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Brainwaves Episode 137 - Cold Embrace

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The Brainwaves team are back to bring you the best in tabletop gaming news. This cast covers callous corporations, soaring crowdfunding, fantastically diverse awards, and D&D on stage?

Headlines

Hasbro Financials

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/02/13/magic-dd-maker-hasbro-lost-over-1bn-in-q4-predicts-wotc-revenue-decline-in-2024/

https://investor.hasbro.com/financial-information/quarterly-results

Embracer prioritises shareholders

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/embracer-says-it-s-looking-out-for-shareholders-after-cutting-almost-1-400-jobs?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky#close-modal

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56241/board-game-sales-down-asmodee-embracer-q3

Gamefound soars

https://www.polygon.com/24063935/gamefound-top-10-biggest-board-game-campaigns-2023-kickstarter

https://www.polygon.com/24054381/kickstarter-top-10-biggest-most-backed-board-games-campaigns-2023

https://gamefound.com/en/blog/post/cmon-and-gamefound-announce-exclusive-pact

Updates

So you want to be a games master

https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/50588/site-news/a-second-historical-note-on-xandering-the-dungeon

Evil Genius games may just be evil

https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-rise-and-fall-of-evil-genius-games.702617/

News

Sexism in Chess

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-68201529

https://twitter.com/SusanPolgar/status/1752090239491830179

Non-Binary Tabletop Awards

https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/news/nonbinary-tabletop-awards-2024-winners-announced

https://www.snowbrightstudio.com/press/first-annual-nonbinary-tabletop-award

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

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

MTG grant

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56215/wizards-coast-offers-magic-the-gathering-new-perspectives-grant

Patreon Shoutouts

Kevin Bertram

https://www.fortcircle.com/

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

Shaun Newman

game-a-lot.fun/en

facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

Our Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/thegiantbrain

Support Us

https://giantbrain.co.uk/support-us-new/

Metallic Dice Games

https://metallicdicegames.com/

Promo Code: ROLLWITHBRAINS

Sir Meeple

https://sirmeeple.com/collections/the-giant-brain

Outro

D&D on stage

https://nerdist.com/article/dungeons-and-dragons-gets-theatrical-production-the-twenty-sided-tavern/?fbclid=IwAR0FiRMWa3IXR2RhSLt2I1PX4EiC32BLKWbB8ldPmqnbF6dPSJYGBiZifgA

https://airtable.com/appy2fJyip4rWguap/shrj7ohgj6JOmQZcu?fbclid=IwAR0JLuPSkaTHo9bfrGkeR-r4py4h1PHyz3XF6nabdM67mGusxee1Hv3am2E

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

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The Brainwaves team are back to bring you the best in tabletop gaming news. This cast covers callous corporations, soaring crowdfunding, fantastically diverse awards, and D&D on stage?

Headlines

Hasbro Financials

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/02/13/magic-dd-maker-hasbro-lost-over-1bn-in-q4-predicts-wotc-revenue-decline-in-2024/

https://investor.hasbro.com/financial-information/quarterly-results

Embracer prioritises shareholders

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/embracer-says-it-s-looking-out-for-shareholders-after-cutting-almost-1-400-jobs?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky#close-modal

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56241/board-game-sales-down-asmodee-embracer-q3

Gamefound soars

https://www.polygon.com/24063935/gamefound-top-10-biggest-board-game-campaigns-2023-kickstarter

https://www.polygon.com/24054381/kickstarter-top-10-biggest-most-backed-board-games-campaigns-2023

https://gamefound.com/en/blog/post/cmon-and-gamefound-announce-exclusive-pact

Updates

So you want to be a games master

https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/50588/site-news/a-second-historical-note-on-xandering-the-dungeon

Evil Genius games may just be evil

https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-rise-and-fall-of-evil-genius-games.702617/

News

Sexism in Chess

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-68201529

https://twitter.com/SusanPolgar/status/1752090239491830179

Non-Binary Tabletop Awards

https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/news/nonbinary-tabletop-awards-2024-winners-announced

https://www.snowbrightstudio.com/press/first-annual-nonbinary-tabletop-award

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

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

MTG grant

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56215/wizards-coast-offers-magic-the-gathering-new-perspectives-grant

Patreon Shoutouts

Kevin Bertram

https://www.fortcircle.com/

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

Shaun Newman

game-a-lot.fun/en

facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

Our Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/thegiantbrain

Support Us

https://giantbrain.co.uk/support-us-new/

Metallic Dice Games

https://metallicdicegames.com/

Promo Code: ROLLWITHBRAINS

Sir Meeple

https://sirmeeple.com/collections/the-giant-brain

Outro

D&D on stage

https://nerdist.com/article/dungeons-and-dragons-gets-theatrical-production-the-twenty-sided-tavern/?fbclid=IwAR0FiRMWa3IXR2RhSLt2I1PX4EiC32BLKWbB8ldPmqnbF6dPSJYGBiZifgA

https://airtable.com/appy2fJyip4rWguap/shrj7ohgj6JOmQZcu?fbclid=IwAR0JLuPSkaTHo9bfrGkeR-r4py4h1PHyz3XF6nabdM67mGusxee1Hv3am2E

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://discord.gg/3bMx2HK75r

Blusky: https://bsky.app/profile/giantbrain.co.uk

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giantbrainuk/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegiantbrain

Website: https://giantbrain.co.uk/

Email: giantbrainuk@gmail.com

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