285: What is the Midgame?

Space Cats Peace Turtles

Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson

Games, Leisure:games, Hobbies, Leisure

4.9 • 663 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2023

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Listen, y'all. I don't know what to tell you. Sometimes you've got questions and we've got answers. Sometimes we ask questions because we secretly have answers we think are clever. And sometimes Matt asks a question thinking he'll find an answer along the way and that answer never really turn up. The concept of "the midgame" is referred to in a lot of our commentary and faction guides, but it's hard to say what we specifically mean by that. So we THOUGHT it'd be good to try and define that and offer up some strategic advice for your Midgames. But it turns out asking the question was a bigger challenge than we planned for... 0:00 The Early and Late Game 34:04 The Midgame 1:09:54 Homebrew Review: wekker: Action card: Facsimile Fabrication 1:14:41 The Agenda Phase ElBlastoDo you think that there's a strategic advantage to being nice in TI (washing, letting score for little-no cost, etc)? MerkiHow could the game be changed to have a 6pm game complete in 4-5 hours? Losing the least amount of the TI experience. BigAlCupachinoWhat pie do you buy yourself and what qualities do you look for?What pie would you buy for the other if heading over to their place? Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

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0:00.0	This is Space Cats Peace Turtles, the unofficial podcast for Fantasy Flights Twilight Imperium.
0:11.0	Episode 285.
0:13.0	When you think about it, what actually even really is the midgame?
0:20.0	And like, if it exists
0:22.7	well like does it even exist
0:24.6	music by Ben Prunty featuring Matt Martins and Hunter
0:28.7	Donaldson
0:29.5	and Hunter Donaldson Episode 285, what is this episode about? What is this episode about?
0:58.0	Is this episode or show about anything? This is episode 285. Hi. Hello. Hi. Hi, Hunter. This is an episode we're going to try to do.
1:07.8	Hello, yes. This is an episode. You pitched this episode.
1:11.6	I want to remind everyone of that.
1:14.6	In the season premiere, you were like, this one.
1:17.6	We're going to do this one.
1:18.6	And I listened to you pitch it.
1:20.6	You pitched it with such confidence.
1:21.6	I still like the idea.
1:23.6	You came in hot.
1:24.6	Listen, I always knew that it was this open-ended of a thing.
1:28.3	But I do regret ever saying it would be called a guide to the mid-game.
1:32.3	This will not, today will not be a guide per se.
1:35.3	That doesn't make sense for what this thing is going to be.
1:37.3	But, hey, can we do some business first?
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