Brainwaves

Jamie’s away so Iain gets Oliver from Tabletop Games Blog in the studio for a tryout. Jamie’s surprise return puts things on a rather awkward note but together they come together to report on this week’s news. From distributors getting themselves tied in knots, Kickstarters getting cancelled and convention season looking a bit wobbly, no news corner is too dark for the Brainwaves team to stick their snout in.  Headlines   Coiledspring games promotion with Mumsnet sparks backlash https://twitter.com/coiledspring/status/1396058393287213056?s=19 https://twitter.com/coiledspring/status/1397643793248161795?s=20   Spiele des Jahres https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/48381/spiel-des-jahres-nominations-revealed   Games Expo to go ahead, tickets on sale https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/   Gencon Indy has big exhibitors bail https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/48400/big-companies-continue-bail-attending-gen-con-indy-2021   News   Plastic Soldier Company cancels Prison Architect Kickstarter after controv