Brainwaves Episode 151 – Commander Castastrophe

While Jamie is off in that there London, Iain and Oliver are once more behind the mics to bring you the latest tabletop news. In Brainwaves episode 151 we cover Wizards taking over Commander, CMON losing board members, the usual smattering of awards, and a good few stories about unions. All this and more on this episode of Brainwaves. 

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News Digest 151

Headlines

Commander Format Firestorm
https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/on-the-future-of-commander

https://www.rascal.news/finance-bros-and-harassment-force-mtgs-biggest-player-owned-format-into-corporate-hands

Zenobia Award Finalists Announced

CMON loses COO

https://investor.cmon.com/governance

Updates

Cops called on TTWU protestors 

https://www.rascal.news/brooklyn-strategist-owner-calls-police-on-employee-walkout

https://www.gofundme.com/f/supportTWU?ref=rascal.news

News

TCG Player workers call for Union contract

https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/459782/tcgplayer-union-ebay-rally-fair-pay

https://cwa-union.org/tapped-out-tcgplayer

Games Workshop Shareholder Revolt

CAH sues Elon Musk

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/cards-humanity-elon-musk-spacex-lawsuit-trespassed-texas-land-rcna172016

2024 Player’s Handbook Breaks Dungeons & Dragons Records

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57876/2024-players-handbook-becomes-fastest-selling-dungeons-dragons-product-ever

Big Bad Con Boycott averted

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mrxQaSbXd_SlFB7NJxhrCIHFsKKOvcvmLEHoXxVBstY/edit

Deutscher Spiele Preis 2024 Winners Announced

Stonemaier Games acquires “Tokaido” from Funforge

https://mailchi.mp/stonemaiergames/stonemaier-games-monthly-newsletter-august-2989870?e=f9ef617363

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

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

Bluesky list of board game people

https://bsky.app/starter-pack/boardgamehottakes.bsky.social/3l5aovjrq6j2p

Tabletop Games Blog Board Game Raffle in aid of The Trussell Trust / UK Food Banks

https://tabletopgamesblog.com/raffle

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https://naylorgames.com

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Outro

What we Clue-do in the Shadows

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Iain McAllister

Tabletop games reviewer and podcaster based in Dalkeith, Scotland.

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