479: Thunder's Edge 1 Year Anniversary Dane Interview

It's all come down to this, finally our panel sits down for what should be their final episode ranking and discussing every single action card in the game. Have we actually reached journey's end? I dare not spoil. (We did) Cards Discussed: Sabotage Salvage Sanction Scramble Frequency Scuttle Seize Artifact Shields Holding Signal Jamming Skilled Retreat Solar Flare Strategize Summit Spy Tactical Bombardment Technology Rider Trade Rider Upgrade Unexpected Action Unstable Planet Uprising Veto War Effort Warfare Rider War Machine Waylay Twilight Imperium Community dates: Thunder's Edge SCPT Patreon Tournament: THE TOURNAMENT HAS BEGUN Orlando Intergalactical will happen on February 19-21 (Weird Bear/Wormholigan Presale NOW General Tickets start November 18th 11AM) NYC Intergalactical will happen on November 13-15 (Tickets are SOLD OUT) London Intergalactical/UK Nationals will happen on January 16th and 17th (Tickets are SOLD OUT) 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/ Art by Sun Sanders  To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

This week I sit down with two therapists and we have a healthy conversation about dealing with the complex emotions that can occur when playing Twilight Imperium.  Twilight Imperium Community Mental Health Resources “Shared joy is double joy. Shared sorrow is half sorrow.” Emergency / Crisis If you are having a mental health emergency or crisis, please call your local emergency line. US / Canada: 988 List of crisis lines - https://www.apa.org/topics/crisis-hotlines Find a helpline - https://findahelpline.com/ Finding a provider Psychology Today (global) - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us Mental Health Match (US) - https://mentalhealthmatch.com/ Open Path Collective (sliding scale) (US) - https://openpathcollective.org/ Therapy Den (US) - https://www.therapyden.com/ International Therapist Directory (global) - https://internationaltherapistdirectory.com/ Complicated Life (global) - https://complicated.life/ Twilight Imperium Community dates: Thunder's Edge SCPT Patreon Tournament: THE TOURNAMENT HAS BEGUN Orlando Intergalactical will happen on February 19-21 (Weird Bear/Wormholigan Presale NOW General Tickets start November 18th 11AM) NYC Intergalactical will happen on November 13-15 (Tickets are SOLD OUT) London Intergalactical/UK Nationals will happen on January 16th and 17th (Tickets are SOLD OUT) 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/ Art by Sun Sanders  To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

Hello BROTHERS. The Jedi brothers are here and they're excited to teach you everything you need to know Yin the day and show all your friends that you are in fact Daddy's best boy. Long gone are the days of Diplo Magen Pass, instead we're a really good faction that is really fun to talk about. HAPPY HALLOWEEN. Twilight Imperium Community dates: Thunder's Edge SCPT Patreon Tournament: THE TOURNAMENT HAS BEGUN Orlando Intergalactical will happen on February 19-21 (Weird Bear/Wormholigan Presale NOW General Tickets start November 18th 11AM) NYC Intergalactical will happen on November 13-15 (Tickets are SOLD OUT) London Intergalactical/UK Nationals will happen on January 16th and 17th (Tickets are SOLD OUT) 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/ Art by Sun Sanders  To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

A Halloween surprise visits you in the form of a BONUS EPISODE. This one is for everybody because hunbun got caught up enjoying a much needed break and a birthday celebration (I'm now 37 years old) so wish me Happy Birthday (YOU MISSED IT) and enjoy me and Patty Horseplay talking about Season 2 of DS9 as part of our on-going series recapping our favorite DS9 episodes one season at a time. It's good I dare say! Also you'll get a regular SCPT episode on Saturday! Twilight Imperium Community dates: Thunder's Edge SCPT Patreon Tournament: THE TOURNAMENT HAS BEGUN Orlando Intergalactical will happen on February 19-21 (Weird Bear/Wormholigan Presale starts NOW General Tickets start November 18th 11AM) NYC Intergalactical will happen on November 13-15 (Tickets are SOLD OUT) London Intergalactical/UK Nationals will happen on January 16th and 17th (Tickets are SOLD OUT) 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/ Art by Sun Sanders  To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

Hunter sits down again with his old friend Dane Beltrami to reflect on the first year of THUNDER'S EDGE. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT'S BEEN A YEAR? OH NO! Twilight Imperium Community dates: Thunder's Edge SCPT Patreon Tournament: THE TOURNAMENT HAS BEGUN Orlando Intergalactical will happen on February 19-21 (Weird Bear/Wormholigan Presale starts NOW General Tickets start November 18th 11AM) NYC Intergalactical will happen on November 13-15 (Tickets are SOLD OUT) London Intergalactical/UK Nationals will happen on January 16th and 17th (Tickets are SOLD OUT) 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/ Art by Sun Sanders  To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

