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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Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Exploration has been sufficiently covered, but we left Relics on the table. There’s only a handful of them to cover, so to round out the episode, we’re also squeezing Legendary Planets into the discussion for today’s component episode. Stick around to make sure you hear about all 13 relics in Prophecy of Kings!
7:21 - Nomad Introduction Errata
15:54 - Legendary Planets42:03 - Relics1:14:21 - Still talking about Relics1:29:15 - Our affinity for Prophecy of Kings and all its new cool stuff
Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com
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Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
We’ve done a close look at the Nomad before, but that was back in the before-times when we were only being given a teaser of them by Dane. Now we’ve had time to sink our teeth in, and so, we can now present our Introduction to the, by far, coolest new faction in the game. They drive a Volkswagen around the galaxy while traveling through time, what more could you ask for?
4:36 - Exploration Errata
12:49 - The Nomad Introduction17:22 - Overview57:37 - Strategy Cards1:18:07 - Problems1:19:42 - Technology1:44:31 - Trade/Meta1:55:17 - Exploration1:57:11 - Victory Points2:05:20 - Final Thoughts
Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com
To learn more about our Discord, Twitter, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
It’s time to explore more Prophecy of Kings mechanics! And what better topic than Exploration? It’s the major new mechanical introduction in the expansion and has made the early game vastly different from Base game. This episode doesn’t get into Relics yet, but we discuss the four Exploration decks and what to expect from each of them.
5:20 - Fractured Void Review Errata10:17 - Exploration Overview and Relic Fragments23:54 - Exploration Deck Composition and Analysis
Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com
To learn more about our Discord, Twitter, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
What a delightful change of pace the Galactic Council has granted us this month! After some delay, we finally got to spend some time talking about the Twilight Imperium novel, The Fractured Void. We aren’t necessarily literary critics, and we aren’t even experts in TI lore, but we read the book and here’s what we think!
11:55 - Root: Corvid Conspiracy Errata19:46 - Fractured Void Review - No Spoilers41:44 - Fractured Void Review - Spoilers
Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com
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Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
After some quick Tournament Structure errata, we finally get to sink our teeth into the Underworld expansion talking about the Corvid Conspiracy. We’re on record saying the Lizard Cult is a bad faction, but we didn’t realize how bad it can get. The Corvids can certainly shine, but what we’ve seen from the tournament is a faction that is easy to stop and just enough self-balancing that it can be hard to find your footing. But let’s learn them so you can make your own judgement!
4:20 - Ep 178 Errata (Tournament Structure and Signups)
14:00 - Learning the Corvid Conspiracy
20:13 - Abilities
25:16 - Setup
26:39 - Plot Tokens
34:31 - Birdsong
41:18 - Daylight
47:12 - Evening
52:19 - Opening Ideas
1:01:01 - Crafty Corner: Base Deck
1:11:34 - Crafty Corner: Exiles and Partisans
1:23:31 - Pitfalls
1:30:45 - Where do we find our victory?
Music by Brian Kupillas. Find more at wanderinglake.bandcamp.com
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Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Twilight 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 community “drama” that we address regarding whether or not our show is “gospel.”
Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com
To learn more about our Discord, Twitter, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
As part of the groundwork for truly learning about all of the new things brought to us by Prophecy of Kings, we wanted to take time to break down the new tech and talk a bit about how tech paths have changed, generally, since base game. This episode doesn’t dig into any faction tech, as we’ll do that in faction overviews, but it’s a basic look meant to familiarize us with generic tech.
Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com
To learn more about our Discord, Twitter, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
The galactic council took it easy on us this month. We get to relish in the casual conversations of our current favorite factions. But we took the opportunity to touch on some other topics as well, like how the meta might evolves over the next year, how War Suns might fare, and what to do about “powerful” factions.
42:50 - Titans of Ul Introduction Errata
Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com
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Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
The day of awakening is finally upon us. We have risen from the Buzzfeed slumber and come to you prepared to begin covering the factions as they stand in Prophecy of Kings. First up, we wanted to go a little easy on ourselves, so we have a Titan of Ul introduction. They’re a good faction. Maybe too good. Time will tell...
Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com
To learn more about our Discord, Twitter, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
The Root Patreon Tournament is officially underway and officially sponsored, so what better way to celebrate than an unofficial episode about how to learn to play the Riverfolk Company? These otters are significantly more versatile than their expansion companions the Lizards, but in some ways require just as much skill to comprehend all of the tools in your kit.
6:58 - Abilities & Setup
10:50 - Company Economy
14:06 - Services
30:36 - Trade Posts
33:58 - Birdsong
39:31 - Daylight & Evening
56:40 - Opening Ideas
1:03:22 - Crafty Corner
1:22:22 - Pitfalls
1:26:32 - Where we find our victory
Music by Brian Kupillas. Find more at wanderinglake.bandcamp.com
To learn more about our Discord, Twitter, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/