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Space Cats Peace Turtles — 482 episodes
456: Codex Five Wishlist
455: Every Generic Technology Ranked! (Part 1 of 2)
SCPT Interview: Elspeth SC on The Orlando Intergalactical (Why TI Tournaments ARE FUN)
454: The Ultimate Guide to THE ARBOREC
453: The Ultimate Guide to Exploration
452: Twilight's Fall Inaugural Splice *Mock Draft*
SCPT Interview: Arcs Beyond the Reach Designers Cole Wehrle and Josh Yearsley
451: How to play Twilight Imperium in 2026
450: Twilight Imperium Content Creator Summit! (Featuring Cardboard Crash Course and the TI Junkies)
SCPT Interview: Old King's Crown Designer Pablo Clark
449: The Firmament/Obsidian Beginner's Guide
448: Twilight's Fall Genomes and Paradigms Overview
SCPT Kansas City Missouri Intergalactical Announcement! (OUR IN-PERSON TI TOURNAMENTS)
447: Every Relic RANKED!
446: Saint of Swords and Sickening Lurch Beginner's Guide
445: Deepwrought Scholarate Beginner's Guide
444: Twilight's Fall Unit Upgrades Analyzed
443: Coexistence Overview and Rules Questions! (WITH ANSWERS)
442: Il Na Viroset and El Nen Janovet Beginner's Guide
441: Last Bastion Beginner's Guide
440: Twilight's Fall Ability Deck Overview (Part 2 of 2)
439: Thunder's Edge Planets and System Tiles
438: 2026 Premiere (Featuring EJ Sanders and the Galactic Census Results)
437: (2025 Faction Tier List) The one billion percent essential, always honest, unequaled, unrivaled, indeterminate, obedient, eloquent, obstinate, tubular, cerebral, daring, loquacious, just, monst-
436: Holiday Spectacular 2025
435: Avarice Rex and Il Sai Lakoe Beginner's Guide
434: Ral Nel Consortium Beginner's Guide
433: Twilight's Fall Ability Deck Overview (Part 1 of 2)
SCPT Intergalactical Orlando Florida Announcement! (In-person TI Tournament)
432: Thunder's Edge New Action Cards Overview
431: The Ruby Monarch and Radiant Aur Beginner's Guide
430: Crimson Rebellion Beginner's Guide
429: Twilight's Fall Strategy Card and Edicts Overview
Bonus: SCPT Patreon Tournament 8 Announcement and Details!
428: Breakthroughs and Synergies RANKED
427: Twilight's Fall Rulebook Analysis
426: This Imperium Life POK Final! (With Matt Martens)
425: Thunder's Edge Rulebook Analysis
424: POK Mailbag Farewell! (Also Matt Announcement)
423: Twilight's Fall Game Mode Revealed! (With DANE, AGAIN)
422: The Firmament/The Obsidian Faction Reveal (WITH DANE)
421: Blood on the Clock Tower Appreciation Podcast (ALSO THUNDER'S EDGE TEASERS ARE BACK, ALSO ALSO TI DIGITAL ANNOUNCED WOW)
420: Thunder's Edge Lore Teasers
419: Twilight Imperium The E-Sport (Past and Future)
418: Codex 4 - The Mole Part 3 (RPG EPISODE)
417: What is Twilight's Fall? (Theories and guesses!)
416: New Expansion Components! (Revealed so far!)
415: Codex 4 - Finale (Matt reviews Codex 4)
EMERGENCY PODCAST: Twilight Imperium Expansion 2 ANNOUNCEMENT (FOR YOUR EYES ONLY)
414: Codex 4 - The Mole Part 2 (RPG Episode)
413: Codex 4 - Minor Factions Galactic Event
412: Codex 4 - Age of Commerce Galactic Event
411: Codex 4 - Age of Exploration Galactic Event
410: Codex 4 - The Mole Part 1 (RPG EPISODE)
409: Codex 4 - Total War Galactic Event
408: Playing against the Mahact
407: Codex 4 - Liberation of Ordinian Scenario (Also surprise Omega Components)
406: Codex 4
405: SCPT Episode 026 COMMENTARY
BONUS: April Showers Do Not Bring May Flowers
404: Playing Against Yssaril Tribes
403: How to get into Twilight Imperium in 2025
402: 2025 Finals Winner Interview
401: Road to the Finals 2025
400: Codex 400 (Feat. Dane Beltrami)
399: Super Guide to the Strategy Phase
398: Super Guide to The Agendas
397: Minnesota Intergalactical Summary and Portland Intergalactical Details!
