Iain and Jamie are back after a little break to bring you a bumper crop of tabletop gaming news. From unions in the states to law suits in the world of chess the news never stops, and neither do we. 

Headlines

Union formed at US retailer

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52534/union-formed-game-retailer?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

https://twitter.com/NkgUnited

Welcome Asmodee 

https://welcome.asmodee.com/

For whom the bell tolls

https://twitter.com/gabrielledrolet/status/1590065270781267968?t=BILiAAoPqbs8a4YYf-QKKg&s=19

https://twitter.com/dorrismccomics/status/1590035578724052992?t=BthaYHwyHoyPEx-_kAxOkw&s=19

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/259248/golden-bell-affiliated-projects-and-companies

Episode 53 -

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2020/07/20/brainwaves-53-meddling-wizards/

Updates

Nielsen sues Carlsen 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63338375

News

999 games head dies 

https://www.999games.nl/nieuws/sad-news

DND studio head steps down

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-ray-winninger-wizards-of-the-coast-resigns/

Wizards changes processes

https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1375-leveling-up-our-creative-process-learnings-from

Ox Eye Media gets sued

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52520/game-designer-sues-ox-eye-media

Kickstarter Plagiarism

https://twitter.com/connorjwake/status/1583851016365428736?t=mPJN3Mxu0Upp_qdmVmLRgw&s=19

ITB in trouble

https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKboardgametrade/permalink/3433057103645275/?flite=scwspnss

https://t.me/+owDmHb-59eBmZmE8?fbclid=IwAR1D3Bz-xdGY7LPi-am7VjkAZmYZwrpQmjn2DrmMNvELz8-fOnKJUysgGXA

Hachette to sell Oink in the Uk

https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/news/full-range-of-oink-games-available-in-the-uk-from-next-week/

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

https://www.montecookgames.com/careers/

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Outro

Catan Novel

https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek/status/1581991094656831496

Monopoly Secret Vault

https://worldofmonopoly.com/list-ru/list-se-sh/secretvault/2022-uk/index.php

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