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Heathrow boss Thomas Woldbye has announced the airport's multi-billion pound investment to accelerate plans for a controversial new runway that began two decades ago.The privately-funded plan would see the airfield's layout reconfigured, Terminals 2 and 5 enlarged, plus increased bus and coach capacity.The Labour government backed commencement of digging by 2029 to drive economic growth - but major environmental concerns over pollution, noise and quality of life remain, with fresh planning and legal battles on the horizon.The Standard podcast is joined by Paul Beckford, policy director at Hacan (the Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise) which represents communities living under the airport's flight paths.In part two, University College London professor of neuroscience Sonja Hofer on research showing the brain beats fear, with hopes the findings can one day support PTSD and anxiety treatments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Storm Eowyn smashed into the British Isles bringing record gusts of up to 100mph with millions of Britons urged not to travel and northern regions issued a rare ‘red' risk-to-life warning.Tree toppled, causing road closures and more than 1,000 flights were cancelled at airports across the UK, with rail operators halting services and hundreds of schools closed in Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England.The Standard podcast hears about the super-storm's causes from Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin.In part two, The London Standard's political editor Nicholas Cecil discusses his exclusive report revealing how transport secretary Heidi Alexander opposed a third runway at Heathrow in 2020 during her tenure as Sir Sadiq Khan's deputy mayor for transport.It comes amid suggestion Heathrow expansion is back on the table as chancellor Rachel Reeves hunts for economic growth, likely setting her up for a clash with cabinet colleagues - and potentially Sir Sadiq over environmental concerns.We're also joined by Paul Beckford, policy director at Hacan - the Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise - which represents communities living under the airport's flight paths to discuss air quality, noise and financial impact. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Finally the most important episode of the year! Today we're talking about the cats we are named after. We love these poster children of the Twilight Imperium brand and we want you to care about them too. Grab a bag of a money and sit down for this big one! Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Additional Music and Sounds by Brian Kupillas. https://wanderinglake.bandcamp.com/ To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/
The Space Cats are a domineering force when it comes to Twilight Imperium. They're the closest thing the game has to a mascot and when they're in game a lot of things seem to revolve around them. They've also often been accused of dramatically slowing the game down. Today we evaluate what it means to sit down at a table where the Hacan are playing, but not BY YOU. How can you utilize their wares to improve your own position? Are there things you need to do to slow them down? Is Quantum Datahub Node a death sentence for the table?! 1:05:14 - Homebrewer's Guild: Barony of Letnev Heroes! 1:21:02 - The Agenda Phase: ncurry asks “In a vacuum, would you rather have Naalu's 0 token or draw Obsidian? If you chose the 0, what about it versus a custodian point? If you instead chose Obsidian, what about the 0 versus Classified Document Leaks? I guess more generally, it comes down to do you value locking down R5 speaker order or the potential for an extra point more?” Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Additional Music and Sounds by Brian Kupillas. https://wanderinglake.bandcamp.com/ To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/
In this special expansion pack episode we're joined by Matt Prowse the director of Full Board Gaming who specialise in creating gaming conventions and holidays to chat through what it's like setting up your own gaming conventionGUEST PLAYER: Matt Prowse from Full Board GamingTHE PLAYERS: JP & Adrian OVERVIEWIn this episode you will learn:- Who is the better wheeler and dealer - Matt playing the Emirates of Hacan or Del Boy from Only Fools & Horses- What Full Board Gaming events are and why they differ from other conventions- How Matt approaches designing and building conventions to help others who are thinking the same- some of Matt's answers to our Niche Number 1'sLINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOWCheck out more on Matt & Full Board Gaming Below- Website - https://fullboardgaming.com/- How to get tickets to Full Board Gaming in Torquay (Feb 2nd 2024), click on the link for instructions - https://fullboardgaming.com/book-to-attend-fbg-torquay/- Matt mentioned he is an admin of a Twilight Imperium Facebook Group, you can find that here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1185735334909974- Matt's