Dice games
Cosmic Wimpout
(Self-Published), 1975
Cosmic Wimpout is a dice game published by (Self-Published) in 1975. It is played with 2 to 7 players, from age 7 and in about 20 minutes.
- players
- 2–7
- minutes
- 20
- years
- 7+
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The box
- Publishers
- (Self-Published), C3, Inc., Koplow Games
- Designers
- Boston Logical Society, W. W. Swilling
- Artwork
- Andrew Robinson
- Year of release
- 1975
- Also known as
- Cosmic Wimpout Home Court Game
About the game
Cosmic Wimpout is a dice game produced by C3, Inc in 1976. It is similar to 1000/5000/10000, Farkle, Greed, Hot Dice, Squelch, Zilch, to name but a few. The game is played with five custom dice, and may use a combination score board and rolling surface, in the form of a piece of cloth or felt available in various colors and designs. Players supply their own game piece for score keeping.
The game of Cosmic Wimpout has often been associated with the Berkeley area, the Grateful Dead, and other free-form subcultures. An annual tournament takes place at the Green River Festival in Greenfield, Massachusetts.More from (Self-Published)
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