Bit of a different cast to our usual today. This is an actual play I did at Gothcon, Sweden. If you aren't familiar Actual Play is a type of RPG that is recorded for people to listen to how a game plays out. I hope you enjoy it. This one is for Blades in the Dark, a game I love to bits.

Players

Huge thanks to the folks who played and made my job really easy!

Andreas Lundström - Sweden Rolls

https://www.swedenrolls.com/

Hjlmar Norden - Red Moon Roleplaying

https://www.redmoonroleplaying.com/

Krister Svanlund

https://www.svartvikenrp.se/

Giant Brain links for Blades

How to play, and run, Blades in the Dark

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2023/04/06/how-to-play-and-run-blades-in-the-dark/

Review

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2017/07/30/blades-in-the-dark-review/

Player's Review

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2022/06/22/blades-in-the-dark-players-review/

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The team of 3 are back together to bring you the best, weirdest, and most controversial news stories from around the tabletop industry. This episode cover companies collapsing, “compelling” AI, and new factories. 

Headlines

Ninja Division files for bankruptcy

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/03/11/thousands-of-kickstarter-backers-left-out-of-pocket-as-super-dungeon-explore-publisher-ninja-division-files-for-bankruptcy/

Hasbro presents “compelling” case for AI

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/dungeons-and-dragons-5e/news/dungeons-and-dragons-ai-generation-chris-cocks-comments-dice-summit

https://venturebeat.com/games/how-hasbro-is-jumping-on-the-game-opportunity-chris-cocks-interview/

CGE acquires new factory 

https://czechgames.com/en/home/news-24-03-01-cge-acquires-their-own-factory/

Updates

Haba emerges from Bankruptcy

https://habafamilygroup.com/en/haba-familygroup-end-self-administration-insolvency-proceeding

News

Nasa RPG

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/multimedia/online-activities/the-lost-universe/

Stonemaier Stakeholder Report

https://stonemaiergames.com/2023-behind-the-scenes-stakeholder-report-for-stonemaier-games/?fbclid=IwAR0f0pS_e4xnPPp7Dy2had_gziNjqCrdG-0d8no0f9cNnj2uBG1pxR2aLQc

James Ward Dies

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/dungeons-and-dragons-5e/news/james-m-ward-obituary-dungeons-and-dragons-designer-gamma-world-metamorphosis-alpha-creator

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs

BRP Design challenge

https://www.chaosium.com/blogthe-basic-roleplaying-design-challenge/

Gothcon

https://wordpress.gothcon.se/en/

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Outro

Uno fan decks 

https://nerdist.com/article/uno-fandom-decks-celebrates-disney-villains-avatar-the-last-airbender-star-trek-and-more/

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Oliver is back in the studio giving us a full complement of hosts this week! On Brainwaves Episode 138 we look at awards, shipping issues, a Tempest reising in the industry and look ahead to some conventions Iain is attending. 

Headlines

As D’Or Winners announced

https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/news/french-board-game-award-winners-announced/

Cardboard Edison Awards

https://cardboardedison.com/award

Prospero Hall folk start a new studio

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/chris-rowlands-9b3209b2_openforwork-activity-7167897574983581696-IkIm/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

https://www.tempestworkshop.com/?trk=public_post-text

News

Shipping woes

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/02/21/this-is-not-going-away-anytime-soon-how-soaring-costs-and-long-delays-from-the-red-sea-shipping-crisis-are-taking-their-toll-on-the-board-game-industry/

Rascal

https://www.rascal.news/

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs

Roleplay for Ukraine

https://linktr.ee/roleplayua?fbclid=IwAR2Bj78x6y1VTvvjh7Z_w1ujo9Pgim8KwR5w9kO8SY72N__siGrCY_cxbLk

Diana Jones Emerging Artist Award 

https://www.dianajonesaward.org/

Patreon Shoutouts

Kevin Bertram

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James Naylor

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Shaun Newman

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Outro

Airecon

https://www.airecon.co.uk/

Gothcon

https://wordpress.gothcon.se/en/

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The Brainwaves team are back to bring you the best in tabletop gaming news. This cast covers callous corporations, soaring crowdfunding, fantastically diverse awards, and D&D on stage? 

