Brainwaves - Board Game and Tabletop News Show

Shaun Newan

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Outro

Chess Robot breaks kid’s finger

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/24/chess-robot-grabs-and-breaks-finger-of-seven-year-old-opponent-moscow

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Jul 25, 2022

Brainwaves Episode 103 - Crowdfunding Crisis

Jul 25, 2022

27 min

Iain is trying to fit the entire studio in a fridge to escape the cool weather, while Jamie goes for a more practical solution. Resolving their differences they won’t let the hot weather stop them bringing you the latest tabletop news. This episode they cover firings, delays, and game kidnapping (sort of).

Headlines

Petersen Games lays off staff and looks in trouble

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2892101/petersen-games-out-business/page/1

https://discord.com/channels/653652846167851008/997763650674765865

Darkest Dungeon KS in trouble

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1162110258/darkest-dungeon-the-board-game/posts/3557431

Roll20 unites the party

https://blog.roll20.net/posts/roll20-onebookshelf-are-uniting-the-party/

Updates

Spiel des Jahres 2022 announced

https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/spiel-des-jahres/news/spiel-des-jahres-2022-winner

NuTSR continues to be awful

https://twitter.com/NoHateInGaming/status/1549479240390901760?s=20&t=pD9lcvwoAVsSDkcdIqHOBw

Zak S vs Gencon to proceed

https://www.geeknative.com/144035/washington-court-of-appeals-allows-zak-s-case-against-gen-con-and-peter-adkison/

https://www.geeknative.com/130984/court-appears-to-dismiss-zak-s-gen-con-lawsuit/

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2021/05/17/episode-73-double-time/

News

Magnus Carlsen doesn’t care about world championships

https://kotaku.com/magnus-carlsen-world-chess-championship-2023-1849199392

Modiphius SRD

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51687/modiphius-offers-2d20-world-builders-program

Pokemon Reality TV Show

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/pokemon-trading-card-game/news/pokemon-tcg-reality-show-casting-call

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Tabletop Scotland

https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/contact-us/volunteering/

Outro

Wordle board game

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It’s Good to Give Charity

Jul 18, 2022

On Stage with Tabletop Scotland

Jul 18, 2022

1hr 20 min

In our most recent On Stage Iain is joined by David Wright and John Harper, two of the team behind Tabletop Scotland. Tabletop Scotland is a convention held in Perth, Scotland and is back after a couple of years due to one thing and another. They chat about the inception of the convention, attracting a diverse audience, the state of the hobby in Scotland, and a wide variety of other topics before taking questions from the audience.

Tabletop Scotland

David Wright Twitter

John Harper Twitter

Penumbra Charity

Juniper Green Boardgames

Common Ground Games

Jul 11, 2022

Brainwaves Episode 102 - Political Popcorn

Jul 11, 2022

36 min

Jamie’s been away in the nation's capital and comes back to find Iain covered in popcorn and watching the latest developments in UK politics. Dusting Iain off and getting him behind the mic, the team cover the latest in tabletop news: Wizards employees form justice group, and awards doubler, Keyforge resurrected, Jamison Stone updates, DMs Guild partnerships, and more on the latest episode of Brainwaves.

Headlines

Wizards for Justice

https://twitter.com/WizardsJustice/status/1541600178616016896

Indie Bundle for Abortion funds

https://twitter.com/rolistespod/status/1543697219320250368?s=20&t=rjP_GHhEDn9LpREYiQaOPQ

https://itch.io/b/1375/ttrpgs-for-reproductive-rights

Cardboard Edison Awards

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PFlo4LYFm_iixwlB3g6khuy1JNeAVUM3UTpKU85NQXk/edit

ENNIE award nominations

https://ennie-awards.com/2022-nominations/

Keyforge acquired by new studio Ghost Galaxy

https://keyforging.com/ghost-galaxy-acquires-keyforge/

Updates

Jamison Stone back, sort of

https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/dungeons-dragons/news/dungeons-and-dragons-5e-apotheosis-jamison-stone

https://apotheosisstudios.com/team-bios

Zak S aside

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/vqn43u/announcement_new_rule_no_zak_s_content/

News

Yu Gi Oh creator found dead at 60

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62076080

https://www.polygon.com/23198148/yu-gi-oh-creator-manga-kazuki-takahashi-death

DMs Guild partners with Roll20

https://medium.com/oneblogshelf/dungeon-masters-guild-announces-partnership-with-roll20-6fab717dde91

