Brainwaves - Board Game and Tabletop News Show

Brainwaves Episode 163 - IP Busters


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The team of three are back to bring you the latest tabletop news. This episode we have fresh stats from UK Games Expo, companies setting fire to their IPs, ebay busting unions, and the Spiel des Jahres nominations. 

 

Headlines

 

UK Games Expo figures

https://bsky.app/profile/ukge.bsky.social/post/3lqkkfgaem22y

 

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/06/03/uk-games-expo-now-fully-on-the-world-stage-of-mega-cons-as-record-breaking-event-surpasses-gen-con-for-trade-hall-size/

 

Union Busting Escalation

https://cwa-union.org/news/releases/ebay-escalates-intimidation-union-members-after-closure-announcement

 

CMON Fire Sale

https://www.cmon.com/press/legendary-games-find-new-homes/

 

News

 

Spiel des Jahres nominations announced

https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/aktuelle-preistraeger-2025/

 

HCM Kinzel GmbH goes into insolvency

https://verbraucherschutzforum.berlin/2025-05-19/hcm-kinzel-gmbh-unter-vorlaeufiger-insolvenzverwaltung-gericht-ordnet-umfassende-sicherungsmassnahmen-an-369652/

 

HCM Kinzel website: https://shop.hcm-kinzel.de/ 

 

Cardboard Edison Award Winners 2025 Announced

https://cardboardedison.com/award

 

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

 

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

 

Game in Lab (Asmodee) - International call for projects

https://www.game-in-lab.org/en/international-call-for-projects/

 

IWGB launches tabletop freelancer survey

https://bsky.app/profile/gameworkers.co.uk/post/3lpmfw3tj2k2u

The survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdT1nYVqWkNVZa_jH_9q1Ofw_k-7Bbpko9EkrZFsvGU6ny3eQ/viewform 

 

Tabletop Games Blog Raffle

http://tabletopgamesblog.com/raffle 

 

Battle in the Burgh

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/battle-in-the-burgh/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKuuUBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETBlelpxZ0ZJY01rR0szT3JCAR6AfPtg4y3wvpPMqpjKs-xKUlGJCAT7Ctwbz3ktUgBfkFLyIztWQaznraAb6g_aem_u0AKKQZHqXFvl7a8HRnaQQ

 

Patreon Shoutouts

 

Kevin Bertram

https://www.fortcircle.com/

 

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

 

Shaun Newman

game-a-lot.fun/en

facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

 

Our Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/thegiantbrain

 

Support Us

https://giantbrain.co.uk/support-us-new/

 

Fanroll

https://fanrolldice.com/ref/2783/

 

Outro

 

StoryBake- game and bake your game

https://www.rascal.news/storybake-is-out-of-the-oven/

 

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