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Playtest London 23

Hasbro Women Innovators Event

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Cotsc-opoly
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https://gamingtrend.com/news/gen-con-2023-breaks-attendance-record/

Aug 21, 2023

Brainwaves Episode 128 - Stolen Magic

Aug 21, 2023

28 min

In Brainwaves Episode 128 the team are reporting on a lighter week for news. Gencon is in the spotlight for attendance and theft, Wizards of the Coast are in trouble (again), and the Zenobia awards make a pleasant return. All this, and more, on this episode of Brainwaves.

Headlines

Gencon Breaks attendance record

Gencon Theft

https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/impd-seeking-publics-help-in-identifying-2-people-of-interest-who-stole-300-000-worth-of-gaming-cards

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3133996/designers-game-are-accused-stealing-300000-worth-m

Wizards uses AI art

https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1525-preview-3-fearsome-frost-giants-from-bigby

https://twitter.com/The_Rembutt/status/1687666168390094848?s=20

https://twitter.com/leidensygdom/status/1687665130048245760

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2022/09/26/on-stage-with-jon-hodgson/

Updates

Embracers mysterious deal partner revealed

https://kotaku.com/embracer-saudi-arabia-dead-island-2-borderlands-deal-1850475619

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2022/06/27/brainwaves-episode-101-backing-up/

News

Zenobia Award

https://zenobiaaward.org/

Trans Chess Ban

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/international-chess-org-trans-women?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=tbqqy

https://doc.fide.com/docs/DOC/2FC2023/CM2_2023_45.pdf

Unseeded man becomes UK chess champ

https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/23715291.basingstokes-jones-second-british-chess-championship/?ref=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR38PqeTPg2cyxrt4wYoyEiup9BvWPFGU7yDAW45ZFMTsIggRkzH_69sxhY

Mayfair acquires Mr B Games

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/54757/webbed-spheres-mayfair-games-acquires-mr-b-games

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/

Tabletop Scotland

South London Playtesting

https://www.meetup.com/playtest/events/295346867

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Aug 7, 2023

Brainwaves Episode 127 - Artificial Malevolence

Aug 7, 2023

41 min

The team of three are back together to bring you the latest tabletop gaming news. From AI declarations, to new materials, and games becoming tv series becoming games, no news escapes our watchful eye.

Headlines

Kickstarter walks the line on AI

Drivethru lays out policy on AI

https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2023/07/drivethrurpg-brings-down-the-ban-hammer-on-ai-written-content.html

https://help.onebookshelf.com/hc/en-us/articles/12780748778135-Product-Standards-Guidelines#note-0-16

CGE announces Rewood

https://czechgames.com/en/home/news-23-07-27-introducing-re-wood/#left

Updates

Petersen Games joins up with Catalyst Games Labs

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/petersengames/cthulhu-wars-the-daemon-sultan/posts/3874477?ref=android_update_share

Chai: Tea for 2 still steeping

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/strider88/chai-tea-for-2a-tea-board-game-duel/posts/3870641

Card Kingdom Union

https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/card-kingdom/news/card-kingdom-union-contract-approved-july

Disney Lorcana lawsuit

https://twitter.com/paul_lesko/status/1686181658284654593?s=46

One ring sold for $2million

https://geekculture.co/magic-the-gathering-one-ring-card-post-malone/

News

TCG player union attacks ebay

https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/unions/news/tcgplayer-union-alleges-ebay-unfair-labour-practice-action

School of Psychology’s GRAIL

https://www.massey.ac.nz/about/news/grail-gaming-lab-opens-at-school-of-psychology/

GRAIL website: https://grailgamingresearch.wordpress.com/

National Education Association post about using play in education

https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/tools-tips/want-your-teaching-game-let-students-play

Dannie Loe moves to Flat River

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/54685/people-move-flat-river-group-hires-danni-loe?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Bree moves to Arcane Wonders

https://twitter.com/boardgamebree/status/1683860351694295040?s=21

Tylor becomes ecommerce and analytics at Hachette US

https://twitter.com/kovraystudios/status/1683972463489867780?s=21

Ryan Shoon joins Japanime Games

https://twitter.com/kovraystudios/status/1683972463489867780?s=21

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

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Evil Hat fund for Apocalypse Keys

