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Metallica Clue

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Monday Nov 15, 2021

Episode 86 - Iello, Iello

Monday Nov 15, 2021

It has been a quiet couple of weeks in the world of tabletop news, but not too quiet. Iain and Jamie are back to look at Iello waving goodbye to Iello USA, Mike Selinker accusations, Nederland game awards and much more on this episode of Brainwaves.

Headlines

Iello splits with Iello USA

https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/iello/news/iello-cuts-ties-iellousa

Mike Selinker Accusations

https://medium.com/@gabrielleweidling/youre-no-good-to-me-if-you-re-slowly-killing-yourself-on-mike-selinker-and-lone-shark-games-f92204d99fc3

Apology

https://twitter.com/mikeselinker/status/1459272455785041922?s=20

Nederland game prize announced

https://denederlandsespellenprijs.nl/

News

Alliance hit by Ransomware attack

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/49710/diamond-alliance-hit-ransomware-attack

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/49750/diamond-alliance-ransomware-update

Arrests in string of burglaries at Midwest game stores

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/49665/arrest-texas-string-midwest-game-store-burglaries

Berserk Games royalties

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2757485/seeking-help-regarding-berserk-games

Sustainability in Games

https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/postmark-games/news/postmark-games-studio-print-at-home-board-games

https://postmark-games.mailchimpsites.com/

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Moto GP Monopoly

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Monday Nov 01, 2021

Episode 85 - Power Down

Monday Nov 01, 2021

Iain catches Jamie freelancing in the Brainwaves Studio for a very odd charity. With the matter resolved they turn their attention to the news in a fortnight of more bad tidings from China, Unions getting recognized, and Awards coming to fruition. All this, and more, on this episode of Brainwaves.

Headlines

Power shortages in china

Paizo recognises Union

https://www.geeknative.com/135875/pathfinder-and-starfinder-rpg-production-is-frozen-according-to-senior-developer/

https://www.wired.com/story/tabletop-rpg-workers-say-their-jobs-are-no-fantasy/

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/49586/paizo-voluntarily-recognizes-union

Zenobia Awards

https://twitter.com/zenobiaaward/status/1449187856208076804?s=21

https://zenobiaaward.org/winners/

Updates

Mayfair games up to old tricks

https://twitter.com/dustinbschwartz/status/1450505060019056645?t=M8d2h4hCWFVkk1mckV88sA&s=19

News

Hasbro’s Magic numbers

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/49617/magic-sales-beat-2020-numbers-three-quarters

Environmentally conscious packaging

https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek/status/1448862271464222750?s=20

https://ultimateguard.com/en/boulder/boulder-100-deck-case-return-to-earth

https://ultimateguard.com/en/p/return-to-earth

Martin Wallace joins the old white guys club

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2744805/unsettling-remarks-mw-latest-ludology-podcast

https://ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-161-tinners-tips-and-tricks - the part we are referring to starts aroun 32:45.

DnD play cancelled because homophobes

https://twitter.com/harrietprebble/status/1451735635656544256?s=20

https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-she-kills-monsters-hillsboro

https://www.newsweek.com/ohio-high-school-cancels-performance-she-kills-monsters-over-implied-gay-character-1642449

Pokemon, the dark desire

https://kotaku.com/feds-say-man-spent-covid-loan-on-57-000-pokemon-card-1847926408

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Queen Monopoly

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Monday Oct 25, 2021

On Stage with Christopher Eggett

Monday Oct 25, 2021

Iain invites Christopher Eggett to the Giant Brain HQ lecture theatre, editor of Tabletop Gaming Magazine. They talk about the ethical side of games journalism, how the pandemic has affected the magazine and how a product like Tabletop Gaming Magazine gets put together. They also take questions from the audience.

