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Sunday Nov 11, 2018

Episode 17 - Thieving Ghosts

Sunday Nov 11, 2018

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. In this episode we cover thefts at the Essen game fair, accusations of plagiarism, movies coming to games and games coming to movies as well as the innovations of Tabletopia and Tabletop Simulator.

Headlines

Essen Thefts

https://twitter.com/ArtipiaGames

https://twitter.com/DnDiceUK/status/1056663300648386561

This last link emerged after we had recorded and mentions other companies targeted we were not aware of

https://japanimegames.com/blogs/press/press-release-thieves-target-multiple-small-businesses-at-essen-spiel

Dreamworks options Mice and Mystics

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/dreamworks-animation-mice-and-mystics-movie-1202992375/

Netrunner rises

https://www.facebook.com/NetrunnerNISEI/

https://stimhack.com/nisei-board-scores-personality-profiles/

News

Strange & Norrell

https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/board-games/news/war-of-the-ring-designers-adapting-magical-book-jonathan-strange-mr?fbclid=IwAR2IY298wdH7h8l1cTBbZEv6SDMFDoxmKFfo1RUKA7fCwwyHHa30nCSoeMU

Amigo Spiele Accusations

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/2089688/official-amigo-statement-crypto-cartel-vs-bohnanza

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andymazeika/crytpo-cartel?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=crypto%20cartel

CMON obtains Night of the Living Dead license

https://cmon.com/news/cmon-acquires-license-for-night-of-the-living-dead?fbclid=IwAR1uYmVZNy54Sm1-XED00Bnjf1n863FCslzTLpIkeeG7hACbb5ynw4c6_MY

MIB/ Ghostbusters crossover

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/264227/men-blackghostbusters-ecto-terrestrial-invasion

RPG Corner

Root RPG

http://www.magpiegames.com/2018/10/26/leder-games-awards-root-magpie-games/?fbclid=IwAR0TXeh5Bp4gpDmi45bNz7DaxXBbQDRzI8KdpwCpY8Kpk3l7K-3lcQXdr6Y

John Wick Presents announcement

No public link, only for backers

Brainstorm

https://tabletopia.com/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/286160/Tabletop_Simulator/

Tail

Monopoly for Millennials

https://www.resetera.com/threads/monopoly-for-millennials-a-real-game-that-exists.77607/?fbclid=IwAR1mXaMUKbEb06RP2psG3wWR8brKLG6-BbRBRmMeyUodleYMxFX3ExJL5uE

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Lloyd Burt - our latest patron, thanks Lloyd!

Mairi Jacks, the winner of our Escape the Dark Castle giveaway. Congratulations!

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Sunday Oct 28, 2018

Episode 16 - New Hat

Sunday Oct 28, 2018

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. In this episode we start with some sad news from the world of RPGs move onto some good news about the return and expansion of some of our favourites and discuss if the cult of the new allows some games to get away with low replayability.

Headlines

Greg Stafford Death

Dized KS (now cancelled)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dized/dized-the-best-way-to-learn-board-games?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=dized

Games Workshop Stocks

https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/10/06/britons-are-increasingly-turning-to-tabletop-games-for-entertainment

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-6289819/Games-Workshop-raises-alarm-bells-blue-warning-trading-uncertainties.html

News

Keyforge

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/keyforge/

Arkham Horror LCG - The Circle Undone

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/10/12/the-circle-undone/

Fog of Love expansions and LGBT content

https://twitter.com/FogOfLoveGame/status/1050355936269877253

Gencon extends Indy contact

https://www.ibj.com/articles/70958-citing-hotel-deal-gen-con-extends-indy-contract?fbclid=IwAR0iHj1pGdTpGFQcvf3wUWczZAhGQP91p1HbIgmHNzvNvE4ZAd_LqEIAbAs

Evil Hat scales back

https://www.evilhat.com/home/refocused-resized-hat-mode-activated/?fbclid=IwAR3KuRI1NadnPrOVRkN8VQaNywa8RENHPzky7dTxCnUu62Qj-qfOu3_WLjc

Patreon

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Ex- Libris

https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/ex-libris/

Brainstorm

Thanks to listener Richard Vernon for this week's question

Tail

Paul Dean is leaving SUSD

https://www.shutupandsitdown.com/paul-is-moving-to-pastures-new/

Giant Brain on tour!

Glasgow Games Festival

https://www.facebook.com/glasgowgamesfestival/

Dragonmeet

https://www.dragonmeet.co.uk/

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Sunday Oct 21, 2018

Special Edition - The Dized App

Sunday Oct 21, 2018

Welcome to a very special episode of Brainwaves. We interrupt your normal programming to bring you an investigation into the state of the Dized App, a companion app for boardgames that teaches games through interactive tutorials and rules. We have interviews with Mike Barnes of Who Dares Roll, former UK Regional Manager for Dized, and Jared Miller, Dized Marketing and Social Media manager. We cover a wide range of topics with both our interviewees from the inception of the app right up to the present day and the launch of the Kickstarter.