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https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/exploding-kittens-good-vs-evil/news/exploding-kittens-good-vs-evil

Outro

Exploding Kittens Game Show

Uno tester

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66387417?xtor=AL-72-[partner]-[bbc.news.twitter]-[headline]-[news]-[bizdev]-[isapi]&at_link_id=FA47AF88-3155-11EE-A992-4CCCD89D5CC3&at_link_origin=BBCNews&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_medium=social&at_format=link&at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_campaign=Social_Flow&fbclid=IwAR3wKopuhMHPubKjAbKx3aKcs_2AvaLNkenLfckO_SxoWrbc0ZFuGTaZ9f4

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https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/

Jul 24, 2023

Brainwaves Episode 126 - Spiel Special

Jul 24, 2023

1hr 19 min

Oliver has been on special assignment in Germany attending the Spiel des Jahres ceremony! To celebrate the award, and to learn more about it, we bring you interviews with the winners and with a member of the jury, Martina Fuchs. Never fret though, the cast is still full of the good, bad, and ugly news of the industry.

Headlines

Spiel des Jahres Special

Martina Fuchs

https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/the-jury/martina-fuchs/

https://twitter.com/MissBayBee_de

Fox & Bear Podcast

https://www.fuxundbaer.de/

Updates

Upper Deck vs Ravensburger

https://twitter.com/Paul_Lesko/status/1677298938091560960?s=20

Petersen Games Pallet Peace

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/petersengames/cthulhu-wars-the-daemon-sultan/posts/3863193?ref=android_update_share

Naylor Games move closer to delivering ITB projects

https://gamefound.com/projects/naylorgames/itb-delivery

News

IGDN Awards

https://www.igdnonline.com/groundbreakers?fbclid=IwAR2lnxvjldws-l71nMA_XoF7RuuMGrvogk8ngg5qk0fw18NYq1yWOtAlc7s

Hornby buys stake in Warlord Games

https://twitter.com/wargameswriter/status/1678111940101414913?s=46

Haba in trouble

https://www.spielwiese.at/index.php/nachrichten-marken-27605/5590-haba-in-massiver-schieflage

FTC warns board game content creators to get their act together

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2023/07/17/ftc-warns-board-game-influencers-publishers-over-failing-to-properly-disclose-relationships-free-gifts/

GAMA Diversity Grants

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2023/07/13/gama-diversity-drive-offers-1000-grants-mentoring-to-fledgling-board-game-publishers-and-retailers/

Origins Awards Winners

https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/News/origins-award-2023-winners

Cubicle 7 donation

https://cubicle7games.com/blog/cubicle-7-games-raises-52-450-for-childrens-health-foundation

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

https://mailchi.mp/airecon/acnw-announcement?fbclid=IwAR3UJEXfgD_2n8g4YxR5jra4rIxL682IWH6MrW-AkWLvK9CZRvr1kRc8nHc

Airecon Manchester

Playfest

https://www.minervatabletop.co.uk/playfest

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https://twitter.com/Hellstorm_Mikey/status/1675990843650461697

Outro

Dice flush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jZqm4r6Klk

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Jul 10, 2023

Brainwaves Episode 125 - Pallet Chaos

Jul 10, 2023

29 min

The team of Iain and Jamie are in the studio this week to bring you the latest in Kickstarter woes, AI writers, and blockchain backtracking. We bring you the best in tabletop gaming industry news so you don’t have to go looking.

Headlines

Petersen games in Pallet wars

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3108824/data-breach-us-os4-backers

Gizmodo welcomes AI Overlords

https://twitter.com/lincodega/status/1676704648139362307?s=46

https://gizmodo.com/a-chronological-list-of-star-wars-movies-tv-shows-1850592566

Kickstarter steers away from Blockchain

https://www.polygon.com/23778387/kickstarter-blockchain-controversy-community-advisory-council

