Brainwaves - Board Game and Tabletop News Show
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In Brainwaves Episode 128 the team are reporting on a lighter week for news. Gencon is in the spotlight for attendance and theft, Wizards of the Coast are in trouble (again), and the Zenobia awards make a pleasant return. All this, and more, on this episode of Brainwaves.
Headlines
Gencon Breaks attendance record
https://gamingtrend.com/news/gen-con-2023-breaks-attendance-record/
Gencon Theft
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/impd-seeking-publics-help-in-identifying-2-people-of-interest-who-stole-300-000-worth-of-gaming-cards
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3133996/designers-game-are-accused-stealing-300000-worth-m
Wizards uses AI art
https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1525-preview-3-fearsome-frost-giants-from-bigby
https://twitter.com/The_Rembutt/status/1687666168390094848?s=20
https://twitter.com/leidensygdom/status/1687665130048245760
https://giantbrain.co.uk/2022/09/26/on-stage-with-jon-hodgson/
Updates
Embracers mysterious deal partner revealed
https://kotaku.com/embracer-saudi-arabia-dead-island-2-borderlands-deal-1850475619
https://giantbrain.co.uk/2022/06/27/brainwaves-episode-101-backing-up/
News
Zenobia Award
https://zenobiaaward.org/
Trans Chess Ban
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/international-chess-org-trans-women?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=tbqqy
https://doc.fide.com/docs/DOC/2FC2023/CM2_2023_45.pdf
Unseeded man becomes UK chess champ
https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/23715291.basingstokes-jones-second-british-chess-championship/?ref=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR38PqeTPg2cyxrt4wYoyEiup9BvWPFGU7yDAW45ZFMTsIggRkzH_69sxhY
Mayfair acquires Mr B Games
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/54757/webbed-spheres-mayfair-games-acquires-mr-b-games
Jobs, Opportunities, and Events
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs
Tabletop Scotland
https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/
South London Playtesting
https://www.meetup.com/playtest/events/295346867
Patreon Shoutouts
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https://www.fortcircle.com/
James Naylor
https://naylorgames.com/
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