Welcome to the latest episode of Cult of the Old!

 

Each episode your hosts Iain McAllister, Matt Thrower, and Nate Owens are going to turn back the clock to look at games that are at least 10 years old. They’ll give their own critical impressions, tell you about the history of the game and its impact, and what relevance these games still have in the modern hobby landscape. 

 

For the last game of this season we are venturing once more beyond the stars and further back in time than we ever have before. Cosmic Encounter is a game that has been around before the hobby as we know it today even existed. Having had numerous versions over the years, the team dive into the impact of this game and what lies behind its longevity. Designed by Bill Eberle, Jack Kittredge, Bill Norton, Peter Olotka, and Kevin Wilson over the various versions. There have been artists and publishers too numerous to mention but are all listed on BGG. The most recent version of the game that most people know is from Fantasy Flight Games. 

 

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Show Links

 

Below are links to the games and anything else that the team mention during the course of the cast.  We will be linking to BGG for games, designers, artists, and publishers as that is a good place to start for raw information about the game in question.

 

Games Mentioned

 

Diplomacy

Dungeons & Dragons

Magic: The Gathering

Settlers of Catan

Acquire

Dune

Dune: A game of Conquest and Diplomacy

Borderlands

Gearworld

Arrakis: Dawn of the Fremen

Dominion 

Medium

Root

Andean Abyss

Battlestar Galactica

Arkham Horror

 

Other Mentions

https://therewillbe.games/articles-interviews/7232-an-interview-with-peter-olotka

 

Team Links

 

Websites you can find the cast on

There Will Be Games

The Cult of the Old

 

Iain

The Giant Brain

Twitter

 

Matt

Twitter

 

Nate

Twitter

 

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