449: The Firmament/Obsidian Beginner's Guide
From Space Cats Peace Turtles by Hunter Donaldson
March 25, 2026 · 2h 6m · Episode 449
About this episode
The episode discusses the new content from the Thunder's Edge expansion, focusing on the Firmament faction and its potential impact on gameplay.
This week we finally reach the end of our first pass on everything new included in the Thunder's Edge expansion! Only about six months to talk about everything. We've been very specific about it to, I think we've saved the best for last. The Firmament is far from the greatest faction but I think what they bring to the table is so fresh that it's just too exciting to ignore. So sit down with Me and Blasto as we wax poetic on what works and what doesn't and remember to keep an open mind, there was a time that factions like Arborec and Yin were considered bad and then as our understanding evolves we realize that they aren't bad, they're just mid. Maybe that will be the case here! The Old King's Crown Campaign page: The Old King's Crown Second Printing and New Songs of Home Expansion 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/ Art by Sun Sanders To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/
People in this episode
Host: Hunter Donaldson
Guest: Blasto
Topics covered
- Thunder's Edge expansion
- The Firmament faction
- game mechanics
- faction analysis
- board games
- game strategy
Keywords
- Thunder's Edge
- The Firmament
- board games
- faction analysis
- game strategy
- Arborec
- Yin
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ben Prunty, Brian Kupillas
Books & works: The Old King's Crown, New Songs of Home Expansion, Thunder's Edge, The Firmament, Arborec, Yin
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