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- Cult of the Old - Twilight StruggleWelcome 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.This episode the team find themselves in the midst of the Cold War. Twilight Struggle from designers Ananda Gupta and Jason Matthews, sat atop the BGG rankings for many years. It brought card driven wargames to a wider audience and has influenced the direction of much of the wargames side of the hobby. Originally published by GMT Games with Art from Viktor Csete, Rodger B. MacGowan, Chechu Nieto, Guillaume Ries, and Mark Simonitch.Show LinksBelow 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 MentionedWe the People (Washington’s War)Hannibal: Rome vs CarthagePaths of GloryHere I StandEl GrandeTurn Zero ExpansionHammer of the ScotsA Victory LostDominant SpeciesSekigaharaPandemic: LegacyRootDawn of Freedom1960: The Making of a President13 DaysWatergateRed Flag Over ParisFire in the LakeA Distant PlainPeople PowerLabyrinth: War On TerrorThe TroublesOther MentionsACTS - Automatic card tracking systemDispatches, vietnam bookWargameroom.comTeam LinksWebsites you can find the cast onThere Will Be GamesThe Cult of the OldIainThe Giant BrainTwitterMattTwitterNateTwitterSupport us on Ko-Fihttps://ko-fi.com/cultoftheoldJoin us on our Discord https://discord.gg/Ye6Bem5Q6xEmail us at [email protected]1 hr 9 min
- Cult of the Old - CitadelsWelcome 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.This episode the team is turning to their first small box game of the season. A game with a mean streak that brought the mechanism of role selection to the modern hobby audience and made a name for its designer. Citadels from designer Bruno Faidutti and publisher Hans im Glück was a staple of every backpack. Across the various versions it has art from Cyrille Daujean, Julien Delval, Jesper Ejsing, Bruno Faidutti, Didier Graffet, Bjarne Hansen, Darrell Hardy, Florence Magnin, Jean-Louis Mourier, Scott Nicely, Hassan Nozadian, Christian T. Petersen, Brian Schomburg, and Richard Spicer.Show LinksBelow are links to the games and anything else that the team mentions 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 MentionedCastle (Castel)VerräterMeutererWerewolfFive Tribes7 Wonders DuelLords of VegasBlood on the ClocktowerPuerto RicoMission: Red PlanetEl GrandeMascaradeSurvive/ Escape from AtlantisCockroach PokerCarta Impera VictoriaOther MentionsFaiduttis perfect game libraryComplexity and Depth article from IainIain’s CollectionTeam LinksWebsites you can find the cast onThere Will Be GamesThe Cult of the OldIainThe Giant BrainTwitterMattTwitterNateTwitterSupport us on Ko-Fihttps://ko-fi.com/cultoftheoldJoin us on our Discord https://discord.gg/Ye6Bem5Q6xEmail us at [email protected]58 min
- Cult of The Old - BrassWelcome 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.In this episode of Cult of the Old we visit the industrial revolution in England through the game Brass. With a new edition, called Brass:Lancashire, released through Roxley Games in the not too distant past, this game has caught the limelight again and reminded everyone what a powerhouse designer Martin Wallace is. The original release was through Warfrog Games. Artists who have worked on the game are Gavan Brown, Lina Cossette, Peter Dennis, David Forest, Eckhard Freytag, and Damien Mammoliti.Show LinksBelow are links to the games and anything else that the team mentions 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 MentionedAge of SteamSteamRailroad Tycoon/Railways of the WorldAnkh MorporkPower Grid/FunkenschlagStruggle of EmpiresFew Acres of SnowA study in emeraldAuztraliaAge of IndustryBrass: BirminghamTwilight StruggleThrough the AgesTinner’s TrailBarrageKanbanIndonesiaGreed IncorporatedFood Chain MagnateTeam LinksWebsites you can find the cast onThere Will Be GamesThe Cult of the OldIainThe Giant BrainTwitterMattTwitterNateTwitterSupport us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/cultoftheoldJoin us on our Discord https://discord.gg/Ye6Bem5Q6xEmail us at [email protected]1 hr 2 min
- Cult of The Old - PandemicWelcome 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.In this episode of Cult of the Old the team look at a game that couldn’t be more appropriate for our times. The game that introduced the idea of co-operation to modern boardgame audience, Pandemic. Designed by Matt Leacock with art from Josh Cappel, Christian Hanisch, Régis Moulun, Chris Quilliams, and Tom Thiel. Originally published by Z-Man Games.Show LinksBelow are links to the games and anything else that the team mentions 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 MentionedReiner Knizia’s Lord of the RingsRed NovemberWitch of SalemArkham Horror 1st edition - Chaosium editionArkham Horror 2nd Edition - FFGEldritch HorrorDefenders of the RealmDungeons and Dragons Adventure seriesCastle RavenloftWrath of AshardalonLegend of DrizztArkham Horror: The Card GameSettlers of CatanHanabiSpirit IslandThe CrewGloomhavenTeam LinksWebsites you can find the cast onThere Will Be GamesThe Cult of the OldIainThe Giant BrainTwitterMattTwitterNateTwitterSupport us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/cultoftheoldJoin us on our Discord https://discord.gg/Ye6Bem5Q6xEmail us at [email protected]1 hr
- Cult of the Old - King of TokyoOn the latest episode of Cult of the Old the team discuss the massive Kaiju of dice chuckers, King of Tokyo!1 hr 6 min
- Cult of the Old - AgricolaWelcome to the inaugural 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.The team are starting this journey with the most pastoral of worker placement games, Agricola. Designed by Uwe Rosenburg with art by Klemens Franz. Originally published by Lookout Games.Games MentionedBohnanzaCaylusBusKeydomLords of WaterdeepLancasterFeast for OdinDominionPower GridLe HavreTeotihuacanPuerto RicoTerra MysticaSpirit IslandCavernaAt the Gates of LoyangOre et LaboraOther MentionsZ-Man GamesDale Yu - Opinionated GamersPlayagricola.comTeam LinksWebsites you can find the cast onThere Will Be GamesThe Cult of the OldIainThe Giant BrainTwitterMattTwitterNateTwitterSupport us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/cultoftheoldJoin us on our Discord https://discord.gg/Ye6Bem5Q6xEmail us at [email protected]1 hr 14 min
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Every episode of Cult of the Old your hosts Iain McAllister, Nate Owens, and Matt Thrower focus on a title from the history of tabletop games. They’ll look at the impact of the game at the time, their…
own critical impressions, the games ongoing influence on the modern hobby, and whether or not they would still recommend it!