Brainwaves

Iain and Oliver are back in the studio while Jamie takes a break from the cast. The team of two bring you updates on the Open Gaming License, Hasbro layoffs, UK companies in trouble, a downturn in the fortunes of the German games market, and much more in episode 115 of Brainwaves.    Headlines   Wizards reverses course https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1439-ogl-1-0a-creative-commons   Smart Party Episode https://smartparty.wordpress.com/2023/01/23/ogl-omg/#more-1838   Hasbro lays off staff https://www.gamesradar.com/hasbro-to-lay-off-1k-staff-with-dandd-publisher-being-one-of-the-few-to-show-strong-growth/   ITB in more trouble https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/inside-the-box-board-games/news/inside-the-box-claims-unpaid-staff-missing-pensions https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/itbboardgames/sub-terra-ii-infernos-edge/posts https://www.secondgategames.com/ https://www.nutspublishing.com/eshop/index.php   Updates   Victoria Mann https://medium.com/p/167ec2795418   News   Serge Laget dies https://faidutti.c

The team are back after a bit of a break! In this first episode of the new year we cover all the latest with Wizards of the Coast OGL announcements and have two interviews: one with Linda Codega who broke the story and one with Jon Hodgson who runs Handiwork Games. It’s our biggest piece yet on the show and we hope you enjoy it.    Not only that but we report on a new RPG union in Europe, Gil Hova shutting up shop, GW share prices and the largest monopoly collection in the world!    Headline   WIzards of the Coast updates the Open Gaming License   Linda Codega Pieces   Linda’s Twitter https://twitter.com/lincodega   The piece that broke the news https://gizmodo.com/dnd-wizards-of-the-coast-ogl-1-1-open-gaming-license-1849950634   The 1.1 leaked document https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BXYQJ0ulww7BoZhjMHrZgQ5YrjfPRIma/view   OGL announcement cancelled https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-dragons-ogl-announcement-wizards-of-the-coast-1849981365   Wizards response  reaction https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-dragons-ogl-lice

It’s the final episode of Brainwaves! For this year at least. The team are back in the studio to discuss racism in RPGs (again), AI art causing a stir, Wizards changing the Open Gaming Licence, and much more in Episode 113 of Brainwaves.   Headlines   Mythic Polynesia  https://twitter.com/mr_orgue/status/1602122837623382019?s=20&t=71lQaIfq-32saosyN0JUSQ https://twitter.com/_Boganova_/status/1593114267519430658 https://e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/moriori-still-setting-the-record-straight/   Frank West steps down from GAMA president role  https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52725/new-gama-board-president-steps-down On Stage with Frank West https://giantbrain.co.uk/2022/05/23/on-stage-with-frank-west/   Tabletop Games break half a billion  https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/kickstarter/news/tabletop-games-raised-one-and-a-half-billion-dollars-on-kickstarter   News   DnD moves beyond Race https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1393-moving-on-from-race-in-one-d-d   Wizards announces changes to the OGL https://www.

The newly forged trio return to the mics to bring you the latest and best tabletop gaming news. From AIs turning their minds to Stratego, Wizards fending off accusations, all the way to gaming related candles! All this, and more, on episode 112 of Brainwaves.    Headlines   AI masters Stratego https://twitter.com/DeepMind/status/1598392039992958982 https://www.deepmind.com/blog/mastering-stratego-the-classic-game-of-imperfect-information https://www.gravon.de/gravon/stratego/stratego.jsp   Games Industry Conference Cancelled https://www.gic-uk.co.uk/   Wizards executives push back https://dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/news/dungeons-and-dragons-under-monetised-says-executives   Updates   Dicebreaker Awards announced https://www.dicebreaker.com/events/tabletop-awards-2022/news/tabletop-awards-2022-winners   Teburu is back, maybe? https://gamefound.com/projects/xplored/vampire-the-masquerade-milan-uprising   News   Ed Pugh dies https://www.reapermini.com/   https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/52

It was my great pleasure to be joined On Stage by Flavien Loisier for our last interview of the year. Flavien is the General Manager of Hachette Boardgames UK and it was a fascinating chat covering setting up the company, the challenges of handling a hit, state of the industry, and future plans.    Twitter Account https://twitter.com/HachetteBGUK   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hachetteboardgamesuk/   Main Website https://www.hachetteboardgames.co.uk/

