Brainwaves Episode 110 – Tolling Bells

by Iain McAllister · Published 14 Nov 2022 · Updated 13 Nov 2022

Iain and Jamie are back after a little break to bring you a bumper crop of tabletop gaming news. From unions in the states to law suits in the world of chess the news never stops, and neither do we in Brainwaves Episode 110.

Second Edition Exclusive: Is this a good seque?, souper excited, why did Iain say that?

Headlines

Union formed at US retailer

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52534/union-formed-game-retailer?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Tweets by NkgUnited

Welcome Asmodee

For whom the bell tolls

oh gosh, so sorry to hear this. for those curious, seems like the details of the case are all here. it's worth reading (though everything you need to know is in this screenshot, really)https://t.co/G901DEFPeM pic.twitter.com/Iv9VZAe72j
— Gabrielle Drolet (@gabrielledrolet) November 8, 2022

Since 2019 I’ve been in an expensive, stressful legal battle to protect Webcomic Name (my “oh no” comics). It’s a relief to finally talk about this publicly! I’m launching a crowdfunder to pay my
remaining legal fees to end this. 1/8 https://t.co/1XcihGB885
— alex norris (@sillyalexnorris) November 8, 2022

BGG Link of Golden Bells projects

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/259248/golden-bell-affiliated-projects-and-companies

Episode 53 –

Brainwaves Episode 53 – Meddling Wizards

Updates

Nielsen sues Carlsen

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63338375

News

999 games head dies

https://www.999games.nl/nieuws/sad-news

DND studio head steps down

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-ray-winninger-wizards-of-the-coast-resigns/

Wizards changes processes

https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1375-leveling-up-our-creative-process-learnings-from

Ox Eye Media gets sued

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52520/game-designer-sues-ox-eye-media

Kickstarter Plagiarism

So, I’m the designer friend here. To get straight to the point:
– My game (Flowering Heights): https://t.co/CuwkJ48Xpl
– Andrew Kuplic’s (Towering Purrfection): https://t.co/hKQtPWvQsB
1/5 https://t.co/RNeJZtoE1K
— Connor Wake (@connorjwake) October 22, 2022

ITB in trouble

https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKboardgametrade/permalink/3433057103645275/?flite=scwspnss

https://t.me/+owDmHb-59eBmZmE8?fbclid=IwAR1D3Bz-xdGY7LPi-am7VjkAZmYZwrpQmjn2DrmMNvELz8-fOnKJUysgGXA

Hachette to sell Oink in the Uk

https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/news/full-range-of-oink-games-available-in-the-uk-from-next-week/

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

Careers at Monte Cook Games

Patreon Shoutouts

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https://naylorgames.com/

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Outro

Catan Novel

CATAN: Der Roman, the first of a trilogy of novels by game designer Klaus Teuber, will be published by @KOSMOS_Verlag in October 2022.

More details and sample pages in German: https://t.co/jSVwntuxdV —WEM pic.twitter.com/ZCZ9e5lIAQ
— BoardGameGeek (@BoardGameGeek) October 17, 2022

Monopoly Secret Vault

https://worldofmonopoly.com/list-ru/list-se-sh/secretvault/2022-uk/index.php

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