Romp is the podcast dedicated to the board games released by Leder Games! Join Hunter Donaldson and Matt Martens as they dig into the strategy, homebrew, and discourse surrounding games like Arcs, Root, Ahoy, Vast, Oath, and Fort.
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Matt Martens And Hunter Donaldson Podcasts
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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The definitive ranking of all every video game, every week at a time. If you work in the gaming industry, please stop making games while we catch up.
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409: Codex Four - Total War Galactic Event
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More Codex Four coverage! This week Hunter sits down with JadiimJedi to talk in-dept about the Total War Galactic Event. It's a fun new way to play that game that I really encourage you to check out. For Twilight Imperium Tournaments and SCPT live-shows, click here: https://linktr.ee/spacecatspeaceturtles Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at …
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We're back at it again! This time we're sitting down with some real bandicoots! It's actually jak and daxter. To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XOZBL48AWviFJGFpafwne6DXT5t08Rhu0YlKkleRjT4/edit?usp=sharing THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS IF YOU ARE LISTENING TO OLDER EPISODES. Music by nightcorey. htt…
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This week, Hunter sits down with Alec to answer the Galactic Council call! How do you beat the evil masters of the ancient galaxy? Find out within. For Twilight Imperium Tournaments and SCPT live-shows, click here: https://linktr.ee/spacecatspeaceturtles Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Additio…
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013: A Game Player's History of Cole Wehrle
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This week Hunter sits down with Cole to talk about how he came to be a lover and enjoyer of games. 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 o…
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407: Codex 4 - Liberation of Ordinian Scenario (Also surprise Omega Components)
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And we're already back! Extra episode for you as an apology for last week. This time me and Root aka Alec are going to talk about our recent playthrough of the teaser scenario introduced in Codex Four. Also in the Intro I talk about the new Omega Components for X-89 and Magen Defense Grid so stay tuned for that. Liberation of Ordinian Gameplay Vide…
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April showers have brought June flowers it appears. https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition/ You can buy tickets to our LIVE SHOW in Portland OR on June 27th at 8:30pm right here: https://kickstandcomedy.crowdwork.com/shows/space-cats-peace-turtles-live?date=2025-06-27T20:30:00 You can buy tickets to the Port…
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012: Arcs - Fate Guide Pirate Act 3
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Shiver me timbers! We're finishing up our Pirate coverage with our Act 3 guide. Also we open with a follow up on recent theatrical experiences for Matt and Hunter. Steal this podcast! 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 wor…
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Hey there friends! We had a lot of plans blow up on us last week so we've had to pivot a bunch of plans, I promise we'll be back to normal next week! For now I've got an experimental episode for you. Hunter is going to listen to episode 26 of SCPT and give you his PODCASTER'S commentary. It's a weird thing we've done once before and it's a great no…
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011: Arcs - Fate Guide Pirate Act 2
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We're back with MORE MEAT! This week Matt lectures us on the virtues of Piracy with our special lil' guy. Check it out! 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 Prunt…
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Nintendo when it's not really Nintendo (Episode 1 of 7)
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And we're back again! This time Hunter and Exothermic sit down to introduce a side project they'll be working on in the background. They're going to play 6 Nintendo games that were produced in partnership with outside developers using the luxurious and coveted Nintendo IP. They'll explain it all to you in the show itself and if you want to vote on …
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BONUS: April Showers Do Not Bring May Flowers
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Sorry friends! We'll make it up to you, I promise. You can buy tickets to our LIVE SHOW in Portland OR on June 27th at 8:30pm right here: https://kickstandcomedy.crowdwork.com/shows/space-cats-peace-turtles-live?date=2025-06-27T20:30:00 You can buy tickets to the Portland Intergalactical Tournament here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-twilight-i…
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010: The Future of Arcs Tournaments
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This week the boys sit down to talk about the Arcs Test tournament that was conducted last weekend over at twitch.tv/spacecatspeaceturtles We discuss how the games went, what we learned about competitive Arcs and what we're excited to do in the future! Keep your ears perked for early Fall as that would be a great time to start the journey! Watch th…
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Bro-Cycle 1: The Outer Wilds (FULL SPOILERS)
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Hello friends! It's been months but we are back with an in-depth barn burner of a discussion related to Outer Wilds! The boys are back and they're having fun digging deep into this game, please do not use this podcast to spoil the game for yourself! Play it please! We do not hold back in this episode my friend! To see the most up to version of The …
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404: Playing Against Yssaril Tribes
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And we're back with more TRY HARD VS. GUIDES! This episode will teach you to absolute dominate the sneaky gerblins. In this episode we expose their EXTREME WEAKNESS. This episode is basically a top ten reasons why the tribes are bad actually. JK we try out some ideas in this episodes but you could do everything we tell ya and it could still go wron…
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009: Arcs - Fate Guide Admiral Act 3
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We've done it! We've finished our very first Fate Guide! Everything gets better from here! This week Hunter brings us to his final thoughts on what the platonic ideal of the Admiral might look like while also pouring a lot of cold water on the process and dreaming about the future of this show. Let us know what YOU think! This show is produced by H…
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403: How to get into Twilight Imperium in 2025
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This week we continue an SCPT tradition and provide advice for the listeners out there in the congregation that do not actually play TI. It's a great time to get into this game! Especially before the homework INTENSIFIES maybe? In this silly episode Matt and Hunter walk you through all of the different angles you can approach Twilight Imperium from…
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008: Introduction to Ahoy (feat. LordoftheBoard)
