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Monday Sep 30, 2019

Episode 35 - Future Flight

Monday Sep 30, 2019

Iain & Jamie are back from their vacation with a longer cast than normal to catch up on all the tasty boardgame news. They are joined by Glenn Ford of Man O’Kent Games to cover Kickstarter Unions, CMON time machines, trucks full of dice, when RPGs go wrong and much more!

Headlines

Kickstarter in the Firing Line

https://www.evilhat.com/home/a-word-about-kickstarter/

https://www.evilhat.com/home/a-further-word-about-kickstarter/

CMON goes back in time

https://cmon.com/news/back-to-the-past?fbclid=IwAR1v-Mx4Y_U08vXFN-mQBKJcEX7BZPoh-DyI-6EEO-cdtoZRwlnJfVXkJcE

Fantasy Flight Games looks to the future

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2019/9/6/scry-the-future/

News

Dice hit the road

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP1iaE42DU4

Stores given grants by Wizards

https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/44094/rolling-for-initiative-wizards-puts-its-money-where-its-mouth-is-other-trends

Evil Dead 2 springs back to life

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/44085/evil-dead-2-board-game-will-finally-reach-market-via-jasco

RPG Corner

Kamigakari ks goes sideways

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/serpentseagames/kamigakari-god-hunters-modern-action-anime-rolepla/posts/2620992?ref=ksr_email_creator_project_update_copy

Fandom acquires Cortex from Margaret Weiss Productions

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/44087/fandom-acquires-cortex-rpg-rules-system

Monte Cook games releases consent guide

https://twitter.com/MonteCookGames/status/1171825130575671296?s=19

Outro

Belgian Monopoly takes the piss

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/20/monopoly-censor-belgiums-manneken-pis-brussels-edition-box/?fbclid=IwAR0cc449Hsxqiznz4mO4rDfWdj2bA0cd1ci26zHTviQWlN2RJT3MUuz6AYo

Ms. Monopoly

https://twitter.com/hasbro/status/1171355523989561344

Dollop episode: Landlords game

https://thedollop.libsyn.com/379-the-landlords-game

Patreons

Lucky Sparrow Game Cafe

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2019/09/25/funding-the-time/

Funding Article

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Monday Sep 16, 2019

Idle Thoughts - Episode 2

Monday Sep 16, 2019

We are taking a little break this week from our regular cast but rest assured we will be back in two weeks time with all the usual Tabletop News from near and far. This episode was recorded before Sam was lost in 'the incident' and covers Keyforge, Scrawl and Dungeons & Dragons.

This episode was made possible by the kind sponsorship of all our patrons.

Monday Sep 02, 2019

Brainwaves Special Edition - Tabletop Scotland

Monday Sep 02, 2019

This week on Brainwaves we are bringing you a series of interviews we conducted at Tabletop Scotland. This convention took place in Perth on the 24th and 25th of August, 2019. We spoke to the sponsors of the convention, various retailers, exhibitors and some friends of the show. We hope you enjoy. The links below are in the order they appear on the cast.

Daniel Taylor Woodworking

Inspiring Games

https://www.inspiringgames.com/

Unlucky Frog

https://www.unluckyfrog.com/

The Boardgame Book

https://www.boardgame-book.com/

DMB Games

https://dmbgames.co.uk/

Murphy’s Vault

https://www.murphysvault.com/

Dice Roll Cafe

https://www.facebook.com/DiceRollCafe/

Geeknson

http://www.geeknson.co.uk/uk/

Bez

http://www.stuffbybez.com/

Iain (Unpopular Mechanics)

https://twitter.com/UnMech

Lucky Sparrow Games Cafe

https://campaigncoins.com/

Handiwork Games

https://handiwork.games/

Campaign Coins

Jon Hodgson Maps - Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/jonhodgsonmaps

Paul Bourne

https://www.facebook.com/paul.bourne.77

Juniper Green Board Gamers

https://www.facebook.com/groups/393090567800456/

Redwell Games

http://redwellgames.com/

Arcane Blaster Casters

https://twitter.com/battleboargames?lang=en

Contact Us

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Monday Aug 19, 2019

Episode 34 - Golden Gnomes

Monday Aug 19, 2019

Iain has been trying to bring the Brainwaves garden under control but much to his annoyance has found the place overrun by wrestling Gnomes. Laying the blame squarely at the feet of Robbie Munn, Robbie joins Iain and Jamie on the cast as penance for his out of control Sumo Gnomes. We cover more awards, Golden Bell/ Unbroken Kickstarter, hirings, mergers and lawsuits. In Brainstorm we tackle the weighty issue of problematic themes in games.

