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Iain & Jamie from The Giant Brain, and Oliver from Tabletop Games Blog bring you a fortnightly show featuring the best in Tabletop Gaming News
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Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
It’s a momentous episode as we hit our 70th show, our 3rd year anniversary, and say goodbye to our host Iain Chantler. Of course we won’t let sad goodbyes and jubilant celebrations get in the way of the news! The team cover yet more Wizards of the Coast entanglements, Netrunner booting up, daring robberies, and golden Uno. The team also answer questions from listeners and chat about what they’ve learnt over the last 3 years in a longer than normal episode (we hope you don’t mind us indulging ourselves a little).
Headlines
Candlekeep flame sputters
https://twitter.com/joindicebreaker/status/1374767970736427012?s=19
https://twitter.com/POCGamer/status/1373847320370970626?s=20
Netrunner opens the gates
Tokyo card robbery
https://kotaku.com/man-arrested-following-daring-pokemon-card-robbery-1846574146
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210329/p2a/00m/0na/020000c
News
Luke Crane update
https://www.polygon.com/22352782/kickstarter-luke-crane-perfect-rpg-adam-koebel
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burningwheel/the-perfect-rpg/posts/3125191
MTG Art controversy
Uno strikes gold
Patreon Shoutouts
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Our Patreon
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Metallic Dice Games
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Promo Code: ROLLWITHBRAINS
Tabletop Games Blog Radio
https://tabletopgamesblog.com/radio/
Outro
Monopoly Go Green!
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/steve-lister_sustainabilitymatters-activity-6779090148006141952-T_Hc
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Monday Mar 22, 2021
Monday Mar 22, 2021
This episode on Brainwaves the team are catching Bullets, drawing up Plan B’s, and realising that the best thing about Heroquest is the fraud cases. Come and join us as we bring you the best in Tabletop Gaming news from the big stories to the faintly ridiculous.
Headlines
Level 99 has to bite the bullet ♥︎
https://mobile.twitter.com/Level99Games/status/13709274650618880
Asmodee adds Plan B Games
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/36552/f2z-team-had-plan-b
Heroquest fraud case
https://twitter.com/lagoon83/status/1372333603024162817
News
Racist spell list is racist, also awful timing
https://www.makeyourgamelegendary.com/category/design-team/
ICV2 at GAMA
Z-Man games statement
UKGE update
https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/content/news/uk-games-expo-2021-whats-happening/
Patreon Shoutouts
Exec Producers: Lucky Sparrow Gaming Cafe
Shaun Newan
facebook.com/gamealotboardgames
Our Patreon
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Support Us
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Metallic Dice Games
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Promo Code: ROLLWITHBRAINS
Outro
Time for party games to get METAL
https://www.loudersound.com/news/lacuna-coil-are-releasing-a-board-game-called-horns-up
Monopoly Community Chest vote
https://www.monopolycommunitychest.com/en-GB
Monopoly Wiki
https://monopoly.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page
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Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Iain Chantler is back from holiday and the team are raring to get back in the studio and breakdown the latest tabletop news for you. This episode we cover many Kickstarter issues, Wizards of the Coast rebranding and rising, lawsuits, and the influx of computer game themed boardgames!
