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Episode 29: Cosmic Encounter by Eon Productions
No, it’s not a Spielberg movie. It’s the board game sensation of the 1970s adventure gaming industry, Cosmic Encounter by Eon Productions. A simple yet innovative system lets each of the alien races a player chooses change powers and goals to ensure no two games are the same. Your Fab Four totally normal humans from Earth review the game, how it’s aged, and what inspiration 21st century gamers can find in its mechanics. Nanoo-nanoo!
No humans were harmed in the making of this podcast, despite all of us being humans. Totally.
Links mentioned in this show:
Cosmic Encounter on Fantasy Flight Games
https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/cosmic-encounter/
Cosmic Encounter on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Encounter
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No, it’s not a Spielberg movie. It’s the board game sensation of the 1970s adventure gaming industry, Cosmic Encounter by Eon Productions. A simple yet innovative system lets each of the alien races a player chooses change powers and goals to ensure no two games are the same. Your Fab Four totally normal humans from Earth review the game, how it’s aged, and what inspiration 21st century gamers can find in its mechanics. Nanoo-nanoo!
No humans were harmed in the making of this podcast, despite all of us being humans. Totally.
Links mentioned in this show:
Cosmic Encounter on Fantasy Flight Games
https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/cosmic-encounter/
Cosmic Encounter on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Encounter
Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show!
Be sure to check out our forums at:
Save for Half at Original D&D Forums
http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast
Save for Half at OSRGaming
http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0
And find us on social media:
Save for Half at Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/
Save for Half at MeWe
https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast
Save for Half Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf
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