396: TI Leader Suite Tier List (PORTLAND INTERGALACTICAL ANNOUNCEMENT)
395: Voice of One Book Preview AND Hunter's Journey Through the Prelims
394: Super Guide to the Agenda Phase
393: We've started a Leder Games Podcast, It's called ROMP
392: Twilight Imperium 3rd Edition Base Game Overview Part ONE
391: "What Makes For Great Tournament Play"
390: Super Guide to Relics and Exploration
389: Discordant Stars Overview
388: Super Council Keleres Guide
387: SCPT Codex 01 Fixing the Tech Tree
386: The Development of Twilight Imperium 3rd Edition
385: Super Guide to Technology
384: North American Intergalactical Announcement (New In-Person SCPT Tournament)
383: 2024 Holiday Spectacular (Some Sonic the Hedgehog 3 spoilers)
382: Final Expansion Wishlist
381: The 2024 Final Ultimate Sexy Delightful Respectful Orange Faction Tier List
380: A Guide to TI Tournament Drafting
379: Super Sardakk N'orr Guide (THE FINAL SUPER GUIDE)
378: Guide to Tournament Play
377: Arcs - The Empire, The Blight, and You!
376: Playing Against the Jol-Nar
375: Arcs - The Blighted Reach: Learn to Learn
374: Super Barony of Letnev Guide
373: Arcs - Leaders and Lore Finale
372: SCPT Episode 001 COMMENTARY
371: Tournament 7 Qualifiers BEGIN!
370: Super Arborec Guide
369: Arcs Leaders - Warrior & Feastbringer (/w Lord of the Board)
368: Tournament 7 Mailbag
367: TI Tournament 7 and Arcs Tournament 1
366: Arcs Leaders - Shaper, Fuel Drinker, and Corsair
365: The North American Intergalactical
364: Root Expansion Preview and Swarm First-Look!
363: GenCon 2024 Live Show(s)
362: Top 15 Video Games to Play When You Can't Play TI
361: Arcs Leaders - Demagogue, Anarchist, and Elder (With Joshua Yearsley)
360: Super Emirates of Hacan Guide
359: Arcs Leaders - Mystic and Archivist
358: Super Yssaril Tribes Guide
357: An Overview of Dane Leaks
356: Ahoy Got Really Good
355: Super Embers of Muaat Guide
354: Arcs Leaders - Upstart, Rebel, and Overseer
353: The "Direct Hit" Episode (1 of 4)
352: Super The Winnu Guide
351: Finals from a Champion's Perspective
350: 2024 Tournament Finals Recap
349: Road to the Finals 2024
348: Arcs Leaders - Agitator, Quartermaster, and Noble (w/ Tom Brewster)
347: Super L1Z1X Mindnet Guide
346: Matt's Job at Leder Games
345: 2024 Tournament Updates
344: Super Mentak Coalition Guide
343: Most Anticipated Board Games 2024
342: 8 Player Games
341: Arcs - Resources and the Court Deck
340: Super Universities of Jol-Nar Strategy Guide
339: Twilight Imperium Second Edition Overview
338: Agenda Phase Mailbag!
