It’s just the Scottish team behind the mics this week as we bring you updates on tariffs and Diamond looking particular rough alongside all the latest industry news in Brainwaves Episode 161. 

Stonemaier Games sues the president

Stonemaier Games blog post: https://stonemaiergames.com/we-are-suing-the-president/

Lawsuit press release from Pacific Legal: https://pacificlegal.org/press-release/board-game-company-files-lawsuit-challenging-constitutionality-of-trump-tariffs/ 

CNN news video clip: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I8yFGUk8JG4&t=4s&pp=2AEEkAIB 

Flat River Games 

https://www.greaterthangames.com/blogs/news/greater-than-games-team-reduced-in-response-to-tariff-crisis

CMON woes

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/04/14/cmons-david-preti-steps-down-as-non-executive-director-seven-months-after-resigning-as-chief-operating-officer/

https://www.cmon.com/press/an-update-on-our-internal-teams-and-company-focus/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ2_4VleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtjCdVVDsyHa8n8FICiQRZm0Lwt6vXXPWkFTGpQOTNSJvMl4fjnPfaBz_NzS_aem_Xyf9LXeqQU2EKZgjz0Wjqw

Alliance and Diamond 

https://graphicpolicy.com/2025/04/29/alliance-entertainment-submits-complaint-against-diamond-claiming-fraud-and-deception/

Meredith Placko, Steve Jackson CEO resigns

https://buttondown.com/boardgamewire/archive/steve-jackson-games-ceo-meredith-placko-resigns/

Final Frontier Games

Hachette Boardgames acquires 999 Games

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59439/hachette-acquires-game-distributor

https://www.hachette.com/en/publisher/hachette-boardgames/ 

https://www.999games.nl/ 

2025 Mensa Select Winners Announced

https://www.mensamindgames.com/about/winning-games/

WotC attempts to sidestep Creative Commons license

https://thaumavore.substack.com/p/i-drafted-a-legal-argument-against?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=8gj26&triedRedirect=true

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

Ravensburger Game Inventor Days

https://www.ravensburger.de/de-DE/entdecken/spiele/game-inventor-days#Englisch

Tabletop Games Blog Raffle

http://tabletopgamesblog.com/raffle 

Ancient Robot Workshop

https://ancientrobotworkshop.co.uk/

Kevin Bertram

https://www.fortcircle.com/

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

Shaun Newman

game-a-lot.fun/en

facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

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Gotta old em all

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/27/its-done-wonders-trading-card-game-featuring-middle-aged-men-revives-japanese-town

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