Headlines

Hasbro Financials

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/02/13/magic-dd-maker-hasbro-lost-over-1bn-in-q4-predicts-wotc-revenue-decline-in-2024/

https://investor.hasbro.com/financial-information/quarterly-results

Embracer prioritises shareholders

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/embracer-says-it-s-looking-out-for-shareholders-after-cutting-almost-1-400-jobs?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky#close-modal

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56241/board-game-sales-down-asmodee-embracer-q3

Gamefound soars

https://www.polygon.com/24063935/gamefound-top-10-biggest-board-game-campaigns-2023-kickstarter

https://www.polygon.com/24054381/kickstarter-top-10-biggest-most-backed-board-games-campaigns-2023

https://gamefound.com/en/blog/post/cmon-and-gamefound-announce-exclusive-pact

Updates

So you want to be a games master

https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/50588/site-news/a-second-historical-note-on-xandering-the-dungeon

Evil Genius games may just be evil

https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-rise-and-fall-of-evil-genius-games.702617/

News

Sexism in Chess

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-68201529

https://twitter.com/SusanPolgar/status/1752090239491830179

Non-Binary Tabletop Awards

https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/news/nonbinary-tabletop-awards-2024-winners-announced

https://www.snowbrightstudio.com/press/first-annual-nonbinary-tabletop-award

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs

MTG grant

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56215/wizards-coast-offers-magic-the-gathering-new-perspectives-grant

Patreon Shoutouts

Kevin Bertram

https://www.fortcircle.com/

James Naylor

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Shaun Newman

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Outro

D&D on stage

https://nerdist.com/article/dungeons-and-dragons-gets-theatrical-production-the-twenty-sided-tavern/?fbclid=IwAR0FiRMWa3IXR2RhSLt2I1PX4EiC32BLKWbB8ldPmqnbF6dPSJYGBiZifgA

https://airtable.com/appy2fJyip4rWguap/shrj7ohgj6JOmQZcu?fbclid=IwAR0JLuPSkaTHo9bfrGkeR-r4py4h1PHyz3XF6nabdM67mGusxee1Hv3am2E

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It’s the team of Iain and Jamie this episode to bring you all the best, and worst, in tabletop gaming news. From Funko selling off their best asset, to Mojo award winners, we have all the latest breaking news. 

Headlines

Funko sells game division

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/01/17/funko-just-sold-its-board-games-assets-and-prospero-hall-design-team-to-rummikub-maker-goliath/

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/01/19/how-goliath-bought-prospero-halls-game-assets-but-left-its-heart-behind/

RPG controversy

https://diyanddragons.blogspot.com/2024/01/xandering-is-slandering.html?m=1

Mojo Nation

https://mojo-nation.com/read-the-mojo-nation-100-2024-edition-online-now/

https://mojo-nation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mojo-Nation-100-2024-Edition-Digital-Download.pdf

Updates

Evil Genius settles Netflix case

https://evilgeniusgames.com/blog/the-netflix-case-been-settled/

Synapse fires up the engines

https://jeuxsynapsesgames.com/en/

News

Mythic sends backers to Hel

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1162110258/anastyr/posts

BGA Award Winners

https://boardgamearena.com/awards?fbclid=IwAR1txj2mSx6m4vLHPArHGkv6uLtFrQNXESYYSNXTwgQyMv2_V1BHc0lKu58

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs

Patreon Shoutouts

Kevin Bertram

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The Brainwaves Team are back from our festive hiatus. Every two weeks we bring you the best in tabletop gaming news from the controversial to the down right strange. This episode we cover Hasbro’s unwanted Christmas present, Wizards in AI art trouble (again), Tabletop Mentorship programme expanding, and can you guess what Iain thought he would never type into the show notes?

Hasbro cuts workforce in the run-up to Christmas

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/11/toymaker-hasbro-layoffs

Wizards under fire for AI art. Again

https://www.polygon.com/24029754/wizards-coast-magic-the-gathering-ai-art-marketing-image

D&D Beyond on AI

https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1642-updated-statement-on-ai?utm_campaign=DnD-D%26D-Beyond&utm_source=FACEBOOK&utm_medium=social&utm_content=12126547969

Tabletop Mentorship Programme joins Unpub

https://unpub.net/tabletop-mentorship-program-now-part-of-unpub/

Punchboard UK Link

https://punchboard.co.uk/

Brooklyn Strategist Unionises https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2023/12/14/third-new-york-board-game-cafe-in-a-month-wins-fight-to-establish-union/

Votes for Women wins Summit Award

https://sdhist.com/votes-for-women-2023-summit-award/

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/01/11/facebook-bans-ads-for-award-winning-votes-for-women-board-game-claims-sensitive-social-issue/

American Economic Liberties Project

Public Citizen  

Open Markets Institute.