Magazine

Personal website

https://cjeggett.co.uk/

Twitter

Magazine

https://twitter.com/TabletopMag

Chris

https://twitter.com/CjEggett

Chad Wilkinson Links

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/chad-wilkinson-6641919b

Senet

https://senetmagazine.com/

Necromolds and shipping: https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/news//the-real-costs-of-the-shipping-crisis-in-board-games

Tabletop Gaming Live 2022: https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/News/tabletop-gaming-live-2022-is-back

Tabletop Gaming Podcast: apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tabletop-gaming-magazine-podcast/id1374328014

Subscribe to the mag

https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/Store/Subscriptions/tabletop-gaming

Single issues:

https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/Store/Back-Issues/tabletop-gaming

Advent Calendar

https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/games-store/advent-calendar/

Chris has mad 1.3 games:

https://cjeggett.itch.io/

Monday Oct 18, 2021

Episode 84 - Hacker‘s Ransom

Monday Oct 18, 2021

Jamie took a wrong turn on the Mobius loop in the Brainwaves HQ and ended up in London. After walking back home he is tired, but ready and raring to bring you the latest tabletop news. He and Iain cover hackers, ransomware attacks, awards, chess, deaths and more on this episode of Brainwaves.

Headlines

Twitch hack reveals top earners

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-10-06-twitch-hacked-source-code-and-creator-payout-information-leaked-online?fbclid=IwAR3lpiKXFOn4QoLGCxMZOio1VBMwssx3KS_9fCSP4NB6_J-3iBRvd6j8w8Y

https://variety.com/2021/digital/features/critical-role-amazon-legend-of-vox-machina-1235088274/

Paizo workers form union

https://twitter.com/PaizoWorkers/status/1448698340745486364?s=20

Juego del ano

https://www.dicetowernews.com/article/game-year-nominees-are

Updates

Broken token

https://twitter.com/Folded__Space/status/1446487943699439654?s=20

Keyforge

https://www.reddit.com/r/KeyforgeGame/comments/q4u3b4/more_kf_news_from_mr_buonocore/

News

CEO Hasbro dies

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/brian-goldner-dead-hasbro-ceo-1235030399/

Prisoners allowed to play chess

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/oct/13/uk-prisoners-allowed-play-chess-global-online-tournament

Card and dice poll

https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2021/10/04/card-and-dice-poll-2021-results

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Sir Meeple

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/schitts-creek-monopoly-edition

Outro

Schitts creek monopoly

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Monday Oct 04, 2021

Episode 83 - Financial Insults

Monday Oct 04, 2021

Jamie has plans to lose weight by emulating Richard from We’re Not Wizards and run around Origins. Restrictions being what they are, he settles on a novel solution. Whilst he gets ready the team cover the latest in tabletop news from controversy at Paizo, to Boardgame Arena insults and more on this episode of Brainwaves.

Headlines

Paizo Publishing

https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43h04?Staff-Change-Update-from-Paizo-President-Jeff

https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sht8?Paizo-Update-from-Jeff-Alvarez

Asmodee up for sale

https://twitter.com/PodfatherGaming/status/1441016235723010050?s=20

Boardgame Arena insults other platforms

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2732392/boardgamearena-calls-other-gaming-sites-illegal-st

https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=22655

https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=22655&start=30

News

Jeff Bergen update

https://twitter.com/TheGAMAOnline/status/1441187971395305479?s=20

https://www.dicebreaker.com/events/origins-game-fair-2021/news/gama-event-tgg-bergren-expelled

Global Shipping update

https://spikeybits.com/2021/09/over-the-top-asmodee-raises-prices-again-yes-really.html

https://time.com/6096497/board-games-shipping-crisis/?fbclid=IwAR1n_SwjYnds27kZULphoD2sVx1fYeCkS9oUAbooX6gC6n6x2-Y--Haq3zo

https://twitter.com/NKGames/status/1443698479419822083?s=20

Tabletop Gaming Awards announced

https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/News/tabletop-gaming-awards-2021-winners-announced

Diana Jones and the Missing Award

https://www.dianajonesaward.org/the-lost-trophy/

DnD 6th Edition

https://nerdvanamedia.com/gaming/dungeons-and-dragons-new-edition-50th-anniversary/153986/

Niantic shuts down AR Catan

https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/17/22680166/niantic-catan-world-explorers-shutdown-early-access