CMON news

https://www.tabletopdaily.com/2022/07/01/cmon-merges-rpg-and-graphic-novel-imprints-under-guillotine-press-brand-promotes-francesco-nepitello/

https://cmon.com/press/cmon-acquires-trudvang-lexoccultum-ruinmasters-from-riotminds

Alice is Missing optioned

https://twitter.com/SpenserStarke/status/1542198093315067904?s=20&t=Tbv4CMBSg3k5uMCXWOEKFA

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alice-is-missing-movie-1235173092/

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Tabletop Scotland

https://twitter.com/wisegoldfish/status/1542399727869874177?s=20&t=7iPmyfOZe7ed3DzNwKYdSg

Outro

Scientific paper board game

https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14324/RFA.06.1.14

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Jun 27, 2022

Brainwaves Episode 101 - Backing Up

Jun 27, 2022

33 min

After the highs of the big 100, Iain and Jamie are back behind the mics to bring you the latest tabletop gaming news. This time out we cover a new player in the field of crowdfunding, Kickstarter’s community board, the Diana Jones Award, a whole slew of updates, and Monopoly Summer Camp.

Roe Vs Wade

We are providing links here to help those needing assistance in the states and looking to donate to causes that can help. Thanks to our Discord community and Tiffany Leigh on Twitter for providing some of these links.

Planned Parenthood

Donate to Abortion Funds

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/supportabortionfunds?refcode=social

More info on local Abortion Funds

https://twitter.com/helmsinki/status/1540339667874332672?s=20&t=pawlCg5RyYxm838zZ-7MGA

Information on getting abortion pills

https://twitter.com/HealthMayday/status/1540337772979838981?s=20&t=pawlCg5RyYxm838zZ-7MGA

Tiffany’s thread with more links

https://twitter.com/tiffanyleigh/status/1540353746261053441?s=20&t=pawlCg5RyYxm838zZ-7MGA

Headlines

Backerkit enters the crowdfunding arena

http://backerkit.com/crowdfunding?ref=announcement_twitter

Kickstarter elects community council

https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/welcome-to-the-members-of-kickstarters-community-advisory-cou

Diana Jones Award Nominees

https://twitter.com/DianaJonesAward/status/1536713946190708736?s=20&t=pq2TK-_iX_WfOgOb55THrw

Updates

Satine Phoenix & Jamison Stone

Comicbook article, great summary of everything so far

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-satine-phoenix-jamison-stone-bullying-mistreatment-wizards-of-the-coast-origins-game-fair/

Origins Statement

https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2022/06/origins-issues-statement-following-satine-phoenix-and-jamison-stone-controversy.html

Sirens:Battle of the Bands info (linked this last cast but in the excitement of episode 100 forgot to mention it)

https://twitter.com/Miss_Jess03/status/1534572319687180293

Syrinscape Statement

https://twitter.com/syrinscape/status/1537917141193633792?s=20&t=l7kBzucxupUBATR8v5EjdA

Embracer responds to Saudi investment

https://embracer.com/release/ceo-comment-on-the-announcement-of-the-directed-share-issue-to-savvy-gaming-group-2

Union updates

https://twitter.com/BellevueMOW/status/1536430640395980801?s=20&t=W2pQAj635cWlgkmd2YSz6w

Kinderspiel announced

https://twitter.com/SpieldesJahres/status/1538810051577753600?s=20&t=ykR1lrplQWrxOcLWUgmVTA

News

Maureen Hiron dies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maureen_Hiron

Dragonwake KS

https://www.spielbar.com/wordpress/2022/06/12/23281/

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2887715/dont-mess-original-designer-kickstarter

GW Finances

https://www.tabletopdaily.com/2022/06/14/games-workshop-reports-9-revenue-growth-in-fiscal-2022/

https://investor.games-workshop.com/2022/06/14/year-end-trading-update/

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Outro

Monopoly Summer camp

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/monopoly/news/monopoly-summer-camp

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Jun 13, 2022

Episode 100 - Centenary Special

Jun 13, 2022

1hr 30 min

It’s the 100th Episode! In a very special live show Iain and Jamie welcome back Sam who has been hiding in the walls/ another dimension. They are joined by the interview legend that is Richard Simpson from We’re Not Wizards. Together they dive into the murky waters of the latest tabletop news including the Jamison Stone controversy, Cake IP issues, dodgy funding, worth causes, and much more. When the news is all dealt with Richard takes over to interview the original Brainwaves team and ask questions on behalf of our audience.

