

Space Cats Peace Turtles
Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson
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!
Episodes
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Oct 8, 2025 • 2h 2min
424: 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, click here:
https://linktr.ee/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/
Art by Sun
To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

Oct 1, 2025 • 1h 31min
423: Twilight's Fall Game Mode Revealed! (With DANE, AGAIN)
Hunter, Matt, and Dane are all here to talk about the big elephant in the room for the new Twilight Imperium expansion. What exactly is Twilight's Fall? Is it simply an official take on frankendraft? How wildly does it differ from regular Twilight Imperium? Is it the new "real" way to play the game? Did Dane make us two expansions???
ALL THIS AND MORE, WITHIN!
For Twilight Imperium Tournaments and SCPT live-shows, click here:
https://linktr.ee/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/
Art by Sun
To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

Sep 24, 2025 • 1h 23min
422: The Firmament/The Obsidian Faction Reveal (WITH DANE)
This week we've got a full on FACTION REVEAL. Dane is here to give us a full component reveal of one of the wildest new additions to the faction roster and I couldn't be happier. If you've been wondering who the weird robed figures are on the cover and back of the new box, well it's time to find out what their whole deal is. Special thanks to Dane for bein' my buddy and giving us all the good spoilers. BUT ALSO Ethan over at Cardboard Crash Course is simultaneously revealing a whole different faction too! How will you cope with all of these juicy details????
Watch Ethan's video here:
https://youtu.be/ae8SD6XilMU?si=nNnfZaxQslvxN-Li
For Twilight Imperium Tournaments and SCPT live-shows, click here:
https://linktr.ee/spacecatspeaceturtles
Twilight Imperium Digital Trailer: https://youtu.be/V5-TK-5JTm4?si=hoawipqgcs43yma3
Wishlist it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3669430/Twilight_Imperium_Digital/
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/
Art by Sun
To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

Sep 17, 2025 • 1h 47min
421: Blood on the Clock Tower Appreciation Podcast (ALSO THUNDER'S EDGE TEASERS ARE BACK, ALSO ALSO TI DIGITAL ANNOUNCED WOW)
This is easily one of the craziest episodes of this podcast we've ever produced. So first up we're going to cover FOUR new Thunder's Edge component teasers because I got to make it up to you for all the weeks I wasn't able to share the new stuff. Then we're going to talk about the new announced Twilight Imperium game "Twilight Imperium Digital" and only after all of that will we get into the meat of the episode where Hunter, Matt, EJ, and some fun guests talk about our shared love for the social deduction game BLOOD ON THE CLOCK TOWER. If you've never played this game before hopefully you'll get a good idea of why people love it and what kinds of gameplay experiences you can find within!
For Twilight Imperium Tournaments and SCPT live-shows, click here:
https://linktr.ee/spacecatspeaceturtles
Twilight Imperium Digital Trailer: https://youtu.be/V5-TK-5JTm4?si=hoawipqgcs43yma3
Wishlist it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3669430/Twilight_Imperium_Digital/
Blood on the clock tower resources are here: https://bloodontheclocktower.com/
Follow Victoria on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/yourqueerbigsister/
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/
Art by Sun
To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/
Special thanks to EJ Sanders, Victoria Jocko, and Joshua Yearsley!

Sep 10, 2025 • 1h 43min
420: Thunder's Edge Lore Teasers
Hunter and Absol sit down this week to talk about all of the lore teasers that we have for where the story of Twilight Imperium is going to be headed into the upcoming expansion, Thunder's Edge. She is absolutely an expert in this arena and she has a lot of really good information that is public that you might not know about because you might not have read all of the TI books for the RPG, so check it out!
For Twilight Imperium Tournaments and SCPT live-shows, click here:
https://linktr.ee/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/
Art by Sun
To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

Sep 3, 2025 • 1h 11min
419: Twilight Imperium The E-Sport (Past and Future)
This week we've got Alec back in the Virtual studio to discuss the history of Twilight Imperium as an E-Sport and also how Thunder's Edge might change all of that!
For Twilight Imperium Tournaments and SCPT live-shows, click here:
https://linktr.ee/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/
Art by Sun
To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

Aug 27, 2025 • 1h 58min
418: Codex 4 - The Mole Part 3 (RPG EPISODE)
After a puzzling announcement up top we get into the our final RPG session! How will our Keleres Agents save the Mecatol Rex from bacterial weapons?
Special thanks to our cast this week of EJ, Sun, Alec, and our wonderful GM Absol!
For Twilight Imperium Tournaments and SCPT live-shows, click here:
https://linktr.ee/spacecatspeaceturtles
Music provided by Ben Prunty and Keanerschnitzel
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/

Aug 20, 2025 • 1h 47min
417: What is Twilight's Fall? (Theories and guesses!)
Big Announcement up top so stay tuned for information about upcoming Thunder's Edge teasers! Exciting times to be a Twilight Imperium fan! This week on the show Hunter sits down with Ethan from Carboard Crash Course to chat about what we think the new Mahact filled alternate mode will be. Will it be frankendraft to the letter of the law? Will it disrupt everything? Is it good? None of these questions are fully answered but we did have a great time thinking about it. Stay tuned till the end for this week's Thunder's Edge component teaser!
For Twilight Imperium Tournaments and SCPT live-shows, click here:
https://linktr.ee/spacecatspeaceturtles
Check out Ethan's Twilight Imperium youtube channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/@CardboardCrashCourseTI
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/
Art by Sun
To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

Aug 13, 2025 • 2h 30min
416: New Expansion Components! (Revealed so far!)
This is easily one of the most important episodes of SCPT since the very beginning. This week Hunter and El Blasto sit down to talk piece by piece about every single new component that Fantasy Flight Games has revealed for the upcoming TI4 expansion, THUNDER'S EDGE. Buckle up because this is a long one and there is so much to talk about. Also keep in mind that not all of the components discussed in this episode are fully confirmed however, we tried our best to note each time we talked about the less "concrete" examples.
For Twilight Imperium Tournaments and SCPT live-shows, click here:
https://linktr.ee/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/
To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

Aug 6, 2025 • 1h 42min
415: 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.
For Twilight Imperium Tournaments and SCPT live-shows, click here:
https://linktr.ee/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/
To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/