Asmodee announces Ticket to Ride play pink

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/49373/asmodee-days-wonder-announce-ticket-ride-play-pink?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Women’s chess gets an unwelcome sponsor

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/oct/01/fide-sparks-anger-with-gross-breast-enlargement-sponsor-for-womens-chess

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Outro

Monopoly meets Fortnite

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Monday Sep 20, 2021

Episode 82 - Green Awards

Monday Sep 20, 2021

Iain and Jamie aren’t at Gencon but are scouring the interwebs for the latest and greatest in tabletop news. This cast they cover Kickstarter controversy, GAMA elections, awards galore and much, much more!

Headlines

Tournament Fishing Controversy

https://twitter.com/AMathemagician/status/1438190440549961736

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2724788/tgg-negative-experiences-and-controversies

https://twitter.com/ludicreations/status/1436270962723463174?s=21

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/2723017/badgers-mars-and-tgg-games

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2721966/article/38427073#38427073

GAMA

https://www.gama.org/news/580337/Press-Release-GAMA-Announces-Results-Of-Special-Board-Election-.htm

Diana Jones

https://twitter.com/nibcardgames/status/1438468347100811266

https://www.dianajonesaward.org/the-2021-award/

Updates

Dragonlance comes to DnD

https://twitter.com/Polygon/status/1436422655012392970?s=20

Global Shipping crisis affects publishers

https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/asmodee/news/asmodee-price-increases

https://twitter.com/lelakezurich/status/1436448534933512197?s=21

News

Reuben Klamer dies

https://twitter.com/thegameaisle/status/1437812880053780488?s=21

Ennies announced

https://ennie-awards.com/2021-nominees-and-winners/

Keyforge Cools

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2021/9/10/down-but-not-out/#

Pandasaurus Robbery

https://twitter.com/Pandasaurusgame/status/1437609943495028736?s=20

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pandasaurus/dinosaur-world-and-dinosaur-island-rawr-n-write/posts/3300794

Pegasus Spiele NA branch opens

https://pegasus-web.com/blog/detail/sCategory/589/blogArticle/514?fbclid=IwAR2P7h3DtTfdDQkOq3sNi9tNF0n907PLPfNj2fGA2OGx320cLoV7foF-u3Y

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Sir Meeple

https://www.mattelgames.com/en-us/family/pictionary-air

Outro

Pictionary Air Harry Potter

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Monday Sep 06, 2021

Episode 81 - Small Screen

Monday Sep 06, 2021

Excited by the news of a Blades in the Dark TV series Iain pitches Jamie his best boardgame based TV shows. Will he pass muster or fall flat? Whilst Jamie is mulling it over they cover the latest news from a well known publisher shutting its doors to a team up between Magic: The Gathering and football. All this, and more, on this episode of Brainwaves.

Headlines

IDW shutters publishing arm

Kickstarter board games do well

https://medium.com/icopartners/state-of-kickstarter-and-games-mid-2021-update-132964d2c523

Blades in the Dark TV show

https://www.screendaily.com/news/uks-warp-films-and-anton-team-for-international-development-partnership/5162777.article

https://twitter.com/bladesinthedark

News

Broken Token Update

Pandasauraus Games statement https://twitter.com/Pandasaurusgame/status/1430239890617286658

Broken Token Statement

https://twitter.com/tbt_gaming/status/1433528322474971137?s=21

There’s Magic down at Leyton Orient

https://www.leytonorient.com/magic-the-gathering/

SW: Armada loses support (outside OP)

https://twitter.com/atomicmassgames/status/1428828647994109954/photo/1

R Talsorian backs out of GenCon
https://twitter.com/RTalsorianGames/status/1433122593159143433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1433122593159143433%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dicebreaker.com%2Fcompanies%2Fr-talsorian-games%2Fnews%2Fr-talsorian-games-exits-gen-con-2021

https://twitter.com/Gen_Con/status/1433145981361659919

Netrunner rises from the Digital ashes (maybe?)

https://twitter.com/captainraffi/status/1430252745265754116

https://nisei.net/

https://jinteki.net/

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Outro

Catan Beer is real!

