Brainwaves Episode 106 - Card Jam

Iain and Jamie are back from Tabletop Scotland their bags bursting with the latest in tabletop news. Join them in the studio as they cover card games raking in the bucks, Kickstarter making changes, Wizards faltering once more, and a new segment covering jobs, events, and opportunities in the community. 

 

Headlines

Ebay puts its cards on the table

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ebay-has-entered-into-an-agreement-to-acquire-tcgplayer-301609889.html

 

Kickstarter employs new head of games

https://www.polygon.com/23328798/kickstarter-new-director-of-games-interview-blockchain

https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/news/kickstarter-change-up-their-games-team-is-this-a-sign-of-changes-ahead/

 

Fandom exits RPG market

https://www.geeknative.com/145845/cortex-sold-legends-of-grayskull-shuttered-and-dragon-prince-rpg-transferred-as-fandom-exists-tabletop-roleplaying/?utm_content=buffercc2c5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

https://www.cortexrpg.com/

https://store.talesofxadia.com/the-dragon-prince-roleplaying-game/

 

Updates

Phoenix and Stone carry on regardless

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stonejamison/sirens-battle-of-the-bards/posts/3588718

 

News

 

Wizards under fire for racism in Spelljammer

https://www.polygon.com/23330621/dnd-spelljammer-hadozee-racist

https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/statement-hadozee

 

Eagle Gryphon adds folk

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52051/people-move-eagle-gryphon-adds-two-their-team

 

Tabletop Scotland comes back swinging

https://mailchi.mp/ae35c7abf3cd/tabletop-scotland-2022-after-show-report

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2022/09/01/tabletop-scotland-2022-to-perth-and-back/

 

Jobs Board

https://twitter.com/AconyteBooks/status/1565751563846664193?s=20&t=FFnwiY2mJOmej7lEWaS4Yw

 

Patreon Shoutouts

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

Shaun Newan

game-a-lot.fun/en

facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

Our Patreon

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Support Us

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Metallic Dice Games

https://metallicdicegames.com/

Promo Code: ROLLWITHBRAINS

 

Sir Meeple

https://sirmeeple.com/collections/the-giant-brain

 

Tabletop Gaming Live

 

Boardgame Arena Group

 

Outro

 

Card Catastrophe

https://kotaku.com/nintendo-unboxing-tragedy-cards-kyoto-collector-1849443892

http://blog.beforemario.com/2022/08/nintendo-kyoto-souvenir-playing-cards.html

 

Guardian article

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/sep/02/experience-i-am-the-monopoly-world-champion

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