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/

To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

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/

To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

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/

To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

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/

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

To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

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/

This week, we're tackling a much requested topic. 8 Player Games! Matt and Hunter have both done some research and are reporting on strategic differences they found in their limited experience. Lot's of talk is devoted to why we don't prefer the player count so prepare yourself.

We've also got an excellent discussion with Tactic Blue on the upcoming Discordant Stars Twilight Imperium Homebrew Expansion that you'll definitely want to hear about.

At the end of the episode we have some surprise guests you'll definitely want to hear from. 

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/

More Arcs! We're having a lovely time learning this new game and before we start diving into guides for different Leaders and eventually getting into the Campaign expansion (where we'll spend most of our time), we needed one more episode covering the basics. We've talked about the limited action economy of the game and alluded to the fact that you are able to improve upon it, but it's time to discuss that in depth! Resources and the Court Deck are your key to improving your action set and taking better control of the game, so let's learn about them!

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/

Let's do another Faction Strategy Guide! Universities of Jol-Nar are discussed a lot. They've been around since the very beginning, and in every edition of the game they've been a powerful faction. They have a -1 to combat and that just doesn't seem to hold them back! So what makes them good and how can we best harness their power?

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/

Let's travel back in time to the year 2000! FFG was still a young company and Christian T. Petersen decided to take another stab at the design of our favorite game. At times, Second Edition almost feels like the version lost to time. It's quite simple in it's approach to the game and it chooses to add very little over the course of it's life. It's mostly just a refinement of the rules of First Edition, but let's take a closer look to see what that means.

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/

We've both been in the process of trying to find new homes in Minnesota, which means it's time for a beach episode where we dip into our mailbag! Our patrons submitted these questions for our Agenda Phase segments, but this is a collection of, generally, more off topic questions than usual. That just means it's a good time to hang out with your friends Matt and Hunter. And no criticism!

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/