337: Arcs - Actions and Ambitions
336: Super Clan of Saar Guide
335: Guide to the Prelims
334: Winmaking Roundtable with Dane and Milty
333: Learn to Learn Arcs
332: 2024 Season Premiere
331: 2023 Holiday Spectacular
330: Democracy Quest 400 - Definitive Edition: Flight of the Federal Reserve Bank Note for Nintendo Switch
329: Hunter’s Journey Through the Qualifiers
328: Super Federation of Sol Guide
327: Empire Falling with Robbie MacNiven
326: Super Ghosts of Creuss Guide
325: The Commentators of Twilight Imperium
324: System Tile Tier List
323: Super Nekro Virus Guide
322: TI Zero Edition First Update
321: A Guide to Terran
320: Leder Games’ Project Update
319: This Imperium Life
318: Agenda Phase 2023 Mailbag
317: Tournament Champions’ Advice
316: Playing Against the Emirates of Hacan
315: Async [w/ the 9 of Spades]
314: Tournament 6 and the Rest of 2023
313: Spirit Island Wrap Up
312: Leder Games at GenCon[feat. Lord of the Board]
311: 2023 GenCon Live Show
310: Twilight Imperium: The HBO Mini-series
309: Super Nomad Guide
308: Spirit Guides - Lightning’s Swift Strike and Shadows Flicker Like Flames
307: Super Titans of Ul Guide
306: Road to the Finals 2023
305: Top 10 Tournament Moments
304: The Gathering Storm Part 3 (Embers of the Imperium RPG)
303: Spirit Guide: Bringer of Dreams and Nightmares and River Surges in Sunlight
302: Super Vuil’raith Cabal Guide
301: The Gathering Storm Part 2 - Twilight Imperium RPG
Episode 300
299: The Gathering Storm Part 1 - Twilight Imperium RPG
298: Super Empyrean Guide
297: History of Twilight Imperium 1st Edition
296: Translating a Root faction to Twilight Imperium
295: Spirit Guides - Ocean’s Hungry Grasp and Spread of Rampant Green
294: Dreaming of the Future of TI
293: 7 Player Games
292: Portland Hootenanny Liveshow
291: Fog of War w/ Brassbird (feat. The Stars Beyond with Absol)
290: Spirit Guides - Vital Strength of the Earth and Thunderspeaker
289: Super Argent Flight Guide
288: Ranking Factions Goodest to Evilest
287: Super Naaz-Rokha Alliance Guide
286: First Edition First Look
285: What is the Midgame?
284: Super Mahact Gene-Sorcerers Guide
283: Learn to Learn: Spirit Island
282: Our Friend Dane
281: A Guide to Setup
280: 2023 Premiere
279: Holiday Spectacular 2022
278: The 300% Definitive Faction Ranking Tattoo Death Sentence
277: Sidereal Confluence
276: Codex 4 Wishlist
275: Tournament 5 Signups and Spirit Island
274: 2022 Homebrew Overview
273: Guide to Technology
272: The Veiled Masters Review (w/ Absol197)
271: Alliance Mode
270: Super Naalu Collective Guide
269: Clash of Cultures, Innovation, and more! (Featuring Shelton and Shawn)
268: Super Win From Ahead
267: Tournament 5 Announcement and Asynchronous TI
266: Guide to Exploration
265: Twilight Inscription Review
264: Super Xxcha Kingdom Guide
263: Root - The Marauder Expansion
262: Hero Tier List
261: A Guide to Action Cards
260: Some GenCon Interviews! (Twilight Inscription, Embers of the Imperium RPG, and Leder Games)
259: 2022 GenCon Live Show
258: Guide to Promissory Notes
257: Super Yin Brotherhood Strategy Guide
256: Tabletop Playground Update (w/ Darrell)
255: Road to the Finals 2022
254: Points and Tempo
253: Guide to Council Keleres
252: Can Anyone Be Good?
251: Guide to Agendas
250: Learn to Learn Space Cats Peace Turtles
249: Arcs with Cole Wehrle
248: Naalu Codex 3 Update
247: Flagship Tournament 3
246: Theorycrafting the Council Keleres
245: Community Plays TI w/ MySonIsAlsoNamedBort
244: Root Winter Tournament 2021 (w/ LilyG and Guerric)
243: History of TI - 3rd Edition
242: A Glossary to Twilight Imperium
241: Vuil’raith Cabal Anecdotes
240: Codex 3 is Real with Dane Beltrami
Radiolore: The Nekro Virus
Radiolore: The Emirates of Hacan
239: Matt’s Ultimate and Hunter’s Normal Top 10 Board Games
Radiolore - Lore Compendium
Radiolore - The Naalu Collective
Radiolore - The Arborec
238: A Guide to People
237: Theorycrafting Vuil’raith Cabal
236: The Prelims are Here
235: Qualifier Report with Stads
234: Preliminary Guide to Xxcha Kingdom and Preliminary Guide Finale
233: Should It War Sun?
