as long as space has had cats and peace has had turtles, Matt and Hunter's relationship with the Brotherhood of Yin has been tumultuous. It’s finally time to settle the score and break down these booger-boys. What does it take to unlock their kamikaze potential? Join the only person qualified to help, JattaPake, as he explores the depths, and then afterward, someone will respond to your errata on last week's Hacan guide!
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2018-06-121h 46Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 026: Kingmaking and Support for the ThroneContinuing our discussion from last week, Matt and Hunter are joined by their good friend Alex to have a roundtable discussion on the impact of kingmaking. Also discussed is the promissory note Support for the Throne's role in kingmaking and its purpose in the game at large. It's a big topic with MANY varying opinions. So join us in this complicated issue by taking part in the discussion!
2018-04-031h 05Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 024: First Round Strategies - Barony of LetnevOn paper, the Barony of Letnev seem like an exceptional race, but according to player submitted statistics, they tend to do quite poorly. Today, Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson dissect why and give an exhaustive look at what to do with the Barony’s big scary fleets.
2018-03-201h 15Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 023: Dane Beltrami Interview - Living Rules ReferenceWe have an incredibly special treat for everyone this week. Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson sat down with the developer of TI4, Dane Beltrami, to discuss his history with Fantasy Flight, the development of Twilight Imperium 4th Edition, and exploring the recently released Living Rules Reference. This episode is PACKED with information about previous iterations of your favorite races, what it was like tackling the mammoth that is TI, and the crazy questions that arise from this dense board game. Enjoy!
2018-03-1358 minSpace Cats Peace TurtlesEp 022: First Round Strategies - Sardakk N'orrToday, Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson are covering a very contentious race. People's opinions vary greatly on the quality and ease of the Sardakk N'orr, and so establishing a Round One plan can sometimes be very difficult. But Matt and Hunter are consummate professionals, and they see right through all your doubts and trepidations. FEAR NOT! The bugs can be conquered, it merely takes one stern of the heart, quick of the mind, and soft in the tummy. Join us afterwards for some lovely errata on the Naalu Collective.
2018-03-061h 15Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 021: House Rules and Patreon Announcement!Twilight Imperium is a huge game and leaves a lot of room for interpretation in its setup. Today, Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson lay out their house rules for setup, especially going into detail on what they've often referred to as their "Cooperative Galaxy Setup." There's also details on map variants, tournament rules, and giving the game more flavor.
After, in lieu of errata, we wanted to give you the pitch for our newly launched Patreon. We're incredibly thankful for those that have already chosen to support us and look forward to moving forward with e...
2018-02-271h 35Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 019: First Round Strategies - Federation of SolHey Duders! Wanna hear two dudes talk about a bunch of dudes and their dude movers? Well look no further. On this episode, Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson give their strategies for the Federation of Sol. And after that, some errata on the Jol-Nar strategies and a new segment: Play of the Week!
2018-02-131h 15Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 018: First Round Strategies - Universities of Jol-NarLet's talk about tech baby, let's talk about the fishies. The Universities of Jol-Nar are the master of tech, and that makes nailing down specific strategies with them rather difficult. Nevertheless, Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson will certainly try to give you ideas on how to start a game with everyone's favorite cybernetically enhanced Chordata. And sticking with the topic of tech, the errata deals with last weeks discussion of the Nekro Virus.
2018-01-301h 12Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 017: First Round Strategies - Nekro VirusThe future is now! Automobiles! Engines of War! Microwave ovens! This week's episode covers all things technological, because it's time for Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson to discuss the Nekro Virus' opening strategies. Is our most situational faction ever in a situation to win? Yes, definitely yes. Also, there's errata on last week's Mentak Coalition episode, so stay tuned until the end to see what the community had to say.
2018-01-231h 24Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 016: First Round Strategies - Mentak CoalitionSpace Pirates are about as old as science fiction itself, and Twilight Imperium's version are one of our favorites! This week, Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson explore the nuances of the Mentak Coalition's first round and early game. It's a long discussion about a faction that takes advantage of the metagame more than almost any other faction. After that, there's a LOT of errata; first for The Arborec episode from two weeks ago as well as for last week's episode.
2018-01-161h 24Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 014: First Round Strategies - The ArborecTo ring in the New Year, Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson want to discuss everyone’s favorite sentient kudzu, The Arborec. The focus this time is on the trials of round 1, how to properly snowball, and factions to look out for. After the guide, there’s errata about the Clan of Saar for our episode from two weeks ago.
2018-01-021h 07Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 013: First Round Strategies - Clan of SaarOn the third installment of First Round Strategies, Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson try to crack the puzzle that is the Clan of Saar. How strong can a glass cannon be in Twilight Imperium? What IS a Saarball? And afterwards, we follow up on community discussion about The Yssaril Tribes.
