Brainwaves - Board Game and Tabletop News Show
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Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. In this episode we start with some sad news from the world of RPGs move onto some good news about the return and expansion of some of our favourites and discuss if the cult of the new allows some games to get away with low replayability.
Headlines
Greg Stafford Death
https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-greg-stafford-1948-2018/
Dized KS (now cancelled)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dized/dized-the-best-way-to-learn-board-games?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=dized
Games Workshop Stocks
https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/10/06/britons-are-increasingly-turning-to-tabletop-games-for-entertainment
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-6289819/Games-Workshop-raises-alarm-bells-blue-warning-trading-uncertainties.html
News
Keyforge
https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/keyforge/
Arkham Horror LCG - The Circle Undone
https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/10/12/the-circle-undone/
Fog of Love expansions and LGBT content
https://twitter.com/FogOfLoveGame/status/1050355936269877253
Gencon extends Indy contact
https://www.ibj.com/articles/70958-citing-hotel-deal-gen-con-extends-indy-contract?fbclid=IwAR0iHj1pGdTpGFQcvf3wUWczZAhGQP91p1HbIgmHNzvNvE4ZAd_LqEIAbAs
Evil Hat scales back
https://www.evilhat.com/home/refocused-resized-hat-mode-activated/?fbclid=IwAR3KuRI1NadnPrOVRkN8VQaNywa8RENHPzky7dTxCnUu62Qj-qfOu3_WLjc
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Brainstorm
Thanks to listener Richard Vernon for this week's question
Tail
Paul Dean is leaving SUSD
https://www.shutupandsitdown.com/paul-is-moving-to-pastures-new/
Giant Brain on tour!
Glasgow Games Festival
https://www.facebook.com/glasgowgamesfestival/
Dragonmeet
https://www.dragonmeet.co.uk/
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