Jamie is gone and Iain is hiding below the recording desk. No not that Iain, the other one. Checking up that their Patreon money isn’t going to frivolous expenditure, the Executive Producers turn up for a performance review and join the team behind the mics. This episode they cover notorious Kickstarter company Golden Bell, Wizards of the Coast setting up games studios, more awards, Archaeological finds and Iain takes his first trip to RPG corner which is definitely not filled with lizards.
Headlines
Golden Bell Banned from Ki...
Jamie is gone and Iain is hiding below the recording desk. No not that Iain, the other one. Checking up that their Patreon money isn’t going to frivolous expenditure, the Executive Producers turn up for a performance review and join the team behind the mics. This episode they cover notorious Kickstarter company Golden Bell, Wizards of the Coast setting up games studios, more awards, Archaeological finds and Iain takes his first trip to RPG corner which is definitely not filled with lizards.
Headlines
Golden Bell Banned from Kickstarter
https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgameindustry/comments/ewr237/golden_bell_studios_officially_suspended_from/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
https://www.abbynews.com/news/abbotsford-woman-wins-legal-battle-over-board-game-on-reality-t-v-s-the-peoples-court/
WOTC establish Arkwright games studio
https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2020/1/30/21115752/wizards-of-the-coast-archetype-entertainment-bioware-new-studio
As D'or
https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/board-game/news/as-dor-game-of-the-year-awards-2020-nominations
News
Coronavirus shuts down factories
https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/f283yb/restoration_games_is_reporting_that_no_game/
Boardgame piece found
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/feb/06/boardgame-piece-first-viking-raid-found-lindisfarne-archaeology
RPG Corner
RPG industry report from Roll 20
https://blog.roll20.net/post/190665086865/the-orr-group-industry-report-q4-2020-a
Free League Workshop
https://support.drivethrurpg.com/hc/en-us/articles/360037116592-Free-League-Workshop
Thinking Cap
Unboxed Gaming Cafe
https://www.unboxedcafe.co.uk/
Southside gaming initiative
https://twitter.com/d20glasgow
Outro
Monopoly: New version announced on Thursday
https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/18213427.salisbury-running-monopoly-game/
Patreon Shoutouts
Exec Producers: Lucky Sparrow Gaming Cafe
https://luckysparrow.co.uk/
A good read
https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/board-game/feature/counterfeit-board-games-pandemic-catan
Guest links
https://luckysparrow.co.uk/
Lucky Sparrow Gaming Groups
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1904084749709801/
https://twitter.com/theluckysparrow
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