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.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-08/kickstarter-blockchain-will-combine-crowdfunding-with-crypto

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

Patreon Shoutouts

Shaun Newan

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facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

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Dark history of anti-semitism in board games

https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/board-game/feature/dark-history-antisemitism-board-games

Outro

Dungeons and Dragons Restaurant

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

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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://spikeybits.com/2021/11/warhammer-isnt-for-everyone-especially-these-nazis.html

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

Patreon Shoutouts

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

Shaun Newan

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facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

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Outro

Metallica Clue

https://www.metallica.com/store/metallica-clue/CLUE.html

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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://icv2.com/articles/news/view/49655/french-board-game-company-iello-ends-ties-iello-usa?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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/

Patreon Shoutouts

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

Shaun Newan

game-a-lot.fun/en

facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

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Outro

Moto GP Monopoly

https://www.worldofmonopoly.com/sport/motorsport/motogp/2021/index.php

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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

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcokgame/the-isle-of-cats-dont-forget-the-kittens?ref=android_project_share

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

Patreon Shoutouts

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

Shaun Newan

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Outro

Queen Monopoly

https://theop.games/2021/10/monopoly-queen-edition-available-now/?utm_source=Coshedule&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=QueenMonopoly

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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

 https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/ 

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/ 

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

Patreon Shoutouts

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

Shaun Newan

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facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

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Outro

Schitts creek monopoly

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

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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://twitter.com/Delafina777/status/1437545371245424640?s=20

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

Patreon Shoutouts

Shaun Newan

game-a-lot.fun/en

facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

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Outro

Monopoly meets Fortnite

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

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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/425suzanne/status/1435393263196798981?s=21

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

Patreon Shoutouts

Shaun Newan

game-a-lot.fun/en

facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

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Outro

Pictionary Air Harry Potter

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

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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

https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/idw-games/news/idw-games-closure

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/Gen_Con/status/1433145981361659919

Netrunner rises from the Digital ashes (maybe?)

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

https://nisei.net/

https://jinteki.net/

Patreon Shoutouts

Shaun Newan

game-a-lot.fun/en

facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

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Outro

Catan Beer is real!

https://table22.com/champion#membership-tiers

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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

https://medium.com/@ashrtaylor13/speaking-up-to-protect-others-73f152bcb772

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

Patreon Shoutouts

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Outro

Monopoly Restaurant

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

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