Headlines

Jamison Stone Accusations

https://twitter.com/Miss_Jess03/status/1534572319687180293?s=20&t=IBQQPoS5G5F9B2LFUW62zA

https://twitter.com/StoneJamison/status/1534670144907186176

Great British Bake Off IP issues

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/the-great-british-baking-show-game/news/great-british-baking-show-game-uk-release

Iain mentions this KS which is not a fever dream

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jennsandercock/edible-games-cookbook-play-with-your-food

Saudi Arabia invests in Embracer

https://twitter.com/polygon/status/1534584822840147968?s=21&t=dp-23GJr13cUdHiotBcLlA

News

Hasbro fights back against activist Investor

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/18/hasbro-slams-activist-investors-proposed-board-directors-amid-proxy-battle.html

UK Games Expo Numbers

https://twitter.com/UKGamesExpo/status/1533537131397881859?s=20&t=vT_q2hTcDnZiHYZ7PXW5eQ

Bundle for Buffalo

https://itch.io/b/1396/bundle-for-buffalo

Funforge comes off crowdfunding

https://www.dicetowernews.com/article/funforge-financial-woes

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Outro

Fluid physics of Cardboard boxes

Card game proposal

https://www.bunburymail.com.au/story/7768232/crafty-card-game-proposal-by-south-west-man-video/

Monopoly vote

https://www.monopolytokenvote.com/en-gb

Richard’s Links

https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/

https://twitter.com/werenotwizards

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May 30, 2022

Episode 99 - Counting Down

May 30, 2022

27 min

It’s the penultimate episode before the big 100. As Jamie and Iain contemplate what they have brought to the world of tabletop podcasts they dig into the latest news from the hobby. Spiel des Jahres nominations, rent a DM, Drivthru blackouts and push outs, and much more on this episode of Brainwaves.

Headlines

Spiel des Jahres nominees

Rent a DM

https://venturebeat.com/2022/05/13/startplaying-raises-6-5m-so-tabletop-players-can-rent-dungeon-masters/

Drivethru suspends designer

https://www.geeknative.com/142136/drivethrurpg-suspends-game-designer-linked-to-the-nazi-filth/

Link to horrible things this designer has posted

https://www.nohateingaming.com/

Drivethru hack

https://www.geeknative.com/142243/drivethrurpg-confirms-hacking-customer-data-secure/

https://medium.com/oneblogshelf/may-2022-security-update-2a444923984e

Updates

Mask Policies

https://twitter.com/Gen_Con/status/1525287287059357698?s=20&t=Ql7xQpHlugHVoSV-6kPB1w

https://twitter.com/originsgames/status/1526638918757646338?s=20&t=b-hI07E3ju6RQUM_W8ytRg

Dark Souls

https://steamforged.com/blogs/brands/dark-souls-replacement-statement?utm_campaign=Dark%20Souls%20Roleplaying%20Game&utm_content=208302729&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-491447816

Nebula Award Winner

https://nebulas.sfwa.org/

News

Dice hate me splits from greater than games

https://www.dicetowernews.com/article/dice-hate-me-splits-greater-games

Ravensburger games for blind

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdst_GMuldU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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Outro

Bake off

Stranger things 4 spoiled by monopoly

https://www.ign.com/articles/stranger-things-season-4-monopoly-tie-in-game-spoilers

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May 23, 2022

On Stage with Frank West

May 23, 2022

53 min

In our latest On Stage Interview Iain is joined by Frank West. Frank is the man behind City of Games, publishers of the cultural juggernaut that is Isle of Cats. Iain chats to Frank about publishing, the state of the industry, and his recent induction onto the GAMA board.

City of Games

GAMA

https://www.gama.org/

GAMA controversy

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2022/05/16/brainwaves-episode-98-contagious-conventions/

May 16, 2022

Episode 98 - Contagious Conventions

May 16, 2022

31 min

Iain’s been stocking up on infinite mugs to get ready for the big 100th and the builders are in to rearrange the non-euclidean geometry to accept beings of a celestial nature. Seeking refuge in the Studio Jamie and Iain cover the latest in tabletop news: GAMA membership problems, UK Games Expo Covid Policy (or lack thereof), Accessibility, Unions, Awards, and much more from across the tabletop industry.

