Brainwaves Episode 85 – Power Down

Iain catches Jamie freelancing in the Brainwaves Studio for a very odd charity. With the matter resolved they turn their attention to the news in a fortnight of more bad tidings from China, Unions getting recognized, and Awards coming to fruition. All this, and more, on episode 85 of Brainwaves. 

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Headlines

Power shortages in china

Paizo recognises Union

https://www.wired.com/story/tabletop-rpg-workers-say-their-jobs-are-no-fantasy/

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/49586/paizo-voluntarily-recognizes-union

Zenobia Awards

Updates

Mayfair games up to old tricks

News

Hasbro’s Magic numbers

Environmentally conscious packaging

https://ultimateguard.com/en/boulder/boulder-100-deck-case-return-to-earth

https://ultimateguard.com/en/p/return-to-earth

Martin Wallace joins the old white guys club

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2744805/unsettling-remarks-mw-latest-ludology-podcast

https://ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-161-tinners-tips-and-tricks – the part we are referring to starts aroun 32:45.

DnD play cancelled because homophobes

https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-she-kills-monsters-hillsboro

https://www.newsweek.com/ohio-high-school-cancels-performance-she-kills-monsters-over-implied-gay-character-1642449

Pokemon, the dark desire

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Metallic Dice Games

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Outro

Queen Monopoly

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Iain McAllister

Tabletop games reviewer and podcaster based in Dalkeith, Scotland.

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2 Responses

  1. Glenn Ford says:

    The link listed as to do with power shortages in China is, in fact, a link to the Isle of Cats Kickstarter.

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