Brainwaves Episode 109 – Two Heads

by Iain McAllister · 17 Oct 2022

Autumn has truly arrived in Scotland but that hasn’t stopped the Brainwaves team from venturing out to find the best in Tabletop gaming news. On Brainwaves Episode 109 we cover moves at the top of Kickstarter and Hasbro, licenses expanding, chess imploding, and fellowships being awarded!

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Headlines

Kickstarter new CEO

https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/kickstarter/interview/kickstarter-ceo-everette-taylor-blockchain-tabletop-future

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exclusive-everette-taylor-named-kickstarters-new-ceo-fast-company?src=aff-ref&trk=aff-ir_progid%3D8005_partid%3D10078_sid%3D_adid%3D449670&clickid=y1I0ZATKgxyIWOzxncVdtQiSUkDQ9J1NE31WzM0&mcid=6851962469594763264&irgwc=1

Dungeons and Dragons new head

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/hasbro-dungeons-dragons-senior-vice-president-dan-rawson/

Lego DnD https://ideas.lego.com/blogs/a4ae09b6-0d4c-4307-9da8-3ee9f3d368d6/post/e080b760-93c0-410d-bd49-5fc32726de9c

Renegade Games expands licensing with Hasbro

https://renegadegamestudios.com/blog/renegade-game-studios-expands-licensing-partnership-with-hasbro-gaming-classics/

Updates

Chess

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/04/hans-niemann-chess-com-cheating-investigation-magnus-carlsen

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63108879

Satine Phoenix

I guess it's that time of year… Let's talk about the rehabilitation operation that's commencing with this IG post for Satine Phoenix.

But first, read this thread about what she actually did:https://t.co/ySlQNLhcZ8
Because she is relying heavily on fan amnesia right now. pic.twitter.com/CfXtW5Bzvm
— A Deep Sea PanzerLion (@POCGamer) October 3, 2022

Yu-gi-oh creator death

https://sea.ign.com/yu-gi-oh-master-duel/191324/news/yu-gi-oh-creator-kazuki-takahashi-died-trying-to-save-lives

News

Chris Gabrielson death

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/badcrow/company-of-heroes-board-game-2nd-edition/posts/3634943

Essen Theft

Hi friends. Sad news.

My friend, Bernd Eisenstein of Irongames, had his booth looted yesterday to the tune of a few thousand euros. Some of those euros came from me as I bought Discordia that day.

This is a big hit on a small publisher. I'm cooperating with a couple friends…
— Rand. Can't sit still. (@yelmelnobrainer) October 9, 2022

Gama Horizon Fellowships

GAMA is proud to announce the newly selected Horizons Fellowship recipients for the class of 2022-2023, as part of GAMA's continued efforts to expand diversity in the tabletop game industry.
Read more here: https://t.co/0NT19GEAo3 pic.twitter.com/ze61IYZoTt
— The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) (@TheGAMAOnline) October 8, 2022

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