Sinopsis
Iain, Jamie and Sam from The Giant Brain bring you a fortnightly show about Tabletop Gaming News
Episodios
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Episode 47 - Courtroom Melodrama
27/04/2020 Duración: 31minThis week on Brainwaves Iain Chantler is on trial for crimes too heinous to write down! With the proceedings out of the way the team gather to pour over the last fortnight in boardgame news: CMON trading statement, Kickstarter cuts, Game store owner arrested and companies support for your FLGS. We look at Roll20 and the ways it can help you roleplay online. The Trial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAaTLcQq_D4&app=desktop Headlines Cmon Trading Statement https://cmon.com/news/cmon-april-2020-update Kickstarter to cut staff https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/20/21228412/kickstarter-layoffs-planned-coronavirus-project-declines-crowdfunding-union Florida Game Store Owner arrested over stay at home orders https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45615/florida-game-store-owner-arrested-violating-safer-home-orders https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45620/game-store-owner-to-fight-charges News Games Workshop to begin Opening Stores around the world https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/04/21/lockdown-update
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Episode 46 - Non-Euclidean Coffee
13/04/2020 Duración: 34minThe Team are all together in Brainwaves HQ and Iain C has made his way back from the non-euclidean geometry of the coffee machine. Joining Jamie and Iain M they dive into the news ocean once more to bring you the juiciest pearls. This week they cover the Far Verona cancellation, the passing of a TSR founder, CMON trading woes, Asmodee generosity, Z-Man on Pandemic and much, much more. Iain M has been busy putting together a new corner of the studio to help out those stuck at home with online gaming, and the team chat about the merits of Tabletop Simulator. Headlines Far Verona Cancellation https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/fts4rd/adam_koebel_dungeon_worlds_far_verona_stream/ https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2020/04/rpg-far-verona-canceled-dungeon-world-creator-faces-backlash.html Elspeth Eastman Explainer Vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y21hx6FEPE&feature=emb_err_watch_on_yt Koebel Apology https://youtu.be/yYonGyQiILQ Monte Cooke material https://www.montecookgames.com/consent-in-gaming/ Brian
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Brainwaves 45 - Multiplayer Solitaire
30/03/2020 Duración: 37minBrainwaves HQ is a lonely place for Iain M to be on his own: Iain C is self isolating, and we’ve sent all the interns home for safety. Contemplating what to do next he is thankfully joined by Jamie who has returned from his walkabout, and a very special guest. Together they look at the impact Covid-19 has had on the boardgaming world before turning to news of companies splitting, awards being announced, and games companies reacting to counterfeiting. In Brainstorm we look at ways you can still engage with the Tabletop community online. Headline Coronavirus Impacts Tabletop World Games Expo Moves to August https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/content/news/uk-games-expo-postponed-august-2020/ Tabletop Scotland moves to October https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/tabletop-scotland-2020-postponed-news/ Asmodee USA is not releasing any new titles over April https://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/102183/covid-19-gaming-table-iii-asmodee-alliance-and-acd Wizards suspends WPN https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45485/wizards
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Idle Thoughts - Episode 3 (dec 2018)
16/03/2020 Duración: 21minIain and Iain were off in Harrogate over the last weekend, and haven't had the time to put together the usual Brainwaves cast. To fill the gap we are releasing one of our older Idle Thoughts episodes featuring the original team of Iain, Jamie and Sam. We hope you enjoy their thoughts on the games they played round December 2018.
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Episode 44 - Robot Club!
