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  • Brainwaves Episode 146 - Hull Breach

    Brainwaves Episode 146 - Hull Breach
    Jul 8 2024
    In a quieter couple of weeks for the tabletop industry the team still endeavors to bring you the industry news that really matters. From data breaches to big anniversaries it’s all here in Brainwaves episode 146 Headlines Roll20 data breach https://help.roll20.net/hc/en-us/articles/24620372778775-Data-Security-Incident-July-3rd-2024-FAQ 2018 breach https://blog.roll20.net/posts/conclusion-of-2018-data-breach-investigation/ 2024 WiT Wonder Women Awards Nominations https://www.womenintoys.com/nominees https://www.womenintoys.com/wonder-woman-awards https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/07/01/industry-professionals-from-asmodee-flat-river-group-exploding-kittens-nominated-for-2024-wonder-women-awards Meeps, the Spiel Essen mascot, is back… https://www.spiel-essen.de/en/news?view=article&id=172&catid=8 https://www.spiel-essen.de/en/?view=article&id=175&catid=9 News 2023 Charles S. Roberts Awards Winners Announced https://charlessrobertsawards.com/2023-charles-s-roberts-awards-winners-announced/ Origins Awards https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c9d19e5fd679331583528a6/t/6676ffb526bde82046e682cb/1719074742155/2023+ORIGINS+AWARD+WINNERS.pdf https://www.originsgamefair.com/2023-hall-of-fame-class Mattel colourblind accessible https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/25/24185625/mattel-board-card-games-colorblind-accessible-uno-blokus-phase-ten-skip-bo Nyctophobia https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/249505/nyctophobia Obituaries Andreas Mutschke, Spiel der Jahres Jury Member and one of the Founders of Fairplay Magazine, Dies https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/in-gedenken-an-andreas-mutschke/ Jobs, Opportunities, and Events https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs Ravensburger Game Inventor Days https://www.ravensburger.de/de-DE/entdecken/spiele/game-inventor-days#Englisch GAMA Horizons Fellowship Applications Now Open https://www.gama.org/page/Horizons Rascal Pledge Drive https://www.rascal.news/audience-appreciation 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/ Sir Meeple https://sirmeeple.com/collections/the-giant-brain Outro Rubik’s Cube turns 50 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/science/rubiks-cube-puzzles.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb Our Links Thanks very much for listening. If you like what you’ve listened to then the best way to help us out is to share the podcast and drop us a review and rating on itunes. You can also follow us on Oliver: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/3bMx2HK75r Blusky:https://bsky.app/profile/giantbrain.co.uk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giantbrainuk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegiantbrain Website: https://giantbrain.co.uk/ Email: giantbrainuk@gmail.com
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    38 m
  • Brainwaves Episode 145 - Trademark Trouble