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Monday Aug 23, 2021

Episode 80 - Historically Accurate

Monday Aug 23, 2021

Iain and Jamie dust off their hats, strap on a pen and paper, and venture into the wild west of tabletop news to bring you only the chunkiest nuggets. This time they cover abuse allegations at Broken Token, the Zenobia awards finalists, global shipping problems, sad passings and more.

Headlines

Broken Token abuse allegations

Iello Comment

https://twitter.com/IelloUSA/status/1428747934078685188?s=20

Pandasaurus

https://twitter.com/Pandasaurusgame/status/1428421753919901709?s=19

Broken Token Statement

https://twitter.com/tbt_gaming?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

RAINN (US)

https://www.rainn.org/

Rape Crisis (UK)

https://rapecrisis.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are/

Women’s Aid (UK)

https://www.womensaid.org.uk/

Femicide Census

https://www.femicidecensus.org/

Brissaud Assault

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/41392/security-camera-footage-brissaud-gen-con-incident

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/41222/brissaud-statement-gen-con-incident

Zenobia Award announces nominees

https://zenobiaaward.org/finalists/

Global Shipping problems

https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek/status/1427281645275582466

https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek/status/1427347558129676289?s=19

http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archive/August_10_2021/Freight_An_Extinction_Level_Event

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/restorationgames/return-to-dark-tower/posts/3273565

News

RIP Steve Perrin

https://twitter.com/Chaosium_Inc/status/1426433090415562752?s=19

Knizia terminates all planned releases with a variety of publishers

https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/board-game/news/knizia-games-terminates-releases

Gencon requiring masks, maybe vax proof

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/49012/gen-con-reverses-course-maskless-attendance

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Sir Meeple

https://www.foodandwine.com/news/monopoly-restaurant-top-hat-london

Outro

Monopoly Restaurant

https://www.thetophatrestaurant.com/menus

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Monday Aug 09, 2021

Episode 79 - Wizard Workshop

Monday Aug 09, 2021

It’s the latest episode of Brainwaves! Join Iain and Jamie as they inspect the underbelly of the industry so you don’t have to. This cast the team report on finances at Wizards of the Coast and Games Workshop, abuse allegations, a games company going under, D&D competitions going awry and much more! They also announce the Brainwaves Apprenticeship. Listen in to find out how to get involved!

Headlines

Wizards of the Coast post sales figures

https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2021/07/dd-digital-roleplaying-is-in-the-cards-after-wotc-leads-hasbro-stock-surge.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/26/hasbro-ceo-expects-robust-toy-demand-to-continue-despite-higher-prices.html

https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2021/digital-business-helps-hasbro-make-up-for-lagging-board-game-sales/

Games Workshop Sales, Wages

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/27/warhammer-maker-games-workshop-hands-staff-5000-bonus-after-lockdown-sales-surge

James https://twitter.com/lagoon83/status/1419634369464082434

Longer Version https://lagoon83.medium.com/working-at-games-workshop-the-nuanced-version-edda9ffb1237

Sophie https://twitter.com/sophisaurus_rex/status/1419738513386397699

Gates Dowd abuse allegations

https://gatesdowd.com/

News

Tasty Minstrel’s bankruptcy issues

https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/tasty-minstrel-games/news/tasty-minstrel-games-virtual-bankruptcy

D&D cancels competition amid backlash

https://www.geeknative.com/133777/dd-beyond-cancels-anniversary-competition-after-a-backlash/

Z-Man’s new head is oddly familiar

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/48990/asmodee-places-sophie-gravel-back-helm-z-man-games

Hybrid card sells a lot

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/pokemon-trading-card-game/news/pokemon-mtg-hybrid-card-blastoise-sold

CCG post https://www.cgccomics.com/news/article/8744/pokemon-test-print-blastoise/

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Outro

Game of Life: Super Mario edition

Brooklyn 99 Cluedo

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/brooklyn-nine-nine-lives-on-as-a-clue-board-game/

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