Headlines
Bamboo Bash
Original KS
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sleevekings/376876876/description?ref=bw5mj4&token=c4999380
New KS
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sleevekings/1878321907?ref=ei1m77&token=c5ae6a95
Sleeve Kings post
https://sleevekings.com/blogs/news/bamboo-bash-blows-up
Mayday Games Post
https://www.maydaygames.com/blogs/news/about-click-clack-lumberjack
Why Seth left Mayday
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2327859/bait-and-switch-publisher
Roxley Games IP dispute
https://twitter.com/roxleygames/status/1364244245859561476
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/roxley/radlands?ref=discovery&term=radlands
Luke Crane launches then cancels the “Perfect RPG”
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burningwheel/the-perfect-rpg
News
Tasty minstrel accused of not paying royalties
Zac Smith is suing Gencon
Tiny Epic Dungeons comes under criticism
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coe/tiny-epic-dungeons
Wizards rebranded and promoted plus more
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/wizards-of-the-coast-dungeons-dragons-magic-hasbro-reorganizatio/
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/magic-the-gathering-lord-of-the-rings-warhammer-40k/
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/47728/wizards-coast-unveils-spelltable-beta
Patreon Shoutouts
Exec Producers: Lucky Sparrow Gaming Cafe
Shaun Newan
facebook.com/gamealotboardgames
Our Patreon
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Support Us
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Metallic Dice Games
https://metallicdicegames.com/
Promo Code: ROLLWITHBRAINS
Outro
Videogames become boardgames
Metal Gear Solid Cancelled
Stardew Valley
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332290/stardew-valley-board-game
Skyrim
https://gamefound.com/projects/draft/zx6js610y7lvnlnav6qbisnxqqy#/section/project-story
Punchboard Reviews
https://punchboard.co.uk/interview-mark-cooke-from-psc-games/
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Monday Feb 22, 2021
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Iain Chantler has been given time off by Jamie so it’s up the remaining Iain to fill the shoes of two Iains! With fewer big news stories than recently the team have an interview with Ian Parovel of Boardgame Arena regarding their recent acquisition by Asmodee. On top of that they cover some updates to Wizards of the Coasts legal entanglements, the world of Pokemon scalpers, and an ancient game brought back to life in beautiful detail. All this, and more, on this episode of Brainwaves
Headlines
Asmodee acquires Boardgame Arena
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-02-11-asmodee-acquires-board-game-arena
News
Gale Force Nine and Wizards of the Coast settle
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/47558/gale-force-nine-wizards-coast-settle
ACD Distribution takes hit in case against Wizards of the Coast
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/47603/acd-distribution-required-pay-250k-wotc-fees-files-appeal
Pokemon Scalpers Target McDonalds
Pokemon product supply issues
Fantasy Flight Games brings Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game to an end
https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2021/2/17/future-of-legend/
Royal game of UR faithfully recreated
https://www.reddit.com/r/GameofUr/comments/lfot70/my_replica_with_original_materials_took_10_months/
Patreon Shoutouts
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Shaun Newan
facebook.com/gamealotboardgames
Our Patreon
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Support Us
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Metallic Dice Games
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Promo Code: ROLLWITHBRAINS
Discord
Outro
Clue Animated Series
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/clue/news/clue-animated-series-announced
Monopoly Lunar New Year edition
https://www.toysrus.com.my/monopoly%3A-lunar-new-year-edition-1065654.html
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Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Iain and Iain are having a nice relaxing time in the garden when all news hell breaks loose! Despite their need to kick back, the team gathers once more behind the mics to cover famous names putting their foot firmly in mouth, others moving forward with action, translation issues in the world of virtual tabletops, magic cards breaking records, and Jenga. Yes. Jenga. All this and more, on this episode of Brainwaves!
Headlines
Radho runs into trouble
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/114062/rahdo-talks-through-episode-69
Tascini Update
https://www.facebook.com/daniele.tascini - You can find Tascini’s statements on his facebook page
https://kulturgutspiel.de/politik-und-gesellschaft/rassismus-diskussion-der-fall-daniele-tascini/
https://twitter.com/sebastianwenzel/status/1357632971897995264?s=20
Tabletop Simulator outsources translation to Google?
https://steamcommunity.com/games/TabletopSimulator/announcements/detail/3024698921216466933
News
Muppets and Chainmail bras
https://mobile.twitter.com/Wizards_DnD/status/1356641032226680832
Rose Gauntlet
Magic card breaks records at auction
Asmodee gets scientific
https://www.gameosity.com/2021/01/27/asmodee-brings-science-to-board-gaming-with-game-in-lab/
Patreon Shoutouts
Exec Producers: Lucky Sparrow Gaming Cafe
Shaun Newan
facebook.com/gamealotboardgames
Our Patreon
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Support Us
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Metallic Dice Games
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Promo Code: ROLLWITHBRAINS
Discord
Outro
Jenga world record
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/jenga/news/jenga-tower-guinness-world-record
Our Links
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Monday Jan 25, 2021
Monday Jan 25, 2021
It’s a solemn week for the team as they dive into all the controversies surrounding comments made by well loved designers. We spent a bit longer on this than we normally would, but we felt it deserved the coverage.
Over the rest of the cast we update you on Dragonlance, looking at counterfeit games, conventions moving again, and taking a long overdue trip to RPG Corner.
