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.    Headlines   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 https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/02/06/end-looms-for-mythic-games-as-company-gives-up-trying-to-deliver-1-3m-monsterpocalypse-kickstarter-hands-files-over ..read more

It’s another bumper episode of Brainwaves as we bring you news from across the Tabletop globe. Diamond is in the rough, Asmodee avoids a hug, lawsuits get settled, and Iain gets to go off on one about ethics. All this, and more, on episode 157 of Brainwaves.    Headlines   Diamond files for bankruptcy https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/58618/diamond-files-reorganization-under-chapter-11-bankruptcy   https://bsky.app/profile/deadlyfredly.bsky.social/post/3lgbg6e7np22o   Asmodee may not Embrace https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/01/29/star-wars-lego-lord-of-the-ri ..read more

The whole team is back for the first Brainwaves of the year. Join us as we dive into the latest tabletop gaming news from Hasbro rolling the dice on gambling to chess clashing with the wrong trousers! All this and more on episode 156 of Brainwaves.    Headlines   Hasbro rolls the dice https://igamingbusiness.com/company-news/games-global-unveils-exciting-partnership-with-hasbro/   It’s the wrong trousers, Magnus https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98lkrdkz70o?at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_origin=BBC_News&at_link_type=web_link&at_bbc ..read more

This podcast contains all the interviews that I conducted during Dragonmeet 2024. Thanks so much to everyone that took the time to talk to me.   The interviewees are:   Jason, Always Checkers Publishing Chris, Beyond Cataclysm Mike, Planet Smasher Games Shaan, RPG Taverns Finbar and Gary, Game Therapy UK   Our Links   Thanks very much for listening. If you like what you’ve listened to then the best way to help us out is to share the podcast and drop us a review and rating on itunes.  You can also follow us on   Oliver: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ Discord: https ..read more

It’s the last cast of the year and we have a full team in the studio to bring you the latest tabletop gaming news. From people taking off their masks, to copyright disputes, and awards news. Listen to the only cast to bring you the really important industry news.  Headlines Has Powerboats been taken for a Joyride? Joyride vs Powerboats thread https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3412685/powerboatspowerships-joyride   Geoff Engelstein https://gametek.substack.com/p/copy-paste   Episodes where we have covered plagiarism allegations https://giantbrain.co.uk/2021/03/08/episode-68-kickst ..read more

It’s the final episode of Brainwaves! For this year at least. The team are back in the studio to discuss racism in RPGs (again), AI art causing a stir, Wizards changing the Open Gaming Licence, and much more in Episode 113 of Brainwaves.   Headlines   Mythic Polynesia  https://twitter.com/mr_orgue/status/1602122837623382019?s=20&t=71lQaIfq-32saosyN0JUSQ https://twitter.com/_Boganova_/status/1593114267519430658 https://e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/moriori-still-setting-the-record-straight/   Frank West steps down from GAMA president role  https://icv2.com/articles/ne ..read more

Iain and Jamie are back from Tabletop Scotland their bags bursting with the latest in tabletop news. Join them in the studio as they cover card games raking in the bucks, Kickstarter making changes, Wizards faltering once more, and a new segment covering jobs, events, and opportunities in the community.    Headlines Ebay puts its cards on the table https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ebay-has-entered-into-an-agreement-to-acquire-tcgplayer-301609889.html   Kickstarter employs new head of games https://www.polygon.com/23328798/kickstarter-new-director-of-games-interview-block ..read more

It’s a cast of finances, awards, lawsuits,  and political games as Oliver and Iain cross the world in the episode 154 of Brainwave to bring you the best in Tabletop Gaming News.    Headlines   Tariffs and Trade Rules Tax Tabletop Publishers  https://www.sjgames.com/ill/archive/2024-11-10   https://www.compliancegate.com/general-product-safety-regulation/   https://bsky.app/profile/badsquiddogames.bsky.social/post/3lb7r4n7eni22   https://www.rascal.news/new-legislation-impacts-games-sales-to-the-european-union/   Zenobia Award II Winners Announced ht ..read more

It’s been a mix of huge stories and not much else in the last few weeks. Iain and Jamie bring you the lowdown on what is going on at World of Game Design, who is bagging awards, hasbro’s financials, and what size of country the population of D&D Beyond could establish. All this, and more, on episode 153 of Brainwaves   Headlines   WOGD investigation by Rascal https://www.rascal.news/former-world-of-game-design-employees-claim-tabletop-company-exploits-workers-and-clients/   Zac Goins Facebook post https://www.facebook.com/xzacklee/posts/pfbid02yf9PBqMH47ReMwKBBH7rVVTtKtYZaSi ..read more

In this special edition of Brainwaves we present the interviews that we carried out at Tabletop Scotland 2024. Thanks so much to everyone who spoke to us.    People and Organisations   Tanya Floaker Edinburgh Indie Gamers Hive Mind Games Village on Stilts  Hall or Nothing Kayla Dice - Rat Wave Game House Laurie O’Connell Phil Harris   Games mentioned   DrievthruRPG links are affiliate links   Dead Air Be Seeing You  Connection Machine Solstice The great Martian tripod race Wise Women  Conspiracy & Reality  Outliers Signal to Noise Numbers S ..read more