02/03/2020 Duración: 39minIain Chantler has established a Robot Fight Club in the basement of Brainwaves HQ and who better than James Hewitt to help him get it setup. Iain McAllister is enthusiastic about the idea but James really needs to help out around the place if the club is going to stay, so he joins the Iains on the cast. This episode we cover Kickstarter unions, DTRPG categories, Hasbro Finances, Replacement policies and more. In Brainwaves we cast our eye to the new Federal Trade Commision rules on influencers and discuss the relationship between the press and publishers. Headlines Kickstarter employees form union https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/3a8pp5/kickstarter-employees-win-historic-union-election?__twitter_impression=true Kickstarter Hires law firm that advertises maintaining a union free workplace https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3a8vyk/kickstarter-hired-a-law-firm-that-advertises-maintaining-a-union-free-workplace DTRPG launches LGBTQ+ and Romance genres https://www.geeknative.com/71220/drivethrurpg-launches-
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Episode 43 - Executive Bell
17/02/2020 Duración: 36minJamie 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-ga
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Episode 42 - Parting Thoughts
03/02/2020 Duración: 34minIt’s week two of intern training and it’s Iain’s turn to get Iain behind the mic as Jamie is off doing….something. They start off by covering the latest developments at Monolith games and when Jamie eventually turns up, without coffee, all three of the team cover Kickstarter Boardgame finances, Mythic getting sued, Kickstarter Union updates, charity efforts by gamers, Warhammer 40k escape rooms and mainstream boardgames. In our Brainstorm we answer a question posed by a follower: What RPG would you recommend to a new DM and/or player? Headlines Beyond the Monolith The Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/806316071/beyond-the-monolith-core-system-conan-universe Brainwaves Episode 36 https://giantbrain.co.uk/2019/10/14/episode-36-creaking-brains/ Official statement from Monolith https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/806316071/beyond-the-monolith-core-system-conan-universe/posts/2731545- Tabletop Tribe article https://www.tabletoptribe.com/beyond-the-monolith-or-how-to-ruin-cool-with-bloat/?fbcli
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Episode 41 - Prognostic Thoughts
20/01/2020 Duración: 36minThe Brainwaves studios are dusty, Jamie has been sleeping under a desk and there has been some confusion over who was booking the next guest. Luckily we have a spare intern lying around, Iain Chantler, who helps out on this cast and makes us both look like consummate unprofessionals. On our first Brainwaves of 2020 we cover FFG layoffs and cancellations, new DnD, Tabletop Art initiatives, small game, big games and pre-order systems. In our Brainstorm the team read the signs, chuck runes up in the air and look forward to 2020 and what it might bring to the hobby. Headlines FFG Layoffs and cancellations https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/elfkbq/massive_layoffs_at_ffg/ - Reddit https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/44911/fantasy-flight-games-layoffs-rpg-lines-continue- RPG info New D&D book announced… and Matt Mercer has to defend it https://www.geeknative.com/70491/matthew-mercer-defends-explorers-guide-to-wildemount-and-thats-a-shame/ Critical Role https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpXBGqwsBkpvcYj
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Brainwaves Special Edition - Dragonmeet 2019
06/01/2020 Duración: 14minHappy New Year everyone! Iain did some interviews down at Dragonmeet 2019 (not 2020 as he says repeatedly throughout) and now you can hear them as well. He spoke to giants of the UK RPG podcast scene The Smart Party and some of the indie board game publishers. Hope you enjoy! Loke Battlemats https://lokebattlemats.com/ Ruined Sky Games https://www.ruinedsky.com/ The Smart Party https://smartparty.wordpress.com/ Hercules Game Studios https://www.after-london.com/role-quest Play For Keeps https://www.playforkeeps.games/ Contact Us Twitter - https://twitter.com/thegiantbrain Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/giantbrainuk/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thegiantbrain/ Website – http://www.giantbrain.co.uk/ Email – giantbrainuk@gmail.com
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Brainwaves Special Edition - Awards 2019
23/12/2019 Duración: 42minThe plans for the award show have gone awry so Iain and Jamie retreat to RPG corner to discuss their nominations for the year in games. Best Short Game Tortuga 1667 https://facadegames.com/products/tortuga-1667 Cockroach Poker https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11971/cockroach-poker Tabletop Scotland https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/ Best Rulebook Villagers https://www.sinisterfish.com/games/villagers/ Bargain Quest https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/bargain-quest-landing-page Paul Grogan - Gaming Rules https://gaming-rules.com/ Shut up & Sit Down https://www.shutupandsitdown.com/ Best Original Screenplay - An Award for Story in Game Roll Player https://www.thunderworksgames.com/ Dune https://www.gf9.com/ Best Blacklist Game - we've played but isn't released yet Magnate: The First City https://magnategame.com/ Riftforce https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291859/riftforce Best Production/ Most Overproduced Game Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Starter Set https://www.cubicle7games.com/our-games/warhammer-fant
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Episode 40 - Wrapping Up
09/12/2019 Duración: 32minBrainwaves HQ is undergoing a bit of a revamp in preparation for our awards show. With the news room inaccessible and construction everywhere Iain and Jamie do the cast themselves. On this show they cover world champions going away, Uno politics and boardgames in old age. Removing themselves to the crackling fire of RPG corner they cover a couple of recent announcements before looking back on the year for The Giant Brain. We hope you will pour yourself a glass and join us. Headlines Go Champion retires https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/27/go-game-master-quits-saying-machines-cannot-be-defeated Uno has a political problem, apparently https://www.mattelgames.com/en-us/uno-nonpartisan?fbclid=IwAR2Xq48AfxqKziEUOUnOwS97uRQCTWEwL0N-RhYirid7uqaUdF9N7cQnGSk Edinburgh led study looks at boardgames https://stv.tv/news/scotland/1442675-playing-board-games-keeps-you-mentally-sharp-in-later-life/?fbclid=IwAR02POvkG_Jcawg9xQGiznA4V_g8KbamLw26y4QRUfvjKAnC1Mvr5OVFCoI https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/1
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Episode 39 - Conventional Thinking
25/11/2019 Duración: 34minIain has big plans for the first Giant Brain convention but Jamie is not so sure. Luckily our convention correspondent Mark Cooke is back from Essen with lots of excellent advice. This episode the team cover abuse allegations, industry deaths, awards and more. Iain’s been working on something in the basement and it proves very useful when getting to the core of what convention organisation is all about. No interns were harmed in the making of this episode. Headline Industry distances itself from JR Honeycutt after abuse allegations https://www.thefandomentals.com/abuse-allegations-lead-board-game-industry-to-distance-itself-from-prolific-designer/ https://medium.com/@victoria.mann11/coming-forward-to-move-forward-8608e9c27e74 Esther MacCallum Stewart - https://twitter.com/neveahfs Chad Jensen dies https://twitter.com/HeavyCardboard/status/1195355111612129281?s=20&fbclid=IwAR1srh307usDj-jSIhVeh4YVK6ci9Gu08BgBES_2XhS8Tce_JTGbBbZzaB4http://www.dicetowernews.com/the-board-game-community-loses-chad-jensen-desi
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Episode 38 - Selling up!