Headlines

Gama Membership controversy

Rodney’s original Tweet

https://twitter.com/watchitplayed/status/1521875544698236928?s=21&t=ZhnXI8ogZz9etBvlDvCAIg

Tiffany Leigh was keeping track of developments

https://twitter.com/tiffanyleigh/status/1522322448569581569?s=20&t=GjHrIqHU33EMZlVPnUOezQ

https://twitter.com/tiffanyleigh/status/1522673007486984192?s=20&t=NP6KLdRUciRvGFzuFbV0pw

Jon Del Arroz N Word tweet

https://twitter.com/WatchItPlayed/status/1521924178768809985?s=20&t=KKXi5ppRlo5LMja7fGNk7A

A list of Jon Del Arroz’s behaviour

http://www.jimchines.com/2018/01/jon-del-arroz/

Games Expo Covid Communications

https://twitter.com/tburrellsaward/status/1520285907026337793?s=20&t=zOJ6QX8LLdrsPCiVBznCxA

Asmodee accessibility studio

https://www.gameosity.com/2022/05/10/asmodee-announces-access-studio-to-create-accessible-board-games/

Updates

Paizo Union go to White House

https://www.polygon.com/23059106/united-paizo-workers-cwa-white-house-visit-president-biden-kamala-harris

Card Kingdom Union officially asks

https://twitter.com/CKUnion_/status/1524141334679855104?s=20&t=ghjSPHybDKyaeWz--vYjaw

Golden Geek Awards announced

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2859849/16th-annual-golden-geek-winners-2021

News

Reproductive Justice Bundle

https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/charity/news/rpg-reporductive-justice-bundle-dtrpg

Death over stolen Pokemon

https://kotaku.com/pokemon-card-police-shooting-florida-target-shoplift-vi-1848870113

Magic Secret Lair celebrating Pride Blocked in some regions

https://twitter.com/WargamerCom/status/1521490548380606465?s=20&t=33jtX2E5-rOrQHImM-COew

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Outro

It’s a cookbook! A cookbook!

https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek/status/1524849645796868096?s=20&t=v1m_Kg-nd79HjhXlktkeJA

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May 2, 2022

Episode 97 - Corked Bottle

May 2, 2022

32 min

With Episode 100 on the horizon, Iain and Jamie start to get things sorted out at the HQ for the big day. Of course the news has to come first and the studio beckons as they cover controversy in wine country, Hasbro announcements, GAMA elections, and much more on this episode of Brainwaves.

Headlines

Viticulture World Controversy

Thinker Themer Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIxYdLEW__w&ab_channel=ThinkerThemer

Hasbro, DnD Direct and more

https://www.geeknative.com/141215/hasbro-to-hike-prices-as-it-takes-100-million-russian-hit-will-connect-dd-50-to-dd-beyond-and-suffers-long-covid-19-delays/?utm_content=buffer071d0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50974/wotc-plans-use-d-d-play-system-more-ips

https://www.polygon.com/23033732/dnd-spelljammer-adventures-in-space-release-date-price

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMHspJ92-hg&ab_channel=Dungeons%26Dragons

GAMA elections

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50996/new-gama-president-is-retailer

Updates

Steamforged Dark Souls

https://steamforged.com/blogs/brands/dark-souls%E2%84%A2-the-roleplaying-game-statement?utm_campaign=Dark%20Souls%20Roleplaying%20Game&utm_content=205110810&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-491447816

News

Pokemon company acquires a printer

https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/19/23032389/the-pokemon-company-acquisition-millenium-print-group-trading-card-game

Exploding onto your TV

https://www.ign.com/articles/netflix-announces-a-first-of-its-kind-deal-with-an-exploding-kittens-game-and-animated-series

Union at MTG retailer Card Kingdom

https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/unions/news/magic-the-gathering-card-kingdom-union

Golden Geek nominees

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2854374/16th-annual-golden-geek-awards-nominees-announced

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Tabletop Scotland

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Kiwi RPG Week

Outro

Lewis chessmen inspired game

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/bretwalda/news/bretwalda-board-game-reveal-exclusive

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