232: Preliminary Guide to Ghosts of Creuss and the Arborec
231: Expansion Wishlist 2
230: Preliminary Guide to Universities of Jol-Nar and the Mentak Coalition
229: Patreon Updates, Tournament Predictions, and What It Would Like if We Were Wrong Hootenanny
A Message Regarding Tabletop Simulator
228: 200% 2nd Annual Prophecy of Kings Faction Tier List but It’s NOT a Tier List, It’s a Cookbook and You Better Be Hungry
227: Holiday Spectacular - Survivor Edition
226: Round One Negotiations
Radiolore - The Lazax Empire (TI3)
225: 2022 Tournament Structure
224: Preliminary Guide to Yssaril Tribes and Embers of Muaat
Radiolore - Rex: Final Days of an Empire
223: Rex Final Days of an Empire
222: Preliminary Guide to Sol and Sardakk N‘orr
221: The Necropolis Empire with Absol
220: Winmaking Roundtable w/ teddysjamforyou, TheDeftPiper, and patience_is_a_virtue
219: This Imperium Life 6
218: Preliminary Guide to Hacan and L1z1x
217: Tech Tier List
216: Miltydraft and Invitational Hype
215: Preliminary Guide to Winnu and Clan of Saar
214: Improvise a Twilight Imperium Scenario
213: Fireside Chats with Bott Bott
Old Gamer‘s Almanac: Episode 3 - Mass Effect 1
Old Gamer‘s Almanac Trailer
212: Oath So Far
211: PoK Agendas and Invitational Announcement
210: Preliminary Guide to Yin Brotherhood and Nekro Virus
209: Preliminary Guide to Barony of Letnev and Naalu Collective
208: Best Tournament Structure Past and Factions
207: 2021 Finals Recap
206: Road to the Finals 2021
205: 2021 Prelims and Semis
204: Talkin TI with Tim Pratt
203: Matt and Hunter Talk Winmaking
202: Why You Should Play Oath
201: Learn to Learn PoK
200: Weird Bearholders Meeting
199: Live Email from Dane
198: Are the New Factions TOO Good?
197: Prophecy of Kings Introduction Finale
196 - Vuil'raith Cabal Introduction
195: Inside Your Best Friend
194: Speaker Order
193: Empyrean Introduction
192: Improvised Homebrew Faction
191: Learning the Vagabond - Expansions
190: Argent Flight Introduction
189: Mahact Gene-Sorcerers Introduction
188: Victory Points and Objectives Part 2
187: Is Arborec Still the Worst?
