Episode 18 – Ninja Scouts

by Iain McAllister · Published 25 Nov 2018 · Updated 6 Nov 2021

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Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. In this episode we cover controversy at White Wolf, Ninja Division’s financial troubles, the launch of Keyforge and more! In Brainstorm the guys discuss the most used mechanics in games over 2018 and peer into the future at what we might see in 2019.

Headlines

White Wolf Implodes

https://www.white-wolf.com/newsblog/a-message-from-white-wolf

Ninja Division’s $750k hole

https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/9wbzoe/super_dungeon_explore_legends_kickstarter_project/?utm_source=reddit-android

Legal Doc

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Iu7HOs3mkd6GCve9LqHT_9Q5rdghW5xY/view

Keyforge

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/11/9/archon-names/?fbclid=IwAR1B6MdBNyLgtKB5SIfxzj3gFNDm0O8fDCfxRqyVg8L0e_jQFQHocAdzbN8

News

Gamer creates board game/rpg to help with anxiety

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-46029562?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=facebook

https://realideas.org/game-changer/

Black Mirror episode Nosedive to become a boardgame

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/265316/black-mirror-nosedive

Lord of the Rings Custom Scenario Kits

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/11/13/decide-your-destiny/

Brainstorm

From Simon Marr on Twitter. Original question “Game mechanics you would like to see the back of or see more of in 2019”. We twisted that a little to be “What do we think was the most used mechanic in games that came out this year, and where do we think we will see innovation over the course of 2019”.

Tail

Scout Monopoly

https://shop.scouts.org.uk/gifting/scouts-monopoly-board-game?utm_source=Scout%20Shops%20Ltd%20(shops)&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=10029946_Monopoly%20Launch%20-%20Nov%202018&utm_content=monopoly%20cta&dm_i=1SYI,5YZ5M,BERJX7,NE9L2,1&fbclid=IwAR3uM6bLILwKrPp8iSyImh4T_-jIR-ZWnJXnVLbsJGqAnGPUJgV2sUsGg00

Game of Thrones Monopoly

https://mashable.com/article/monopoly-game-of-thrones/?europe=true

Patreon Shoutouts

Robert Ruthven, Lucky Sparrow Games Cafe. Opening 30th November.

https://m.facebook.com/luckysparrowgamescafe/

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