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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 Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
It was my great pleasure to be joined On Stage by Flavien Loisier for our last interview of the year. Flavien is the General Manager of Hachette Boardgames UK and it was a fascinating chat covering setting up the company, the challenges of handling a hit, state of the industry, and future plans.
Twitter Account
https://twitter.com/HachetteBGUK
https://www.instagram.com/hachetteboardgamesuk/
Main Website
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Jamie and Iain discover that Oliver Kinne has been drifting around the spacetime continuum inside the HQ. Not sure what to do about this situation they invite him to become a permanent member of the team, he has to pay down his tea debt anyway.
Together the newly expanded Brainwaves team cover trouble at Hasbro, Pandasaurus Games acting like dinosaurs, Embracer letting go, AI conquering diplomacy, Catan Cookbooks, and much more in episode 111 of Brainwaves.
Headlines
Hasbro loses the magic
https://www.polygon.com/23458064/magic-the-gathering-overprinting-hasbro-stock-downgrade
Heroscape failure to fund
Hasbro looks to sell E-One
Pandasaurus games act like dinosaurs
Jon Gilmour Tweet
https://twitter.com/JonGilmour/status/1592929929552805889?s=20&t=MPaYOE5ni5iuo_dRAqwGcQ
Embracer loses its grip
https://www.ft.com/content/121c749d-09c5-4c98-a07e-a12788bef7f2
Asmodee Sales
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52669/asmodee-dark-horse-sales-up-quarter
News
Magic clamps down on Card Conjurer and proxies
https://twitter.com/ImKyle4815/status/1593658825109741568
https://twitter.com/kompreya/status/1593663395890356225
AI Diplomacy
https://twitter.com/MetaAI/status/1595075884502855680
Dicebreaker Tabletop Awards 2022 finalists
https://www.dicebreaker.com/events/tabletop-awards-2022/news/tabletop-awards-2022-finalists
Anna Blackwell Interview
https://giantbrain.co.uk/2020/11/25/meeting-of-minds-anna-blackwell/
Rail/ Postal strikes coming
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52715/retailers-urge-congress-avert-rail-strike
Long Tail Games goes part time
https://twitter.com/long_tail_games/status/1592004962552512513?s=21
Jobs, Opportunities, and Events
Gofundme for games shop that has been broken into
Patreon Shoutouts
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Sir Meeple
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Outro
Catan Cookbook
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52643/ulysses-press-will-release-catan-hardcover-cookbook
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Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Iain and Jamie are back after a little break to bring you a bumper crop of tabletop gaming news. From unions in the states to law suits in the world of chess the news never stops, and neither do we.
Headlines
Union formed at US retailer
Welcome Asmodee
For whom the bell tolls
https://twitter.com/gabrielledrolet/status/1590065270781267968?t=BILiAAoPqbs8a4YYf-QKKg&s=19
https://twitter.com/dorrismccomics/status/1590035578724052992?t=BthaYHwyHoyPEx-_kAxOkw&s=19
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/259248/golden-bell-affiliated-projects-and-companies
Episode 53 -
https://giantbrain.co.uk/2020/07/20/brainwaves-53-meddling-wizards/
Updates
Nielsen sues Carlsen
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63338375
News
999 games head dies
https://www.999games.nl/nieuws/sad-news
DND studio head steps down
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-ray-winninger-wizards-of-the-coast-resigns/
Wizards changes processes
https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1375-leveling-up-our-creative-process-learnings-from
Ox Eye Media gets sued
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52520/game-designer-sues-ox-eye-media
Kickstarter Plagiarism
https://twitter.com/connorjwake/status/1583851016365428736?t=mPJN3Mxu0Upp_qdmVmLRgw&s=19
ITB in trouble
https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKboardgametrade/permalink/3433057103645275/?flite=scwspnss
https://t.me/+owDmHb-59eBmZmE8?fbclid=IwAR1D3Bz-xdGY7LPi-am7VjkAZmYZwrpQmjn2DrmMNvELz8-fOnKJUysgGXA
Hachette to sell Oink in the Uk
https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/news/full-range-of-oink-games-available-in-the-uk-from-next-week/
Jobs, Opportunities, and Events
https://www.montecookgames.com/careers/
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Sir Meeple
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Outro
Catan Novel
https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek/status/1581991094656831496
Monopoly Secret Vault
https://worldofmonopoly.com/list-ru/list-se-sh/secretvault/2022-uk/index.php
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Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Autumn has truly arrived in Scotland but that hasn’t stopped the Brainwaves team from venturing out to find the best in Tabletop gaming news. This episode we cover moves at the top of Kickstarter and Hasbro, licenses expanding, chess imploding, and fellowships being awarded!
