Explore every episode of the podcast Radio Mecatol
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How did it go? | 24 Dec 2025 | 00:05:07 | |
In this short Christmas special Kalle gives a brief overview of how the game went in last episode. | |||
| Last round | 19 Dec 2025 | 00:29:19 | |
In this episode Kalle detail a situation in a correspondence game that he is playing where the last round is about to start. Four players can win, but who will and what should Kalle do? | |||
| Legendary planets | 05 Dec 2025 | 00:36:49 | |
What are the new legendary planets in Thunders Edge? Good, bad? How to use them? | |||
| Learning Thunders edge: The fracture | 21 Nov 2025 | 00:27:24 | |
In our second learning episode we talk about the Fracture, but also some other new mechanics, such as trade stations and the entropic scar. | |||
| Learning Thunders Edge: Breakthroughs | 07 Nov 2025 | 00:32:09 | |
Learn what the planet Thunders edge is all about, what a breakthrough is and which new cool powers are available. | |||
| Thunders edge unboxing | 05 Nov 2025 | 00:14:45 | |
Hello there weirdos of the internet! This is an ASMR style audio unboxing of Thunders Edge. A normal episode comes this Friday as usual. | |||
| Heroes - tier list | 24 Oct 2025 | 00:30:40 | |
Which TI hero is really the best? And are there aspects of some hero that you missed? | |||
| Thunderfactions: first glance | 10 Oct 2025 | 00:31:53 | |
Five factions have been revealed for the upcoming Thunder's Edge expansion. Here we give our first impressions about them. | |||
| Honesty | 26 Sep 2025 | 00:22:25 | |
In our twentieth episode (yay!) we touch upon the touchy subject of honesty in Twilight Imperium. Are you ready to talk real about lies? | |||
| Secret objectives | 12 Sep 2025 | 00:42:12 | |
We had a lot of fun with this one – I think you can tell. Which secret objectives do you think are easy and which ones hard? Find out our assessment and what the stats say, and maybe learn something on the way. | |||
| Argent flight | 29 Aug 2025 | 00:28:48 | |
Strategy episode about Argent flight. Ola is amazed and curious. | |||
| Trade | 15 Aug 2025 | 00:32:21 | |
In the 17th episode of Radio Mecatol we look at different ways of doing trade deals with a focus on specifically trade goods and commodities. We critically examine the so called "x-1 and wash"-meta that one might find in tournaments and online. | |||
| Support for the Throne | 01 Aug 2025 | 00:30:50 | |
Who deserves to be emperor? What is kingmaking i TI4? With the promissory note Support for the Throne, you support someone else to win. Hear more about what means and much more in our latest episode. | |||
| Factions we hate to face | 18 Jul 2025 | 00:34:26 | |
You ever sit down, see a certain faction across from you, and instantly regret joining the game? On this episode of Radio Mecatol, we rant about the factions that make us cry inside. | |||
| Minor factions | 04 Jul 2025 | 00:26:47 | |
In codex 4, FFG announced the galactic event Minor Factions. We've tried it out and if you listen to our episode, you will find out if you should too.
Disclaimer: We recorded this before Codex IV, so we are not calling it by it's correct name. | |||
| Codex 4 | 20 Jun 2025 | 00:37:36 | |
New content for Twilight Imperium! Is it good? Does it sound fun? Check out our opinions in our latest episode! | |||
| Sardakk N'orr | 06 Jun 2025 | 00:26:21 | |
How should you approach a faction with no technology? Listen to the twelfth episode of Radio Mecatol to find out. | |||
| Rules we don't like | 23 May 2025 | 00:27:25 | |
Some rules in Twilight Imperium are just bad. What are they and how can you have a better game? Listen to the eleventh episode of Radio Mecatol to find out! | |||
| Speeding up TI | 09 May 2025 | 00:29:50 | |
Can you ever have enough Twilight Imperium? Well, when you've sat there for 12 hours and it still isn't over... In our tenth episode (yay!) we compare our best methods for keeping the pace up. | |||
| The problem with Letnev | 25 Apr 2025 | 00:27:52 | |
What does the german 1800-century war theorist Clausewitz has to do why The Barony of Letnev is struggling in the tier rankings? Find out in the episode of Radio Mecatol | |||
| Vuil'raith | 11 Apr 2025 | 00:34:14 | |
What lurks behind the dimensional rifts and what is truly the most important part of the Vuil'Raith Cabal? Learn the answers in the eighth episode of Radio Mecatol. | |||
| April Fools 2025 | 01 Apr 2025 | 00:00:45 | |
Title says it all. | |||
| Special: Three dilemmas | 28 Mar 2025 | 00:35:09 | |
In this special episode, we examine one specific game of Kalle and look at three key decisions. All three of them are common in games of Twilight Imperium, so we hope that our investigation can help many others. | |||
| Muaat | 14 Mar 2025 | 00:31:30 | |
For our sixth episode we explore one of Olas favourite factions: The Embers of Muaat. They are not an easy faction to play, but very interesting. Who doesn't want to start with a War Sun? | |||
| Milty Draft | 28 Feb 2025 | 00:30:00 | |
How should you set up a game of Twilight Imperium? In the fifth episode of Radio Mecatol, we look at the pros and cons of a community favorite: Milty Draft. | |||
| The problem with Jol-Nar | 14 Feb 2025 | 00:26:34 | |
The universities of Jol-Nar: so much to love, so much to hate. In our fourth episode we discuss why we despite everything, generally don't like the Hylar. | |||
| Mahact | 31 Jan 2025 | 00:33:08 | |
In our third episode we dive deep into The Mahact gene-sorcerers. | |||
| Mechs | 17 Jan 2025 | 00:45:51 | |
In our second episode, we compare our two tier lists for mechs. Which are the best ones? Which are trash? And do we agree? | |||
| REDnoughts | 03 Jan 2025 | 00:22:52 | |
In the first episode of our TI4-podcast we discuss the much debated house rule REDnoughts, that change the tech prereqs for dreadnoughts. | |||