Brainwaves - Board Game and Tabletop News Show

Feb 23 2025 189 ep. 38 mins 142

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Iain & Jamie from The Giant Brain, and Oliver from Tabletop Games Blog bring you a fortnightly show featuring the best in Tabletop Gaming News

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Brainwaves Episode 158 - Possible Possums

Feb 23 2025 54 mins

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?r

Brainwaves Episode 157 - Diamond Dogs

Feb 02 2025 46 mins

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-ch

Brainwaves Episode 156 - New Trousers

Jan 12 2025 24 mins

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/

Brainwaves Special Edition - Dragonmeet 2024

Jan 06 2025 30 mins

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 listen

Brainwaves Episode 155 - Christmas Joyride

Dec 15 2024 56 mins

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/3412

Brainwaves Episode 154 - Taxing Times

Nov 24 2024 30 mins

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

Brainwaves Episode 153 - World Worries

Nov 10 2024 30 mins

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.ra

Brainwaves Special Edition - Tabletop Scotland 2024 Interviews

Oct 28 2024 30 mins

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 affi

Brainwaves Episode 152 - Mythic Shrinking

Oct 20 2024 44 mins

Iain is taking this cast off so Jamie and Oliver are at the helm. This episode they cover further troubles at Mythic, companies being saved and consolidating their lines, controversial giveaways and more on episode 152 of Brainwaves. Headlines Mythic Games France liquidates https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/10/17/no-mythic-games-hasnt-gone-into-liquidation-but-its-fate

Brainwaves Special Edition - Gothcon Interviews

Oct 13 2024 78 mins

This special episode of Brainwaves is all the interviews I conducted at Gothcon earlier in the year. Gothcon is Sweden’s premier convention with games across all genres of the hobby and it was my privilege to be invited across. You can read all about my time there in the posts below and listen to the wonderful RPG community I had the pleasure of being involved with https://gia