Jamie and Iain discover that Oliver Kinne has been drifting around the spacetime continuum inside the HQ. Not sure what to do about this situation they invite him to become a permanent member of the team, he has to pay down his tea debt anyway.  Together the newly expanded Brainwaves team cover trouble at Hasbro, Pandasaurus Games acting like dinosaurs, Embracer letting go, AI conquering diplomacy, Catan Cookbooks, and much more in episode 111 of Brainwaves.    Headlines Hasbro loses the magic https://www.polygon.com/23458064/magic-the-gathering-overprinting-hasbro-stock-downgrade   Heroscape failure to fund https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/2022/11/16/23462750/heroscape-reboot-cancelled-hasbro-haslab-failed   Hasbro looks to sell E-One https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hasbro-puts-entertainment-one-film-tv-unit-up-for-sale-1235264107/   Pandasaurus games act like dinosaurs https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/pandasaurus-games/feature/pandasaurus-games-workers-allege-toxic-workpl

Iain and Jamie are back after a little break to bring you a bumper crop of tabletop gaming news. From unions in the states to law suits in the world of chess the news never stops, and neither do we.    Headlines   Union formed at US retailer https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52534/union-formed-game-retailer?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://twitter.com/NkgUnited   Welcome Asmodee  https://welcome.asmodee.com/   For whom the bell tolls https://twitter.com/gabrielledrolet/status/1590065270781267968?t=BILiAAoPqbs8a4YYf-QKKg&s=19 https://twitter.com/dorrismccomics/status/1590035578724052992?t=BthaYHwyHoyPEx-_kAxOkw&s=19 https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/259248/golden-bell-affiliated-projects-and-companies   Episode 53 - https://giantbrain.co.uk/2020/07/20/brainwaves-53-meddling-wizards/   Updates   Nielsen sues Carlsen  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63338375   News   999 games head dies  https://www.999games.nl/nieuws/sad-news   DND studio head steps down https://comicbook.

Autumn has truly arrived in Scotland but that hasn’t stopped the Brainwaves team from venturing out to find the best in Tabletop gaming news. This episode we cover moves at the top of Kickstarter and Hasbro, licenses expanding, chess imploding, and fellowships being awarded!   Headlines Kickstarter new CEO https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/kickstarter/interview/kickstarter-ceo-everette-taylor-blockchain-tabletop-future   https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exclusive-everette-taylor-named-kickstarters-new-ceo-fast-company?src=aff-ref&trk=aff-ir_progid%3D8005_partid%3D10078_sid%3D_adid%3D449670&clickid=y1I0ZATKgxyIWOzxncVdtQiSUkDQ9J1NE31WzM0&mcid=6851962469594763264&irgwc=1   Dungeons and Dragons new head  https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/hasbro-dungeons-dragons-senior-vice-president-dan-rawson/   Lego DnD https://ideas.lego.com/blogs/a4ae09b6-0d4c-4307-9da8-3ee9f3d368d6/post/e080b760-93c0-410d-bd49-5fc32726de9c   Renegade Games expands licensing with Hasbro https://renegadegamestudios.com/blog/ren

Iain and Jamie are back behind the mics to bring you the choicest cuts of tabletop news. This episode of Brainwaves they cover the unfolding controversy in chess, companies expanding, people moving, witch trial inspired games and more!    Headlines   Chess world deals with cheating allegation fallouts   Fide official statement https://www.chessdom.com/fide-publishes-the-official-statement-on-the-carlsen-niemann-case/   Magnus Carlsen Statement https://twitter.com/magnuscarlsen/status/1574482694406565888   Late Night https://www.chessdom.com/stephen-colbert-jokes-about-the-latest-accusations-against-hans-niemann-in-his-late-night-talk-show/   Grandmaster loses commentating role https://kotaku.com/chess-grandmaster-scandal-womens-grand-prix-ilya-smirin-1849590949   Naylor Games announces future  https://mailchi.mp/368aac5f437d/mobsitters-robot-royale-available-again-free-delivery-to-celebrate-11538620?e=ffab906ec6   Updates   Star Frontiers Delisted https://twitter.com/jedion357/status/1572610022680698881?s=20&

In our latest On Stage interview Iain is joined by Jon Hodgson of Handiwork Games. Jon has had a long career in tableop RPGs. He started off as a freelance artist but has had creative director, art director, and Deputy CEO. He has worked on huge franchise titles like Lord of the Rings and Doctor Who but has left all that behind to establish his own company. Jon was kind enough to come over to the GB HQ to talk about his career, establishing Handiwork Games, the rise of AI art, and more besides in this wide ranging interview.    Links to some subjects discussed   Travelling Man https://travellingman.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw1bqZBhDXARIsANTjCPKu9Pj1KYtNuhfe9oiGYF2r5VDGgjU1fD_I9dxSTtiEVRmOnx7tzbsaAjhPEALw_wcB   Kev Walker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kev_Walker   Wayne Reynolds https://www.waynereynolds.com/   Ralph Horsley http://www.ralphhorsley.co.uk/   SLA Industries https://nightfall.games/sla-industries-2nd-edition   Dead of Night https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/81572/Dead-of-Night   Midjourney https://www