    Brainwaves Episode 145 - Trademark Trouble
    Jun 24 2024
    The team of 3 are back again like a renegade master. Only up to date references on this show. It’s another bumper cast as we cover the Spiel des Jahres, trademarks you won’t believe exist, and people on the move in the industry. All this, and more, on episode 145 of Brainwaves. Headlines Spiel des Jahres Nominations https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/nominierte-spiele-2024.html https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/162128/spiel-des-jahres-nominations-for-2024-captain-flip Martina Fuchs Interview https://giantbrain.co.uk/2023/07/24/brainwaves-episode-126-spiel-special/ Meeple trademarks https://gamefound.com/en/projects/cogito-ergo-meeple/meeple-inc/updates/9 https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/06/14/the-word-meeple-is-being-trademarked-in-the-us-in-reaction-to-cease-and-desist-activity-from-carcassonne-publisher-hans-im-glueck/ https://web.archive.org/web/20101130212607/http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Unity_Games/message/2301 EU trademark: https://register.dpma.de/DPMAregister/marke/registerHABM?AKZ=016791741&CURSOR=0 German trademark: https://register.dpma.de/DPMAregister/marke/register/3020211016416/DE US trademark attempt: https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=98576863&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch Hachette Boardgames UK and Laurence King partner https://www.hachetteboardgames.co.uk/ Updates Dicebreaker broken https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/06/12/dicebreakers-future-remains-unclear-as-silenced-site-makes-editor-in-chief-senior-staff-writer-redundant-after-ign-takeover/ Evil Genius games continue to live up to half of their name https://evilgeniusgames.com/blog/our-technology-code-of-ethics/?ref=rascal.news https://www.rascal.news/rpg-publisher-that-promised-not-to-use-web3-technology-in-their-business-does-it-anyway/ TTWU negotiations https://www.rascal.news/tabletop-workers-united-negotiations-stalled-by-lawyers-belligerence-and-subsequent-vacation-2/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbmYN8ZiMRI&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rascal.news%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMjg2NjY&feature=emb_logo https://aftermath.site/ News UKGE People's Choice Awards https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/content/news/peoples-choice-awards-2024/ Jogo do Ano https://www.spielportugal.org/jogo-do-ano Game Brewer is Closing https://gamebrewer.com/gamebrewer-goodbuy/ X-Wing and Armada ending https://www.atomicmassgames.com/transmission/update-on-star-wars-x-wing-and-star-wars-armada/ People on the Move Liz Davidson becomes solo game specialist for Leder Games https://bsky.app/profile/beyondsolitaire.bsky.social/post/3kvcjlxe35k2k https://x.com/ledergames/status/1803532695886028857?s=46 James Hewitt and Sophie Wiliams join Warcradle https://blog.warcradle.com/blog/welcoming-sophie-williams-and-james-hewitt-to-warcradle-studios?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR02vK1h_H5i3VqLN5Wh2qJkDvsJ9pPE_vwoq_UOMIXUoMKMzjMFCLz5Di4_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw&format=amp Jobs, Opportunities, and Events https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs 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/ Sir Meeple https://sirmeeple.com/collections/the-giant-brain Outro Medieval game pieces https://news.artnet.com/art-world/medieval-game-pieces-emerge-from-the-ruins-of-a-mysterious-german-castle-2497815 Our Links Thanks very much for listening. If you like what you’ve listened to then the best way to help us out is to share the podcast and drop us a review and rating on itunes. You can also follow us on Oliver: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/3bMx2HK75r Blusky:https://bsky.app/profile/giantbrain.co.uk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giantbrainuk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegiantbrain Website: https://giantbrain.co.uk/ Email: giantbrainuk@gmail.com
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  • Brainwaves Special Edition - UK Games Expo 2024

    Brainwaves Special Edition - UK Games Expo 2024
    Jun 17 2024

    Hello everyone,

    In a break from our usual cast, this is a set of interviews I carried out at UK Games Expo 2024. I’ve provided links to all the folk mentioned and more besides in the show notes. Hope you enjoy!

    Folks we mention on the cast

    Soul Muppet Publishing

    Leyline Press

    Mousehole press

    Paverson Games

    Black Chantry

    Null Signal

    Orbital Blues

    Slightly Reckless Games

    Wanderer’s Tome

    Burn After Running

    Boardgamewire

    UK Tabletop Industry Network

    Arcs

    Darington Press - Candela Obscura

    UK Indie RPG collective

    Undaunted Calisto

    Roland MacDonald

    Crossed Paths

    Tabletop Games Blog - Oliver

    Tabletop Scotland

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  • Brainwaves Episode 144 - Merger Palooza