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Who's ready to dive in?! That pun has never been more intended than it is today because Matt has been thinking about Ahoy for a long time and finally wants to start dissecting it in earnest. To assist in this endeavor is another Ahoy convert: Lord of the Board! He's deemed this summer the summer of Ahoy, and we couldn't agree more, so come hear our…
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And with this the final SCPT Prophecy of Kings Tournament arc is complete! Rejoice! You can watch the game here on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2450129216 You can buy tickets to the Portland Intergalactical Tournament here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-twilight-imperium-intergalactical-tournament-portland-tickets-1350685680229 Special …
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Another year, Another SCPT Twilight Imperium Finals! In this episode Matt and Hunter split up to interview the finalists right ahead of the big game. This is a great crop of players for our final game of the POK tournament era. Special thanks to our finalists dzhiriki Bannerspear tang catoftheyear and El Blasto! Please come watch the game LIVE over…
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007: Arcs - Fate Guide Admiral Act 2
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This week the boys get back on track and Hunter turns in more homework. We've got your Act 2 Fate guide for Admiral. We wanted to include Act 3 in this episode as well but the outline got so long that it no longer made sense so stay tuned next week for the rest of your first Fate walkthrough. Also let us know what Hunter messed up, GET HIM! This sh…
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400: Codex 400 (Feat. Dane Beltrami)
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This week Matt and Hunter celebrate 8 years of SCPT by reflecting on the past and looking to the future while their friend Dane teases them and the audience with the promise of new content! If you want to see what was released please go to the discord but we encourage you to listen to the episode till you get to the reveal because it will be more f…
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This week Matt and Hunter sit down for MATH talk. It's dice talk time! We talk about the dice based combat systems of Arcs, Root, and Oath. Including some discussion of the new Oath expansion. This episode is part analysis and part critique as we break down what makes a Leder Dice system unique and also teach you how to best utilize these systems t…
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399: Super Guide to the Strategy Phase
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Okay, this is it. This is the last of the Super Guides. It's a wild one and it's a long one! Matt and Hunter conquer the most important phase of the game and wind through every Strategy Card in the game. The discussion is wide reaching and is a great focal point for new and old listeners. We hope you enjoy it, and we hope you are excited for what h…
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005: Arcs - Test Tournament Announcement (Also Blue Prince talk)
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This is a grab bag episode this week while Hunter gears up to deliver to finishing touches on his first Fate guide! This week we talk about the Arcs test tournament, if you would like to sign up for it check out the episode channel on the Woodland Warriors discord. We also talk about some unfortunate real world economic realities that are effecting…
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This week Matt and Hunter sit down to talk through the entire Agenda deck! Every Agenda gets some time on this blow-out episode. With this episode the boys look back on a part of the game that improved in the POK era but it's time to say goodbye to it. So bye bye Agenda phase as we know it! Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.…
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004: Arcs - Fate Guide Admiral Act 1
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Our first Fate Guide is here! We're talking about how to play the Admiral during Act 1! This is an exciting start to what will be the bread and butter of our operation, showing you how to play these games from a particular seat. With Arcs we've decided to go with an approach that breaks down the Campaign Fates by Act. There was a lot to talk about …
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397: Minnesota Intergalactical Summary and Portland Intergalactical Details!
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Hey there! Sorry for a late episode but this one was a victim of all of the wonderful fun we had last weekend at our first in-person TI tournament in Minnesota. Special thanks to the gamezenter for hosting us. This week Hunter is going to give you some solo information for the next tournament so you can go ahead and get geared up for that. Also we'…
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This week we're going off-topic and focusing on the people behind your games! Listen as Matt sits down with Senior Game Developer Nick Brachmann to chat about game design with a particular focus on one of the greatest games of all time, the tv show: Survivor. Sound off in the comments if you want Matt to start a Survivor podcast because he totally …
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396: TI Leader Suite Tier List (PORTLAND INTERGALACTICAL ANNOUNCEMENT)
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Sorry about the late episode! We are swamped this week but we still were able to deliver you a hot plate of classic SCPT content. Listen as the brothers go classic mode on all of the faction Leader Suites! We're closing in on the end of the POK era of TI so this feels timely to look back at one of the eras biggest improvements. Also wish us luck on…
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002: Arcs - Act Structure and Intermissions
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We hope you are enjoying the first act of our 50 act structured podcast, thanks for all the positive reviews! Matt and Hunter are back to talk about what it means for Arcs to be a game played over the course of three sessions, how that might impact your strategy and how you actually go through the process of playing a game of Arcs. This one is a mi…
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395: Voice of One Book Preview AND Hunter's Journey Through the Prelims
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This week we've two anchor segments for you! For the first half we've got an interview with Tristan Palmgren about his new book "Voice of One" which is set in the Twilight Imperium Universe and it sounds great! For our second half Hunter will re-cap the Prelims in general and give you a play by play of his recent Prelims game. Also the Semis are ri…
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Matt and Hunter pick up where they left off with their Blighted Reach overview! This week we go deeper into Summits and Flagships with particular attention paid to some very interesting and odd Flagship interactions. The last 20 minutes of the episode were recorded in an empty apartment so please excuse the echo while we are transitioning into a ne…
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394: Super Guide to the Agenda Phase
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This week, Matt and Hunter sit down and go real deep into the specifics of the Agenda Phase. We'll talk about all of the Agenda deck in the future but for now we found enough to talk about in just going through the order of operations within the phase itself. It's classic nuts and bolts SCPT so we hope you enjoy! Get tickets to our live show in Min…
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