The team are back to bring you the latest in tabletop news. This episode they lay out the history of nuTSR and Wizards of the coast before bringing you the latest developments in the case. Alongside this they look at cheating controversy in the world of chess, Origins shaking up the Awards, Gamefound announcing new initiatives, and more on this episode of Brainwaves.    Headlines   Wizards files injunction against nuTSR https://twitter.com/NoHateInGaming/status/1568288911297847296?s=20&t=pfVPMt8_j-g6yv2X1pY9tA https://twitter.com/BrainClouds/status/1568280027917074435?s=20&t=pfVPMt8_j-g6yv2X1pY9tA   nuTSR financial data breach https://www.enworld.org/threads/nutsr-financial-data-breach.691241/   https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-full-glorious-history-of-nutsr.684697/   News   Chess cheating https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/09/chess-hans-niemann-hits-back-over-cheating-controversy-in-st-louis   Origins Awards changes categories for 2022 https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52145/gama-changes

Iain and Jamie are back from Tabletop Scotland their bags bursting with the latest in tabletop news. Join them in the studio as they cover card games raking in the bucks, Kickstarter making changes, Wizards faltering once more, and a new segment covering jobs, events, and opportunities in the community.    Headlines Ebay puts its cards on the table https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ebay-has-entered-into-an-agreement-to-acquire-tcgplayer-301609889.html   Kickstarter employs new head of games https://www.polygon.com/23328798/kickstarter-new-director-of-games-interview-blockchain https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/news/kickstarter-change-up-their-games-team-is-this-a-sign-of-changes-ahead/   Fandom exits RPG market https://www.geeknative.com/145845/cortex-sold-legends-of-grayskull-shuttered-and-dragon-prince-rpg-transferred-as-fandom-exists-tabletop-roleplaying/?utm_content=buffercc2c5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer https://www.cortexrpg.com/ https://store.talesofxa

Iain and Jamie are back in the studio to bring you the latest tabletop news. This episode we cover all the Dungeons, all the Dragons, all the awards, and all the rock music?   Headlines   Wizards announces the future of DnD https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1313-wizards-presents-recap-catch-up-on-all-the-d-d https://giantbrain.co.uk/2022/04/18/episode-96-pyramid-scheme/   Bits and Mortar https://www.bits-and-mortar.com/   Tabletop Gaming Awards finalists announced https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/News/tabletop-gaming-awards-2022-finalists-announced   Harvey Awards choose boardgame https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51895/2022-harvey-award-nominations-announced   Ennie Award Winners https://ennie-awards.com/2022-results/   GAMA elects new officers https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51940/gama-board-elects-new-officers   News   Embracer throws its arms around LOTR https://embracer.com/release/embracer-group-enters-into-agreement-to-acquire-ip-rights-to-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-the-hobbit-literary-works-by-j-r-

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-wKyx

Iain is trying to fit the entire studio in a fridge to escape the cool weather, while Jamie goes for a more practical solution. Resolving their differences they won’t let the hot weather stop them bringing you the latest tabletop news. This episode they cover firings, delays, and game kidnapping (sort of).    Headlines Petersen Games lays off staff and looks in trouble https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02cacbYSJYE2SL9bDBvPRozqhKJq78HkSBuA2ri1Ni2ynNhG4CdUExNrK2popjVywnl&id=100001129599199&m_entstream_source=timeline https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2892101/petersen-games-out-business/page/1 https://discord.com/channels/653652846167851008/997763650674765865   Darkest Dungeon KS in trouble https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1162110258/darkest-dungeon-the-board-game/posts/3557431   Roll20 unites the party https://blog.roll20.net/posts/roll20-onebookshelf-are-uniting-the-party/   Updates   Spiel des Jahres 2022 announced https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/spiel-des-jahres/news/spiel-des-jahr

