Brainwaves Episode 149 - Poisoned Pieces

Jamie is off seeing some shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, so Oliver and Iain are behind the mics this week to report on the latest tabletop news. From poisoning and sexual harrasment in chess to astonishing numbers, we bring you the news that really matters. 

Headlines

Chess Poisoning & Sexual Harassment 

https://www.chess.com/news/view/russian-chess-player-suspended-after-allegedly-poisoning-her-rival

 

https://www.polygon.com/gaming/440094/international-chess-scandals-2024

 

Lego and Asmodee build a house

https://www.lego.com/en-my/aboutus/news/2024/august/lego-asmodee-games?locale=en-my&age-gate=grown_up

 

Gen Con sells out

https://www.gencon.com/press/gen-con-2024-breaks-attendance-records-press-release

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/08/08/gen-con-celebrates-record-71000-attendance-after-event-sells-out-for-first-time-in-history/

https://www.gencon.com/press/4daysellout

https://www.gencon.com/press/2024-charity-partners-announcement-tangram-rose-gauntlet

 

News

 

Embracer Numbers

https://embracer.com/releases/embracer-group-publishes-interim-report-q1-april-june-2024-adjusted-ebit-amounted-to-sek-828-million/

 

Deutscher Spiele Preis 2024 Finalists

https://www.spiel-essen.de/en/program/dsp

 

Boardgamearena passes 10 million users

https://corporate.asmodee.com/news/asmodee-and-board-game-arena-celebrate-10-million-users-milestone-cementing-the-online-board-gaming-platform-as-the-industrys-1/

 

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

 

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

 

People of Play Young Inventor Challenge

https://www.peopleofplay.com/blog/young-inventor-challenge-registration-is-open

 

International Game Inventors Convention

https://www.spielwarenmesse.de/en/game-inventors-convention/

SDhistcon

https://sdhist.com/badges-sdhistcon-summit-2024/

 

Patreon Shoutouts

 

Kevin Bertram

https://www.fortcircle.com/

 

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

 

Shaun Newman

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facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

 

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Outro

 

Tabletop Scotland

https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/

 

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