186: Victory Points and Objectives part 1
185: Naaz-Rokha Alliance Introduction
184: Root - Learning the Underground Duchy
183: Relics and Legendary Planets
182: The Nomad Introduction
181: Exploration
180: The Fractured Void Review
179: Root - Learning the Corvid Conspiracy
178: PoK Tournament Sign Ups and Structure 2021
177: PoK Tech Overview
176: Our Favorite Factions and Why
175: Titans of Ul Introduction
174: Root - Learning the Riverfolk Company
173: 2021 Season Premiere
172: 2020 Holiday Spectacular
171: 100% First Annual Prophecy of Kings Faction Tier List but it’s not a tier list, it’s a Hootenanny, and it is infallible and perfect. #NailedIt
170: Flagship Tournament 2
169: Tournaments Aplenty
168: Fireside Chats with Dane Beltrami
167: Prophecy of Kings and the Future
166: 100% Definitive Official Base Game SCPT Power Ranking List_Final_FinalFINAL_v3 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.xlsx
165: Root - Learning the Lizard Cult
164: Farewell TI4 Base Game with Dane Beltrami
163: Arborec Strategy Guide
162: Fireside Chats with TgWelch
161: Nekro Virus Strategy Guide
160: Ghosts of Creuss Strategy Guide
159: Embers of Muaat Strategy Guide
158: Rules Quiz Extravaganza
157: Root - Learning the Vagabond - Base Game
156: Yin Brotherhood Strategy Guide
155: Fireside Chats with PhilRoi
154: Cole Wehrle Oath Update
153: Prophecy of Kings: Reveal Roundup
152: Partners in TI
151: Fireside Chats with Billy
150: Clan of Saar Strategy Guide
149: Root - Learning the Woodland Alliance
148: Twilight Codex - Ordinian
147: Prophecy of Kings and Nomad Reveal with Dane Beltrami
Ep 146: Fireside Chats with Fargoness and Xenofeline
Ep 145: The Winnu Strategy Guide
Ep 144: Root - Learning the Eyrie Dynasties
Ep 143: TI Lore
Ep 142: Fireside Chats (featuring Magi)
Ep 141: Root - Learning the Marquise de Cat
Ep 140: L1z1x Mindnet Strategy Guide
Ep 139: Naalu Collective Strategy Guide
Ep 138: Root - Key Actions
Ep 137: 14 Point Tournament
Ep 136: Yssaril Tribes Strategy Guide
Ep 135: Mentak Coalition Strategy Guide
Ep 134: Root - Learn to Learn
Ep 133: Experimental Tech Paths
Ep 132: Xxcha Kingdom Strategy Guide
Ep 131: Omega Techs and Diplomacy
Ep 130: Road to the Finals 2020
Ep 129: Semifinals Overview
Ep 128: Three Player Games
Ep 127: Dune - Learning the Bene Gesserit
Ep 126: Player Profile: Alex
Ep 125: Hacan vs Mentak
Ep 124: 2020 Semifinal Map Analysis
Ep 123: Dune - Learning the Emperor
Ep 122: Universities of Jol-Nar Strategy Guide
Ep 121: Dune - Learning the Fremen
Ep 120: Tournament Prelims Updates
Ep 119: Dune - Learning the Spacing Guild
Ep 118: Emirates of Hacan Strategy Guide
Ep 117: Dune - Learning Harkonnen
Ep 116: 2020 Tournament Mock Draft
Ep 115: Absolutely Real, Super Important, 100% 2019 Huge SCPT Faction Tier List
Ep 114: 2019 Holiday Spectacular
Ep 113: Hidden Addiction with Patience
Ep 112: Oath with Cole Wehrle
Ep 111: Tournament Rules and Moderating
Ep 110: Dune - House Atreides Overview
Ep 109: Sardakk N'Orr Strategy Guide
Ep 108: 2020 Prelim Map
Ep 107: Agenda Phase Strategy
Ep 106: Frankendraft with Mantis
Ep 105: Dune: Learn to Learn
Ep 104: Barony of Letnev Strategy Guide
Ep 103: Announcing the 2020 Tournament
Ep 102: Can It Rex?
Ep 101: This Imperium Life 05
Ep 100: Christian T. Petersen
Ep 099: Why You Should Play Dune
Ep 098: Group Metas with Nateraide
Ep 097: Federation of Sol Strategy Guide
Ep 096: GenCon 2019 Tournament
Ep 095: Dune/Root GenCon Impressions
Ep 094: GenCon 2019 Live Show
Ep 093: GenCon 2019 Preamble
Ep 092: Organizing Games with tgwelch
Ep 091: Sol vs Yin
Ep 090: Can It War Sun?