Headlines

Golden Bell/ Unbroken Kickstarter

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1227872561/unbroken-a-solo-game-of-survival-and-revenge

Ennies

http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/2019-ennie-winners/

Diana Jones Award

https://twitter.com/dianajonesaward?lang=en

https://bullypulpitgames.com/

https://dreadthegame.wordpress.com/about-dread-the-game/

News

Ross O’Connell joins Alleycat Games

https://twitter.com/moregamespls/status/1159892361373192197?s=20

https://www.moregamesplease.com/

https://www.alleycatgames.com/

Wil Wheaton Sues Geek & Sundry

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/wil-wheaton-sues-geek-sundry-web-series-profits-1229358?fbclid=IwAR3J00V-aN3_Il0u-4AKp5dgwPd4lGGtHrTZI-C7zhwN60OAnJX0HNPWt58

Genius Games acquires Artana Games

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/43789/genius-games-acquires-artana

Pokemon Cards sell at auction

https://goldinauctions.com/1999_Pokemon_1st_Edition_PSA_GEM_MT_10_Complete_Se-lot51339.aspx

Brainstorm

https://ospreypublishing.com/undaunted-normandy

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3076/puerto-rico

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/style/board-games-cancel-culture.html?action=click&module=Editors+Picks&pgtype=Homepage&fbclid=IwAR0KN7lxmzlKmLpF-fenlAG7ugSWPw2sqPloJFgUfOeJGVAuY4cp6KDN-o4

Outro

Monopoly Socialism

https://intl.target.com/p/parody-monopoly-socialism-board-game/-/A-76151691

Bar bill paid with Monopoly money

https://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/31696/irish-tourists-use-monopoly-money-to-pay-bar-bill

Tabletop Scotland

https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/

Patreon

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Our Guest - Robbie Munn

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Monday Aug 05, 2019

Episode 33 - Rolling Smart

Monday Aug 05, 2019

The team dare to roll and welcome the excellent Mike Barnes back to the cast. This episode we cover the announcement of the Teburu smart board, along with how to pronounce it, Spiel des Jahres winners, deaths of some giants of the industry, Digital innovations and much more. In Brainstorm we turn our attention to the biggest conventions and ask if there are just too many games.

Headlines

Mike Brunton & Richard Berg die

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/135/richard-h-berg

https://twitter.com/cubicle7/status/1153270713228419077

CMON announces smart tech

https://www.cmon.com/news/teburu-a-new-evolution-in-board-games

Spiel des Jahres winners announced

https://www.cmon.com/news/teburu-a-new-evolution-in-board-games

News

Terraforming Mars Digital Studio shuts

https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/346822/Terraforming_Mars_dev_LuckyHammers_has_closed_down.php

Bezier Games digital 'try before you buy'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCJtl6yO73E&feature=youtu.be

D&D in U.S. prisons

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kleercreative/lets-play-dungeons-and-dragons-behind-bars?ref=project_link#

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/padk7z/how-inmates-play-tabletop-rpgs-in-prisons-where-dice-are-contraband

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/yvwnpx/dragons-in-the-department-of-corrections

40k Eisenhorn series in development

https://www.warhammer-community.com/press_releases/games-workshop-and-frank-spotnitz-to-create-live-action-warhammer-40000-tv-series/

Outro

Ticket to Ride 15th Anniversary

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/43693/days-wonder-unveils-15th-anniversary-edition-ticket-ride

Who Dares Rolls

http://www.whodaresrolls.com/

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Monday Jul 22, 2019

Episode 32 - Robot Corner

Monday Jul 22, 2019

Wrecking his way into Brainwaves HQ Mark Mckinnon from Dream Big Games joins Iain and Jamie on this week’s episode. Together they tackle plagiarism, the rise of the robots, oddly shaped awards, the meteoric rise of Kickstarter and the interns have finally finished off the new RPG corner!

Headlines

Plagiarism accusations hit popular boardgame site

Reddit thread

Punchboard Media Statement

https://www.punchboardmedia.com/home/2019/7/5/punchboard-media-statement-on-plagiarism-regarding-katies-game-corner

Robot AI takes on Poker

https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/11/20690078/ai-poker-pluribus-facebook-cmu-texas-hold-em-six-player-no-limit

Diana Jones Award

http://www.dianajonesaward.org/

News

7 Tabletop Games fund a day

https://icopartners.com/2019/07/crowdfunding-and-tabletop-games-2019-mid-year-update/

Lewis Chessmen Update

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jul/02/lewis-chessman-bought-for-5-sold-at-auction-for-735000?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3fqPtmUHRAlaqTC0pWv-EJyMS5BIoD_05bpuG1o5Mnb5MMes0GvBqNZHM#Echobox=1562079543

