Brainwaves Episode 161 - Suit up

It’s just the Scottish team behind the mics this week as we bring you updates on tariffs and Diamond looking particular rough alongside all the latest industry news in Brainwaves Episode 161. 

Headlines

Stonemaier Games sues the president

Stonemaier Games blog post: https://stonemaiergames.com/we-are-suing-the-president/

 

Lawsuit press release from Pacific Legal: https://pacificlegal.org/press-release/board-game-company-files-lawsuit-challenging-constitutionality-of-trump-tariffs/ 

 

CNN news video clip: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I8yFGUk8JG4&t=4s&pp=2AEEkAIB 

 

Flat River Games 

https://www.greaterthangames.com/blogs/news/greater-than-games-team-reduced-in-response-to-tariff-crisis

 

CMON woes

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/04/14/cmons-david-preti-steps-down-as-non-executive-director-seven-months-after-resigning-as-chief-operating-officer/

 

https://www.cmon.com/press/an-update-on-our-internal-teams-and-company-focus/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ2_4VleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtjCdVVDsyHa8n8FICiQRZm0Lwt6vXXPWkFTGpQOTNSJvMl4fjnPfaBz_NzS_aem_Xyf9LXeqQU2EKZgjz0Wjqw

 

Updates

Alliance and Diamond 

https://graphicpolicy.com/2025/04/29/alliance-entertainment-submits-complaint-against-diamond-claiming-fraud-and-deception/

 

News

Meredith Placko, Steve Jackson CEO resigns

https://buttondown.com/boardgamewire/archive/steve-jackson-games-ceo-meredith-placko-resigns/

 

Final Frontier Games

Hachette Boardgames acquires 999 Games

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59439/hachette-acquires-game-distributor

https://www.hachette.com/en/publisher/hachette-boardgames/ 

https://www.999games.nl/ 

 

2025 Mensa Select Winners Announced

https://www.mensamindgames.com/about/winning-games/

 

WotC attempts to sidestep Creative Commons license

https://thaumavore.substack.com/p/i-drafted-a-legal-argument-against?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=8gj26&triedRedirect=true

 

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

 

Tabletop Games Blog Raffle

http://tabletopgamesblog.com/raffle 

 

Ancient Robot Workshop

https://ancientrobotworkshop.co.uk/

 

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

 

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Fanroll

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

 

Outro

Gotta old em all

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/27/its-done-wonders-trading-card-game-featuring-middle-aged-men-revives-japanese-town

 

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