Brainwaves Episode 115 - Counterspell Conundrum

Iain and Oliver are back in the studio while Jamie takes a break from the cast. The team of two bring you updates on the Open Gaming License, Hasbro layoffs, UK companies in trouble, a downturn in the fortunes of the German games market, and much more in episode 115 of Brainwaves. 

 

Headlines

 

Wizards reverses course

https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1439-ogl-1-0a-creative-commons

 

Smart Party Episode

https://smartparty.wordpress.com/2023/01/23/ogl-omg/#more-1838

 

Hasbro lays off staff

https://www.gamesradar.com/hasbro-to-lay-off-1k-staff-with-dandd-publisher-being-one-of-the-few-to-show-strong-growth/

 

ITB in more trouble

https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/inside-the-box-board-games/news/inside-the-box-claims-unpaid-staff-missing-pensions

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/itbboardgames/sub-terra-ii-infernos-edge/posts

https://www.secondgategames.com/

https://www.nutspublishing.com/eshop/index.php

 

Updates

 

Victoria Mann

https://medium.com/p/167ec2795418

 

News

 

Serge Laget dies

https://faidutti.com/blog/blog/2023/01/23/serge-laget/

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/295/serge-laget

 

Gamefound cuts into KS

https://twitter.com/Polygon/status/1620791604767297552

 

Asmodee Pearl Games Studio Closing

https://www.facebook.com/PearlGamesEditions/posts/pfbid02m6TtLAdZsYfGQRh1RAQGnxLLg1zq81ZjUvpa7JNvKR9XwBmEkZ6tqbimZYfqxqoPl

 

German Hobby Games and Puzzles Market Shrinks

https://kulturgutspiel.de/wirtschaft/umsatz-mit-gesellschaftsspielen-und-puzzles-2022-um-fuenf-prozent-gesunken

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

 

Airecon

https://www.airecon.co.uk/

 

Gothcon

https://wordpress.gothcon.se/

 

Conpulsion is back

https://conpulsion.org/

 

Moray Games Jam

https://www.moraygamejam.com/

 

Patreon Shoutouts

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

Shaun Newan

game-a-lot.fun/en

facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

Our Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/thegiantbrain

 

Support Us

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Metallic Dice Games

https://metallicdicegames.com/

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Sir Meeple

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And finally

 

D&D film Monopoly

https://www.worldofmonopoly.com/list-ad/list-dr-du/dungeonsanddragons/2023-uk/index.php

 

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