Brainwaves - Board Game and Tabletop News Show
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Iain and Jamie are back behind the mics to bring you the hottest tabletop gaming news. This episode they cover finances of the industry, new conventions, current conventions running into porblems, and when chess robots attack! All this, and more, on episode 104 of Brainwaves.
Headlines
Record Sales for Wizards of the Coast and the hobby at large
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51714/record-sales-quarter-wizards-coast
WOTC New Studio
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-25-wizards-of-the-coast-opens-austin-based-studio-skeleton-key
ICv2 hobby game sales
https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/51774/hobby-game-sales-up-one-third-2021
https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/51813/new-hotness-supply-drives-board-games
Ben Riggs
https://twitter.com/BenRiggs_
https://misdirectedmark.com/2022/07/21/mastering-dungeons-the-secret-history-of-the-secret-history-of-dungeons-dragons-author-ben-riggs/
Games Expo announces new industry event GIC
https://www.gic-uk.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR2nhOXFqojC-Y-wKyxiYeex41WnwvUkDpc-ImRapSox-S3iBO66ldlXaAA
Gencon abuse statement
https://twitter.com/Gen_Con/status/1554587874867253248?s=20&t=swN7rUwADtQgqQTWCXCCog
Loan Shark Games
https://twitter.com/LoneSharkGames/status/1554212020802555904?s=20&t=gQh2m0wQCX8Qlmt815ypVA
Gencon SB1 statement
https://twitter.com/Gen_Con/status/1554799362198347776?s=20&t=H2U5z1zHnoDzq5GXhje4rw
Updates
Diana Jones Award
https://twitter.com/nonagondice/status/1555053993004601345?s=20&t=1f2MEPyDGzNfSYMR5h0GzQ
Mythic Games ask for understanding
https://gamefound.com/projects/mythic-games/darkest-dungeon-the-board-game/updates/4
Red opera and Sirens RPG writer discusses Jamison Stone
https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/apotheosis-studios/interview/apotheosis-rick-heinz-interview-jamison-stone-satine-phoenix
News
Geeknson
North Star Games rebrands, new strategic direction
https://www.northstargames.com/blogs/northstarnews/northstar-announces-a-rebranding-and-a-new-direction
Pokemon Cards Stolen
https://www.polygon.com/23282208/pokemon-trading-card-tcg-stolen-police-collectibles
Patreon Shoutouts
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https://naylorgames.com/
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https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/information/tabletop-gaming-live
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Outro
Chess Robot breaks kid’s finger
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/24/chess-robot-grabs-and-breaks-finger-of-seven-year-old-opponent-moscow
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Brainwaves Episode 135 - New Knockout
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Brainwaves 133 - Messy Pigs
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Brainwaves Episode 131 - AI Smile
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Brainwaves Episode 129 - No Dice
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