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Monday Jan 10, 2022

Episode 89 - Knight’s Dawn

Monday Jan 10, 2022

It’s a slow start to the year for the team as they shake off their hibernation and get back behind the news desk. The news is anything but sleep though with the acquisition of Asmodee, changes at the top of Hasbro, and famous folk getting Knighted. Welcome back to the Brainwaves HQ for another year of tabletop gaming news.

Headlines

Asmodee Sold

Asmodee buys Miniatures Market

https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek/status/1471889038810529793

Asmodee hikes prices

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50011/asmodee-hike-prices-again-2022

Wizards of the Coast president to run Hasbro

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50109/wizards-coast-president-run-hasbro

Ian Livingstone Knighted

https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/content/news/ian-livingstone-knighted/

Updates

Zak S update

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/diyrpgproductions/demon-city-the-ultimate-horror-rpg

News

Pokemon fraud

https://kotaku.com/logan-paul-spends-3-5-million-on-pokemon-cards-that-ar-1848307244

GW re-releases Cursed City

https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/22846447/cursed-city-reprint-warhammer-release-date-price

Paizo removes slavery references

https://www.geeknative.com/137872/controversially-paizo-wont-mention-slavery-in-pathfinder-ever-again/?utm_content=bufferf999c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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Sexism in boardgames

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DPD Delivers Monopoly to employees

https://worldofmonopoly.com/list-ad/list-dn-dq/dpd/index.php

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Monday Dec 13, 2021

Episode 88 - Blocked Out

Monday Dec 13, 2021

It’s the final show of the year and it is a packed one! TSR is back, no not that one, Asmodee are on the radio, Kickstarter thinks Blockchain is a good idea, and we plan our holidays for 2022. All this and more on this episode of Brainwaves!

Headlines

Kickstarter goes to Blockchain

https://www.kickstarter.com/articles/the-future-of-crowdfunding-creative-projects

TSR sues Wizards of the Coast

https://www.geeknative.com/137425/tsr-sue-wizards-of-the-coast-and-want-your-money-to-pay-the-lawyers/

https://www.geeknative.com/137502/tsr-drops-case-against-wizards-of-the-coast-but-keeps-indiegogo-campaign-running/?utm_content=bufferdef4c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Previous Episodes where we discussed TSR

https://giantbrain.podbean.com/e/episode-76-tactically-stupid/

https://giantbrain.podbean.com/e/episode-77-groundhog-brains/

Updates

Zak S

https://www.geeknative.com/137030/former-dd-consultant-zak-s-is-being-sued-for-sexual-assault-and-defamation/

https://www.gofundme.com/f/wd76ub-help-with-legal-fees

News

Asmodee invests in Exploding Kittens

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/49910/asmodee-invests-exploding-kittens

https://radiotoday.co.uk/2021/12/absolute-radio-attracts-asmodee-uk-for-its-first-radio-campaign/?fbclid=IwAR0j3h6-M-ucoHW-mQ0cjE__BnuqWrjeA9Zq8Nv4qiVUNRMybTrYsDH_eMU

Henry Cavill on Graham Norton

https://twitter.com/Garfytwit/status/1466909517631864832

Greater than Games bought by Flat River

https://greaterthangames.com/major-business-announcement/

Werewolf of Miller’s Hollow film

https://www.licenseglobal.com/entertainment/werewolves-millers-hollow-become-feature-film

Carbon 2185 publisher Dragonmeet

https://www.geeknative.com/137337/carbon-2185-publisher-promises-action-after-dragonmeet-abuse-allegations/?fbclid=IwAR3XI9NaFLRMktrPMiS__eTDyjd5__MVRPRr5SLHLQwBUENaHC8kjVVxeMA

Cortex Prime changes

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/cortex-prime/news/cortex-prime-rpg-community-license

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Dark history of anti-semitism in board games

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Dungeons and Dragons Restaurant

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/49860/dungeons-dragons-inspired-restaurant-planned-lake-geneva

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Monday Nov 29, 2021

Episode 87- Fake War

Monday Nov 29, 2021

Iain thought it would be a good idea to record outside, but it didn't go quite according to plan. Dusting themselves off they get to the business of reporting on the tabletop news of the last couple of weeks. They cover Warhammer tournaments, Heroquest pre-orders, fake pokemon cards and much more on this episode of Brainwaves.

Headlines

Make war not hate

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/11/19/the-imperium-is-driven-by-hate-warhammer-is-not/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Article&utm_campaign=Hate+group+response,+Nov+19

The worst thing about heroquest is

https://www.facebook.com/TheOutpostSheffield

Fake pokemon cards

https://twitter.com/yicaichina/status/146306607967354883

News

Trivial pursuit becomes game show

https://www.dicebreaker.com/series/trivial-pursuit/news/trivial-pursuit-levar-burton-game-show

Pop up piracy

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/everythingepicgames/upzone-the-pop-up-wargaming-and-rpg-terrain-system/posts/3363973?ref=android_update_share

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tabletoptitans/titans-terrain/posts/3364206

Catan furniture

https://www.dicetowernews.com/article/catan-expanding-home-decor

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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

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Single issues:

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

Advent Calendar

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

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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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Schitts creek monopoly

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

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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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Monopoly meets Fortnite

https://gamerant.com/fortnite-monopoly-crossover-leak/

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