Episode 84 - Hacker‘s Ransom

Jamie took a wrong turn on the Mobius loop in the Brainwaves HQ and ended up in London. After walking back home he is tired, but ready and raring to bring you the latest tabletop news. He and Iain cover hackers, ransomware attacks, awards, chess, deaths and more on this episode of Brainwaves. 

 

Headlines

Twitch hack reveals top earners

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-10-06-twitch-hacked-source-code-and-creator-payout-information-leaked-online?fbclid=IwAR3lpiKXFOn4QoLGCxMZOio1VBMwssx3KS_9fCSP4NB6_J-3iBRvd6j8w8Y

 

https://variety.com/2021/digital/features/critical-role-amazon-legend-of-vox-machina-1235088274/

 

Paizo workers form union

https://twitter.com/PaizoWorkers/status/1448698340745486364?s=20

 

Juego del ano 

https://www.dicetowernews.com/article/game-year-nominees-are

 

Updates

Broken token 

https://twitter.com/Folded__Space/status/1446487943699439654?s=20

 

Keyforge

https://www.reddit.com/r/KeyforgeGame/comments/q4u3b4/more_kf_news_from_mr_buonocore/

News

CEO Hasbro dies

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/brian-goldner-dead-hasbro-ceo-1235030399/ 

 

Prisoners allowed to play chess

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/oct/13/uk-prisoners-allowed-play-chess-global-online-tournament

 

Card and dice poll

https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2021/10/04/card-and-dice-poll-2021-results

 

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Outro

 

Schitts creek monopoly

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/schitts-creek-monopoly-edition

 

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