

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!
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Nov 19, 2025 • 1h 49min
431: The Ruby Monarch and Radiant Aur Beginner's Guide
This week on SCPT, we dig deep into two of the Mahact Kings of the Twilight's Fall Game Mode! Can you believe we're doing faction guides for these Mahact Kings which only have two faction abilities? How ever will we manage????
Signups for our first online Thunder's Edge tournament are LIVE!
Subscribe to the patreon to get in on the action!
https://www.patreon.com/spacecatspeaceturtles
Map of the week goes to Bells with the "Brainiac" Map:
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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/

Nov 12, 2025 • 2h 30min
430: Crimson Rebellion Beginner's Guide
Okay well here we are. The first of the new wave of guides for Thunder's Edge. For this first pass we'll be going over each of the new factions over the course of several months. This first guide features Hunter and Blasto breaking down the components for the Crimson Rebellion and pondering the deeper implications of their strategy. It's definitely not our last word on the matter but it's a great starting point.
We have our first online tournament coming up, signups start TODAY at 16:00 UTC/11AM Eastern!
Subscribe to the patreon to get in on the action!
https://www.patreon.com/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/

Nov 5, 2025 • 1h 30min
429: Twilight's Fall Strategy Card and Edicts Overview
This week Hunter and Alec sit down to overview the Twilight's Fall Strategy Cards and talk about the Edicts! It's a great episode for gearing yourself up for any upcoming Twilight's Fall game.
We have our first online tournament coming up, signups start on November 12th at 16:00 UTC/11AM Eastern!
Subscribe to the patreon to get in on the action!
https://www.patreon.com/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/

Nov 3, 2025 • 38min
Bonus: SCPT Patreon Tournament 8 Announcement and Details!
CLARIFICATION: Several times in this episode (and in the ad) I mention that the signups start on November 12th at 16:00UTC/NOON Eastern which is incorrect. I meant to say that signups start on the 12th at 16:00UTC/11AM Eastern.
Hello! Special bonus episode for you today. Hunter is here solo to explain to you how and WHEN to sign up for our first Online Tournament for Thunder's EDGE. Also we go through an overview of the tournament rules for new and returning competitors.
Subscribe to the patreon to get in on the action!
https://www.patreon.com/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 29, 2025 • 3h 30min
428: Breakthroughs and Synergies RANKED
Yo this week, Hunter and JadiimJedi sit down to rank and discuss all 25 breakthroughs for the old factions. It's a blow-out discussion that essentially covers the entire game in brief excluding the newest factions. Also for the first 45 minutes we review the new rules for breakthroughs and synergies in an attempt to clear up some confusion. HAVE FUN! Thunder's Edge, forver.
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 22, 2025 • 1h 38min
427: Twilight's Fall Rulebook Analysis
Hunter and Alec are seating down for a read along! This time we're diving into the Twilight's Fall rulebook to cover what this great alternate game mode is going to offer us. If you found the previous reveal episode confusing this episode should clear a lot of what the mode is actually about up, however even this discussion is just the beginning of our coverage! Enjoy and remember this Friday Hunter will be streaming his first official gameplay video for Thunder's Edge on twitch!
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 20, 2025 • 1h 5min
426: This Imperium Life POK Final! (With Matt Martens)
Matt is back this week with Hunter for a special occasion. We're doing a special bonus episode this week so that we can fit in all the juicy SCPT content we want! So for this episode we're going to hit y'all with the last and best POK TIL submissions that we have received! Thanks to everyone who sent us any stories over the years, y'all mean so much to us!
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 15, 2025 • 2h 12min
425: Thunder's Edge Rulebook Analysis
This week we're back with a fresh start! Hunter and El Blasto (TI Tournament extraordinaire) sit down to work through the new rulebook. Now that Hunter has his copy of Thunder's Edge we've gotta begin our project of analyzing all of the new content! It starts here with the beautiful rulebook but soon we'll get to Faction guides, component overviews, and click-bait hot takes. Long live SCPT!
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 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/