    Brainwaves Episode 144 - Merger Palooza
    Jun 9 2024
    The whole team are back together covering a bumper crop of news. Mergers everywhere, UK Games Expo expands (and we were there), awards, controversies, and of course we tell you if Ryan Dancey is accountable. The answer will not surprise you. Headlines Steamforged bought Privateer Press rights https://steamforged.com/en-gb/blogs/brands/sfg-acquires-iron-kingdoms https://home.privateerpress.com/2024/06/03/privateer-press-the-next-phase/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2PzhzcDq_j5L7gg_0Esd1OvoKskXDomYpeb4rZYiQ4EY2MLBiJ3K-ns5c_aem_ARXNYQHsZBzeuEloediavrCp-Otisvcr6wr9GP2XlHPjjhzD0SqbIcDlZOftHMmNO8TPyvLxqPTWbRWjktKcix9g Update 1 https://steamforged.com/en-gb/blogs/brands/iron-kingdoms-manifesto-part1?_kx=-sFq1XbQgQy7s_Rxhtdsx3d0aCtUpZBpQpd6_AghaTE.Xq6fgY&utm_campaign=WM%2C+IKRPG%2C+P3+-+Manifesto+P1%3A+Vision+%26+Mission&utm_medium=campaign&utm_source=Klaviyo UK Games Expo figures https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/06/06/record-breaking-uk-games-expo-preps-for-even-bigger-future-after-being-outbid-for-its-main-hall-next-year/ Diana Jones finalists https://www.dianajonesaward.org/the-2024-award/ Updates Ryan Dancey update https://x.com/rsdancey/status/1795600725034283418 Spiel Essen drops AI art https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/06/06/worlds-biggest-board-game-fair-scraps-using-ai-art-to-promote-event-after-backlash-last-year-ongoing-legal-uncertainty/ News Roll20 acquires Demiplane https://blog.roll20.net/posts/roll20-has-acquired-demiplane/ Mantic acquires River Horse assets https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57016/mantic-acquires-river-horses-brand-assets Gamefound becomes a store https://gamefound.com/en/blog/post/our-next-big-release-introducing-creator-stores-to-gamefound https://help.gamefound.com/article/381-project-settings-for-store Quantum teach board game with Uwe Rosenburg https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/06/04/uwe-rosenberg-is-developing-a-quantum-tech-themed-board-game-thanks-to-e820000-of-government-funding/ First Wonders CCG https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3307388/a-little-light-doxxing-from-jeff Jobs, Opportunities, and Events https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs Palestinian children-focused fundraiser https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/06/05/board-game-industry-professionals-band-together-for-palestinian-children-focused-fundraiser/ https://www.pcrf.net/ 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/ Sir Meeple https://sirmeeple.com/collections/the-giant-brain Outro Cluedo Liars edition https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345582/clue-liars-edition Our Links Thanks very much for listening. If you like what you’ve listened to then the best way to help us out is to share the podcast and drop us a review and rating on itunes. You can also follow us on Oliver: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/3bMx2HK75r Blusky:https://bsky.app/profile/giantbrain.co.uk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giantbrainuk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegiantbrain Website: https://giantbrain.co.uk/ Email: giantbrainuk@gmail.com
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  • Brainwaves Episode 143 - Awards Accountability

    Brainwaves Episode 143 - Awards Accountability
    May 28 2024
    Oliver and Iain are back in the studio as Jamie continues to travel Scotland. This episode they bring you up to date news on the winners of the Cardboard Edison Award, look at the finances of our overlords, and ask “Is Ryan Dancey accountable?”. Tune in to find out the answer. Headlines Cardboard Edison Awards https://cardboardedison.com/ https://cardboardedison.com/award Asmodee financials and Embracer Write Down https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56967/embracer-writes-down-asmodee-dark-horse https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/05/23/asmodee-writes-down-more-than-620m-of-asset-value-despite-posting-strong-annual-sales/ Is Ryan Dancey Accountable? Original tweet https://x.com/PonchoRebound/status/1661308221326229504/photo/3 Apology Tweet https://twitter.com/rsdancey/status/1661409374735327235 Updates Mythic doubles down https://gamefound.com/en/projects/mythic-games/rise-of-the-necromancers#/section/rewards/reward-product-20652 Iain’s “Review” https://giantbrain.co.uk/2024/05/19/6-siege-first-thoughts/ News Dicebreaker acquired by IGN https://bsky.app/profile/soulmuppet.bsky.social/post/3kt3qiftbh32l https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ign-entertainment-acquires-eurogamer-gi-vg247-rock-paper-shotgun-and-more 18th Annual Golden Geek Winners for 2023 Announced https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3300892/18th-annual-golden-geek-winners-for-2023 Diana Jones emerging designer https://www.dianajonesaward.org/ Dice Tower AI https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamefeast.bsky.social/post/3ksp5kgndn22u Funko Gets a Wizard https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56880/wotc-prez-funko Japan’s Game Market Website Hacked https://gamemarket-jp.translate.goog/information/177383?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/05/16/hackers-attack-website-of-japans-biggest-board-game-fair-years-of-irreplacable-information-lost/ Jobs, Opportunities, and Events https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs 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/ Sir Meeple https://sirmeeple.com/collections/the-giant-brain Outro Cluedo Conspiracy https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391824/clue-conspiracy Our Links Thanks very much for listening. If you like what you’ve listened to then the best way to help us out is to share the podcast and drop us a review and rating on itunes. You can also follow us on Oliver: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/3bMx2HK75r Blusky:https://bsky.app/profile/giantbrain.co.uk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giantbrainuk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegiantbrain Website: https://giantbrain.co.uk/ Email: giantbrainuk@gmail.com
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  • Brainwaves Episode 142 - Unions Unite

    Brainwaves Episode 142 - Unions Unite
    May 13 2024

    Jamie is on tour around the islands of Scotland so it falls to Oliver and Iain to bring you the latest episode of Brainwaves. They look at the finances of CMON, support for designers in the US and UK, and cover some interesting programmes from the folk behind the Spiel des Jahres.

