PIO #17 - Played It Once - Twilight Imperium (ft. Space Cats Peace Turtles)
11/17/20 • 61 min
Today we discuss Twilight Imperium 4th Edition by Fantasy Flight Games with none other than Space Cats Peace Turtles, the authority on everything TI. Twilight Imperium is a war and 3X game of galactic conquest in which three to six players take on the role of one of seventeen factions vying for galactic domination through military might, political maneuvering, and economic bargaining. A round begins with players selecting one of eight strategy cards that both determine player order and give their owner a unique strategic action for that round. After these roles are selected, players take turns moving their fleets from system to system, claiming new planets for their empire, and engaging in warfare and trade with other factions. At the end of a turn, players gather in a grand council to pass new laws and agendas, shaking up the game in unpredictable ways. At the end of every turn, a player can claim one public objective and one secret objective. As play continues, more of these objectives are revealed and more secret objectives are dealt out. Play continues until a player reaches ten victory points. (Description provided by the publisher.)
Listen to the Space Cats Peace Turtles podcast here. To join their Discord click here.
Learn more about Twilight Imperium here.
Should we play it again? Bring it to the channel? Never touch it again? Let us know by leaving a comment in playeditonce.com!
-Time Stamps-
04:26 - Space Cats Peace Turtles
06:14 - Overview
09:45 - Context of Playthrough
11:06 - Space Cats Peace Turtles First Time with TI
16:37 - Our First Experience with TI
21:44 - Parallels Between Both Experiences
25:04 - How TI Ages and Grows
33:09 - Prophecy of Kings Expansion
39:52 - Playing TI Digitally
45:50 - Did You Enjoy It? Would You Play It Again? - Jan
48:26 - Did You Enjoy It? Would You Play It Again? - Hunter
50:06 - Did You Enjoy It? Would You Play It Again? - Matt
55:11 - Did You Enjoy It? Would You Play It Again? - Jesse
Today we discuss Twilight Imperium 4th Edition by Fantasy Flight Games with none other than Space Cats Peace Turtles, the authority on everything TI. Twilight Imperium is a war and 3X game of galactic conquest in which three to six players take on the role of one of seventeen factions vying for galactic domination through military might, political maneuvering, and economic bargaining. A round begins with players selecting one of eight strategy cards that both determine player order and give their owner a unique strategic action for that round. After these roles are selected, players take turns moving their fleets from system to system, claiming new planets for their empire, and engaging in warfare and trade with other factions. At the end of a turn, players gather in a grand council to pass new laws and agendas, shaking up the game in unpredictable ways. At the end of every turn, a player can claim one public objective and one secret objective. As play continues, more of these objectives are revealed and more secret objectives are dealt out. Play continues until a player reaches ten victory points. (Description provided by the publisher.)
Listen to the Space Cats Peace Turtles podcast here. To join their Discord click here.
Learn more about Twilight Imperium here.
Should we play it again? Bring it to the channel? Never touch it again? Let us know by leaving a comment in playeditonce.com!
-Time Stamps-
04:26 - Space Cats Peace Turtles
06:14 - Overview
09:45 - Context of Playthrough
11:06 - Space Cats Peace Turtles First Time with TI
16:37 - Our First Experience with TI
21:44 - Parallels Between Both Experiences
25:04 - How TI Ages and Grows
33:09 - Prophecy of Kings Expansion
39:52 - Playing TI Digitally
45:50 - Did You Enjoy It? Would You Play It Again? - Jan
48:26 - Did You Enjoy It? Would You Play It Again? - Hunter
50:06 - Did You Enjoy It? Would You Play It Again? - Matt
55:11 - Did You Enjoy It? Would You Play It Again? - Jesse
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1:04:34 - Lost Ruins of Arnak ft. Alex
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