Ep 089: Player Profile - EJ
Ep 088: Promissory Notes Part 2
Ep 087: Promissory Notes Part 1
Ep 086: Dane Beltrami Interview 1.2
Ep 085: The Quest for Game 2
Ep 084: 4 Player 14 Point with Muaat ft. Yin4Life
Ep 083: Future of the Show
Ep 082: GenCon Sign-ups and Monuments with Blarknob
Ep 081: Expansion Wishlist Part 2
Ep 080: Expansion Wishlist Part 1
Ep 079: Tournament Wrap Up
Ep 078: The Finale
Ep 077: Road to the Finals
Ep 076: Tournament Update - Knockouts
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Ep 075: Content Creation with James Bocks
Ep 074: Tournament Updates - Semifinals
Ep 073: Knockout Map Analysis
Ep 072: The Metagame List feat. JattaPake
Ep 071: Semis Map Analysis
Ep 070: Tournament Updates 2
Ep 069: Action Cards Part 2
Ep 068: Tournament Updates
Ep 067: Action Cards Part 1
Ep 066: InMapsWeTrust
Ep 065: The Tournament Begins!
Ep 064: The "Sure to be Scruitinized" 100% Definitely 2018 Twilight Imperium Faction Tier List
Ep 063: 2018 Holiday Spectacular
Ep 062: Holiday Spectacular Preamble
Ep 061: Fleet Compositions
Ep 060: Four Player Pros and Cons
Ep 059: Prelim Map Analysis
Ep 058: Player Profile - Hunter
Ep 057: Developing Skills
Ep 056: Tournament Drafting
Ep 055: Player Profile - Matt
Ep 054: Whispers and Secret Conversations
Ep 053: Tabletop Simulator
Ep 052: Tech Skips
Ep 051: The Always and Nevers of Twilight Imperium
Ep 050: Being Salty
Ep 049: One Year & Tournament Patreon 2.0
Ep 048: Tech Paths Part 3
Ep 047: Our First 14 Point Game
Ep 046: Tech Paths Part 2
Ep 045: Tech Paths Part 1
Ep 044: Corey Konieczka Interview
Ep 043: GenCon Semifinals
Ep 042: GenCon Preamble
Ep 041: How to Win from Ahead
Ep 040: How to Win from Behind
Ep 039: Five Player Games
Ep 038: Twilight Imperium The Movie
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Ep 037: First Round Strategies Wrap Up
Space Cats Death Clones Ep 001: First Round Strategies - The Yin Brotherhood by JattaPake (the one that's not a joke)
Ep 036: First Round Strategies - The Yin Brotherhood (it's a joke)
Ep 035: First Round Strategies - Emirates of Hacan
Ep 034: First Round Strategies - Trading with Hacan
Ep 033: Agendas
Ep 032: First Round Strategies - Ghosts of Creuss
Ep 031: First Round Strategies - L1z1x Mindnet
Ep 030: GenCon Tournament Inteview with Blarknob
Ep 029: Flagships Tier List
Ep 028: First Round Strategies - Winnu
Ep 027: First Round Strategies - Embers of Muaat
Ep 026: Kingmaking and Support for the Throne
Ep 025: Etiquette, Elimination, and Kneecapping
Ep 024: First Round Strategies - Barony of Letnev
Ep 023: Dane Beltrami Interview - Living Rules Reference
Ep 022: First Round Strategies - Sardakk N'orr
Ep 021: House Rules and Patreon Announcement!
Ep 020: First Round Strategies - Naalu Collective
Ep 019: First Round Strategies - Federation of Sol
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Ep 018: First Round Strategies - Universities of Jol-Nar
Ep 017: First Round Strategies - Nekro Virus
Ep 016: First Round Strategies - Mentak Coalition
Ep 015: 2017 Wrap Up
Ep 014: First Round Strategies - The Arborec
The 2017 Holiday Spectacular!
Ep 013: First Round Strategies - Clan of Saar
Ep 012: First Round Strategies - Yssaril Tribes
Ep 011: First Round Strategies - Xxcha Kingdom
Learn to Learn / Learn to Teach
Ep 010: We Played It
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Ep 009: The People Who Play Twilight Imperium
Ep 008: Third Edition Please Don't Go!
Ep 007: Good Riddance, 3rd Edition!
Ep 006: Theoretical Tier List
Ep 005: Trade
Ep 004: Technology
SCPT Errata: Yin Brotherhood
Ep 003: Politics & Imperial
Ep 002: Construction & Warfare
Ep 001: Leadership & Diplomacy