favourite board game store Clifton Road Games in Exeter, check them out - https://www.cliftonroadgames.co.uk/EPISODE CHAPTERS0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count0:51 - TURN 2 - Introducing Matt Prowse (Full Board Gaming)1:47 - What got Matt into the hobby?4:05 - What are Matt's favourite games right now?7:39 - What other games does Matt enjoy right now?9:34 - TURN 3 - Main Interview - How did Full Board Gaming begin?15:37 - Where is Full Board Gaming's first ever event?19:29 - What makes Full Board Gaming events different?27:48 - When is the event in Torquay next year?29:55 - What are Matt's tips in creating a gaming convention?34:40 - How do you transfer from running local game nights to conventions?40:09 - What challenges has Matt faced so far?41:22 - How do people get tickets to the event next year?43:45 - Matt's Niche Number 1's53:16 - TURN 4 - Planning Your Turn - What's coming up for our guest58:10 - TURN 5 - The Final TurnSupport the showSUPPORTING THE SHOW- Support us on Ko-FiENGAGING WITH THE SHOWWe want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below:- Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram- Threads - TikTok
The Emirates of Hacan, as it appears on the faction sheet and faction materials in Twilight Imperium 4th Edition and Prophecy of Kings. Narrated by Phoenix "Absol197" Gruber Co-Produced by Matt Martens. Namaste by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/
Despite the hype of the ongoing Invitational Tournament, we're still out here working on your preliminary faction guides. Up this week are two polar opposites: the infinite variable that is the Emirates of Hacan next to the fairly understood and simple L1Z1X Mindnet. The Hacan side of things is wildly open-ended, so be nice. You've got some concrete L1 advice, so count your blessings! Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com To learn more about our Discord, Twitter, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/
The Galactic Council voted this month to have a discussion about the matchup of Hacan vs Mentak. It’s an interesting dichotomy, especially compared to our last matchup episode, Sol vs Yin. This one is rampant with meta assumptions and a lot of second guessing! Sounds about right when dealing with trade goods and negotiations! Then, we finally complete the Tournament Prelim updates! Also, you better follow us on Twitch so you can join us when those Semi-finals start THIS WEEKEND! Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Join in on the discussion here, on our Discord, or at our Board Game Geek Guild. Connect with us on Facebook and Twitter. And send us your in game moments for Play of the Week! and This Imperium Life at spacecatspeaceturtles@gmail.com We appreciate all of the feedback and discussion, but there are more ways you can contribute! If you want to join in and decide future games and topics to cover, visit our Patreon
There’s a bit of stalling this week. It was meant to be a Galactic Council episode featuring a Player Profile on our friend Alex. However, scheduling mix-ups have delayed that interview, so for now, we’re going to give you everything ELSE we could have given you! Lots of tournament updates and Hacan strategy guide errata! We should have an interview with Alex out to you soon*. Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Join in on the discussion here, on our Discord, or at our Board Game Geek Guild. Connect with us on Facebook and Twitter. And send us your in game moments for Play of the Week! and This Imperium Life at spacecatspeaceturtles@gmail.com We appreciate all of the feedback and discussion, but there are more ways you can contribute! If you want to join in and decide future games and topics to cover, visit our Patreon
We are the Space Cats. You are the Space Cats. We are all Space Cats, and we must seek to be the greatest Space Cats we can be. So, for your furry pleasure (no, not that furry pleasure), we have our Guide on the Emirates of Hacan. It’s a faction that relies HEAVILY on the relationships at the table, which makes it a very difficult guide to spell out, so stick with us while we describe some pretty wobbly ideas! 11:06 - Overview 38:30 - Round One 1:11:22 - Problems 1:17:30 - Tech Paths 1:27:04 - Trading 1:46:00 - Mid and Late Game 1:51:08 - RULES QUIZ! Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Join in on the discussion here, on our Discord, or at our Board Game Geek Guild. Connect with us on Facebook and Twitter. And send us your in game moments for Play of the Week! and This Imperium Life at spacecatspeaceturtles@gmail.com We appreciate all of the feedback and discussion, but there are more ways you can contribute! If you want to join in and decide future games and topics to cover, visit our Patreon
The Wormholes flanking Mecatol Rex are daunting, but the Hacan and other traders use them all the time. What could possibly go wrong? Bug searches for parts. Zero is indifferent to your plight. QB puts the pieces together. Cattix gets the message.
