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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Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
This month the Galactic Council foisted upon us a episode so daunting, we had to enlist help from our own private Rules Judge, Milty! Milty is known in the community as the master of all rules, and there is no better person to host our newest game show: Rules Quiz Extravaganza!
1:35:26 - Explore: Expedition and Sardakk N'orr Mech: Valkyrie Exoskeleton
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 Sep 29, 2020
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
I hope you enjoy your outdoor cooking with lots of SALT. Today, we delve into our only remaining base game Root faction, the Vagabond. Much maligned by the rest of the forest creatures, the Vagabond is power, requires focus from the rest of the table to stop, and...honestly can sometimes not be that fun to play as. It is an uphill meta-battle, and here are tools on how to survive your early games as this most infamous racoon.
5:50 - Abilities and Setup
30:28 - Birdsong and Slipping
34:54 - Daylight and Inventory Management
40:48 - Evening
42:28 - Opening Ideas
52:45 - Crafty Corner
1:05:43 - Pitfalls
1:09:17 - Finding a Win
1:15:28 - Yin Brotherhood Strategy Guide Errata
1:22:16 - Prophecy of Kings Reveals! (Xxcha Commander and AC: Deadly Plot)
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/
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
It’s not 2018 anymore, and that means we get to like the Yin and talk about them in a serious context. This might legitimately be Matt’s best faction, and hopefully that translates to some somewhat decent strategic insights. You be the judge! And stick around for the final Yin Brotherhood Prophecy of Kings spoiler!
4:53 - Overview
24:43 - Tech Paths
40:29 - Strategy Cards
59:39 - Problems
1:01:35 - Trading
1:10:00 - Mid-Game
1:13:52 - Late Game
1:26:57 - Yin Agent: Brother Milor and Agenda: Search Warrant
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 Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
This month on Fireside Chats Alec sits down with the creator and moderator of the TI4 on TTS Discord, PhilRoi. He’s a huge figure in the community who puts in tons of effort and hours to ensure everyone has a safe and fun place to organize games of Twilight Imperium online. Not to mention he’s an incredibly kind person who is incredibly easy to talk to!
5:02 - Objective: Explore the Outer Rim
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 Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Development of Leder Games’ Oath has been completed, and a lot has changed since the last time we talked to Cole Wehrle. So, we decided to sit down with him again so he could update us on what’s new, what’s not, and what’s to come! Additionally, we talk about where he sees Root heading in future expansions, as well as the competitive Root scene and our upcoming test tournament!
8:20 - Explore: Enigmatic Device and Jol-Nar Mech: Shield Paling
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 Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
For our second consecutive Galactic Council episode, the winner was an update on all of the components and abilities revealed for Prophecy of Kings so far. Now we couldn’t cover EVERYTHING, but today we touch on all of the tech, objectives, and faction stuff we’ve seen. It’s a LOT, so strap in and prepare to get your lace up your analysis shoes. We’re about to go trekkin’.
4:12 - Tech: Bio-Stims and Yssaril Commander: So Ata
To see more reveals, visit Wekker's spreadsheet!
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 Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
It’s the day you’ve been waiting all this time for. Nearly 3 years in, and we’ve finally managed to book our significant others to appear on the show. They were a tough get, and we had to offer some major residuals, but we finally got them on board. The Galactic Council submitted loads of questions, and we went through as many of them as we could so that you all could get the inner scoop of what it’s like to be our Partners in TI.
1:51:47 - System: Atlas and L1z1x Commander and Mech: 2RAM and Annihilator
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 Aug 25, 2020
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
We’re trying to get our significant others to sit down for this month’s Galactic Council episode, but it’s proving more difficult than we originally planned. So, Alec is here to save the day with yet another Fireside Chat. This time with longstanding patron and Discord rabble-rouser, Billy!
6:47 - Objective: Command an Armada and Barony Agent: Viscount Unlenn
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 Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
And so begins the saga of the most temporary strategy guides ever written. Why are we writing guides for a game whose strategy will be radically changed in a matter of months? BECAUSE! When you start something you finish it! Even if it costs you everything. Even if all you’re left with is a Floating Factory and a single infantry sitting alone in a distant asteroid field. See, I still tied it back to Saar, who this strategy guide is about. And also, stick around for a Prophecy of Kings Saar spoiler!
5:27 - Overview
15:27 - Round One
33:56 - Problems
35:54 - Tech
45:34 - Trading/Meta
49:15 - Mid-Game
53:15 - Late Game
58:20 - Root: Woodland Alliance Errata
1:09:17 - Exploration: Freelancers and Saar Mech Reveal!
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 Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Deemed “The Jol-Nar of Root,” the Woodland Alliance is very powerful, and rather straight-forward in what they need to do in order to win. However, they can still have rather intimidating hurdles to get over for new players. So today, we want to cover solid play while avoiding the traps new players fall into. Stick around too, because at the end of the episode, we have more Twilight Imperium: Prophecy of Kings reveals!!
9:25 - Abilities
16:55 - Birdsong, Sympathy, and Bases
24:28 - Daylight, Evening, and Officers
40:27 - Opening Ideas
44:00 - Arts and Crafts
53:31 - Pitfalls and Winning
57:32 - The Winnu Strategy Guide Errata
1:07:08 - Prophecy of Kings Reveals! (Hacan Mech, and Shard of the Throne)
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/