News

One Ring has been found

https://www.polygon.com/23779892/mtg-the-one-ring-found-how-much-price-spain

Ennie Award Nominees

https://ennie-awards.com/2023-nominees/

Game Crafter gets into Warehousing

https://www.thegamecrafter.com/warehouse

Dannie Loe leaves Hachette

https://twitter.com/dannibelow/status/1674812817344540675?s=20

Chaosium Canadian Woes

https://twitter.com/Chaosium_Inc/status/1674370565006856192?s=20

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

https://stuffbybez.bigcartel.com/product/attend-bez-s-leaving-party-ask-me-for-a-discount-please

Bez Leaving Party

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https://www.worldofmonopoly.com/list-eh/list-ha-hd/hasbro100/index.php

Outro

100 year of Hasbro Monopoly

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Jun 26, 2023

Brainwaves Episode 124 - Duck Hugs

Jun 26, 2023

40 min

Iain is off dealing with problems in the basement of the HQ so it is up to Jamie and Oliver to bring you the latest tabletop news. This episode we cover Embracer reversing course, nuTSR’s story coming to an end, Quackalope under more fire, studios forming and closing and much more!

Headlines

Embracer layoffs

https://embracer.com/releases/open-letter-by-embracer-group-ceo-on-restructuring-program/

https://embracer.com/releases/embracer-group-announces-comprehensive-restructuring-program-with-immediate-implementation/

nuTSR goes under

https://twitter.com/BrainClouds/status/1668485643532378113?t=LJW7ESGnJWay3ogLVhASxQ&s=19

ITU issue new statement

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eweFqyYmmzUBA0OuPMp6w6FusbDHdw60/view

News

Asmodee opens European Distribution Hub

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2023/06/22/asmodee-launches-new-distribution-business-to-get-english-titles-into-european-stores/

https://www.epn-europe.com/

Diana Jones Finalists announced

https://twitter.com/dianajonesaward/status/1671185880969560065?s=46

Renegade Games issues Cease and Desist

https://cannibalhalflinggaming.com/2023/06/17/weekend-update-6-17-2023/

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wastelandsaga1/renegade-city

Cryptozoic don’t pay then do pay

https://twitter.com/MarcoTamura/status/1668261482218283008

https://twitter.com/MarcoTamura/status/1668949109196111876

Black Cat Games closing down

https://twitter.com/okan_bcg/status/1669118287840690177?t=U7yMgj5NcPZbEwNzWDSJpQ&s=09

https://ninjastargames.com/?v=f24485ae434a

Playpunk forms

https://twitter.com/PlayPunkStudio/status/1671059237726830593

Modiphius Grows

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/54367/modiphius-acquires-nordic-weasel-games-ips

Spanish game store offers $2million for the one ring

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/54351/spanish-game-store-ups-offer-magic-the-gathering-the-one-ring-over-2-million

Mayfair Games returns

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/54429/mayfair-games-return

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Sir Meeple

https://twitter.com/okan_bcg/status/1669118287840690177?t=U7yMgj5NcPZbEwNzWDSJpQ&s=09

Outro

Monopoly/Scrabble

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Coward: Why we get anxious and what we can do about it

Jun 19, 2023

On Stage with Tim Clare

Jun 19, 2023

1hr 32 min

Tim Clare has had a varied career. Poet, writer, podcaster, writing course designer and teacher, tabletop critic and podcaster. His podcast "Death of 1000 cuts" is a fascinating insight into writers and writing. I first came across Tim through his writing boot camps and he is a guest I've been looking forward to getting on the show.

Having previously worked in fiction with "The Honours" and "The Ice House", Tim has recently turned his attention to the world of non-fiction and subject of Anxiety. His most recent work is called 'Coward: Why we get Anxious and what we can do about it. To talk about that and his love of the tabletop hobby I invited Tim along to the GB HQ for a chat.

Subjects Mentioned

Airecon

UK Games Expo

Walking in Burano (Roll & Write)

Joraku

Festival of 1000 cats

Martin Lotze Episode of death of 1000 cuts

Project Nisei - Now called Null Signal Games

Tim’s Twitter

Death of 1000 cuts podcast/ webpage

Jun 12, 2023

Brainwaves Episode 123 - Ultra Burger

Jun 12, 2023

43 min

Iain and Oliver bring you the latest tabletop news from around the world. Upper Deck sues Ravensburger, we speak to the winner of the Cardboard Edison award, UK Games Expo report, and stamps for the Emperor!