Headlines
Video for Kickstarter campaign Pingyao: First Chinese Banks
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jingstudio/pingyao-first-chinese-banks
Screencapture on our site
Daniele Tascini
Capture of the original words from Tascini
https://twitter.com/MyCryptomaniac/status/1350493656394952704?s=19
Hans im Gluck Statement
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2582616/statement-regarding-racist-remarks
Rolling Dice interview
https://www.fustellarotante.it/inclusivita-e-giochi-da-tavolo/
Previous form mentioned in the piece
https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/1cddhj/tzolkins_designer_responds_to_criticism_about/
Board, Deck and Dice Statement
https://boardanddice.com/about/statement-on-daniele-tascini/
Phil Eklund
New Ion Games Statement
https://ionsmg.com/blogs/news/essays-and-footnotes-in-our-rules
Eklund’s post alluding to lawyers
https://twitter.com/nakedmeeple/status/1351691573868769281?s=21
And the update
https://twitter.com/TabletopGamesBl/status/1353282878231162882?s=20
Jeff DeBoer
Grabs of original posts from Rodney
https://twitter.com/WatchItPlayed/status/1351262562495684610?s=19
Parallel Games statement
https://mobile.twitter.com/parallelspiel/status/1351620848793366528
Wehrlegig Games
https://twitter.com/wehrlegig/status/1351581382112387079
Braincrack Games
https://twitter.com/BraincrackGames/status/1351545488290541569?s=19
Funagain Games
https://twitter.com/funagaingames/status/1352329830197456896
News
Dragonlance Saga comes to an end
https://www.enworld.org/threads/theres-a-new-dragonlance-novel-coming.677551/
Origins and Uk Games Expo move
https://www.originsgamefair.com/
https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/content/news/brand-new-dates-ukge-2021/
Counterfeit Games found in Zaavi
https://boardgoats.org/2021/01/11/boardgames-in-the-news-fake-games-from-a-high-street-name/
Uno Anniversary
RPG Corner
DnD Scouts
https://www.scouts.org.uk/supporters/dungeons-dragons
RPGs to the rescue
https://itch.io/b/770/solo-but-not-alone
Wellerman
https://twitter.com/TheOtherTracy/status/1349386754651017218
https://theothertracy.itch.io/one-day-the-wellerman-comes
Patreon Shoutouts
Exec Producers: Lucky Sparrow Gaming Cafe
Shaun Newan
facebook.com/gamealotboardgames
Our Patreon
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Support Us
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Metallic Dice Games
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Promo Code: ROLLWITHBRAINS
Join the Discord!
Outro
Monopoly Speed
Risk TV
https://www.dicebreaker.com/series/risk/news/risk-tv-series
Our Links
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Monday Jan 11, 2021
Monday Jan 11, 2021
The team are back after their close encounter with a rogue sound effect. Brushing off the audio cobwebs, they jump back into the studio to cover Kickstarter Growth, Catan Beer, Dragonlance Lawsuits, Games Workshop profits and much more on this episode of Brainwaves!
You might notice that Iain Chantler disappears about half way through the cast. Iain had a house emergency to attend to so Jamie and I finished the cast off.
Headlines
Kickstarter rakes in games cash
2020 Vision Cast
https://giantbrain.co.uk/2020/12/28/brainwaves-special-edition-2020-vision/
Catan Beer taken by the robber
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/catan-1/news/catan-beer-revealed
Catan Snugglies
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/catan-1/news/catan-plushie-collection
FFG permaban themselves and all users
https://community.fantasyflightgames.com/topic/313578-ffg-forum-shutdown/
News
Dragonlance lawsuit comes to an end
Origins mix up their awards, again
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/47206/rpg-categories-origins-awards-changed
Games Workshop announce record profits
https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2020/12/games-workshop-half-year-trading-update.html
UK tabletop industry does well in 2020
Nickelodeon Board Game Recalled
Patreon Shoutouts
Exec Producers: Lucky Sparrow Gaming Cafe
Shaun Newan
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Our Patreon
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Promo Code: ROLLWITHBRAINS
Discord
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Outro
85th Anniversary Monopoly
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Monday Dec 28, 2020
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Iain, Iain, and Jamie take a bit of a breather from the regular cast to look back at the year. They are joined by Josh Hartley from the Unlucky Frog to look back at the big stories of 2020 and speculate on what 2021 will bring to the world of the Tabletop. Below the subjects we talk about I’ve provided links to the shows that have featured those subjects, should you want to revisit them.
