Brainwaves Episode 155 - Christmas Joyride

It’s the last cast of the year and we have a full team in the studio to bring you the latest tabletop gaming news. From people taking off their masks, to copyright disputes, and awards news. Listen to the only cast to bring you the really important industry news. 

Headlines

Has Powerboats been taken for a Joyride?

Joyride vs Powerboats thread

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3412685/powerboatspowerships-joyride

 

Geoff Engelstein

https://gametek.substack.com/p/copy-paste

 

Episodes where we have covered plagiarism allegations

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2021/03/08/episode-68-kickstarter-conundrums/

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2018/04/29/episode-3-legal-vampires/

 

Cardboard Edison changes tack

https://bsky.app/profile/cardboardedison.bsky.social/post/3lcatxomwp22c

https://cardboardedison.com/award

 

Sandy Petersen wears no mask

Sandy’s posts

Quimbley’s response

https://www.quimbleys.com/blogs/kickstarter-updates/quimbleys-official-inclusion-statement

 

Updates

 

Summit Award for Wargaming winner announced - and Bobby Nunes Memorial Award finalists announced

https://sdhist.com/2024-summit-award-land-and-freedom/

https://sdhist.com/2024-bobby-nunes-memorial-award-finalists/

 

Wyrmwood fires staff 

https://www.rascal.news/wyrmwoods-bitter-medicine-is-proving-hard-for-audiences-to-swallow/

 

Facebook pulls Fort Circle Games ad. Again. 

https://bsky.app/profile/fortcircle.bsky.social/post/3lbyybi6hls2s

 

News

 

Itch is taken offline by Funko

https://www.polygon.com/gaming/492791/itch-io-funko-takedown

 

Leaf’s post to Hacker News

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42364033

 

GW enters the FTSE 100

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/01/games-workshop-promoted-ftse-100-quarterly-reshuffle?fbclid=IwY2xjawG5fR9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfpI4qljk5k-fjXOOMOgNiNXzPIQUwHiApvb9oHwY1_zqqmvx12t-fet8Q_aem_h_ZVqr3lvJUDFkDYW9j99w

 

SUSD becomes a publisher. Sort of 

https://www.shutupandsitdown.com/were-partnering-with-play-to-z-to-launch-exciting-new-games/

 

Hachette becomes distributor for Edition Spielwiese

https://www.mojo-nation.com/hachette-boardgames-group-strikes-distribution-deal-with-edition-spielwiese/

 

Vallejo workers on strike

https://www.viaempresa.cat/es/empresa/98-plantilla-acrylicos-vallejo-se-suma-primera-jornada-huelga-indefinida_2206222_102.html

 

https://www.rascal.news/vallejo-factory-workers-go-on-strike/

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs

 

Spiel des Jahres Funding Programme 2025

https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/foerderprogramm-2025-startet-einreichungen-ab-sofort-moeglich/

 

https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/foerderprogramm/

 

Patreon Shoutouts

 

Kevin Bertram

https://www.fortcircle.com/

 

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

 

Shaun Newman

game-a-lot.fun/en

facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

 

Our Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/thegiantbrain

 

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Outro

 

Monopoly Toppling Taxi

https://monopoly.fandom.com/wiki/Monopoly_Free_Parking:_The_Toppling_Taxi_Game

 

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