    Headlines

    CMON sales

    https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56802/cmon-sales-flat-2023

    Tabletop Games Designers Association

    https://www.ttgda.org/

    IWBG Union welcomes tabletop members

    https://iwgb.org.uk/en/post/iwgb-tabletop-workers/

    Updates

    Mythic review email

    News

    Spiel des Jahres Support Programme

    https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/foerderprogramm-2024-73-000-euro-fuer-spielerische-projekte/

    Deutsche Spiele Preis

    https://spiel-essen.de/de/programm/dsp#abstimmen

    Black Lotus beats the One Ring

    https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/magic-the-gathering-game/news/magic-the-gathering-pristine-black-lotus-sold-at-3-million-dollar-auction

    Biggest card tournament

    https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56813/largest-tcg-tournament-ever

    Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

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

    Fallcon game award

    https://fallcon.com/CGDA/Rules

    Patreon Shoutouts

    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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    https://sirmeeple.com/collections/the-giant-brain

    Our Links

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  • Brainwaves Episode 141 - Triple Threat

    Brainwaves Episode 141 - Triple Threat
    Apr 29 2024
    It’s been a busy couple of weeks in the tabletop industry, but never fear. The Brainwaves team are here to bring you all the latest news both big and small from across the globe. Headlines Embracer splits up https://embracer.com/releases/embracer-group-announces-its-intention-to-transform-into-three-standalone-publicly-listed-entities-at-nasdaq-stockholm/ https://embracer.com/releases/asmodee-secures-financing-agreement-of-eur-900-million-as-part-of-separation-deleveraging-the-remaining-embracer-group/ https://embracer.com/releases/open-letter-by-embracer-group-ceo-about-the-transformation-into-three-standalone-publicly-listed-entities/ WOTC ceo steps down https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56723/wizards-coast-president-resigns Goliath buys Lucky Duck https://toyworldmag.co.uk/goliath-acquires-lucky-duck-games/ News Japon Brand joins CMON https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56786/japon-brand-love-letter-machi-koro-to-join-cmon-limited Kickstarter implements late pledges https://updates.kickstarter.com/first-look-late-pledges-on-kickstarter/ D&D is good for you? https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/81119/1/JCU_Merrick%20et%20al%202023%20AAM.pdf Steve Jackson Game Sales down https://www.sjgames.com/general/stakeholders/ Jobs, Opportunities, and Events https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs 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/ Sir Meeple https://sirmeeple.com/collections/the-giant-brain Outro Clue TV series https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/clue-film-tv-adaptations-hasbro-sony-1235979732/ Our Links Thanks very much for listening. If you like what you’ve listened to then the best way to help us out is to share the podcast and drop us a review and rating on itunes. You can also follow us on Oliver: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/3bMx2HK75r Blusky:https://bsky.app/profile/giantbrain.co.uk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giantbrainuk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegiantbrain Website: https://giantbrain.co.uk/ Email: giantbrainuk@gmail.com
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  • Gothcon - How do we review RPGs?

    Gothcon - How do we review RPGs?
    Apr 22 2024

    Hi folks,

    This is another special from my time at Gothcon in Sweden. This is a panel I lead where the panellists and I talk about the state of RPG criticism in 2024 and how we go about reviewing RPG products.

    The Panellists

    Thanks to the panellists for joining me and discussing this interesting topic!

    Andreas Lundström - Sweden Rolls

    https://www.swedenrolls.com/

    Hjlmar Norden - Red Moon Roleplaying

    https://www.redmoonroleplaying.com/

    Michael Ericson - Äventyrarna Rollspelspodd

    https://www.facebook.com/arpodd/

    Ras

    https://dragon-legion.com/
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