<p><br></p><p>Welcome to the latest episode of Cult of the Old!</p><p>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. </p><p><strong>Nate: </strong>Well Iain we are almost at the end of the season</p><p><strong>Iain: </strong>That’s right Nate and the teams have all to play for</p><p><strong>N: </strong>Teams?</p><p><strong>I: </strong>Yes Nate, teams. In no other sport do we get to see the sheer physicality and natural brutality brought out in such a glorious manner</p><p><strong>N: </strong>This isn’t a sports podcast Iain, it’s a board game podcast</p><p><strong>I: </strong>Can’t it be both? </p><p><strong>N: </strong>I guess it could. If we covered a board game from at least 10 years ago that happens to be focused on sport</p><p><strong>I: </strong>How about a fantasy sport? </p><p><strong>N: </strong>Tell me more Iain</p><p><strong>I: </strong>Well Nate, let me tell you about a sport that is not only an allegory for the animosity between many fantasy races but also stands as one of the icons of the British gaming scene. </p><p><strong>N: </strong>Is it from a famous British Publisher?</p><p><strong>I: </strong>You took the words right out of my mouth Nate</p><p><strong>N: </strong>Meat Loaf?</p><p><strong>I: </strong>No thanks I’ve eaten. </p><p><strong>N: </strong>Enough of this, let’s get on with the show</p><p><strong>I: </strong>You’re right Nate, let’s tell these fine folks about Blood Bowl. </p><p><strong>Show Links</strong></p><p>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.</p><p><strong>Games Mentioned</strong></p><p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/268248/warhammer-fantasy-battle-third-edition" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Warhammer</a></p><p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5316/warhammer-epic-40000" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Epic 40k</a></p><p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11106/warhammer-40000-rogue-trader" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Warhammer 40k</a></p><p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3072/necromunda" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Necromunda</a></p><p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1634/warhammer-quest" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Warhammer Quest</a></p><p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2163/space-hulk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Space Hulk </a>  </p><p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5011/monsters-of-the-midway" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Monsters of the Midway</a></p><p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/951/football-strategy" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Football Strategy Avalon Games</a></p><p><a href="http://www.oldenhammer.com/2016/10/terror-of-lichemaster-heinrich-kemler.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Terror of the Lichemaster</a> (warhammer campaign)</p><p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/260234/middle-earth-strategy-battle-game-rules-manual" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game</a></p><p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3565/mordheim-city-of-the-damned" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Mordheim</a></p><p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5255/gorkamorka" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Gorkamorka</a></p><p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/121/dune" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Dune</a></p><p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247104/blitz-bowl" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Blitz Bowl</a></p><p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129731/dreadball-the-futuristic-sports-game" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Dreadball</a></p><p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/90137/blood-bowl-team-manager-the-card-game" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Blood Bowl: Team Manager</a></p><p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/139992/kaosball-the-fantasy-sport-of-total-domination" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Kaos Ball</a></p><p><strong>Other Mentions</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/home" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Games Workshop Ltd.</a></p><p><a href="https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2411678629" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Tabletop Simulator Mod we used </a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licensed_to_Ill" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Beastie Boys - License to ill </a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_History_X" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">American History X</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Producers_(1967_film)" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Producers</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSR%2C_Inc." target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">TSR</a></p><p><strong>Team Links</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Iain</p><p> <a href="https://giantbrain.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Giant Brain</a></p><p> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/giantbrain.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Bluesky</a></p><p>Matt</p><p> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mattthr.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Bluesky</a></p><p>Nate</p><p> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/sanildefanso.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Bluesky</a></p><p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sanildefanso/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a></p><p>Support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/CultoftheOld" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Patreon</a></p><p>Email us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">[email protected]</a> </p>