Brainwaves Episode 158 – Possible Possums

by Iain McAllister · Published 24 Feb 2025 · Updated 22 Feb 2025

The team are back to scour the corners of the world for the best in Tabletop Gaming News. This episode we cover mergers, departures, destruction, and we have an interview with those Rascals. All this and more on episode 158 of Brainwaves.

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Steve Jackson merges with Possum Games

https://www.rascal.news/possum-creek-games-wanders-to-a-new-home-with-steve-jackson-games

https://www.sjgames.com/ill/archive/2025-02-11?ref=rascal.news

Mythic crumbles

End looms for Mythic Games as company gives up trying to deliver $1.3m Monsterpocalypse Kickstarter, hands files over to IP holder Privateer Press

Thomas Interview

https://www.rascal.news

Updates

BGA Awards update

https://boardgamearena.com/news?id=873

News

6 out of 10 tabletop role-playing games campaigns were Gamefound. KS rattled?

https://www.polygon.com/analysis/520142/gamefound-top-10-biggest-board-game-crowdfund-campaigns

GTS cancels Splotter’s Indonesia

Snowbright Studio announces winners of the second annual Nonbinary Tabletop Award

We are excited to share the winners of the second annual Nonbinary Tabletop Award! So, without further ado, here they are!
— Snowbright Studio (@snowbrightstudio.bsky.social) 2025-02-15T21:00:50.597Z

https://www.snowbrightstudio.com/awards

Swiss Game Awards

Harmonies, Captain Flip triumph in this year’s Swiss Gamers Award, Castle Combo seals two finalist spots

https://swissgamersaward.ch

Haba and Asmodee France

https://www.spielwarenmesse.de/en/mag/toy-market-news/asmodee-france-chosen-as-official-distribution-partner-for-haba

Roman discovery

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-ancient-tokens-that-roman-soldiers-used-to-play-strategy-games-180985903

Obituaries

Carla Horger

Unfortunately, we have more sad news to share today. Our GMT family is mourning the sudden passing of Carla Horger, co-designer with her husband Jeff of our Thunder Alley series of racing games.For those of you who'd like to donate in Carla's memory and help Jeff cover expenses, see below:
— GMT Games (@gmtgames.bsky.social) 2025-02-02T23:31:55.238Z

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

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

Young Game Designers Scholarship Open for Applications Again

Nachwuchs-Spieleautoren-Stipendium wieder ausgeschrieben

https://www.spieleautorenzunft.de/files/public/Veranstaltungen-Events/Stipendium%20Bewerbung%202025.pdf

Evil Hat creator programme

Whether you're a streamer, podcaster, reviewer or just someone sharing their enthusiasm about our games, we want to help you make cool stuff.Our new Creator Support program can get you access to digital assets, inside info, comp copies of our games and more.Appy here: evilhat.com/creator-supp…
— Evil Hat (@evilhat.bsky.social) 2025-02-05T18:04:46.510Z

Patreon Shoutouts

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Outro

People of note: Cornelius O’Donovan

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgj29qly2dvo

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