Headlines
Kickstarter new CEO
Dungeons and Dragons new head
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/hasbro-dungeons-dragons-senior-vice-president-dan-rawson/
Renegade Games expands licensing with Hasbro
Updates
Chess
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63108879
Satine Phoenix
https://twitter.com/POCGamer/status/1576978399654203392?s=20&t=LDo-fgguxAdQIdQlB0bNkQ
Yu-gi-oh creator death
News
Chris Gabrielson death
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/badcrow/company-of-heroes-board-game-2nd-edition/posts/3634943
Essen Theft
https://twitter.com/yelmelnobrainer/status/1579069500477304833?s=20&t=KNLcNx5bNooAhqZeXka40A
Gama Horizon Fellowships
https://twitter.com/TheGAMAOnline/status/1578687006682521601?s=20&t=Fmz0T1YdVtKZbA-AhvnWbg
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Sir Meeple
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Outro
Stonemaier Games Charity Auction
https://www.instagram.com/p/CjiRI0rLJbI/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D
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Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Iain and Jamie are back behind the mics to bring you the choicest cuts of tabletop news. This episode of Brainwaves they cover the unfolding controversy in chess, companies expanding, people moving, witch trial inspired games and more!
Headlines
Chess world deals with cheating allegation fallouts
Fide official statement
https://www.chessdom.com/fide-publishes-the-official-statement-on-the-carlsen-niemann-case/
Magnus Carlsen Statement
https://twitter.com/magnuscarlsen/status/1574482694406565888
Late Night
Grandmaster loses commentating role
https://kotaku.com/chess-grandmaster-scandal-womens-grand-prix-ilya-smirin-1849590949
Naylor Games announces future
Updates
Star Frontiers Delisted
https://twitter.com/jedion357/status/1572610022680698881?s=20&t=dGXw9JOr5ygDHjmwTD0LFA
News
T.Caires joins Hachette US
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52240/people-move-hachette-hires-t-caires-their-staff
Stonemaier Games announces more eco-moves
Iello bought
https://www.trictrac.net/actus/iello-rejoint-media-participation
Scottish Witch Hunt card games
https://marthamcgill.co.uk/witchhunt1649/
Tabletop Gaming Article
Scottish Government Apology
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-60667533
Jobs, Opportunities, and Events
Gameosity lists some every month
https://www.gameosity.com/category/jobs/
Roll for Good
https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/news/roll-for-good-mermaids-event
Theft at University of East Anglia Game’s society
https://twitter.com/ReassessHistory
Patreon Shoutouts
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Sir Meeple
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Outro
D20 goes to space
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Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
In our latest On Stage interview Iain is joined by Jon Hodgson of Handiwork Games. Jon has had a long career in tableop RPGs. He started off as a freelance artist but has had creative director, art director, and Deputy CEO. He has worked on huge franchise titles like Lord of the Rings and Doctor Who but has left all that behind to establish his own company. Jon was kind enough to come over to the GB HQ to talk about his career, establishing Handiwork Games, the rise of AI art, and more besides in this wide ranging interview.
Links to some subjects discussed
Travelling Man
Kev Walker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kev_Walker
Wayne Reynolds
https://www.waynereynolds.com/
Ralph Horsley
http://www.ralphhorsley.co.uk/
SLA Industries
https://nightfall.games/sla-industries-2nd-edition
Dead of Night
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/81572/Dead-of-Night
Midjourney
https://www.midjourney.com/home/
Jon’s Links
Handiwork Games
https://twitter.com/JonnyHodgsonArt
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
The team are back to bring you the latest in tabletop news. This episode they lay out the history of nuTSR and Wizards of the coast before bringing you the latest developments in the case. Alongside this they look at cheating controversy in the world of chess, Origins shaking up the Awards, Gamefound announcing new initiatives, and more on this episode of Brainwaves.
Headlines
Wizards files injunction against nuTSR
https://twitter.com/NoHateInGaming/status/1568288911297847296?s=20&t=pfVPMt8_j-g6yv2X1pY9tA
https://twitter.com/BrainClouds/status/1568280027917074435?s=20&t=pfVPMt8_j-g6yv2X1pY9tA
nuTSR financial data breach
https://www.enworld.org/threads/nutsr-financial-data-breach.691241/
https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-full-glorious-history-of-nutsr.684697/
News
Chess cheating
Origins Awards changes categories for 2022
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52145/gama-changes-origins-awards-categories-2022
Tabletop Gaming Live award winners
https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/News/tabletop-gaming-awards-2022-winners-announced
Gamefound secure backing pledge
https://gamefound.com/blog/post/securing-your-pledge-in-unstable-times
Patreon fires staff
https://blog.patreon.com/en-GB/a-note-from-jack
Jobs & Opportunities
IGDN looking for donations
https://twitter.com/AccessibleGames/status/1567696245136703489?s=20&t=cdztmNFUhwLTqQ_EMLaGpw
Patreon Shoutouts
James Naylor
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Sir Meeple
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Outro
Monopoly helps kids with anger issues
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Monday Sep 05, 2022
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Iain and Jamie are back from Tabletop Scotland their bags bursting with the latest in tabletop news. Join them in the studio as they cover card games raking in the bucks, Kickstarter making changes, Wizards faltering once more, and a new segment covering jobs, events, and opportunities in the community.
