Explore every episode of the podcast Twilight Imperium Junkies Podcast
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evolution of Nathan | 24 Aug 2026 | 00:17:11 | |
How has Nathan changed as a Twilight Imperium player over the years as a junkie? | |||
| Rand's Guide to Revenge | 27 Jul 2026 | 00:14:45 | |
Rand talks about revenge philosophy in Twilight Imperium and her personal experience with it! | |||
| League Championship Recap | 20 Jul 2026 | 00:35:59 | |
Rand and the first ever TIJL Champion, Liversquatch, talk about how the final game went. | |||
| Total War (Galactic Event) | 29 Jun 2026 | 00:19:29 | |
Rand & Speedy discuss the Junkies' experience with the Total War game variant so far! | |||
| Breakthroughs with Rand | 25 May 2026 | 00:32:37 | |
Rand goes through each of the new Thunder's Edge faction breakthroughs! | |||
| TI Tournaments Around the Globe | 04 May 2026 | 00:50:28 | |
The hosts of tournaments in Indiana, Canada, and Australia let us in on the details and howabouts of their events! | |||
| Legendary Planets | 13 Apr 2026 | 00:18:28 | |
Rand, Speedy, and Nathan go through all the new legendary planet abilities that the Thunder's Edge expansion has brought to the TI universe! | |||
| Deepwrought Scholorate | 16 Mar 2026 | 00:18:47 | |
Rand & Nathan talk about their experiences playing the Deepwrought Scholorate, concluding the podcast's opening conversations on the new Thunder's Edge factions! | |||
| Last Bastion | 23 Feb 2026 | 00:44:12 | |
Speedy and Sean (JustJelly) talk about their experiences playing a new Thunder's Edge faction, The Last Bastion! | |||
| Game Day in Ventura | 09 Feb 2026 | 00:48:14 | |
Kevin & Paul talk about what goes into Twilight Imperium game day, from set up to wrap up! | |||
| The Obsidian | 26 Jan 2026 | 00:17:23 | |
Matt & Rand continue their chat about one of the new factions, The Firmament/The Obsidian. | |||
| The Firmament | 19 Jan 2026 | 00:28:03 | |
Rand & Matt talk about their experience playing The Firmament/The Obsidian. | |||
| Action Cards (Thunder's Edge) | 05 Jan 2026 | 00:25:26 | |
Speedy & Rand go through each of the new action cards that the new expansion has brought to Twilight Imperium! | |||
| The Ral Nel Consortium | 15 Dec 2025 | 00:23:24 | |
Speedy & Rand talk about their experiences playing the new Thunder's Edge lizard faction! | |||
| League Announcement | 24 Nov 2025 | 00:05:00 | |
Ever since the Stooge For The Throne II and Alliance tournaments ended, we've been itching for more competitive gameplay. Well, it's coming! The Junkies host an online Thunder's Edge league for Patreon members! Who will be the first champion? | |||
| Crimson Rebellion with Michael | 03 Nov 2025 | 00:12:12 | |
In this Patreon Poll winner/Halloween special, Dracula and Michael discuss the new Crimson Rebellion faction from Thunder's Edge! Michael breaks down his first experience playing them. | |||
| Unboxing Thunder's Edge (with ASMR) | 28 Oct 2025 | 00:14:35 | |
Rand, Speedy, and Nathan unbox the new Twilight Imperium expansion and talk about some of the components! Full video on the TI Junkies YouTube channel. The podcast version includes a short ASMR segment. | |||
| Winmaking with Big Al | 20 Oct 2025 | 00:18:07 | |
So what's the deal with the taboo practice that is winmaking? Is it ethical? Is it called for? Is it inevitable? Here's what Rand and Big Al have to say about it. | |||
| SCPT Intergalactical LA (Part 2) | 06 Oct 2025 | 00:20:37 | |
Speedy and Drago discuss the final game of the Twilight Imperium tournament that just took place in Los Angeles, hosted by Space Cats Peace Turtles! | |||
| SCPT Intergalactical LA (Part 1) | 29 Sep 2025 | 00:16:53 | |
Speedy and Drago chat about the epic Twilight Imperium that just took place in Los Angeles, hosted by Space Cats Peace Turtles! | |||
| Mentak with Rand | 15 Sep 2025 | 00:21:25 | |
Rand breaks down her Mentak Coalition strategy and play style! 00:00 Intro to Mentak 01:10 Cruisers and Ambush 03:16 Pillage 05:28 Promise of Protection 07:13 Technology paths 10:36 Flagship and Mech 12:38 Agent 14:19 Commander 15:35 Hero 17:15 Round One Strategy Cards 18:05 Alternate Strategies and the Social Game 20:00 Upcoming TI Junkies Content | |||
