Brainwaves - Board Game and Tabletop News Show
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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&t=dGXw9JOr5ygDHjmwTD0LFA
News
T.Caires joins Hachette US
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52240/people-move-hachette-hires-t-caires-their-staff
Stonemaier Games announces more eco-moves
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52255/wingspan-other-stonemaier-games-now-feature-more-eco-friendly-components-packaging
Iello bought
https://www.trictrac.net/actus/iello-rejoint-media-participation
Scottish Witch Hunt card games
https://marthamcgill.co.uk/witchhunt1649/
Tabletop Gaming Article
https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/News/sponsored-post-witch-hunt-1649-two-card-games-about-the-scottish-witc
Scottish Government Apology
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-60667533
Jobs, Opportunities, and Events
Gameosity lists some every month
https://www.gameosity.com/category/jobs/
Roll for Good
https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/news/roll-for-good-mermaids-event
https://rollforgood.carrd.co/
Theft at University of East Anglia Game’s society
https://twitter.com/ReassessHistory
Patreon Shoutouts
James Naylor
https://naylorgames.com/
Shaun Newan
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facebook.com/gamealotboardgames
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Outro
D20 goes to space
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-dandd-people-sent-a-twenty-sided-die-to-space-and-it-rolled-a-20/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR0-6zs7CmwhtDKjVtDwu3-wPFfALLX8vbfdcWNblN_3NpAB37DhV0fivuQ
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