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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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Monday Jun 24, 2019

Episode 30 - Brain Burner

Monday Jun 24, 2019

Iain & Jamie have gotten out the Necronomicon this week to summon themselves another roving reporter back to the fold. Garbed in his best cultist outfit Peter Hopkins from Drawn to the Flame joins the team to discuss Lewis Chessmen found in drawers, Origin Awards, Contrast paints and more! In the Brainstorm this week the 3 acolytes discuss seperating art from artist.

Headlines

James Mathe Dies

https://wreckandruingame.co.uk/james-mathe-a-tribute/?fbclid=IwAR0uUPttcfeN4KfIvG6YfJrBODOHsX5IxcNXiw96vCEV4iwf1PJ1_pSYMKE

http://oneblogshelf.blogspot.com/2019/06/tribute-to-james-mathe.html

Lewis Chessmen

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/medieval-chess-piece-set-go-auction-12-million-180972352/

Origins Awards

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/43425/origins-awards-2019-winners

News

Contrast Paints

https://citadelcolour.com/

Asmoplay

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/43404/new-asmoplay-program-launches-july

https://b2b-media-production-ana.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/2a/97/2a97dbf9-4b47-4b7a-8954-1635e26a5a9d/ana_bestsellers_03192019_web.pdf

Magic & Netflix

https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/netflix-and-the-russo-brothers-join-forces-with-wizards-of-the-coast-for-first-of-its-kind-animated-series-magic-the-gathering

Cmon Physical Store

https://geekculture.co/cool-mini-or-not-grand-opening-of-the-new-cmon-play-singapore-store/

Patreon

Lucky Sparrow Gaming Cafe

https://www.facebook.com/drawntotheflamepodcast/

Drawn to the Flame

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Monday Jun 10, 2019

Brainwaves Special Edition - UK Games Expo 2019

Monday Jun 10, 2019

The team are back from UK Games Expo and whilst everything was fresh in their minds, sat down to wax lyrical about the games they had seen at the convention. Our special guest is our honorary member of The Giant Brain, Rich Stokes: long time friend of Iain and the show. We cover a wide range of games and products from ones so new they barely have a name to the behemoth that is Games Workshop.

Do let us know what you saw at the show and if you think we missed any gems.

Chapter 2 - Strudle Games

Watch the Skies 2 - Second Sight

http://www.megagame-makers.org.uk/megagamet-wts.htm

Villagers

https://www.sinisterfish.com/

Flat Pack Forces

https://flatpackforces.com/

Team 3

https://www.publishing.brain-games.com/team3

Seminars

Smart Party

https://smartparty.wordpress.com/

Paul Grogan - Gaming Rules

https://gaming-rules.com/

Megacity Oceania

https://www.wearehubgames.com/our-games/megacity

Big Book of Battlemats

https://www.gamingbooks.co.uk/shop/big-book-of-battle-mats.html

Folded Space

https://www.foldedspace.net/

Contrast Paints

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/detail?N=3815391097+3891072176

Periodic

https://www.geniusgames.org/

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https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/43201/games-books-periodicals-toys-targeted-new-round-china-tariffs

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Monday May 27, 2019

Episode 29 - Great Expo-tations

Monday May 27, 2019

UK Games Expo is on the horizon and the crew are setting sail to this promised land. Joining them on the good ship Brainwaves is a man who is no stranger to the Expo himself: Mr. Rory Sommers of the Polyhedron Collider Crew.

Before they get to chatting about the convention we cover the latest in Tabletop news including the potential impacts of the US/China trade war, Elder Scrolls getting into some plagiarism and all the news from D&D live. Do get in touch and let us know what you are looking forward to at Expo!

Headlines

U.S. Tarrifs

CMON Profits

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/43164/cmon-reports-down-year-2018

Elder Scrolls

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/05/bethesdas-latest-elder-scrolls-adventure-taken-down-amid-cries-of-plagiarism/

News

DND Live

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/43237/product-highlights-d-d-live-2019-the-descent-livestream

Dice Tower Awards

http://www.dicetowernews.com/2018-dice-tower-awards-nominees-announced/58877?fbclid=IwAR3_L6BEE2X0JtJWf38djyKppNYP1ErPupFU87npLuQRPLaH15yV5A0GaQw

Rule & Make studio folds

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chaoticpattern/hand-of-fate-ordeals/posts/2506264

Expo Buildup

Iain

Big Potato

https://bigpotato.com/gb

Escape the Dark Sector

https://www.themeborne.com/

Gaming Rules

https://gaming-rules.com/

Jamie

Watch the Skies

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

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

Bosk

https://floodgategames.com/

Namiji

https://www.funforge.fr/US/

Rory

Dice Hospital

https://www.alleycatgames.com/

Dust in the Wings

https://store.boardanddice.com/

Magnate: The First City

https://magnategame.com/

Megacity: Oceania

https://www.wearehubgames.com/our-games/megacity

Oathsworn

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251661/oathsworn-deepwood

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