This week the full panel is back, and we uhhh well we only talked about Action Cards that start with the letters P and R. That's it. The episode is 3 and a half hours long. ALSO DON'T MISS BRASSBIRD AND I TALKING ABOUT THE NEW ASYNC TI4 MEGAGAME YOU CAN JOIN. Use the chapters PEOPLE. Cards discussed: Parlay Pirate Contract Pirate Fleet Plagiarize Plague Political Stability Politics Rider Public Disgrace Puppets On A String Rally Reactor Meltdown Refit Troops Reflective Shielding Reparations Repeal Law Rescue Reveal Prototype Reverse Engineer Rise of a Messiah Rout Twilight Imperium Community dates: Thunder's Edge SCPT Patreon Tournament: THE TOURNAMENT HAS BEGUN Orlando Intergalactical will happen on February 19-21 (Weird Bear/Wormholigan Presale starts NOW General Tickets start November 18th 11AM) NYC Intergalactical will happen on November 13-15 (Tickets are SOLD OUT) London Intergalactical/UK Nationals will happen on January 16th and 17th (Tickets are SOLD OUT) 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/ Art by Sun Sanders  To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

This week Hunter and Blasto meet up to talk about some recent Tournament drama before they get into a critical topic of improvement for competitive TI culture! If you listen to this episode I promise you that you WILL think about doing something about the player in the lead, for your next game. Seriously, you'll think about it! Twilight Imperium Community dates: Thunder's Edge SCPT Patreon Tournament: THE TOURNAMENT HAS BEGUN Orlando Intergalactical will happen on February 19-21 (Weird Bear/Wormholigan Presale starts October 14th 11AM General Tickets start November 18th 11AM) NYC Intergalactical will happen on November 13-15 (Tickets are SOLD OUT) London Intergalactical/UK Nationals will happen on January 16th and 17th (Tickets are SOLD OUT) 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/ Art by Sun Sanders  To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

Hunter and Blasto are back with your next Ultimate guide. This one is a true pleasure since we're talking about the EMPYREAN. This faction happens to be one of my favorites and the same is true of Blasto so I feel like this is a special guide that we got both cohosts on the same page about the fun factor with this particular faction. Give it a listen and you too will be ready to stand awkwardly in the corner of the room just OBSERVING. Twilight Imperium Community dates: Thunder's Edge SCPT Patreon Tournament: SIGNUPS HAVE BEGUN, Games start October 2nd! Orlando Intergalactical will happen on February 19-21 (Weird Bear/Wormholigan Presale starts October General Tickets start November TBD) NYC Intergalactical will happen on November 13-15 (Tickets are SOLD OUT) London Intergalactical/UK Nationals will happen on January 16th and 17th (Tickets are SOLD OUT) 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/ Art by Sun Sanders  To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

Get your trunks on, I know summer is over but it's time for us to talk about SCPT Patreon Tournament 2! Tournament season begins afresh with friends old and new alike. In this episode Host Hunter sits down with 2026 Finals winner Jad "dim" Jedi to chat about what rules changes we can expect for this new year and some advice on succeeding in a TI tournament! Long live TI the E-sport or whatever. Twilight Imperium Community dates: Thunder's Edge SCPT Patreon Tournament: SIGNUPS START NOW, Games start October 2nd! Orlando Intergalactical will happen on February 19-21 (Weird Bear/Wormholigan Presale starts October General Tickets start November TBD) NYC Intergalactical will happen on November 13-15 (Tickets are SOLD OUT) London Intergalactical/UK Nationals will happen on January 16th and 17th (Tickets are SOLD OUT) 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/ Art by Sun Sanders  To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

The three twilight imperium amigos are back for part 3 of their mega series about every Action Card in the game. Don't worry this will eventually all end up in one gigantic episode that will be a legitimate nightmare to account for but for now here are all the card they talked about. Cards Discussed: Imperial Rider Impersonation Industrial Initiative Infiltrate Insider Information Insubordination Intercept In the Silence of Space Leadership Rider Lie In Wait Lost Star Chart Lucky Shot Maneuvering Jets Manipulate Investments Master Plan Mercenary  Contract Mining Initiative Morale Boost Nav Suite Overrule Twilight Imperium Community dates: NYC Intergalactical will happen on November 13-15 (Weird Bear/Wormholigan Presale runs until September 15th 11AM Eastern/15:00 UTC General Tickets start September 16th 11AM Eastern/15:00 UTC) GET TICKETS HERE (LOW TICKET WARNING):  https://buytickets.at/spacecatspeaceturtles/2419743 London Intergalactical/UK Nationals will happen on January 16th and 17th (Tickets are SOLD OUT) Orlando Intergalactical will happen on February 19-21 (Weird Bear/Wormholigan Presale starts October General Tickets start November TBD) Thunder's Edge Online Tournament 2 signups start on September 23rd at 11AM Eastern/15:00 UTC (Join patreon at any tier to get in!) 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/ Art by Sun Sanders  To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/