Cult of the Old - Twilight Struggle

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.  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 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   We the People (Washington’s War) Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage Paths of Glory Here I Stand El Grande Turn Zero Expansion Hammer of the Scots A Victory Lost Dominant Species Sekigahara  Pandemic: Legacy Root Dawn of Freedom 1960: The Making of a President 13 Days Watergate Red Flag Over Paris Fire in the Lake A Distant Plain  People Power Labyrinth: War On Terror The Troubles   Other Mentions   ACTS - Automatic card tracking system Dispatches, vietnam book Wargameroom.com    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   Support us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/cultoftheold   Join us on our Discord https://discord.gg/Ye6Bem5Q6x   Email us at [email protected]