Radio Mecatol

Radio Mecatol

Everything Twilight Imperium, by Kalle (two-time TI-champion) and Ola (game designer). If you enjoy what we do, you can buymeacoffee.com/radiomecatol

Episodes

January 2, 2026 28 mins

How is Sardakk N'orr in Thunders edge? We talk it out while rehashing some stuff from our last Sardakk-episode, because we forgot we already made one. Oops! Goes to tell how many episodes we managed to make, which we also celebrate in this episode. 

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In this short Christmas special Kalle gives a brief overview of how the game went in last episode.

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December 19, 2025 29 mins

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?

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December 5, 2025 36 mins

What are the new legendary planets in Thunders Edge? Good, bad? How to use them?

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November 21, 2025 27 mins

In our second learning episode we talk about the Fracture, but also some other new mechanics, such as trade stations and the entropic scar.

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November 7, 2025 32 mins

Learn what the planet Thunders edge is all about, what a breakthrough is and which new cool powers are available.

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November 5, 2025 14 mins

Hello there weirdos of the internet! This is an ASMR style audio unboxing of Thunders Edge. A normal episode comes this Friday as usual.

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October 24, 2025 30 mins

Which TI hero is really the best? And are there aspects of some hero that you missed?

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October 10, 2025 31 mins

Five factions have been revealed for the upcoming Thunder's Edge expansion. Here we give our first impressions about them.

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September 26, 2025 22 mins

In our twentieth episode (yay!) we touch upon the touchy subject of honesty in Twilight Imperium. Are you ready to talk real about lies?

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September 12, 2025 42 mins

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.

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August 29, 2025 28 mins

Strategy episode about Argent flight. Ola is amazed and curious.

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August 15, 2025 32 mins

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.

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August 1, 2025 30 mins

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.

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July 18, 2025 34 mins

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.

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July 4, 2025 26 mins

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.

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June 20, 2025 37 mins

New content for Twilight Imperium! Is it good? Does it sound fun? Check out our opinions in our latest episode!

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June 6, 2025 26 mins

How should you approach a faction with no technology? Listen to the twelfth episode of Radio Mecatol to find out.

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May 23, 2025 27 mins

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!

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May 9, 2025 29 mins

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. 

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