366 episodes
Space Cats Peace Turtles Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson
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5.0 • 72 Ratings
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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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348: Arcs Leaders - Agitator, Quartermaster, and Noble (w/ Tom Brewster)
It is finally time to dig in deeper to Arcs! The base game adds asymmetry to each player via the Leaders, and it's more asymmetry than many of us realized. Our excitement just wasn't enough; we had to go and recruit Shut Up and Sit Down's Tom Brewster to join us in presenting three Leaders and offering up what strategic insights we could muster. We started with three Leaders available in the Leaders and Lore expansion, the Agitator, the Quartermaster, and the Noble. Why did we start with expansion leaders over the ones available in the base game? Hey, quit asking so many questions! We got a fun special guest and you're embarrassing us in front of him!
Music and Sounds by Brian Kupillas. https://wanderinglake.bandcamp.com/
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347: Super L1Z1X Mindnet Guide
This week we're back to our classic formula and doing a deep dive on one of our favorite aggressive factions: THE L1Z1X. This one has a fun energy and we really go to town on these guys, I wish we had more positives to say but I think spiritually L1 is too cool to be the best so let's just enjoy them for what they do best. Watch the Semi-Finals this weekend! Game 4 and 5 will be on Saturday and Sunday starting at 10AM central US time.
https://www.twitch.tv/spacecatspeaceturtles
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/
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346: Matt's Job at Leder Games
This month's Galactic Council Poll episode is coming to your a week early! We needed the time to prepare for new episodes. We also talk a lot about the upcoming TOURNAMENT 6 SEMI-FINALS. This episode contains the schedule for those games in the rundown so check that out. See you at the first 3 semis games this weekend at https://www.twitch.tv/spacecatspeaceturtles
SE7EN's new track to commemorate playing in the prelims (strong language):
https://soundcloud.com/user-293112643/ti-dis-2?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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/
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345: 2024 Tournament Updates
This episode is for the competitive scene as the boys talk about how they feel about the soon to be finished prelims round of this year's tournament. How has the process been? Are there things we would like to improve? When do the semis start? All these questions will be answered somehow!
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/ -
344: Super Mentak Coalition Guide
Uh oh, it looks like we've saved a lot of the "bad" factions for last which means all of these Super guides are about to get a lot more FUN. Mentak, the most autocorrected faction, is definitively COOL and NEAT, but can struggle to score points... Let us examine why!
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/
kRuthless guide to the mentak:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1--oDRBYUV61y-f3b7HU-TSC-riEzesQPIYhfcxJG5bY/edit?usp=sharing
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343: Most Anticipated Board Games 2024
Beach episode time! This week we've taken the Galactic Council poll results and really ran with it. Instead of just hearing about what games Matt and Hunter are looking forward to we've basically asked everyone we know to submit their games. Get your pen and paper out because you about to get a big ol' list of interesting suggestions from people with excellent taste, also EJ is in there.
Special thanks to Cole, Nick, Brooke, Ted, and Alita of Leder Games.
Normal Regular thanks to EJ Sanders of the Walmart Corporation.
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/
Customer Reviews
SCPT Ruined My Playgroup
We used to be a fun, casual college playgroup. Every semester break, we’d jam a few games of Twilight Imperium. TI4 gave me the strength to get through my exams; a light at the end of the beta wormhole. I never won, but it didn’t matter.
Those halcyon days are over now, and this podcast was the beginning of that end. Suckered in by Martens’ and Donaldson’s humour and strategic insight, I learned of an altogether different sort of Twilight Imperium. Worst of all, I recommend it to my friends.
Last week, we played an eight-player game. The vibe was off. Players came in with “Codex updates” to their factions. Veterans confused and intimidated new players with talk of “X-1s.” The table was rife with accusations of boatfloating. Everyone had a “tech path,” and every one of them was blue. Nekro Virus was “winslayed” on round two.
As for myself, I listened to twenty hours of faction guides and finally won (as Jol-Nar) — but what did I lose to in the process?
281: A guide to set-up
All right, you guys are having too much fun on these podcasts! 🙂 I’m really happy to have discovered SCPT. You provide some great information for TI beginners like me. Only 200+ podcasts to go to become a master of the game myself.//
The definitive TI4 podcast
Love you guys!