Rally the troops

Amazon secures 40k series

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/12/16/warhammer-starring-henry-cavill/

Nightfall Games picks up on AI art

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/the-terminator-rpg-t2-judgment-day/news/the-terminator-rpg-t2-judgment-day-ai-generated-art-discovered

Jared Earle Interview

Kelp counterfeited before release

https://wonderbowgames.com/en-uk/blogs/news/counterfeit-copies-of-kelp

Steamforged partners with Lucky Duck

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55980/steamforged-partners-lucky-duck

Chess back in the news

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/27/chinese-chess-champion-stripped-of-title-after-defecating-in-hotel-bathtub

Bernward Thole

https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/trauer-um-bernward-thole-ein-leben-fuer-das-spiel/?fbclid=IwAR05jc6FA0gD8O5tfBAtR9AUkNhMK4JO4KnPW6Dx8qe9CGRQqqDKqsY1v

Bryan Charles Ansell

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

Jenell Jaquay

https://www.gofundme.com/f/jennell-jaquays-has-a-long-road-back?member=22972805&sharetype=teams&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs

Cardboard Edison Awards Open

https://cardboardedison.com/award

Kevin Bertram

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Monopoly Knockout

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The team are back after a longer break between episodes and the tabletop world has been busy. From more art theft, to awards, loads of updates, and unfortunate lawsuits Jamie and Iain bring you the best in tabletop news from across the world in the last Brainwaves of the year! 

Headlines

Wizards steals more art

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/magic-the-gathering-game/news/magic-the-gathering-artst-apologises-for-stolen-art-lost-caverns-of-ixalan

https://twitter.com/L_Lanfranconi/status/1725886246176587996?s=20

https://imgur.com/0qW5J62

Embracer in trouble

https://kotaku.com/embracer-dead-island-2-remnant-2-layoffs-lord-rings-1851028963

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2023/11/21/restructuring-has-started-at-asmodee-as-owner-embracer-group-battles-to-cut-1-4bn-debt-pile/

Dicebreaker Awards

https://www.dicebreaker.com/events/tabletop-awards-2023/news/tabletop-awards-2023-finalists

https://www.dicebreaker.com/events/tabletop-awards-2023/news/tabletop-awards-2023-winners

https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/dicebreaker/news/dicebreaker-owner-reedpop-investigating-sale

Updates

Berserk Games

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

Hasbro women innovators winners announced

https://spark.hasbro.com/womeninnovators#contest

New york board game cafe unionises

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2023/11/15/new-york-board-game-cafe-workers-unionise-in-landslide-election-win/

Tranquility update

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/boardgamehub/tranquility-the-ascent/posts/3977117

News

Colin Dixon dies

https://medium.com/@eric.seri/colin-dixon-in-memory-of-a-great-sculptor-artist-de7f85f0ffc8

https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381735-colin-dixon-has-passed/

https://twitter.com/Eldritchseer/status/1726963857162457350

Games companies sue each other

https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/154605/university-games-and-forbidden-games-file-competin#:~:text=In%20October%202023%2C%20publishers%20University,CEO%20Glenn%20Drover%20and%20with

US postal service D&D stamps next year

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2023/1130-usps-reveals-additional-stamps-for-2024.htm?fbclid=IwAR2bbdmdwInMgcVHuUdbKhTBQMzgnADTOaDzSdFIgJbwXazkfh_l9KOt4zM

GW £2500 bonus

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/07/games-workshop-hands-staff-2500-bonus-as-half-year-profits-rise-12?fbclid=IwAR3_UXBodyu408o2b0LTpCD0dsSE4p9gfbOnrgKaSkgjewdRNWnRFx3ie_k

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

Contestants wanted for the Genius Game in the UK on ITV

https://www.thegeniusgameuk.com/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs

Patreon Shoutouts

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Outro

Bonjopoly

https://shop.bonjovi.com/products/bon-jovi-monopoly

Natwest board game

https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/News/natwest-bank-launch-their-own-christmas-board-game

https://www.natwestgroup.com/news-and-insights/latest-stories/financial-capability-and-learning/2023/nov/fighting-fraud-this-christmas.html

https://www.natwestgroup.com/news-and-insights/news-room/press-releases/financial-capability-and-learning/2023/nov/natwest-creates-boardgame-to-educate-families-and-friends-on-the.html

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It’s just the two of us, by which I mean Oliver and Iain bringing you the tabletop news this week. This episode we cover the collapse of games companies, the formation of organisations, where you can watch the new D&D TV channel, and much more on episode 133 of Brainwaves.