Fala Povo! Acompanhe o segundo episódio de Fim de Jogo, um novo podcast onde receberemos convidados para tratar dos mais diversos temas relacionados ao mundo dos tabuleiros. Escolhemos o nome Fim de Jogo porque nossa ideia é que o quadro seja uma resenha descontraída, seguindo a linha dos bate papos que rolam aqui no Covil após as jogatinas. Desta vez o assunto é Twilight Imperium! Para nos ajudar a resenhar sobre esse jogo evento, o quadro conta com a presença ilustre de dois geradores de conteúdo e padrinhos do canal, Zabuzeta (Jogatina BG) e Luís Paulo Porto (Red Meeple)!!! Assista e dê sua opinião sobre esse novo quadro! Twilight Imperium é um jogo de conquista galática no qual três a seis jogadores assumem o papel de uma entre dezessete facções competindo pela dominação galática através de poderio militar, manobra política, e barganha econômica. Cada facção oferece uma experiência de jogo completamente diferente, desde os saltadores de wormholes, Fantasmas de Creuss até os Emirados de Hacan, mestres do comércio e economia. A essas dezessete raças são oferecidas diversos caminhos para a vitória, mas apenas uma pode sentar no trono de Mecatol Rex como os novos mestres da galáxia. Diversas unidades do jogo Montagem da galáxia Suporte em acrílico para as naves Canal Jogatina BG: https://www.ludopedia.com.br/canal/jogatinabg&id_categoria_canal=323 Canal Red Meeple: https://www.ludopedia.com.br/canal/RedMeeple Links comentados no cast: → Ficha das raças https://imgur.com/a/WQLu0 → Podcast Space Cats & Peace Turtles https://spacecatspeaceturtles.podbean.com/ → Este vídeo de 32 min(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u2xEap5hBM → Regras em pdf https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/f3/c6/f3c66512-8e19-4f30-a0d4-d7d75701fd37/ti-k0289_learn_to_playcompressed.pdf → Referências em pdf https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/c2/69/c269b9e2-8d9a-420b-a807-2b164dd54977/ti-k0289_rules_referencecompressed.pdf → Review SU&SD https://youtu.be/PLybps39ZwM → Documentário do SU&SD https://youtu.be/iUpFlkTvQgg Link para Campanha o Padrim: https://www.padrim.com.br/CovildosJogos Loja Rebel BoardGames: https://www.rebelboardgames.com.br
Fala Povo! Acompanhe o segundo episódio de Fim de Jogo, um novo podcast onde receberemos convidados para tratar dos mais diversos temas relacionados ao mundo dos tabuleiros. Escolhemos o nome Fim de Jogo porque nossa ideia é que o quadro seja uma resenha descontraída, seguindo a linha dos bate papos que rolam aqui no Covil após as jogatinas. Desta vez o assunto é Twilight Imperium! Para nos ajudar a resenhar sobre esse jogo evento, o quadro conta com a presença ilustre de dois geradores de conteúdo e padrinhos do canal, Zabuzeta (Jogatina BG) e Luís Paulo Porto (Red Meeple)!!! Assista e dê sua opinião sobre esse novo quadro! Twilight Imperium é um jogo de conquista galática no qual três a seis jogadores assumem o papel de uma entre dezessete facções competindo pela dominação galática através de poderio militar, manobra política, e barganha econômica. Cada facção oferece uma experiência de jogo completamente diferente, desde os saltadores de wormholes, Fantasmas de Creuss até os Emirados de Hacan, mestres do comércio e economia. A essas dezessete raças são oferecidas diversos caminhos para a vitória, mas apenas uma pode sentar no trono de Mecatol Rex como os novos mestres da galáxia. Diversas unidades do jogo Montagem da galáxia Suporte em acrílico para as naves Canal Jogatina BG: https://www.ludopedia.com.br/canal/jogatinabg&id_categoria_canal=323 Canal Red Meeple: https://www.ludopedia.com.br/canal/RedMeeple Links comentados no cast: → Ficha das raças https://imgur.com/a/WQLu0 → Podcast Space Cats & Peace Turtles https://spacecatspeaceturtles.podbean.com/ → Este vídeo de 32 min(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u2xEap5hBM → Regras em pdf https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/f3/c6/f3c66512-8e19-4f30-a0d4-d7d75701fd37/ti-k0289_learn_to_playcompressed.pdf → Referências em pdf https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/c2/69/c269b9e2-8d9a-420b-a807-2b164dd54977/ti-k0289_rules_referencecompressed.pdf → Review SU&SD https://youtu.be/PLybps39ZwM → Documentário do SU&SD https://youtu.be/iUpFlkTvQgg Link para Campanha o Padrim: https://www.padrim.com.br/CovildosJogos Loja Rebel BoardGames: https://www.rebelboardgames.com.br
Fala Povo! Acompanhe o segundo episódio de Fim de Jogo, um novo podcast onde receberemos convidados para tratar dos mais diversos temas relacionados ao mundo dos tabuleiros. Escolhemos o nome Fim de Jogo porque nossa ideia é que o quadro seja uma resenha descontraída, seguindo a linha dos bate papos que rolam aqui no Covil após as jogatinas. Desta vez o assunto é Twilight Imperium! Para nos ajudar a resenhar sobre esse jogo evento, o quadro conta com a presença ilustre de dois geradores de conteúdo e padrinhos do canal, Zabuzeta (Jogatina BG) e Luís Paulo Porto (Red Meeple)!!! Assista e dê sua opinião sobre esse novo quadro! Twilight Imperium é um jogo de conquista galática no qual três a seis jogadores assumem o papel de uma entre dezessete facções competindo pela dominação galática através de poderio militar, manobra política, e barganha econômica. Cada facção oferece uma experiência de jogo completamente diferente, desde os saltadores de wormholes, Fantasmas de Creuss até os Emirados de Hacan, mestres do comércio e economia. A essas dezessete