11/11/2019 Duración: 31minWhat’s this? Iain is considering selling the Brainwaves HQ? As they consider the offer they invite the real estate magnate James Naylor to join the team and cover this week’s news: legends dying, profits falling, lawsuits concluding, mashups, acquisitions and much more on this weeks Brainwaves. Headlines Frances Tresham dies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Tresham_(game_designer) Hasbro Profits Fall https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2019/10/dd-weak-hasbro-sales-propped-up-by-dungeons-dragons.html https://seekingalpha.com/news/3507616-hasbro-minus-7-percent-tariffs-sting Gygax v. DeSanto lawsuit wraps up https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2019/11/dd-gail-gygax-was-being-sued-by-the-producer-of-transformers-until-this-week.html News Critical Role animated series picked up by Amazon! https://twitter.com/CriticalRole/status/1191778691979735041 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/criticalrole/critical-role-the-legend-of-vox-machina-animated-s/posts/2674520 Hasbro Mashups line https://www.target.com/s?searchTe
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Episode 37 - Wizard Brains
28/10/2019 Duración: 35minIain and Jamie are joined by magic man Richard from We’re Not Wizards. Together they cover actual Kickstarter Fraud, Kittens getting their hands on lots of money and visas being denied for Essen. In our Brainstorm they look at online communities and discuss whether they should all be amalgamated into one. All this and more, on this week’s Brainwaves. Headlines Carbon Copies on KS https://twitter.com/GreyGnomeGames/status/1184308826822057984?s=19 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hoard/dungeon-hoard https://www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/dungeon-hoard Exploding kittens in the money https://www.pehub.com/2019/10/tcg-invests-30-mln-in-tabletop-game-company-exploding-kittens/?fbclid=IwAR334eeJoD2wtOQiwHwKwbLUUqFtEZ4W3p5lded8Gm7rNV6edt2ED3JRWjQ Iranian Game Designers denied visas https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/95673/iranian-publishers-denied-visas-germany-spiel-19 https://www.instagram.com/p/B3tTjBiD5Sb/ - Letter to EU News Another boardgame tablet hits KS https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/15/20915213/g
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Episode 36 - Creaking Brains
14/10/2019 Duración: 40minThat sound isn't the Brainwaves HQ starting to strain under the weight of all the new interns, no it's the sound of Creaking Shelves recently installed by our latest guest Matt Evans, we really must get professionals to do this kind of thing. Matt joins us to discuss Kickstarter Unions, cash prizes, fast food RPGs, discuss "Killer Games" and much, much more. Headlines Kickstarter Unionisation https://rowanrookanddecard.com/kickstarter-heart-and-the-union/ https://twitter.com/ksr_united/status/1181591340624334848 Keyforge Cash Prizes https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2019/9/26/rise-of-the-vaultwarrior/?fbclid=IwAR3Y1s7UoH1SMu-aiygveiZYn8f_ySRzLKso_eW-B6iQDdmQ_RGB4NKYEhk Wendy’s RPG https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/10/wendys-has-unveiled-its-own-tabletop-rpg-feast-of.html?fbclid=IwAR15M2XLJc52BSb8j8Bg7KsuzVVD8wROYyzWUmBdkT0pGNbnl12-3MaH4TE KFC Dating Sim https://store.steampowered.com/app/1121910/I_Love_You_Colonel_Sanders_A_Finger_Lickin_Good_Dating_Simulator
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Episode 35 - Future Flight
30/09/2019 Duración: 42minIain & Jamie are back from their vacation with a longer cast than normal to catch up on all the tasty boardgame news. They are joined by Glenn Ford of Man O’Kent Games to cover Kickstarter Unions, CMON time machines, trucks full of dice, when RPGs go wrong and much more! Headlines Kickstarter in the Firing Line https://slate.com/technology/2019/09/kickstarter-union-organizing.html https://www.evilhat.com/home/a-word-about-kickstarter/ https://www.evilhat.com/home/a-further-word-about-kickstarter/ CMON goes back in time https://cmon.com/news/back-to-the-past?fbclid=IwAR1v-Mx4Y_U08vXFN-mQBKJcEX7BZPoh-DyI-6EEO-cdtoZRwlnJfVXkJcE Fantasy Flight Games looks to the future https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2019/9/6/scry-the-future/ News Dice hit the road https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP1iaE42DU4 Stores given grants by Wizards https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/44094/rolling-for-initiative-wizards-puts-its-money-where-its-mouth-is-other-trends Evil
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Idle Thoughts - Episode 2
16/09/2019 Duración: 34minWe are taking a little break this week from our regular cast but rest assured we will be back in two weeks time with all the usual Tabletop News from near and far. This episode was recorded before Sam was lost in 'the incident' and covers Keyforge, Scrawl and Dungeons & Dragons. This episode was made possible by the kind sponsorship of all our patrons.
