Brainwaves Episode 161 – Suit Up

It’s just the Scottish team behind the mics this week as we bring you updates on tariffs and Diamond looking particular rough alongside all the latest industry news in Brainwaves Episode 161. 

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Digest

Headlines

Stonemaier Games sues the president

Stonemaier Games blog post: https://stonemaiergames.com/we-are-suing-the-president/

Lawsuit press release from Pacific Legal: https://pacificlegal.org/press-release/board-game-company-files-lawsuit-challenging-constitutionality-of-trump-tariffs/ 

CNN news video clip: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I8yFGUk8JG4&t=4s&pp=2AEEkAIB 

Flat River Games 

https://www.greaterthangames.com/blogs/news/greater-than-games-team-reduced-in-response-to-tariff-crisis

CMON woes

Updates

Alliance and Diamond 

News

Meredith Placko, Steve Jackson CEO resigns

Final Frontier Games

Hachette Boardgames acquires 999 Games

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59439/hachette-acquires-game-distributor

https://www.hachette.com/en/publisher/hachette-boardgames

https://www.999games.nl

2025 Mensa Select Winners Announced

https://www.mensamindgames.com/about/winning-games

WotC attempts to sidestep Creative Commons license

https://thaumavore.substack.com/p/i-drafted-a-legal-argument-against?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=8gj26&triedRedirect=true

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

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

Ravensburger Game Inventor Days

https://www.ravensburger.de/de-DE/entdecken/spiele/game-inventor-days#Englisch

Tabletop Games Blog Raffle

http://tabletopgamesblog.com/raffle 

Ancient Robot Workshop

https://ancientrobotworkshop.co.uk

Patreon Shoutouts

Kevin Bertram

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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Outro

Gotta old em all

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/27/its-done-wonders-trading-card-game-featuring-middle-aged-men-revives-japanese-town

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