The online game
where great minds
think alike.

How To Play Here

  1. Get the original client

    Cosmic Consensus was shareware that shipped as an installer on Hoyle Card GamesHoyle Card Games CD-ROM box art, Sierra 1999Sierra, 1999find it on eBay — or was offered for download on the old WON.net website, mirrored at the WON.net FTP mirror. Grab it and run the installer.

  2. Point it at this server

    Open Client.ini in the install folder (default: C:\Program Files (x86)\Bezerk\Cosmic Consensus) — you may need to run your text editor as Administrator to save changes there — and add:

    DispatchServerName = cosmicbot.gameshows.lol
  3. Launch & log on

    Save the file, then launch CosmicConsensus.exe and log on — the client dispatches here instead of the long-dead WON.net servers.

A new game starting on the Ziggurat: players gathered at START with the leaders panel and mountains backdrop
A new game begins — players gather at the base of the Ziggurat.

System Requirements

  • Pentium 90 with 16MB of RAM
  • Windows 95 or 98, 10MB hard disk space
  • 16-bit sound card and speakers
  • Video display of 640x480 with 256 colors
  • Internet access at 28.8 kbps or faster
  • 32-bit TCP/IP (comes with Windows Dial-Up Networking)

For browser support of our web site's Play button and Hall of Fame features you will need either Netscape 3.0 or later, or Internet Explorer 3.0 or later.

The game engine and sound files for the background music, host and sound effects will require a download of not more than 2.2MB (approximately 22 minutes at 28.8K).

This is a fan project — a tribute to the way the internet was in the 90s.

We reverse engineered the game client & server protocol necessary to play the game, and our server communicates with the original 1999 game client to make the game playable again.

Not affiliated with Berkeley Systems, Jackbox, Havas Interactive, Prize Central Networks, Won.net, Flipside.com, Sierra, Vivendi, Activision, Blizzard, Microsoft, or any other companies caught up in this series of mergers & acquisitions. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners, but have since been abandoned.

If rightsholders would be interested in partnering or clearing rights to the IP, please contact us.