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!
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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!
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.
The history of TV and film franchises becoming tabletop games has not been one filled with glory. Eager executives and overconfident designers would rush games out to market, only to be met with a distinct sound of disinterest from the gaming public. Despite a few honourable exceptions, like Star Wars Queen’s Gambit and Epic Duels, when our next game came to market, everyone thought it would continue this run of duds. It did not.
Released 4 years after the start of the TV series it was based on, Battlestar Galactica saw players engaging in inevitable betrayal and cunning tactics to win the game for their side. This game of artificial intelligence versus humans is not only on the nose for the current political climate, but, like its parent show, linked to the politics of its time through metaphorical allusions to 9/11.
The game was designed by Corey Koniecza, with art from Kevin Childress, Brian Schomburg, and Wil Springer.
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
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica the CCG
Arkham Horror
War of the Ring
Mafia /Werewolf
Starcraft
Betrayal at House on the Hill
Shadows over Camelot
Labyrinth: War on Terror
Twilight Struggle
Tortuga 1667
Blood on the Clocktower
Dark Moon
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
The Resistance
The Resistance: Avalon
Nemesis
Nemesis Lockdown
Unfathomable
Dune
Other Mentions
Fringe
Tao of gaming
Team Links
Websites you can find the cast on
There Will Be Games
Iain
The Giant Brain
Bluesky
Matt
Bluesky
Nate
Bluesky
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Cult of the Old
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!