raças são oferecidas diversos caminhos para a vitória, mas apenas uma pode sentar no trono de Mecatol Rex como os novos mestres da galáxia. Diversas unidades do jogo Montagem da galáxia Suporte em acrílico para as naves Canal Jogatina BG: https://www.ludopedia.com.br/canal/jogatinabg&id_categoria_canal=323 Canal Red Meeple: https://www.ludopedia.com.br/canal/RedMeeple Links comentados no cast: → Ficha das raças https://imgur.com/a/WQLu0 → Podcast Space Cats & Peace Turtles https://spacecatspeaceturtles.podbean.com/ → Este vídeo de 32 min(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u2xEap5hBM → Regras em pdf https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/f3/c6/f3c66512-8e19-4f30-a0d4-d7d75701fd37/ti-k0289_learn_to_playcompressed.pdf → Referências em pdf https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/c2/69/c269b9e2-8d9a-420b-a807-2b164dd54977/ti-k0289_rules_referencecompressed.pdf → Review SU&SD https://youtu.be/PLybps39ZwM → Documentário do SU&SD https://youtu.be/iUpFlkTvQgg Link para Campanha o Padrim: https://www.padrim.com.br/CovildosJogos Loja Rebel BoardGames: https://www.rebelboardgames.com.br
For as long as space has had cats and peace has had turtles, Matt and Hunter's relationship with the Brotherhood of Yin has been tumultuous. It’s finally time to settle the score and break down these booger-boys. What does it take to unlock their kamikaze potential? Join the only person qualified to help, JattaPake, as he explores the depths, and then afterward, someone will respond to your errata on last week's Hacan guide! Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com
For as long as space has had cats and peace has had turtles, our relationship with the Brotherhood of Yin has been tumultuous. It’s finally time to settle the score and break down these booger-boys. What does it take to unlock their kamikaze potential? Join us as we explore the depths, and then afterward, we’ll respond to your errata on our Hacan guide! Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com
For every Peace Turtle, there is a Space Cat. For every Space Cat, there is a handful of trade goods. And for every handful, there is a table of people saying, “Wait, how did we let Hacan get so much money? Okay, that’s enough, no more trading with the Lions! Any trade with Hunter is an act of war!” Today, we hope to help you combat the intricacies of the Emirates of Hacan and find a path to victory. Afterwards, there’s a little bit of Agenda errata, and a couple of notes from our Trading with Hacan episode from last week. Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com
And you thought we couldn't work any slower. It's time to start talking about the Emirates of Hacan, but there is a lot to break down with the Space Cats, so we had to split it into two separate conversations. Consider this Part One of the Hacan First Round Strategy guide, and it's entirely about relationships and trade. Before we could get into what are solid strategies with Hacan, we had to discuss how you interact with other players, because it is entirely different from other factions and also much more crucial to the success of your game. So let's figure this out together! And then, let's errata the Ghosts of Creuss, what do you say? Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com
Step right up one and all, young and old! Marvel at the exploits of two idiots the likes of which the board gaming world has never seen! See how they edit their way out of technical glitches, you'll barely notice! Gape in wonder at their collective ineptitude while simultaneously they manage to keep you in rapped attention with their undeniable down home charm! Do you enjoy rambling, barely coherent conversation about games like Heaven & Ale, Oh My Goods, and TI4 between parties that hardly remember playing them? Your in luck! Just a penny for an adult and a haypenny for a child, that's right step right up and enter the confines of this rickety tent! You'll hear a bushel of ill-formed opinions and more half-hearted improvised music than you can shake a Crown Royal velvet bag full of polyhedral dice at! That's right folks, see the one and only Not Safe For Worker Placement Podcast! What..? Not interested..? Scram then you little punk, before I sick the Bearded Lady on ya!
This brief episode is a wrap up discussion of the holiday game we played with our dearest friends. Hear about the Xxcha, Letnev, Hacan, Jol-Nar, Yssaril, and Sol! We'll do an edited video of this whole game soon, so stay tuned!
After months of anticipation, it’s finally here. Today, Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson talk about their first impressions of Twilight Imperium 4th Edition. Buckle in for discussion of Trade, Politics, and Tech put into action, as well as some notes on the Federation of Sol, Xxcha Kingdom, Yssaril Tribes, Clan of Saar, Naalu Collective, L1z1x Mindnet, and Emirates of Hacan.
On the Finale to the pre-release overview series, Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson cover the Trade strategy card and all the ways the new trading system excites them. After a lot of open-ended discussion, they finally wrap up their race introductions with a return to Xxcha Kingdom, Ghosts of Creuss, Clan of Saar, as well as introductions for Mentak Coalition and THE space cats, the Emirates of Hacan. And to top off an already long episode, this one closes with errata centered around our Technology episode.