Jamie and Iain are fresh off their trip to Tabletop Scotland and back in the studio with Oliver for a bumper week for news. This episode we cover thefts, accusations of predatory behaviour, and we have an exclusive on Tabletop News regarding their stance on unions. All this, and more, on episode 129 of Brainwaves

Headlines

No Rolls Barred host accused of predatory behaviour (again)

https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/15wj09c/adam_blampied_is_on_disciplinary_leave_from_no/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLP-nJ7QYuU

https://twitter.com/Jam_sponge/status/1697547767785066886

https://www.tridentdigitalmedia.co.uk/case-studies/no-rolls-barred/

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/sexual-harassment-women-life-career-ruined-deserved-adam-blampied-youtube-a8167751.html

Tabletop News hiring, but not if you are part of a Union

https://twitter.com/watchtabletop/status/1693722739365089683

https://www.sagaftra.org/files/sa_documents/Strike_Can_Work.pdf

https://www.sagaftra.org/files/sa_documents/Strike_Cant_Work.pdf

https://twitter.com/watchtabletop/status/1693825258376376559?s=20

Handiwork games hit by theft

https://www.geeknative.com/160479/handiwork-games-hit-by-thieves-and-respond-with-free-to-download-king-beowulf-of-kingdoms-and-ring-givers/?fbclid=IwAR2r3fnhImDlZazr6sGS7N_swHL9BQZK12qNSQeDgPVJ_NyiPu2mqM398HI

Updates

Chess Cheating Saga

https://kotaku.com/chess-com-magnus-carlsen-hans-niemann-cheating-lawsuit-1850783459

Gencon Theft

https://www.wishtv.com/news/impd-recovers-300000-of-gaming-cards-stolen-from-gen-con-in-new-york-city/

News

Tabletop Scotland numbers and move

https://twitter.com/TabletopScot/status/1696252562004132097?s=20

http://tabletopscotland.co.uk/tts2024/

Deutscher Spiele Preis 2023 reveals short-list

https://www.spiel-essen.de/de/presse?view=article&id=100&catid=2

Ennies

https://ennie-awards.com/2023-nominees/

Millie Lavelle move

https://www.facebook.com/UKGamesExpo/posts/pfbid09uzRt4o58B4Rq6C55y5uhZwvPnwj79ViXBFJzeSwczE2awQmdoA8hh3E5LgRPkDkl

The Gaming Goat gets new owners

https://www.facebook.com/TGGVegasOne/posts/pfbid0q2iv1EDaS276ygVEgU8uByAgg8CmenXBqBWQRjKdT5HpKsee4XNizmEKuMeDkSNel

https://www.facebook.com/TGGCEO/videos/653645700060986

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2724788/tgg-negative-experiences-and-controversies

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

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

Playtest London 23 

https://www.minervatabletop.co.uk/playfest

Hasbro Women Innovators Event

https://spark.hasbro.com/womeninnovators?fbclid=IwAR3GNJv2zqplEwA-L8LpTk4JPdl-iHlKYl6VS8eEXsHNrzWlw0bG9hL5SQA

Patreon Shoutouts

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https://www.fortcircle.com/

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

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facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

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Outro

Cotsc-opoly

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