In our most recent On Stage Iain is joined by David Wright and John Harper, two of the team behind Tabletop Scotland. Tabletop Scotland is a convention held in Perth, Scotland and is back after a couple of years due to one thing and another. They chat about the inception of the convention, attracting a diverse audience, the state of the hobby in Scotland, and a wide variety of other topics before taking questions from the audience.    Tabletop Scotland   David Wright Twitter   John Harper Twitter   It’s Good to Give Charity   Penumbra Charity   Juniper Green Boardgames   Common Ground Games

Jamie’s been away in the nation's capital and comes back to find Iain covered in popcorn and watching the latest developments in UK politics. Dusting Iain off and getting him behind the mic, the team cover the latest in tabletop news: Wizards employees form justice group, and awards doubler, Keyforge resurrected, Jamison Stone updates, DMs Guild partnerships, and more on the latest episode of Brainwaves.   Headlines   Wizards for Justice https://twitter.com/WizardsJustice/status/1541600178616016896   Indie Bundle for Abortion funds https://twitter.com/rolistespod/status/1543697219320250368?s=20&t=rjP_GHhEDn9LpREYiQaOPQ https://itch.io/b/1375/ttrpgs-for-reproductive-rights   Cardboard Edison Awards https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PFlo4LYFm_iixwlB3g6khuy1JNeAVUM3UTpKU85NQXk/edit   ENNIE award nominations https://ennie-awards.com/2022-nominations/   Keyforge acquired by new studio Ghost Galaxy https://keyforging.com/ghost-galaxy-acquires-keyforge/   Updates   Jamison Stone back, sort of https://www.diceb

After the highs of the big 100, Iain and Jamie are back behind the mics to bring you the latest tabletop gaming news. This time out we cover a new player in the field of crowdfunding, Kickstarter’s community board, the Diana Jones Award, a whole slew of updates, and Monopoly Summer Camp.  Roe Vs Wade We are providing links here to help those needing assistance in the states and looking to donate to causes that can help. Thanks to our Discord community and Tiffany Leigh on Twitter for providing some of these links.   Planned Parenthood https://www.plannedparenthood.org/   Donate to Abortion Funds https://secure.actblue.com/donate/supportabortionfunds?refcode=social   More info on local Abortion Funds https://twitter.com/helmsinki/status/1540339667874332672?s=20&t=pawlCg5RyYxm838zZ-7MGA   Information on getting abortion pills https://twitter.com/HealthMayday/status/1540337772979838981?s=20&t=pawlCg5RyYxm838zZ-7MGA   Tiffany’s thread with more links https://twitter.com/tiffanyleigh/status/154035374626105

It’s the 100th Episode! In a very special live show Iain and Jamie welcome back Sam who has been hiding in the walls/ another dimension. They are joined by the interview legend that is Richard Simpson from We’re Not Wizards. Together they dive into the  murky waters of the latest tabletop news including the Jamison Stone controversy, Cake IP issues, dodgy funding, worth causes, and much more. When the news is all dealt with Richard takes over to interview the original Brainwaves team and ask questions on behalf of our audience.    Headlines Jamison Stone Accusations https://twitter.com/nerdytattooer/status/1534685504813383681?s=20&t=IBQQPoS5G5F9B2LFUW62zA   https://twitter.com/Miss_Jess03/status/1534572319687180293?s=20&t=IBQQPoS5G5F9B2LFUW62zA   https://twitter.com/StoneJamison/status/1534670144907186176   Great British Bake Off IP issues https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/the-great-british-baking-show-game/news/great-british-baking-show-game-uk-release   Iain mentions this KS which is not a fever dre

It’s the penultimate episode before the big 100. As Jamie and Iain contemplate what they have brought to the world of tabletop podcasts they dig into the latest news from the hobby. Spiel des Jahres nominations, rent a DM, Drivthru blackouts and push outs, and much more on this episode of Brainwaves.    Headlines   Spiel des Jahres nominees https://twitter.com/SpieldesJahres   Rent a DM https://venturebeat.com/2022/05/13/startplaying-raises-6-5m-so-tabletop-players-can-rent-dungeon-masters/   Drivethru suspends designer https://www.geeknative.com/142136/drivethrurpg-suspends-game-designer-linked-to-the-nazi-filth/   Link to horrible things this designer has posted  https://www.nohateingaming.com/   Drivethru hack https://www.geeknative.com/142243/drivethrurpg-confirms-hacking-customer-data-secure/ https://medium.com/oneblogshelf/may-2022-security-update-2a444923984e   Updates   Mask Policies https://twitter.com/Gen_Con/status/1525287287059357698?s=20&t=Ql7xQpHlugHVoSV-6kPB1w   https://twitter.com/originsg