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Brainwaves Special Edition - Tabletop Scotland
02/09/2019 Duración: 32minThis week on Brainwaves we are bringing you a series of interviews we conducted at Tabletop Scotland. This convention took place in Perth on the 24th and 25th of August, 2019. We spoke to the sponsors of the convention, various retailers, exhibitors and some friends of the show. We hope you enjoy. The links below are in the order they appear on the cast. Daniel Taylor Woodworking https://www.instagram.com/dtaylorwoodworking/?hl=en Inspiring Games https://www.inspiringgames.com/ Unlucky Frog https://www.unluckyfrog.com/ The Boardgame Book https://www.boardgame-book.com/ DMB Games https://dmbgames.co.uk/ Murphy’s Vault https://www.murphysvault.com/ Dice Roll Cafe https://www.facebook.com/DiceRollCafe/ Geeknson http://www.geeknson.co.uk/uk/ Bez http://www.stuffbybez.com/ Iain (Unpopular Mechanics) https://twitter.com/UnMech Lucky Sparrow Games Cafe https://www.facebook.com/luckysparrowgamescafe/ Handiwork Games https://handiwork.games/ Campaign Coins https://campaigncoins.com/ Jon Ho
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Episode 34 - Golden Gnomes
19/08/2019 Duración: 40minIain has been trying to bring the Brainwaves garden under control but much to his annoyance has found the place overrun by wrestling Gnomes. Laying the blame squarely at the feet of Robbie Munn, Robbie joins Iain and Jamie on the cast as penance for his out of control Sumo Gnomes. We cover more awards, Golden Bell/ Unbroken Kickstarter, hirings, mergers and lawsuits. In Brainstorm we tackle the weighty issue of problematic themes in games. Headlines Golden Bell/ Unbroken Kickstarter https://boardgamegeek.com/article/32704614#32704614 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1227872561/unbroken-a-solo-game-of-survival-and-revenge Ennies http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/2019-ennie-winners/ Diana Jones Award https://twitter.com/dianajonesaward?lang=en https://bullypulpitgames.com/ https://dreadthegame.wordpress.com/about-dread-the-game/ News Ross O’Connell joins Alleycat Games https://twitter.com/moregamespls/status/1159892361373192197?s=20 https://www.moregamesplease.com/ https://www.alleycatgames.com/ Wil Wheat
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Episode 33 - Rolling Smart
05/08/2019 Duración: 35minThe team dare to roll and welcome the excellent Mike Barnes back to the cast. This episode we cover the announcement of the Teburu smart board, along with how to pronounce it, Spiel des Jahres winners, deaths of some giants of the industry, Digital innovations and much more. In Brainstorm we turn our attention to the biggest conventions and ask if there are just too many games. Headlines Mike Brunton & Richard Berg die https://twitter.com/RBMStudio1/status/1154885530649165825?s=09 https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/135/richard-h-berg https://twitter.com/cubicle7/status/1153270713228419077 CMON announces smart tech https://www.cmon.com/news/teburu-a-new-evolution-in-board-games Spiel des Jahres winners announced https://www.cmon.com/news/teburu-a-new-evolution-in-board-games News Terraforming Mars Digital Studio shuts https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/346822/Terraforming_Mars_dev_LuckyHammers_has_closed_down.php Bezier Games digital 'try before you buy'