Headlines
Ebay puts its cards on the table
Kickstarter employs new head of games
https://www.polygon.com/23328798/kickstarter-new-director-of-games-interview-blockchain
Fandom exits RPG market
https://store.talesofxadia.com/the-dragon-prince-roleplaying-game/
Updates
Phoenix and Stone carry on regardless
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stonejamison/sirens-battle-of-the-bards/posts/3588718
News
Wizards under fire for racism in Spelljammer
https://www.polygon.com/23330621/dnd-spelljammer-hadozee-racist
https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/statement-hadozee
Eagle Gryphon adds folk
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52051/people-move-eagle-gryphon-adds-two-their-team
Tabletop Scotland comes back swinging
https://mailchi.mp/ae35c7abf3cd/tabletop-scotland-2022-after-show-report
https://giantbrain.co.uk/2022/09/01/tabletop-scotland-2022-to-perth-and-back/
Jobs Board
https://twitter.com/AconyteBooks/status/1565751563846664193?s=20&t=FFnwiY2mJOmej7lEWaS4Yw
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Sir Meeple
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Outro
Card Catastrophe
https://kotaku.com/nintendo-unboxing-tragedy-cards-kyoto-collector-1849443892
http://blog.beforemario.com/2022/08/nintendo-kyoto-souvenir-playing-cards.html
Guardian article
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/sep/02/experience-i-am-the-monopoly-world-champion
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Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Iain and Jamie are back in the studio to bring you the latest tabletop news. This episode we cover all the Dungeons, all the Dragons, all the awards, and all the rock music?
Headlines
Wizards announces the future of DnD
https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1313-wizards-presents-recap-catch-up-on-all-the-d-d
https://giantbrain.co.uk/2022/04/18/episode-96-pyramid-scheme/
Bits and Mortar
https://www.bits-and-mortar.com/
Tabletop Gaming Awards finalists announced
https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/News/tabletop-gaming-awards-2022-finalists-announced
Harvey Awards choose boardgame
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51895/2022-harvey-award-nominations-announced
Ennie Award Winners
https://ennie-awards.com/2022-results/
GAMA elects new officers
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51940/gama-board-elects-new-officers
News
Embracer throws its arms around LOTR
Renegade grows RPG team
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51897/people-move-renegade-hires-two
CMON gets its hands dirty
https://twitter.com/MonsoonDigital/status/1559163087512633344?s=20&t=BGocv2_eVdLlkQZCXJxQ8Q
New New TSR drama
Pelgrane and 13th Age second edition
https://twitter.com/cali_keftiu/status/1558592314255106049?s=20&t=ld_P8MU6qU8Z-g2Yjkv3ng
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Tabletop Scotland
https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/
Outro
Spelljam
https://pocp.co/spelljams.UTP?fbclid=IwAR0MXH0DWjyn5sjS1YHaQxwo1nNu6kpV9kkVG0z2oaRZWZ3ZIRDtFjlSsDs#
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Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Iain and Jamie are back behind the mics to bring you the hottest tabletop gaming news. This episode they cover finances of the industry, new conventions, current conventions running into porblems, and when chess robots attack! All this, and more, on episode 104 of Brainwaves.
Headlines
Record Sales for Wizards of the Coast and the hobby at large
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51714/record-sales-quarter-wizards-coast
WOTC New Studio
ICv2 hobby game sales
https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/51774/hobby-game-sales-up-one-third-2021
https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/51813/new-hotness-supply-drives-board-games
Ben Riggs
Games Expo announces new industry event GIC
https://www.gic-uk.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR2nhOXFqojC-Y-wKyxiYeex41WnwvUkDpc-ImRapSox-S3iBO66ldlXaAA
Gencon abuse statement
https://twitter.com/Gen_Con/status/1554587874867253248?s=20&t=swN7rUwADtQgqQTWCXCCog
Loan Shark Games
https://twitter.com/LoneSharkGames/status/1554212020802555904?s=20&t=gQh2m0wQCX8Qlmt815ypVA
Gencon SB1 statement
https://twitter.com/Gen_Con/status/1554799362198347776?s=20&t=H2U5z1zHnoDzq5GXhje4rw
Updates
Diana Jones Award
https://twitter.com/nonagondice/status/1555053993004601345?s=20&t=1f2MEPyDGzNfSYMR5h0GzQ
Mythic Games ask for understanding
https://gamefound.com/projects/mythic-games/darkest-dungeon-the-board-game/updates/4
Red opera and Sirens RPG writer discusses Jamison Stone
News
Geeknson
North Star Games rebrands, new strategic direction
Pokemon Cards Stolen
https://www.polygon.com/23282208/pokemon-trading-card-tcg-stolen-police-collectibles
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Tabletop Gaming Live
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Brainwaves Survey
Outro
Chess Robot breaks kid’s finger
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