Brainwaves - Board Game and Tabletop News Show
Leisure:Games
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.com/blog/blog/2023/01/23/serge-laget/
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/295/serge-laget
Gamefound cuts into KS
https://twitter.com/Polygon/status/1620791604767297552
Asmodee Pearl Games Studio Closing
https://www.facebook.com/PearlGamesEditions/posts/pfbid02m6TtLAdZsYfGQRh1RAQGnxLLg1zq81ZjUvpa7JNvKR9XwBmEkZ6tqbimZYfqxqoPl
German Hobby Games and Puzzles Market Shrinks
https://kulturgutspiel.de/wirtschaft/umsatz-mit-gesellschaftsspielen-und-puzzles-2022-um-fuenf-prozent-gesunken
Jobs, Opportunities, and Events
Airecon
https://www.airecon.co.uk/
Gothcon
https://wordpress.gothcon.se/
Conpulsion is back
https://conpulsion.org/
Moray Games Jam
https://www.moraygamejam.com/
Patreon Shoutouts
James Naylor
https://naylorgames.com/
Shaun Newan
game-a-lot.fun/en
facebook.com/gamealotboardgames
Our Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/thegiantbrain
Support Us
https://giantbrain.co.uk/support-us-new/
Metallic Dice Games
https://metallicdicegames.com/
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Sir Meeple
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And finally
D&D film Monopoly
https://www.worldofmonopoly.com/list-ad/list-dr-du/dungeonsanddragons/2023-uk/index.php
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