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Sunday Jul 08, 2018

Episode 8 - Soul Food

Sunday Jul 08, 2018

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast, bringing you the best in Tabletop Gaming News. On this Episode Iain, Jamie and Sam cover the latest releases from GW, the collapse of the SLA minis KS, Lord of the Rings LCG and visit RPG corner. They also discuss the dominant position of BoardGameGeek on the hobby, see the return of The Chair and salivate over a tasty new Kickstarter.

Headlines

GW Announcements

Kill Team

Soul Wars

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Age-Of-Sigmar-Soul-Wars-2018-eng

SLA Kickstarter

https://sla-cs1.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/project_updates

Lord of the Rings LCG

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/6/21/there-and-back-again-1/

News

RPG Corner

Over the Edge: http://atlas-games.com/in/ote_kickstart/
Scum and Villainy: https://www.evilhat.com/home/scum-and-villainy/
Critical Role Miniatures: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steamforged/critical-role?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=critical%20role
WFRP 4th edition: http://cubicle7.co.uk/our-games/warhammer-fantasy-roleplay/

Ennie Awards

http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?5378-Congratulations-To-The-2018-ENnies-Nominees

Star Trek Adventures Review: https://giantbrain.co.uk/2018/05/18/star-trek-adventures-review/

Binding of Isaac Cardgame

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/isaacfoursouls/the-binding-of-isaac-four-souls?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=binding%20of%20isaac

Forbidden Sky

https://gamewright.com/product/forbidden-sky

The Chair

Tabletop Scotland: http://tabletopscotland.co.uk/
Playtest Zone: http://tabletopscotland.co.uk/whats-on-offer/playtest-zone/

Brainstorm

Boardgamegeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/
ShutupandSitDown: https://www.shutupandsitd own.com/
Get in touch and let us know your thoughts on BGG: giantbrainuk@gmail.com

Edible Games

http://www.kickstarter.com/discover/categories/games?ref=sidebar

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https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/6/8/jacking-out/

Sunday Jun 24, 2018

Episode 7 - Demolition Run

Sunday Jun 24, 2018

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast, bringing you the best in Tabletop Gaming News. On this Episode the boys are back together as they dive into the latest headlines; the end of Netrunner, Origins Award Nominees, Monolith & Kickstarter, and so much more. Also, Iain's past finally catches up with him!

Headlines

Netrunner reaches end of line.

Origins Award Winners

http://www.originsawards.net/current-origins-award-winners/

Monolith and Kickstarter

http://www.monolithedition.com/en/

https://www.facebook.com/notes/monolith/re-establishing-the-risk-factor-at-the-center-of-the-model/1461710807267231/

News

Free RPG day

http://www.freerpgday.com/

Death may Die

https://cmon.com/news/cthulhu-death-may-die-the-great-old-ones-are-coming

Arboretum

https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/arboretum

Condotierre

https://www.zmangames.com/en/news/2018/6/8/announcing-condottiere/]

Unrivalled

https://unrivaled.com/

Brainstorm

Jamie mentions this article

http://iellogames.com/wordpress/how-to-teach-games-like-a-pro/

Gretchinz

https://devirgames.com/product/gretchinz/

Revenge of the B-Movie

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36687/revenge-b-movie

Fog of Love

https://www.fogoflove.com/

Holding On

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2018/06/06/first-thoughts-holding-on/

Tail Piece

http://boardanddice.com/en/

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Sunday Jun 10, 2018

Episode 6 - Conventional Wisdom

Sunday Jun 10, 2018

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast, bringing you the best in Tabletop Gaming News. On this episode...is Sam leaving the Brainwaves team? Jamie and Iain can't find him and decide to talk about their time at Uk Games Expo: does Iain make his hitlist, will Jamie be overwhelmed by his first big con, are they now destitute after spending all their money on plastic and cardboard? Tune in to find out!