RPG Corner

Stygian Fox

https://www.geeknative.com/67426/kickstarter-suspends-campaign-putting-rpg-publisher-stygian-foxs-future-in-doubt/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=buffer69ae6

https://www.facebook.com/StygianFoxPublishing/posts/2030144697090649

Destination Fantastic

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/destinationfantastic/destination-fantastic

Professional DMs

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-07-08/how-to-be-a-professional-dungeons-dragons-master-hosting-games?utm_medium=social&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic

...and finally

There Will Be Games

https://therewillbe.games/

Tabletop Scotland

https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/

Our Patreon

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Our Guest - Mark McKinnon, Dream Big Games

https://wreckandruingame.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/dreambiggames/

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Monday Jul 15, 2019

Brainwaves Special Edition - Megagames

Monday Jul 15, 2019

In this special episode Iain and Jamie are joined by John Mizon of Southwest Megagames and Mr. Megagame himself Matthew Bambridge to discuss everything about this increasingly popular type of game. We go in deep to what makes megagames tick from the history of the genre to the recent arrival of products like Vampire: The Masquerade, Bloodlines. We hope you enjoy and would like to thank John and Matthew for being such excellent guests.

Intro to Megagames

Off cast John recommended this video as a good primer for the genre

Shut Up & Sit Down

https://www.shutupandsitdown.com/videos/susd-play-megagame-2-pt1/

https://www.shutupandsitdown.com/videos/watch-skies-2-pt-2/

Becky Becky Blogs

We mention Trope High in the cast

https://www.beckybeckyblogs.com/

PAXsims

https://paxsims.wordpress.com/

Megagame Coalition

These are where you will find the games running at Gencon

https://megagamecoalition.com/

Southwest Megagames (John Mizon)

https://www.swmegagames.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/swmegagames/

https://twitter.com/swmegagames

Mr. Megagame (Matthew Bambridge)

https://www.facebook.com/Mr-Megagame-463462707524380/

https://www.instagram.com/mr_megagame/?hl=en

https://www.megagameassembly.com/

Other megagame creators

Megagame Makers: https://megagamemakers.uk/

Penine Megagames: https://www.penninemegagames.co.uk/

Horizon Megagames: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HorizonMegagames/

True North Megagames: https://www.facebook.com/groups/truenorthmegagames/

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Monday Jul 08, 2019

Episode 31 - Honest Barrage

Monday Jul 08, 2019

Iain and Jamie are joined by journalist Owen Duffy this week to cast their eyes over the gaming papers and see what is worthy of your attention. Amongst news of review bombing, Kickstarter guidelines and boardgame inspired TV shows the gents manage to sit down for a chat about the state of boardgame journalism.

Headlines

Kickstarter new guidelines

Watch the skies in a box

https://www.stonepaperscissors.co.uk/games-purchase/watch-the-skies-megagameinabox

Review Bombing on Boardgamegeek

https://www.geeknative.com/66873/angry-geeks-manipulate-barrages-board-game-geek-rating-in-protest/?fbclid=IwAR1w3yFITkDFhmXVCKm1RVZWDoQIQ_mjDH8mkugwr0aRQvppWVuFNrY9sGM

Tarrifs Update

https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/43524/rolling-initiative-good-bye-lee-garvin

News

Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a Tabletop prequel

https://www.techradar.com/news/cyberpunk-2077-prequel-is-on-the-way-in-tabletop-rpg-board-game-form

Ticket to Ride TV show

https://deadline.com/2019/06/ticket-to-ride-propagate-asmodee-entertainment-developing-tv-competition-series-based-on-board-game-1202639225/?fbclid=IwAR0cuA5_ZsnRSIQGFB2ZQwtO8srRSWCGERowYki6HTV4OANFUil253ooOK8

D&D becomes more audio accessible

https://twitter.com/Wizards_DnD/status/1144280363285528576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1144280363285528576&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.belloflostsouls.net%2F2019%2F07%2Fdd-for-all-library-of-congress-makes-dd-more-accessible.html

Archaeologists dig up Roman boardgame

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-48745656?fbclid=IwAR0aFZKiE-DZNgF5oakDhk28ef3ElZRGEtZ6ik0uP129rzFMOBC2twD2hUM

Outro

Monopoly Voice Banking

https://gizmodo.com/the-new-monopoly-has-a-voice-controlled-ai-banker-that-1835593536

Patreon

Lucky Sparrow Gaming Cafe

https://boardgame-book.com/

Owen Duffy

https://twitter.com/BoardGameBook

https://twitter.com/owen_duffy

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