Hunter Donaldson

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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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Hunter Donaldson

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Leisure

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

444: Twilight's Fall Unit Upgrades Analyzed 18.02.2026

The unit upgrades are the hottest deck this side of the Twilight's Fall, and this week Hunter and Blasto are going to walk you through exactly how these cards DEFINE the beautiful game that is Twilight's Fall. In the rundown section Hunter muses on what old Factions he's most looking forward to covering and announces how future guides will be prioritized in the years to come! Hunter is Headlining...

443: Coexistence Overview and Rules Questions! (WITH ANSWERS) 11.02.2026

You've got questions, we've got answers. This week we've got Andcat back on the show and he has convened with a secret cabal of Rules Lawyers in order to dig deep on one of the big new rules concepts that you need to know in advance of the next big faction guide! This is a weird nitty gritty episode but I feel like it's fascinating if you wanna jump into the muck of new interactions that frequentl...

442: Il Na Viroset and El Nen Janovet Beginner's Guide 04.02.2026

Hunter and Alec are back on the case! Taking on the next two Mahact kings is quite the roller coaster today. Il Na Viroset is a real star of the new mode and I feel confident you'll really dig them but El Nen Janovet is a whole other story.... Hunter is Headlining his first comedy club weekend in Minneapolis Feb. 27th and 28th Tickets here: Hunter at Sisyphus Brewing! Come to the Orlando Florida T...

441: Last Bastion Beginner's Guide 28.01.2026

I'm so excited to talk about this faction. Last Bastion is exactly the kind of faction that I love to champion! They're kinda bad but also extremely good given certain situations and contexts, in this episode Hunter and JadiimJedi are gonna dig right into those exact situations. They're the good guys! Hunter is Headlining his first comedy club weekend in Minneapolis Feb. 27th and 28th Tickets here...

440: Twilight's Fall Ability Deck Overview (Part 2 of 2) 21.01.2026

Hunter and Blasto have returned to finish what they started! We've got another two hour barn burner here for you as the two of them sit down to read through and analyze the rest of the Twilight's Fall Ability deck. It's deep stuff here! Come to the Orlando Florida Tournament March 13-15 Tickets here: Orlando Intergalactical Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty...

439: Thunder's Edge Planets and System Tiles 14.01.2026

This week we've got Alec back in the chair NOT talking about Twilight's Fall stuff, instead it's time to put on our cartography glasses and dig deep on all of the beautiful new hexagons Santa gave us! We also spend a bit in the beginning discussing Leonardo DiCraprio so don't get spooked by that.  Come to the Orlando Florida Tournament March 13-15 Tickets here: Orlando Intergalactical Music provid...

438: 2026 Premiere (Featuring EJ Sanders and the Galactic Census Results) 07.01.2026

Welcome to 2026! This week we've got a business episode with EJ Sanders as our guest so you can expect some silly stuff. We talk about a lot of our goals for SCPT this year and some of our future events before digging into the results of the first annual GALACTIC CENSUS. This is a new feature of the patreon I'll do at the end of every year where we poll the audience on favorite faction, favorite w...

437: (2025 Faction Tier List) The one billion percent essential, always honest, unequaled, unrivaled, indeterminate, obedient, eloquent, obstinate, tubular, cerebral, daring, loquacious, just, monst- 31.12.2025

It's faction tier list time! Our first of the Thunder's Edge era! What a time to be alive! To celebrate the end of 2025 Hunter, Blasto, and JadiimJedi convene to get embark on the first of what will be a series of tier list episodes where we really get to the heart of exactly how good every single faction in Twilight Imperium is. This is a traditional tier list that we tackled in alphabetical orde...

436: Holiday Spectacular 2025 25.12.2025

Happy Holidays! I got you this gift of a weird conversation featuring Bane Salami and Katt Fartens. Honestly I don’t even remember what we talked about. Enjoy!

435: Avarice Rex and Il Sai Lakoe Beginner's Guide 17.12.2025

Hunter and Alec are back for some more Twilight's Fall discussion! This week is all about the broken as heck Money Mahact who can legitimately conjure more Trade Goods then any seat in the entire game. In the second half we break down the Arborec themed Mahact which has very tasty production mechanics. These are both very solid choices so consult these if you wanna play the good Kings! Signups for...

434: Ral Nel Consortium Beginner's Guide 10.12.2025

I hope you like lizards and or geckos because Hunter and Jadiim Jedi are back to dive into our next brand new faction, the Ral Nel!  These funky geckos like to shrink down their structures and fly them around to wherever they feel like it. I love them! I think plenty of you all will love them too. Also we've got some errata from our Crimson Rebellion guide so check that out too! Signups for our fi...

433: Twilight's Fall Ability Deck Overview (Part 1 of 2) 03.12.2025

Hunter and Blasto are back for the first half of an extremely in-depth discussion overviewing the Ability Deck for Twilight's Fall. This deck has an overwhelming number of cards and is the real backbone of this new mode so I would consider this conversation essential for understanding the potential strategy that this game mode unlock. The second part of this discussion will drop in January, we dec...

SCPT Intergalactical Orlando Florida Announcement! (In-person TI Tournament) 01.12.2025

Your next intergalactical tournament is locked in!    We'll be at The Haven Games in  Casselberry, FL on March 13th through the 16th 2026!   Weird Bear and Findergardner Pre-Sale will be on December 16th at 11AM Central!   General tickets will go on sale January 1st at 11AM Central!

432: Thunder's Edge New Action Cards Overview 26.11.2025

It's a Hunter and JadiimJedi episode! Expect it to go long and feature lots of tangents. This week we're taking a look at all the new action cards added to Thunder's Edge (We'll do a separate episode for the Twilight's Fall cards don't you worry). Also reminder! Many of the codex ACs also got makeovers so expect us to cover that as well. Someday we'll do another episode about the entire AC deck an...

431: The Ruby Monarch and Radiant Aur Beginner's Guide 19.11.2025

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 w...

430: Crimson Rebellion Beginner's Guide 12.11.2025

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...

429: Twilight's Fall Strategy Card and Edicts Overview 05.11.2025

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...

Bonus: SCPT Patreon Tournament 8 Announcement and Details! 03.11.2025

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 thr...

428: Breakthroughs and Synergies RANKED 29.10.2025

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 T...

427: Twilight's Fall Rulebook Analysis 22.10.2025

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 Hunt...

426: This Imperium Life POK Final! (With Matt Martens) 20.10.2025

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 S...

425: Thunder's Edge Rulebook Analysis 15.10.2025

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!     Fo...

424: POK Mailbag Farewell! (Also Matt Announcement) 08.10.2025

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 sh...

423: Twilight's Fall Game Mode Revealed! (With DANE, AGAIN) 01.10.2025

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 a...

422: The Firmament/The Obsidian Faction Reveal (WITH DANE) 24.09.2025

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 spoi...

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