| Mahact with Matt | 08 Sep 2025 | 00:54:54 | |
Matt and Henry chat about all things Mahact Gene-Sorcerers! 00:00 Intro to Mahact 05:30 Commander and late game shenanigans 14:58 Agent ‘Jae Mir Kan’ 12:26 Hero ‘Benediction’ 27:31 Mech ‘Starlancers’ 32:49 Promissory Note ‘Scepter of Dominion’ 34:13 Genetic Recombination 35:16 Crimson Legionnaires 37:01 Tech Paths 43:16 Flagship ‘Arvicon Rex’ 44:59 Stopping Mahact as a table 51:36 Mahact in Alliance Mode 53:12 Outro | |||
| Alliance Tournament Recap | 01 Sep 2025 | 00:21:40 | |
The first-ever TI Junkies Alliance Tournament has wrapped up! Rand and Henry break down some highlights of each game, then tease the next sanctioned event! 00:00 Intro 01:01 Alliance Game 1 Recap 05:30 Alliance Game 2 Recap 09:23 Alliance Game 3 Recap 17:05 Championship Game Recap 19:46 Online League Announcement Patreon | |||
| When to Betray? | 11 Aug 2025 | 00:35:34 | |
Rand & Nathan talk about when they think betrayal is warranted in Twilight Imperium, when they break non-bindings, and the magnitudes of different kinds of betraying. 3:55 Strategy phase/Speaker betrays TI Junkies Website TI Junkies Patreon | |||
| New TI4 Expansion Coming Soon - Thunder's Edge | 04 Aug 2025 | 00:20:48 | |
Rand & Henry go over all the components that were announced for the upcoming Twilight Imperium expansion, Thunder's Edge, dropping this October! 03:06 Thunder's Edge Planet + Expeditions 04:33 Breakthroughs 07:29 The Fracture 09:45 Galactic Events 11:30 Five New Factions + Last Bastion Faction Sheet 15:51 Twilight's Fall (Franken Mode?) 17:16 Back of the Box | |||
| On Stoogemastering with kRuthless | 21 Jul 2025 | 00:43:56 | |
Rand & Kyle (kRuthless) talk about the methods of a Stoogemaster, all the while breaking down the Stooge for the Throne II championship game. 00:53 Stoogemastering in early game 05:39 kRuthless playstyle evolution 08:07 Mutual Stoogery with Karnal 11:09 Table heat 15:37 Talking less 16:39 Getting a loose support 24:02 Whispers on TTPG 29:31 Breaking down round 5 of the final 33:42 Game-winning deal with Drago 40:37 Advice to aspiring Stoogemasters | |||
| On Stooging with Speedy & Nathan | 14 Jul 2025 | 00:29:34 | |
To celebrate the end of our Twilight Imperium Stooge for the Throne tournament, Speedy and Nathan walk us through some of their thoughts on the stooge-stoogemaster dynamic. | |||
| Scoring Custodians | 07 Jul 2025 | 00:33:20 | |
Rand & Henry talk all about Custodians—why they love it, what factions score it best, and the role it plays in your journey to ten victory points. 01:35 Custodians intro 06:40 Factions that love it 17:18 Strategy cards 20:18 Exploration 23:19 Reading the table meta 25:37 Rand’s custodian stories 29:00 Should you go for custodians? | |||
| Alliance Variant - Tournament & Rules Breakdown | 30 Jun 2025 | 00:26:49 | |
Rand & Henry announce the first ever TI Junkies online Alliance tournament! They also review the variant rules from Codex II and answer related questions from community members. 00:00 TI Junkies S4 Ep 9 Recap 04:31 Alliance Tournament signups and details! 07:12 Draft and setup 08:36 Alliance rules questions 10:05 Transactions 11:58 Movement and control 15:26 Combat and unit abilities 17:32 Abilities and effects | |||
| Alliance Variant - Faction Combos & Game Highlights | 23 Jun 2025 | 00:38:17 | |
Rand & Henry talk about the Alliance Game Variant, why they love it, their favorite faction combos, and the spiciest alliance moments from TI Junkies history! They also announce the first ever TI Junkies ALLIANCE TOURNAMENT! 00:00 Introduction 01:13 Tournament Game 6 Recap 09:00 Alliance Variant overview 12:07 Why we love alliances 18:18 - Faction combos 26:02 - Combos we’d like to try 27:58 - Social dynamics 30:28 - Iconic junkie teams 35:17 - TI Junkies S4 Ep 9 teaser | |||
| Codex IV Impressions | 16 Jun 2025 | 00:43:59 | |
Rand & Henry explore Codex IV and give their first reactions to all the included new TI content! Matt gives a recap of his tournament game, interviewed by Nathan. 00:57 Tournament Game 5 Recap 06:40 Codex 4 Relics 07:44 Circlet of the Void 11:42 Book of Latvinia 19:37 Neuraloop 25:08 X-89 Bacterial Weapon omega omega 29:18 Magen Defense Grid omega omega 33:19 Galactic Events 38:34 Liberation of Ordinian | |||
