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We're back on that old grind. We've done "Super Guides" as our way of revisiting base game factions post-PoK, but up until this point it has also been a mark of a faction that received new components via a Codex. But from here on out, it's all faction untouched since the introduction of PoK. That doesn't mean there's nothing to say, of course! And one of the bigger factions to tackle when it comes...

The Homebrewer's Guild has been hard at work on a big project. The work has been largely philosophical up until this point and it was finally time to lay track down before we design this train. So today, we'd like to catch you all up to speed on the project known as Twilight Imperium Zero Edition. This is intended to be our fun modification to Twilight Imperium and act as a stripped down, simpler...

It's a crossover episode! Our video game podcast, Old Gamer's Almanac, is doing a big Starcraft blowout this month and we wanted to get this show in on the fun. What better way than attempting an exhaustive strategy overview of one of the game's factions!  Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Old Gamer's Almanac music by nightcorey. https://soundc...

We spent a week hanging out with the fine folks over at Leder Games and learned more about their ongoing projects while we were there. Nick Brachmann joined us to walk through everything he's planning to add to Ahoy in its upcoming expansions and Cole Wehrle followed up with us to show us more of Arcs' development. 11:05 - The Ahoy additions add new complexity and richness to the strategy, which i...

We've been teasing it for WEEKS and it's finally here. After a huge hiatus, we're pleased to finally present another This Imperium Life, our show where we share YOUR stories of the best moments of Twilight Imperium 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 mor...

It's the weekend before the tournament starts and in the madness we decided to answer all of your burning questions! That's right, after over 6 years, we're finally doing a mailbag episode. We cover a lot of TI topics, but also focus on tournament questions for a good amount of time. Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Additional Music and Sounds...

Tournament 6 looms before us and in the build up to it we wanted to take a look back. We sat down with the 5 previous winners of the Patreon Tournament and got their take on the changes to the Qualifiers as well as any advice they could offer to people hoping to succeed in the tournament. You could basically ignore all of the advice from all other episodes of this show because these are the 5 peop...

The Space Cats are a domineering force when it comes to Twilight Imperium. They're the closest thing the game has to a mascot and when they're in game a lot of things seem to revolve around them. They've also often been accused of dramatically slowing the game down. Today we evaluate what it means to sit down at a table where the Hacan are playing, but not BY YOU. How can you utilize their wares t...

We did an episode about the Async Twilight Imperium discord ( https://discord.gg/vY3nBkegkn ) a while ago, but it's had a slew of major developments over recent months and it was well worth revisiting. Not to mention we wanted to have a conversation about our first Tournament Champion, The 9 of Spades, and it's his newest fascination. So it seemed best to wrap it all up in one episode together! 9...

We JUST finished Tournament 5 but TOO BAD, it's time to talk about Tournament 6. We've got details on the structure and process on how to play in the 2024 tournament that starts in October of 2023. Once our website is up again we'll have the details typed out for you to pass around to your friends and hopefully I'll remember to come back and change this episode description when that link is availa...

Early this year, we set out on a goal, (well a few goals really, but one of them was:) to learn GreaterThanGames' Spirit Island and hopefully help you learn it as well. We tackled the 8 spirits provided in the base game and have learned a lot along the way. It was the first time for this show to try and tackle a cooperative game, so today we're going to kind of rate and reflect on how we did and w...

We went to GenCon, had a live show, then checked out what our friends over at Leder Games have been working on. Sam from Lord of the Board ( https://www.youtube.com/@LordoftheBoard ) joined us to demo a base game session of Arcs and chat with Cole as well as a demo of and chat about the "pre-alpha" build of Patrick Leder's "working title Blok." It was a splendid time with wonderful people and we h...

This episode was recorded LIVE at the Helium Comedy Club in Indianapolis, IN during the week of GenCon 2023! If you want to hear all of the stand-up, you'll have to come in person yourself someday, but this recording includes Old Gamer's Almanac playthrough of an old Sonic the Hedgehog Choose Your Own Adventure book as well as the SCPT Live show. Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benprunt...

