How to Play in the Space Cats Peace Turtles Patreon Tournament

It’s time to test your mettle against 600+ other fans of Twilight Imperium in the largest, longest board game tournament we care to think about!

If you want to take part in the tournament, there’s just one simple step required to register: Join our Patreon! Any active member of the Patreon at the Galactic Council level or higher is invited to participate in the Qualifying Round of the tournament! No other registration steps are necessary!

To start playing in tournament games, you’ll need to connect your Discord Account to your Patreon in your Patreon Account Settings. Then, join the SCPT Discord. With an active Patreon membership, you’ll be granted access to the Tournament Qualifying Round channel.

You can look for games here and play one until you win. Refer to the Tournament Rules for rules and codes of conduct and we look forward to seeing you in a game!

Space Cats Peace Turtles Patreon Tournament Rules

If you’re reading this you’re either playing in or interested in the Space Cats Peace Turtles Twilight Imperium Patreon Tournament. How exciting! This tournament is a huge event we host to build the community around Twilight Imperium and our show. It’s a tournament about having a great time, showing off good play, but mostly enjoying each other’s company.

Twilight Imperium is a huge game with an absurd amount of flexibility in how players can treat each other and what impact they can have on each other’s game. Because of this, it honestly doesn’t make much sense as a hyper-competitive game. Which is why our tournament isn’t primarily about that. We started it to learn about how different people approach the game, not to find the best player in the world.

This document is intended to help you get started in the tournament and establishes some guidelines that we try to follow when handling disputes in game. It also addresses trying to make the tournament happen in a relatively responsible amount of time. Through the use of time limits and mutual respect, the goal is for everyone to meet new players and have a great time!

The guiding principle of all tournament games is that, ultimately, the rules are decided by the 6 players in the game. If all 6 players agree on something, then they are welcome to override a lot of the minutiae of this document. Where applicable, we offer guidance in how we believe players should behave, and in some places we have strict rules to make sure everyone’s time and comfort is respected.

The main takeaway for everyone should be this: find 5 other people to play a game with, show them respect, and have fun. If there are minor disputes, we have a team of Moderators available to help step in and offer a third-party perspective. If there are major disputes, we, the Tournament Organizers, are happy to step in and assure everyone is playing kindly and fairly.

This is a party we host for everyone who wants to be a contributing member of our show. This is a chance to show off goofy plays or brilliant strategy. Most of all, this is about enjoying a common interest with a new friend. We look forward to seeing everyone in game!

Click here to view the complete tournament rule book.