Expo Chat

Iain's Hitlist - you can find links to everything mentioned during this segment here

Pathfinder

http://paizo.com/pathfinder

Phalanx Games

http://phalanxgames.co.uk/games.html

Holding On - First Thoughts from Iain

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2018/06/06/first-thoughts-holding-on/

Big Potato Games

https://bigpotato.com/us

Gretchinz

https://devirgames.com/product/gretchinz/

Ticket to Ride: New York

https://www.daysofwonder.com/tickettoride/en/new-york/

Uk Indie RPG

http://ukindierpgleague.com/

Things we bought

Museum Rush

https://room17.games/museum-rush.html

Big Book of Battle Mats

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

Harps Corp

https://www.harpscorp.com/

Carta Impera Victoria

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240465/civ-carta-impera-victoria

Friends we saw or made at the show

Charlotte, Ben and Josh from Unlucky Frog

https://unluckyfrog.podbean.com/

Rory Sommers from Board Meetings

https://boardmeetings.co.uk/

Ross from More Games Please

https://www.moregamesplease.com/

Gaz from The Smart Party

https://smartparty.wordpress.com/

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Sunday May 27, 2018

Episode 5 - Indecent Expo-sure

Sunday May 27, 2018

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast, bringing you the best in Tabletop Gaming News. On this episode Iain, Jamie and Sam discuss yet more awards nominations, Warhammer Fest, Orc Stabbin, and the rapidly approaching UK Games Expo.

Intro

Rory Somers of Board Meetings Blog

Headlines

Spiel des Jahres Nominations

http://spieldesjahres.com/de/preistraegerarchiv

Warhammer Fest

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/05/11/warhammer-fest-live-blog-2gw-homepage-post-1/

Adeptus Titanicus

http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2018/05/breaking-adeptus-titanicus-minis-full-range.html

Rogue Trader

http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2018/05/40k-breaking-rogue-trader-skirmish-confirmed.html

Origins Award

http://www.originsawards.net/current-origins-awards-nominees/

Ticket to Ride: New York

https://www.daysofwonder.com/tickettoride/en/new-york/

Crusader Kings

http://frialigan.se/en/startpage/

Claustrophoia Reprint

https://boardgametoday.com/monolith-reveals-claustrophobia/

Hyperdrive

UK Games Expo

http://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/

Iain's hitlist

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2018/05/15/uk-games-expo-the-hitlist/

Jamie's hitlist

Phalanx Games

http://phalanxgames.co.uk/games.html

Themeborne Interview

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2018/02/09/meeting-of-minds-thomas-pike-themeborne/

Rory's Hitlist

https://boardmeetings.co.uk/2018/05/21/the-great-big-uk-games-expo-list-of-games-im-excited-about/

Tail

Orc Stabbr

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1930759690/orc-stabr

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Sunday May 13, 2018

Episode 4 - Edition Wars

Sunday May 13, 2018

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast, bringing you the best in Tabletop Gaming News. On this episode Iain, Jamie and Sam discuss when new editions of games are necessary, cover more Kickstarter shenanigans and get interrupted by something very odd.

Headlines

Spacegoat Games Kickstarter Woes

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/11/28/space-goat-shon-bury-sexism-abusive-behavior/

Mensa Select Award

http://www.dicetowernews.com/the-winners-of-the-2018-mensa-select-award/51373

Dice Tower Awards

http://www.dicetowernews.com/announcing-the-2017-dice-tower-awards-nominees/51570

Asmodee to be Sold?

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1IA38V?__twitter_impression=true

News

X Wing Second Edition

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

Batman Animated Series Minis Game Announced

https://idwgames.com/batman-the-animated-series-gotham-under-siege-board-game-coming-august-2018/

Nyctophobia

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/249505/nyctophobia

Escape the Dark Castle Expansions

https://www.themeborne.com/news/2018/5/2/adventure-pack-2-scourge-of-the-undead-queen?utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=The%20Legend%20Grows

Call of Cthulhu Campaign

https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/board-games/news/call-of-cthulhu-rpg-campaign-masks-of-nyarlathotep-being-turned-into

Five Rings RPG Starter Set

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/4/30/legend-of-the-five-rings-beginner-game/

Tail Piece

My Little Scythe

https://stonemaiergames.com/games/my-little-scythe/

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