Space Cats Peace Turtles
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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Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
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. https://wanderinglake.bandcamp.com/
To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/
Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
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.
0:00 - Twilight Imperium Is
10:52 - Memories
22:39 - Stories
30:34 - Factions
37:45 - Nourishment
39:59 - How to Play
45:17 - Contribution
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/
Jesse Gallagher. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD5hjK3sDzk2W-jw9roHuVw
Unicorn Heads. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbDplVvtIq05AdyYKjVSUIw
To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
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 unfortunately they won't be able to send their best to solve this deeply complicated 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. https://wanderinglake.bandcamp.com/
To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
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: Relic Stan’s “Gyroscopic Gamma Cannon” faction
1:41:13 - Agenda Phase: Phi Smith asks “If you had to run a tournament for literally any boardgame other than Root or TI, what game would it be?”
1:52:26 - Prelims Report: Games 25, 26, 27, 28, & 29.
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/
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
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
1:52:40 - Homebrew Review: AddictUnraveled’s Conquest and Galactic Progression Chart
2:00:50 - Agenda Phase: Moutstainz asks “How do you explain this game to someone who has never played before?”
2:10:58 - Prelims Report: Games 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, $ 24.
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/
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
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 - Translating the Faction
2:21:03 - Agenda Phase: Imsen asks: “Why should I swap supports with you guys?”
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/
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
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 Site 7 planet: New planet & tile. It’s a unit upgrade technology speciality; you can exhaust the planet when researching a unit upgrade technology to ignore one prerequisite of any color.
1:57:39 - Agenda Phase: LuckyLizzard asks: Please on the spot create a TI "knock knock" joke. HG Kool-Aid asks: What do you love about TI the most? What's the most enjoyable part of the game for you?
2:07:39 - Prelims Recap: Games 11, 12, 13, 16
Music provided by Brian Kupillas. https://wanderinglake.bandcamp.com/
To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
This week we got distracted and decided to run with it. We couldn't stop thinking about how we haven't seen a Codex yet this year and we just wanted to sit and dream up what sort of potential there could be to more Twilight Imperium content. We've done wishlists before, but this is a bit more off the cuff. Also we don't necessarily agree on most points, so come join us for a back and forth discussion about what we'd like to see added to TI!
0:00 - Dreaming
1:47:36 - Homebrew Review: Wekker's Bioplasmosis
1:52:46 - The Agenda Phase: Wonderflonium asks “I would like to hear more about Hunter's comedy work: favorite venue, stories from the road, hecklers, etc. If there needs to be a TI tie-in, which faction would make the best comedy audience?”
2:01:50 - Prelims Report Games 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10.
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/
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Since PoK, we've had two player counts that have gone relatively unexplored by this show. We change 50% of that today! We're talking about some of our recent 7 player games and our takeaways about the differences between 6 and 7 player (with some healthy chat about 5 player games sprinkled in). Also, there is a whole segment about Magi's Madness, the 7 player asymmetric map released in Codex 2 (https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/ff/fe/fffe5e9d-33fb-4149-a3a2-cd6dfadb4de3/ti_codex_ii_rules_web.pdf)
0:00 - 7 Player Games
43:23 - Magi's Madness
1:03:07 - Homebrew Review: William Willard’s “The Big Naaz Cowboy”
1:07:00 - Agenda Phase: Walter asks “Will you consider going back to premade (non-Milty) maps in future tournaments?”
1:26:04 - Tournament Recap: Prelims Games 1, 2, 3, & 4.
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/
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
This was a live recording of the Space Cats Peace Turtles Portland Hootenanny Liveshow at Helium Comedy Club on March 22, including opening act Old Gamer's Almanac!
Featuring: E.J. Sanders, Jamie Carbone, Steven Wilber, Katie Nguyen, Aaron Harleman, and Sun Sanders!
Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com
To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/