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Just a quick to announce the time and place of the Finals to the Blighted Reach Arcs tournament! Sunday, January 11 at 10:00am CST www.twitch.tv/spacecatspeaceturtles

The classic recipe to any good tournament Finals is a dark horse player who lacks as much experience as the other players but makes up for it with natural talent and a promise of a fun time! Meet our last Finalist and you can finally get a sense of how good this final match is going to be! Join our discord:  https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Mart...

In one of the more chaotic wins of the tournament, this player didn't find out they were a Finalist until the morning following their game. Let's find out why! Join our discord:  https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at  https://kyleferrin....

Our second Semi-Finalist winner has been here before. Technically the most wins in the Blighted Reach competitive scene (don't ask how many total there have been, it's not important), this Finalist returns to the Championship stage to hold on to their Test Tournament belt...   Join our discord:  https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunte...

This is the first of four interviews with the winners of the Romp Blighted Reach Arcs Tournament Semifinals. The date of the Finals is to be determined, but today's interviewee is actually a REPEAT Finalist, so let's see what made their semifinal game a success story! Join our discord:  https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donalds...

We're on the road yet again. This time it's a more conventional convention except for one of the most fun evenings in gaming: the Indie Games Night Market Featured on this episode: Okay, Duckies, Now Let's Get In Formation by Ted Schaller Psymurai by Andy Mangham Imps by Nick Brachmann Urban Capitalism by Bernease Herman Resilience by Greg Loring-Albright Beastro by Matteo Uguzzoni (and Jason Cora...

Matt attended the historical board game convention SD Histcon recently, alongside Cole and Liz. He wasn't there on official Leder business, but it was a fascinating event and worth talking about in the context of Leder design and philosophy. So join us as we take you inside! Join our discord:  https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter...

The boys are back at Leder Games to talk about every Map released (and yet to be released) map for Root! Join our discord: https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcartel.com/ Our theme is by Ben Prunty who you can che...

Matt is back with Liz Davidson and Cole Wehrle to talk about everyone's favorite historical board game set during the Lutheran Reformation: Here I Stand! Join our discord: https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcarte...

It's time to finish up the Warden. How are the royals gonna close this up? Join our discord: https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcartel.com/ Our theme is by Ben Prunty who you can check out at https://benprunty.ba...

The boys are back with our first dive into The Warden! Join our discord: https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcartel.com/ Our theme is by Ben Prunty who you can check out at https://benprunty.bandcamp.com/

Liz Davidson is the Solo Games Specialist at Leder Games but her background goes even deeper than solo design. Matt chats with her about historical games, her academic past, and how it all factors into her job designing and developing solo modes (and maybe someday solo-only games?!) for Leder Games. Join our discord: https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu Join our Patreon so you can play in the Arcs Tourna...

We're back on the high seas this week with Matt and Nick Brachmann! The Smuggler is the asymmetrical vagabondish seat of the Ahoy table who plays their own game, but don't be intimidated because Matt and Nick have your back.  With this episode we're rounding out our coverage of the base game of Ahoy so that we can continue forward into the expansions, I hope you're excited for it.  Join our discor...

We're taking a look back today are the greatest Root tournament series that was ever held: GuerricSample's Winter Tournament. For three years, Guerric streamed hundreds of hours of Root tournament games and gave the community some of the highest skill games around. He's taken a step back from tournament organizing but is still around the community as moderator of the Woodland Warriors discord and...

It's the second of our two parter on the Pacifist! Let us know what you think over on our discord and good luck with all the peace you'll be spreading! Join our discord: https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcartel....

Throw down your weapons! It's time for peace and understanding! Big psychic understandings! This week Matt and Hunter get started on another 2 part fate guide, this time about everyone's favorite lil' marshmallow cloud boi. Our first Arcs tournament starts this weekend! More information is on our new discord which you should totally check out.  Join our discord: https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This...

This week we're getting into the weeds a bit and touching on two very important games that we have yet to discuss. First we get into our personal histories with both games before musing about the future of both in the world of Romp! Join our discord: https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for...

This week we've got kind of an incredible amount of things to announce. First the boys dig into their post GenCon thoughts, and then transition into important information for would-be Arcs tournament participants and streamers! Very exciting stuff! Join our discord: https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson Special thanks to...

Matt and Nick are back with another Ahoy guide! This one is for the comrades out there who know deep in their shells that this Union is forever. Join our discord: https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcartel.com/ Ou...

We're on the road this week heading to Gen Con where all the magic happens! Before you head out on your own Gen Con journey make sure to listen to Matt close up his three part Advocate guide. Perhaps this week things will actually catch up to us?!?! Join our discord: https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson Special thanks to...

I hope you've got your skates on because we're continuing our breezy tour down easy street with Act 2 of the Advocate! Gen Con is right around the corner and if you like this show you should consider coming to our Space Cats Peace Turtles Live show, we won't really talk about board games much but it will be hilarious and a real good time! Join our discord: https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This show i...

Get your skates on because this episode is a breeze! This week Matt educates Hunter on how to ADVOCATE for an incredibly easy time succeeding at your objective. It's a fun classic episodes with your boys in the same room again.  Join our discord: https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our...

And we're back! Matt and Hunter sit down after a prolonged break to give you some regular ol' Arcs content. This week we're conquering our first C Fate, the Redeemer! Also we test out a new format for our guides with a more stripped down approach, let us know how we did. Join our discord: https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donal...

Yarrrr! We've got more strategy content for ye mateys. The release of Ahoy's expansions is looming, and to get ready for the launch we want to start covering the factions from the base game. This time, it's the Bluefin Squadron! The sharks play an orderly control game with few surprises, so efficiency is the name of the game! Join our discord: https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This show is produced by...

This week Hunter sits down with Cole to talk about how he came to be a lover and enjoyer of games.  Join our discord: https://discord.gg/KwYvrY9eEu This show is produced by Horse House and Hosted by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson Special thanks to Kyle Ferrin for our podcast art. You can see more of Kyle's work at https://kyleferrin.bigcartel.com/ Our theme is by Ben Prunty who you can check ou...