The Galactic Council went chaotic evil this week and wanted us to provide you with the sequel to everyone's favorite episode: TI The Movie. This time we have to design a mini-series set in the Twilight Imperium universe, meant to be released on HBO circa 2010. We totally took the prompt really seriously and this is a very earnest attempt at that. There's no funny business, there's no references to...

We've done it! After today, all of the Prophecy of Kings factions will have been revisited on this show as part of our Super Guide series! Don't talk to me about Council Keleres! We finish up with the Nomad, which is the first faction we ever learned about on this show and we've come a long way since then. Nomad has had some high highs, but they feel like they're slowing down a bit in their perfor...

It's our last venture into the base game Spirits for Spirit Island! And we didn't do it on purpose, but we're each going out of spirits that didn't click with us quite as much, but that didn't stop them from being engaging to learn! Also we've got a lengthy Homebrew Review and Agenda Phase as well as a big important announcement at the end regarding our upcoming Weird Bear Exhibition "Tournament."...

We're nearing the end of our super POK faction guides and today we get to tackle the first faction we ever dug deep into in POK, the Titans of Ul. They're a powerful faction that has always performed very well in our tournaments, but this year had a bit of a decline. (into the middle of the pack, so don't freak out) What makes this faction so strong and how can you make the most of their toolkit?...

It's been a whole year and now it's time for us to prepare for the upcoming SCPT Patreon Tournament Finals! We've got interviews from all of the wonderful players and I'm so excited for you to hear them. Special thanks to JadiimJedi, Arratain, Sir Craigsworth, dzhiriki, Aljce, and Deshuga.   *SOME EXPLICIT LANGUAGE*   Are you going to Gen-Con this year? Maybe you should come see our live show at t...

The galactic council have bestowed us with a wonderful treat. The semis of Tournament 5 have concluded and before we get to the Finals, we are taking a look back at tournaments gone by. After some fun honorable mentions, we present to you Matt and Hunter's Top 10 Tournament Moments! Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Additional Music and Sounds...

And now the thrilling conclusion to the tale of Gasha, Rick, Wrexx, Borin, and Ser. It's time for our heroes to sort out a bit of a bug situation, learn the secrets of mysterious artifacts, and handle a bit of a ghost issue.  We've really loved making these and it's been especially rewarding to hear everyone respond so positively to them. We absolutely hope to make more in the future! To join othe...

We're back with more Spirit Island content! This week, we were tired of being pushed around, so we're talking about two spirits that do a lot of pushing back, the fear based Bringer of Dreams and Nightmares and the nuclear missile that is River Surges in Sunlight. After that, it's some Agenda Phase and the finale of the Tournament Prelims Recaps! 0:00 - Bringer of Dreams and Nightmares 50:47 - Riv...

We've been having TOO MUCH FUN over here at SCPT the last few weeks, so it's time for some more chunky content. Today is a guide to the Vuil'raith Cabal that it feels like we've been working on for two years. Have we finally unlocked the secret to this faction, or has Matt mostly just learned to stop sweating the small stuff? Or is he capable of learning to stop sweating... 0:00 - Cabal Guide 1:46...

Our story continues as Borin, Ser, Gasha, Rick, and Wrexx must consult with a Naalu diplomat, investigate a violent rebellious group, and earn the chance to speak with a Sardakk N'orr general. They're far from the most qualified but they might be the luckiest group the Council Keleres could send to handle this galactic crisis. Music by Michael Keane. Find most at the Twilight Symphonium: https://w...

Thank you to everyone who has played Twilight Imperium. Thank you to everyone who has helped foster this magnificent community. Thank you to everyone who has listened to our show. Thank you to everyone we've played with. You all mean the world to us. Special Thanks to this episode's contributors: Dane Beltrami, Corey Konieczka, Chris Hosch, Sam Gregor-Stewart, Shea Parker, Ruel Gaviola, Tom Brewst...

We are excited to present part one of our three part series playing Embers of the Imperium, the Twilight Imperium RPG. This is available from Edge Studios as a sourcebook to their Genesys RPG system. The de facto lore goddess Absol takes Hunter, Matt, Sun Sanders, and Kate Thompson on a journey into Lisis space to settle a dispute between the local government, the Naalu Collective, and the Sardakk...