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Brainwaves Episode 168 – Hel Bound

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The team are back in full force to bring you the latest news from across the tabletop gaming world. From CMON escaping Hel, to the gender split in designers, and an interview with two of the team behind Tabletop Scotland, we work hard to bring you the news that really matters in episode 168 of Brainwaves.

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News Digest 168

Headlines

Cmon escapes Hel

Ludonatue stops making new games

Tabletop Scotland grows

As the dust continues to settle on all things Tabletop Scotland 2025, we wanted to share our attendance figures with you.#TTS2025 #BoardGames #RPG #TTRPG1/3

Tabletop Scotland (@tabletopscot.bsky.social) 2025-09-11T16:23:28.000Z

Updates

Diamond

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60388/order-clarifies-next-steps-diamond-consignment-inventory

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60503/diamond-files-adversary-proceedings-against-31-vendors

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60518/diamond-fees-top-1-million-july

News

Dutch boardgame prize

Gender split in designers

Update to this chart that I share a lot. Not breaking news: Game design teams are still OVERWHELMINGLY all men. About 7% of the top 500 games have a woman or non-binary person credited as a designer. A 🧵of related charts: (1/6) 🎲✂️

Elizabeth Hargrave (@elizhargrave.bsky.social) 2025-09-04T22:09:36.812Z

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/297088/games-by-women-and-people-of-marginalized-genders

Nominees for Bobby Nunes Memorial award

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Outro

Monopoly Coin

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/sep/15/ninety-years-monopoly-special-50p-coin-royal-mint

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