Also, next week's episode will be out late, so please be patient with us as we work through the holidays. And expect it to be a bit rough around the edges as well! Sorry in advance, but it's also sure to be a very fun e...
2017-12-191h 02Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 012: First Round Strategies - Yssaril TribesThis week’s episode is all about everyone’s favorite stinky goblins. Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson's discussion revolves around early game strategies for Yssaril Tribes and moving the Tribes into the late game. After that, we pick up a few tips from the community about the Xxcha Kingdom.
2017-12-121h 13Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 011: First Round Strategies - Xxcha KingdomIt's finally time! Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson have played enough games to start discussing strategies for the early game, and they're going to start off that discussion everyone's favorite Adult Spacefaring Peace Turtles: The Xxcha Kingdom. Topics covered in this episode include starting units and technologies, optimal strategy card picks, mid game goals, faction counters, and how one is expected to WIN with the Xxcha. Afterwards, we have a few more pointers, provided by listeners, to add to our Learn to Learn / Learn to Teach episode.
2017-12-051h 08Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 010: We Played ItAfter months of anticipation, it’s finally here. Today, Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson talk about their first impressions of Twilight Imperium 4th Edition. Buckle in for discussion of Trade, Politics, and Tech put into action, as well as some notes on the Federation of Sol, Xxcha Kingdom, Yssaril Tribes, Clan of Saar, Naalu Collective, L1z1x Mindnet, and Emirates of Hacan.
2017-11-211h 03Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 008: Third Edition Please Don't Go!TI4 is shipping right ANY DAY NOW. And as we wrap up our final games of TI3, Matt and Hunter want to talk about their favorite mechanics that aren’t making the transition to the new edition. Our errata discusses some of your least favorite mechanics from Third Edition
And start submitting your favorite stories from games of previous editions!
2017-10-311h 11Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 007: Good Riddance, 3rd Edition!We’re starting to branch into new territory, and this week Hunter and Matt seem to have trouble keeping this train on the rails! It’s time to break down all of the flaws of Twilight Imperium 3rd Edition and everything we’re happy to see being thrown out for the upcoming 4th Edition. And after some reminiscing, there’s a hint of “errata” on our Theoretical Tier List episode.
2017-10-2458 minSpace Cats Peace TurtlesEp 006: Theoretical Tier ListIt's time! On this episode, Hunter and Matt set in stone their theoretical, totally-not-set-in-stone "Tier List" for all of the races of Twilight Imperium 4th Edition. Then, some errata for last week's Trade episode.
2017-10-171h 08Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 005: TradeOn the Finale to the pre-release overview series, Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson cover the Trade strategy card and all the ways the new trading system excites them. After a lot of open-ended discussion, they finally wrap up their race introductions with a return to Xxcha Kingdom, Ghosts of Creuss, Clan of Saar, as well as introductions for Mentak Coalition and THE space cats, the Emirates of Hacan. And to top off an already long episode, this one closes with errata centered around our Technology episode.
2017-10-101h 27Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 004: TechnologyThis week is the Technology Spectacular! Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson overview the Technology Strategy Card, the changes to technology mechanics, as well as looking in depth at every single tech. Wedged in there are introductions to the Embers of Muatt, the Universties of Jol-Nar, and further introductions to the Nekro Virus. As always, we close things out with errata covering community discussion from last weeks episode.
2017-10-031h 10Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 003: Politics & ImperialMatt Martens and Hunter Donaldson break down the Politics and Imperial strategy cards while going in depth into the Agenda phase and Objectives. Additionally, analyses on The Winnu, Nekro Virus, The Yssaril tribes, and more on The Xxcha Kingdom. And after the episode we come back with more Errata covering Episode 2 community discussions.
2017-09-261h 16Space Cats Peace TurtlesEp 002: Construction & WarfareThis week, Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson discuss the Construction and Warfare Strategy Cards, as well as the basics behind production and combat. They go over The Arborec, The Clan of Saar, The Barony of Letnev, Sardakk N'orr, The Yin Brotherhood, and The L1z1x Mindnet. Stay tuned after the show for some Episode 1 Errata as well!
2017-09-1959 minSpace Cats Peace TurtlesEp 001: Leadership & DiplomacyThis episode covers the basics of Twilight Imperium 4th Edition. Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson go over the galaxy and movement, the Leadership & Diplomacy Strategy Cards, and the following races: Federation of Sol, Ghosts of Creuss, Naalu Collective, and The Xxcha Kingdom.
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2017-09-1347 min