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Brainwaves Episode 129 – No Dice

Iain McAllister

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Jamie and Iain are fresh off their trip to Tabletop Scotland and back in the studio with Oliver for a bumper week for news. This episode we cover thefts, accusations of predatory behaviour, and we have an exclusive on Tabletop News regarding their stance on unions. All this, and more, on episode 129 of Brainwaves

https://giantbrain.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/BW129.mp3

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News Digest 129 – All the stories in note format, not a full transcript.

Headlines

No Rolls Barred host accused of predatory behaviour (again)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLP-nJ7QYuU
https://www.patreon.com/posts/message-from-no-88033991

No Rolls Barred

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/sexual-harassment-women-life-career-ruined-deserved-adam-blampied-youtube-a8167751.html

Tabletop News hiring, but not if you are part of a Union

https://www.sagaftra.org/files/sa_documents/Strike_Can_Work.pdf
https://www.sagaftra.org/files/sa_documents/Strike_Cant_Work.pdf

Handiwork games hit by theft

Handiwork Games hit by thieves and respond with Free to Download: King Beowulf – Of Kingdoms and Ring-Givers

Updates

Chess Cheating Saga

https://kotaku.com/chess-com-magnus-carlsen-hans-niemann-cheating-lawsuit-1850783459

Gencon Theft

IMPD recovers $300,000 of gaming cards stolen from Gen Con in New York City

News

Tabletop Scotland numbers and move

http://tabletopscotland.co.uk/tts2024/

Deutscher Spiele Preis 2023 reveals short-list

https://www.spiel-essen.de/de/presse?view=article&id=100&catid=2

Ennies

2023 Nominees and Winners

Millie Lavelle move

Games Expo announcement

The Gaming Goat gets new owners

New Owner Post

Video from Jeff Bergen

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2724788/tgg-negative-experiences-and-controversies

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs

Playtest London 23 

https://www.minervatabletop.co.uk/playfest

Hasbro Women Innovators Event

https://spark.hasbro.com/womeninnovators?fbclid=IwAR3GNJv2zqplEwA-L8LpTk4JPdl-iHlKYl6VS8eEXsHNrzWlw0bG9hL5SQA

Patrons

Kevin Bertram

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James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

Shaun Newman

game-a-lot.fun/en

facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

Our Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/thegiantbrain

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Metallic Dice Games

https://metallicdicegames.com/

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Outro

Cotsc-opoly
https://www.worldofmonopoly.com/list-ad/list-cn-cq/costco/index.php

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