Since the recording of this episode the Kickstarter has been cancelled and we will be covering this news in the next regular episode of Brainwaves.

Links from this episode

Mike Barnes- Who Dares Rolls

Jared Miller - Dized

https://dized.com/

Indiegogo campaign

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dized-board-games-made-easy#/

KS Campaign (now cancelled)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dized/dized-the-best-way-to-learn-board-games/description

Twitter

https://twitter.com/getDized

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/getdized/

Sunday Oct 14, 2018

Episode 15 - Community Chest

Sunday Oct 14, 2018

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. In this episode Catan gets seedy, Evil Dead 2 rises once more (sort of), a whole truck of deliveries turns up for RPG corner and the guys discuss the difference between standalone games and community games.

Headlines

Catan Crop Trust - https://www.catan.com/game/catan-scenario-crop-trust

Seedbank - https://www.croptrust.org/our-work/svalbard-global-seed-vault/

Evil Dead 2 and Jasco - https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/board-games/news/the-disastrous-evil-dead-2-board-game-is-being-resurrected-by-a-new

Hasbro Self Parody - https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/board-games/news/game-of-life-quarter-life-crisis-gets-a-little-too-real-by-plunging

News

CEX taking boardgame tradeins - https://uk.webuy.com/search/?categoryIds=1106&categoryName=board-games#ng-jmrrwy25

Leagcy for kids - https://www.scorpionmasque.com/en/zombie-kidz-evolution

RPG Corner

Android book for Genesys - https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/10/2/shadow-of-the-beanstalk/

Fria Lagan Merger - http://frialigan.se/en/news/#/pressreleases/free-league-and-jaernringen-become-one-2739714

Judge Dredd - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/judge-dredd-and-the-worlds-of-2000-ad-roleplaying?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=judge%20dredd

Smart Party Interview - https://smartparty.wordpress.com/2018/09/20/judge-dredd-and-the-worlds-of-2000ad/

Cthlhu Mythos for 5E - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/petersengames/sandy-petersens-cthulhu-mythos-for-5e?ref=ax61jw

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Sunday Sep 30, 2018

Episode 14 - Essen Around

Sunday Sep 30, 2018

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. In this episode the chaps cover the latest in Star Trek announcements, more boardgames coming to digital, and computer games influencing RPGs. They also take a visit to the lovely quiet town of Arkham for a swathe of news about Iain's favourite game. Sam gets the lowdown on Essen from Jamie and Iain and they all chat about the benefits, or not, of FAQ and errata in games.

Headlines

Star Trek Flix

Things from the Flood

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/things-from-the-flood-sequel-to-tales-from-the-loo

GMT announces Mystery Wizard

http://www.mysterywizardgame.com/

News

Boardgames come to the switch

https://www.polygon.com/2018/9/13/17857524/settlers-of-catan-pandemic-carcassone-munchkin-asmodee-nintendo-switch

Magic Maze Expansion

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/260658/magic-maze-hidden-roles

Sunless Skies RPG

https://kotaku.com/sunless-skies-now-has-a-tabletop-rpg-1829246171/amp?__twitter_impression=true

https://rowanrookanddecard.com/resistance-toolbox-now-available/

Arkham Horror News

Return to Dunwich - https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/9/5/return-to-the-dunwich-legacy/

New Invocation event - https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/9/24/no-rest-for-the-wicked/

Arkham Nights announced- https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/9/20/arkham-nights-2018/

New Errata - https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/e0/61/e061c570-76fa-4bdb-9bd8-c2c98cd37ced/ahc_faq_v14.pdf

Essen Hyperdrive

Swordcrafters - https://adamsapplegames.com/swordcrafters/

Ruthless - https://www.alleycatgames.com/product-page/ruthless

Gloomhaven: Forgotten Circles - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/250337/gloomhaven-forgotten-circles

Layers & Magic Fold - https://www.happybaobab.net/en/

Wildlands - https://ospreypublishing.com/wildlands

Arboretum - https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/arboretum/

Spell Smashers- https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/spell-smashers/

Ominoes: Hieroglyphs - http://www.yaygames.uk/ominoes-hieroglyphs

BSG: Starship Battles - http://www.aresgames.eu/tag/battlestar-galactica

Magic Maze Kids - https://sitdown-games.com/produit/magic-maze-kids/

Planet - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/252929/planet

Maki Stack - http://www.blueorangegames.com/index.php/games/maki-stack

K2 : Lhotse - https://www.rebelgames.eu/games/k2-lhotse-1191.html

Soviet Kitchen - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/260407/soviet-kitchen

Treasure Island - http://www.matagot.com/en/catalog/details/gateway-games/2/treasure-island/955#scrol

Mountains - https://www.haba.de/en_GB/toys/mountains/e/ah8k0

River - https://www.daysofwonder.com/the-river/en

Brainstorm

https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/board-games/news/prepare-for-a-beatdown-sheeple-is-scrabbles-latest-dictionary-update

Tail

Dice Summoners

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/870869293/dice-summoners?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=dice%20summoners

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Sunday Sep 16, 2018

Episode 13 - Historical App-lication

Sunday Sep 16, 2018

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. Fresh off their time at Tabletop Scotland, Iain and Sam cover their time at the convention. Jamie and Sam then dive into the rest of the news, the Rock cooks something up in the kitchen, Iain digs some mysterious holes in the Brainwaves garden and Sam goes into The Chair. Once Iain is back out of the garden the gang discuss the rise of apps in tabletop gaming and what they can bring to the table and finish up with a nice coffee at Meeple Perk.