Headlines

Upper Deck sues Ravenburger

http://upperdeck.com/Corporate/News-And-Events/2023-06-07.aspx?fbclid=IwAR23uaH-lm-nn0wq8fdfjSiF3iic2ckQdBgIkS8e9WLkWdCLH5WPsL0Y2vY

Paul Lesko analysis

https://twitter.com/paul_lesko/status/1666487311943495681?s=46&t=v9SXGFVIWqrzDczbh8j44Q

Cardboad Edison Award Winner Announced

https://cardboardedison.com/award

https://twitter.com/saeru

http://diatomsthegame.com

http://ludoliminal.com

http://instagram.com/ludoliminal

https://www.google.com/search?q=diatom+mosaics

UK Games Expo

https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7071393453913366528

Games Expo RPG controversy

https://twitter.com/Aryl_Ether/status/1666030601378340864?s=20

Expo response

https://twitter.com/UKGamesExpo/status/1666425856657444865?s=20

Updates

United Paizo Workers

https://twitter.com/PaizoWorkers/status/1666236773763280897?s=20

News

Founder of BGA, Greg Isabelli, Leaves

https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=30848

Zev leaves Wizkids

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/54275/zev-shlasinger-parts-ways-wizkids?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Gamefound partnership

https://gamefound.com/blog/post/exclusive-pledge-manager-cooperation-with-renowned-publishers-and-opening-a-new-pledge-manager

Battletech mods removed

https://www.dicebreaker.com/series/battletech/news/battletech-pride-month-zine-bigotry-causes-subreddit-shakeup

Anthology

https://prideanthology.itch.io/2023

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lgbtq-board-games-afternoon-tickets-382449545887

25 June 2023: LGBTQ+ board games afternoon

GW and Fascism

https://timcolwill.com/40K.html

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https://shop.royalmail.com/special-stamp-issues/warhammer?iid=SC0623_WHM_HP_01

Outro

Warhammer Stamps

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May 29, 2023

Brainwaves Episode 122 - Quack Quack

May 29, 2023

46 min

All 3 of the team are back in the studio to cover the latest tabletop controversies! This episode we cover things that go Quack in the night, Spiel des Jahres, important people putting their foot in it, financials, and much more!

Headlines

Quacaklope and Aeon Trespass Odyssey

The original call out on reddit

The Horrible Truth about Aeon Trespass Odyssey review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNcXpNoTRe0

Jesse’s original response

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3086551/quackalope-ato-video-youtubers-relationship-publis/page/3

Into the Unknown statement

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tXH4U1eCTBjQ7h8qng_-dDpW54tZRvWm/view?usp=drivesdk

Iain’s thoughts on the divide between sponsorship and critic

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2022/06/08/class-acts-what-sort-of-content-creator-are-you/

Boardgameco video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIZ9QXxDolE

Jesse’s video statement

https://youtu.be/YgxJT0vGrak

Spiel des Jahres Nominations

https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/aktuelle-preistraeger-2023/

Elizabeth Hargreaves draws attention to the gender gap in designers

Elizabeth’s original tweet

https://twitter.com/elizhargrave/status/1661014895444496396?s=20

Ryan Dancey’s tweet captured (has since been deleted)

https://twitter.com/PonchoRebound/status/1661308221326229504

Elizabeth’s follow up thread

https://twitter.com/elizhargrave/status/1661880143978065923?s=20

News

Steamforged running out of puff?

Dicebreaker article

https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/board-game/news/steamforged-games-redundancies-hit-20-board-game-workers

Kickstarter partnership

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/54150/steamforged-kickstarter-announce-partnership?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Wizards price hike

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-price-increase-rpg-rulebooks/

Embrace your failure

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/54193/bad-news-embracer-earnings

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

Tabletop Jobs Facebook Group

https://app.beapplied.com/apply/nw1y7t4bta

Rowan, Rook, and Deckard looking for Customer Service Assistant, remote, part-time

UK Games Expo

https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/

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Sir Meeple

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/monopoly/news/monopoly-players-uk-argue-survey

Outro

Monopoly causes arguments, survey finds

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