| Midwest TI Championship | 09 Jun 2025 | 00:40:03 | |
Henry chats with the admin team of the upcoming Midwest TI Championship—a Twilight Imperium tournament that will take place in South Bend, Indiana, on June 21-22, 2025. Also, a recap of this past Stooge For The Throne II game. Midwest TI Championship - Eventbrite 01:10 Tournament Game 4 Recap 06:41 Midwest TI Championship intro 10:07 Joe and Monk’s TI background 15:03 Putting together the first tournament 20:59 Spiciest moments from last year 25:20 “Super Objectives” of the tournament 28:20 Goals for this year 33:45 Expecting Codex 4 in play? 38:55 Outro | |||
| Nekro Virus with Rand | 02 Jun 2025 | 00:58:01 | |
Rand and Speedy chat about playing the Nekro Virus. Nicky gives a recap of their tournament game. 00:00 Tournament Game 3 Recap 07:11 Nekro and the Alastair 13:14 Rand loves the virus 17:58 Leaders 34:13 Galactic Threat 37:03 Early game 43:37 Mid game & late game 49:10 Nekro disasters 53:45 Final thoughts | |||
| Hidden Agenda | 26 May 2025 | 00:30:05 | |
Rand & Henry break down a game with the new Hidden Agenda scenario. Nathan gives a recap of his tournament game. 00:00 Tournament Game 2 Recap 07:27 Introducing Hidden Agenda 09:04 Rand's test game 12:28 Ixthian Artifact + Minister of Peace 16:35 Seed of An Empire + Economic Equality 19:48 Mutiny + Public Execution 25:00 Concluding thoughts on Hidden Agenda | |||
| Absol Mod | 19 May 2025 | 00:41:02 | |
Rand & Absol chat about the TI4 homebrew Absol Mod. Kevin gives a recap of his tournament game. 00:00 Tournament Game 1 Recap 06:58 Introduction to Absol Mod 09:56 Agendas 23:04 Relics 33:25 Techs 35:36 Game anecdotes | |||
| Map Building RAW | 12 May 2025 | 00:34:46 | |
Rand & Henry discuss what they love about building the game map “rules as written” in Twilight Imperium and all the spicy gameplay it encourages. 01:35 Map build steps and Junkies history 05:24 Deals when map building 09:18 Faction-specific tiles 14:45 Mecatol desert vs Planet City 17:56 Blessings of a “bad slice” 24:05 Two-movement factions and equidistants 31:30 Randomized seating variant | |||
| Tournament Announcement: Stooge For The Throne II | 05 May 2025 | 00:26:50 | |
Rand & Henry walk down memory lane after announcing the second annual TI Junkies online Tournament, Stooge For The Throne II. Join them as they recount the spiciest highlights from last year's tournament games! 00:00 Tournament II announcement and details 07:38 Last year's Game 1 09:58 Last year's Game 2 13:19 Last year's Game 3 15:30 Last year's Game 4 19:19 Last year's Game 5 21:54 Last year's Game 6 23:30 Last year's Final Game | |||
| TI3 Nostalgia | 28 Apr 2025 | 00:31:37 | |
Henry & Michael look back on the latest TI Junkies game and reminisce about Twilight Imperium 3rd Edition! 00:00 Commenting on TI Junkies S4 Ep 8 03:06 Michael and Henry’s history with TI3 11:11 Wildest stuff about TI3 mechanics 14:20 Favorite things about TI3 22:05 Appreciation for TI4 | |||
| Arborec with Speedy | 21 Apr 2025 | 00:21:58 | |
Speedy & Rand chat about all things Arborec and tease the next TI Junkies episode! https://www.patreon.com/tijunkies 00:00 Speedy loves the ground game 04:37 Recommended tech paths 06:47 Promissory notes & leaders 13:22 Strategy cards and flying under the radar 18:31 TI Junkies S4 Ep 8 teaser | |||
| How to Win Twilight Imperium 4th Edition | 14 Apr 2025 | 00:29:19 | |
Rand & Henry discuss what it takes to win, but also how easy it is to lose in the space opera that is TI4. Rand reveals some Junkie stats including player and faction win rates! https://www.patreon.com/tijunkies 0:00 Intro 5:15 Junkie win rates 8:18 Why Rand and Henry lose 13:31 Memorable derps, slays, and wins 20:30 Faction win rates at our table 27:10 Recap on how to win | |||
| TI For Life! | 07 Apr 2025 | 00:08:55 | |
Rand & Henry kick off the Twilight Imperium Junkies podcast with a look at their history with the game, how the TI Junkies YouTube series came to be, and the incredible community of players they’ve met along the way. Plus, a sneak peek at what to expect in upcoming episodes! To vote on a future topic, join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/tijunkies | |||