Headlines

Devil pig down the drain

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3179322/here-statement-today?fbclid=IwAR31BF_-WUGVuEOJxoNUmuh3MvOPWQEEvX-aREXnvnixXMrNflsSChwqR6E

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3176686/devil-pig-team-official-statement

Essen Hacked

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3179815/looks-essen-messe-have-been-hacked

Tabletop Game Designers Association

https://www.ttgda.org/

Updates

Handiwork Games theft update

https://handiwork.games/the-loss-of-the-trials-of-the-twin-seas-pallet.html#more-33369

News

Othello solved

John Wick leaves Chaosium

Lin Codega and others fired from G/O Media

https://twitter.com/lincodega/status/1722678033037865255

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs

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Gaelic Scrabble

https://www.thenational.scot/news/23892986.scottish-gaelic-scrabble-game-released-christmas/

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It’s a spooky news cast. No not really. Well maybe a bit. At the start. Blame Jamie. This episode of Brainwaves the team bring you a Hasbro heavy episode as that company releases its third quarter earnings, Magic changes its booster format, Wizards starts a TV channel. All this and more in Brainwaves Episode 132.

Headlines

Wizards starting TV channel

https://www.polygon.com/23919779/dnd-dungeons-dragons-actual-play-tv-show-encounter-party

https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/dungeons-dragons-free-streaming-fast-channel-eone-launch-1235609856/

Hasbro Third Quarter Earnings

https://investor.hasbro.com/static-files/a2a2197c-0a07-49c8-8506-34ccf3bee347

https://investor.hasbro.com/static-files/e4ea25ee-9afa-4e94-9467-443df121a4c7

Magic pack change after 29 years

https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/making-magic/what-are-play-boosters

News

Paizo Price rises

https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sifa?Paizo-Pricing-Sustainability-Update

Snowbright Announces New Award

https://www.snowbrightstudio.com/awards

Kickstarter project steals art

https://twitter.com/Judgement_Dave/status/1715996516077154621

Roll20 VTT Humble Bundle for Extra Life

https://www.humblebundle.com/software/roll20-bundle-software

Bundle For Gaza

https://itch.io/b/2120/games-for-gaza

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

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Outro

Jeff Goldblum

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/magic-the-gathering-game/news/magic-the-gathering-lost-caverns-of-ixalan-jurassic-world-collection-jeff-goldblum

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Oliver and Iain are back behind the mics after a little hiatus due to holidays and lurgy. We bring you a bumper crop of news from the last month from companies suing netflix to Essen using creep AI, companies closing down, others asking for money and all the news from across the tabletop gaming hobby! All this and more on episode 131 of Brainwaves. 

Headlines

Evil Genius sues Netflix regarding Snyder project

https://evilgeniusgames.com/press-release/evil-genius-games-sues-netflix-over-rebel-moon-game/

Essen uses AI

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2023/10/02/the-worlds-biggest-board-game-fair-is-using-ai-art-on-its-tickets-posters-and-app/

Backerkit announces AI policy

https://www.backerkit.com/blog/backerkit-ai-policy/?ref=bk_social_100223

Updates

Mythic games go back to the well

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1162110258/darkest-dungeon-the-board-game/posts/3927462

News

Winner of the Deutscher Spielepreis 

https://twitter.com/brettseggel/status/1709490335628345637

Board Game Hub folds

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/boardgamehub/tranquility-the-ascent/posts/3934241

Games cafe staff move to unionise

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2023/10/10/new-york-board-game-cafe-chain-hex-company-accused-of-union-busting-amid-staff-seeking-living-wage/

Gaming goat orders lost in the post

https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/16srgx9/comment/k2beb9z/

Penguin no longer distributing Wizards of the Coast in the states

https://www.enworld.org/threads/penguin-random-house-to-stop-distributing-d-d-updated.700259/?fbclid=IwAR2bIyzbnKfGts9IGYT6IPJrhq00Fdmtu8zLtu_2iYGkcqRMHlrVHqUZRsE

Zenobia Award nominee finds publishing home 

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/molly-house/news/molly-house-board-game-pax-pamir-john-company-publisher

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

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Rose Gauntlet Foundation

https://www.rosegauntlet.com/pages/rose-gauntlet-foundation-about

Melsonian Arts Council offer publishing advice

https://x.com/MelsonianArts/status/1708150021932167243?s=20

Boardgame event at British Library

https://www.bl.uk/events/board-games-fest-at-the-british-library

Patreon Shoutouts

Kevin Bertram

https://www.fortcircle.com/

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

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Outro

Immersive Cluedo

https://www.pathents.com/news/the-path-entertainment-group-expands-license-with-hasbro-to-develop-a-cluedo-immersive-experience

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