Headlines

Tabletop Scotland

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2018/09/04/tabletop-scotland-wot-we-did/

Pandemic: Fall of Rome

https://www.zmangames.com/en/news/2018/9/7/announcing-pandemic-fall-of-rome/

Fortnite Monopoly

https://twitter.com/DonaldMustard/status/1037806051632893953

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mccaskellgames/last-one-standing-the-battle-royale-board-game

News

Wizkids announces WWE tie-in

https://wizkids.com/2018/09/07/wizkids-announces-new-licensing-partnership-with-wwe/

Steamforged drops cards for app

http://steamforged.com/sfg-news-blog/7-8-2018-opd-update-and-gb-manager-app?rq=app

Out in the Garden

Ancient boardgame discovered in Russian church

https://themoscowtimes.com/news/archeologists-discover-medieval-board-game-secret-castle-crypt-russia-62792

Scottish boardgame discovery

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-45335491

Jersey anti-occupation game

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/aug/29/occupation-boardgame-found-in-jersey-attic-pokes-fun-at-nazis

Brainstorm

X-Wing Second Edition

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/5/1/x-wing-second-edition/

Mansions of Madness second edition

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/mansions-of-madness-second-edition/

Imperial Assault app

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/11/20/legends-of-the-alliance/

Fireball Island

https://restorationgames.com/fireball-island/

World of Yo-Ho

http://yoho.io/english/index.html

Dized

https://dized.com/

Tail

Newcastle boardgame cafe - Meeple Perk

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/meepleperk/meeple-perk?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=meeple%20perk

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Sunday Sep 02, 2018

Episode 12 - Uniquely Deep

Sunday Sep 02, 2018

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. After clearing away the aftermath of the Gencon episode the chaps have a nice relaxing cuppa as they discuss the return of Dune to the Tabletop, Tabletop Scotland, updates on the unique games from FFG and debate about the merits of selling betas of games. Also contains free David Bowie impersonations, 1 per customer.

Headlines

Dune returns to Tabletop

https://www.gf9.com/

Tabletop Scotland

http://tabletopscotland.co.uk/

Discover: Lands Unknown

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/8/13/discover-lands-unknown/

News

Keyforge interview with Richard Garfield

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/8/22/the-enigmatic-architect/

Critical Role D&D Helpers guides

https://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/08/22/critical-role-handbooker-helper-new-show/

Dized go back to crowdfunding

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dized-board-games-made-easy#/updates/all

BOWIE!

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/257028/bowie

Codenames: Harry Potter

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/249821/codenames-harry-potter

Holiday

https://oinkgms.com/en/deep-sea-adventure

Brainstorm

Pathfinder playtest

http://paizo.com/pathfinderplaytest

WFRP 4th edition

http://cubicle7.co.uk/our-games/warhammer-fantasy-roleplay/

Tail

https://wizkids.com/awrithe-a-game-of-eldritch-contortions/

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http://uk.ign.com/articles/2018/08/02/gloomhaven-digital-game-announced-for-early-next-year-gen-con-2018

Sunday Aug 19, 2018

Episode 11 - Gencon Legacy

Sunday Aug 19, 2018

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. Iain brings a giant sack of Gencon news to the table that the gang all wade through to bring you the tastiest morsels. The boys discuss Keyforge: Rise of the Archons, a plethora of GW announcements, a game you wouldn't expect getting the legacy treatment, and Iain settles down in RPG corner to take a long hard look at the Ennie announcements.

Headlines

Gloomhaven comes to digital

Stronghold Games and Indie Board & Cards merger

http://strongholdgames.com/2018/08/07/indie-boards-cards-and-stronghold-games-merge/

Keyforge: Call of the Archons

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/8/3/keyforge-call-of-the-archons/

News

GW announcement bonanza

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/08/02/2nd-aug-new-warhammer-board-game-bonanza-announced-at-gencongw-homepage-post-1/

Munchkin 40k

http://worldofmunchkin.com/warhammer40000/

Machi Koro Legacy

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2036493/pandasaurus-announces-machi-koro-legacy

Huge Star Wars Armada release

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/8/3/executor-arrives/

Restoring the Dark Tower

https://restorationgames.com/return-to-dark-tower/

Horizon: Zero Dawn

http://steamforged.com/sfg-news-blog/hzdtbg

Macho Koro: Legacy

https://www.pandasaurusgames.com/machi-koro-legacy-from-rob-daviau-jr-honeycutt-masao-suganuma-with-brand-new-artwork-from-nobura-hotta/

Gen 7

https://www.plaidhatgames.com/news/922

RPG Corner

Ennies Awards

http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/2018-ennie-winners/

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