Modern hobby games first became a subculture back in the 1970s, and very few games from that era have stood the test of time as well as 1977's Cosmic Encounter. A game of strange alien races colonizing each other's planets, it is cited by many of today's most prominent designers and other industry professionals as a major inspiration. Today, the art of game design is changing and developing rapidly, but Cosmic Encounter is just as relevant and beloved as ever. Tune in and find out why.