Subjects
Coronavirus
https://giantbrain.podbean.com/e/episode-43-executive-bell/
https://giantbrain.podbean.com/e/brainwaves-45-multiplayer-solitaire/
https://giantbrain.podbean.com/e/episode-49-cancellation-crisis/
Black Lives Matter, representation in the industry
https://giantbrain.podbean.com/e/episode-50-going-strong/
https://giantbrain.podbean.com/e/episode-51-troubling-origins/
https://giantbrain.podbean.com/e/episode-55-rolling-wheelchair/
Wizards of the Coast bad PR year
https://giantbrain.podbean.com/e/episode-51-troubling-origins/
https://giantbrain.podbean.com/e/episode-52-controversial-machines/
https://giantbrain.podbean.com/e/episode-53-meddling-wizards/
https://giantbrain.podbean.com/e/episode-59-rap-shoes/
Kickstarter Union Efforts
https://giantbrain.podbean.com/e/episode-44-robot-club/
https://giantbrain.podbean.com/e/episode-47-courtroom-melodrama/
https://giantbrain.podbean.com/e/episode-48-golden-brains/
Asmodee buys and sells
https://giantbrain.podbean.com/e/episode-44-robot-club/
https://giantbrain.podbean.com/e/episode-53-meddling-wizards/
https://giantbrain.podbean.com/e/episode-61-galaxy-gale/
Unlucky Frog
https://twitter.com/TheUnluckyfrog
https://www.facebook.com/unluckyfroggaming
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Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
It’s the last cast of the year, and over the Christmas break Iain McAllister is rebuilding the HQ. Thankfully the studio isn’t affected and the team gather for one last time in 2020 to cover companies going bankrupt, Gencon announcing new dates, Alexa grabbing more games and the return of RPG corner.
Headlines
Sans Detour goes under
https://www.chaosium.com/blogstatement-about-ditions-sansdtour/
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2224909/sans-detour-red-flags-thread
Gencon announces dates for 2021
https://www.gencon.com/press/holidays-2020-and-gen-con-2021-updates
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/47186/gen-con-pushes-back-badge-registration-event-submission
Alexa catches a hot potato
https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/News/alexa-play-big-potato-games
News
Max Brookes leaves FFG
Dungeons & Dragons Film
https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/News/chris-pine-cast-in-dungeons-dragons-film
Jewish anthology of RPGs
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/5527230/doikayt-a-jewish-ttrpg-anthology/description
Cyberpunk bundle on itch
https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/news/cyberpunk-asian-creators-game-jam-itch
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Shaun Newan
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Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
It’s Christmas time at Brainwaves HQ and the two Iains are decorating the tree! It shines magnificently in the corner of the Brainwaves studio as the team cover sinkings, new awards, old awards, Wizards dropping the ball (or should that be snitch?), and the feud between Uri Geller and a card game.
Headlines
The Zenobia Award
https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/the-zenobia-award/news/zenobia-award-historical-board-game
https://zenobiaaward.org/who-we-are/
GAMA Makes more Changes to the Origin Awards for 2020/2021 Cycle
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/47053/gama-makes-more-changes-origins-awards-2020-2021-cycle
Games Shipped to Abyssal Floor
News
Update: Netflix Settles Bandersnatch “Choose Your Own Adventure” Lawsuit
MODCon Announced, the Online Convention of Modiphius and Dragonmeet
https://www.modiphius.net/pages/modcon
D&D Racial Improvements will “take years”
Wizards being prepped for sale?
Knight Models bungles Harry Potter Response
https://twitter.com/little_lizzie22/status/1333285477001154563?s=19
Uri Geller retracts feud with specific pokemon
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/pokemon-trading-card-game/news/kadabra-uri-geller-lawsuit
Patreon Shoutouts
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James Naylor’s mental health first aid
https://twitter.com/naylorjames/status/1332320278639243265
Outro
Sea of Thieves Monopoly
Metallica Monopoly
https://www.metallica.com/store/monopoly-world-tour-edition/MONOPOLYWT.html
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