Brainwaves

Happy New Year everyone and welcome to the first Brainwaves episode of 2019! Iain, Jamie and Sam are back to bring you the best in Tabletop Gaming News. This episode we cover the latest Middle Earth announcements from FFG, licensing issues for the Great Old Ones and the arrival of interactive TV to Netflix. Our Brainstorm covers Iain's resolution to reduce his collection down: how big does a collection need to be?   Headlines Lord of the Rings: Journey to Middle Earth https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2019/1/11/the-lord-of-the-rings-journeys-in-middle-earth/ Netflix sued over Bandersnatch https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jan/11/netflix-black-mirror-bandersnatch-choose-your-own-adventure-lawsuit Chaosium suspends Editions Sans-Detour license https://www.chaosium.com/blogstatement-about-ditions-sansdtour News Terraforming Mars Legacy https://www.brettspiel-news.de/index.php/nachrichten/2613-terraforming-mars-legacy-fuer-2020-2021-angekuendigt?fbclid=IwAR11XkZEkyvSiHEdg7LVt2UFTieB6M7yRETZCz

Happy New Year! We are taking a little break from the regular cast this week, but we didn't want to leave you with nothing to listen to. To this end we present the first of our Idle Thoughts podcasts. This is the cast we put out once a month to our patrons and features the team talking about the games they have played in the preceding month. This particular cast went out in November and features our October plays. We hope that this taster of the cast will give you an idea of the benefits of becoming a patron.  We would like to thank all our listeners for their support over the last year. The response to the cast has been excellent and we are looking forward to seeing what 2019 brings our way.  The Giant Brain Patreon Many thanks Iain, Jamie and Sam

On this final episode of the year, we bring you a special cast highlighting games that we have played over the last year or so that we really think deserve recognition in one way or another. We hope you enjoy it and look forward to bringing you more excellent news shows and specials over 2019. Thank you to everyone who has listened to us, got in touch and shared the cast. We are humbled by the response the podcast has gotten.  Iain, Jamie and Sam Best short game - plays in under 30 mins Iain - Carta Impera Victoria, Ludonaute Jamie - Tank Chess, Forsage Games Sam - Layers, Happy Boabab Best Rulebook Iain - Arkham Horror 3rd edition, FFG Jamie - Blades in the Dark, John Harper & Evil Hat Sam - Fog of Love, Hush Hush Projects   Best original Screenplay - An award for story in game Iain - Arkham Horror LCG, FFG Sam - Arkham Horror LCG, FFG Jamie - Fog of Love, Hush Hush Projects   Best Adapted Screenplay - best game established from an intellectual property Iain - Gladiatores, Badcat Games Jamie - Battle for

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. In our final regular episode of the year the guys cover falling profits, surprising mergers, new and ancient games alongside a whole bunch of license based news. Headlines Cmon fall in profits http://www.tabletopwire.com/cmon-reports-losses-stock-continues-slide/ Board & Dice and NSKN merge https://www.facebook.com/boardanddice/ Big Potato Games make a vending machine https://toyworldmag.co.uk/news/big-potato-reveals-board-game-vending-machine/ News Print and Play Arcade https://www.pnparcade.com/ Royal Game of Ur http://www.arabnews.com/node/1411051/art-culture   Hasbro sued over pensions http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20181128/pension-funds-sue-hasbro-alleging-executives-misled-investors-while-dumping-their-own-shares License News IDW announces Metal Gear Solid game https://twitter.com/IDWGames/status/1068579678603149313 Clank Legacy: Acquisitions Acquired https://www.direwolfdigital.com/news/

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. In this episode we cover controversy at White Wolf, Ninja Division's financial troubles, the launch of Keyforge and more! In Brainstorm the guys discuss the most used mechanics in games over 2018 and peer into the future at what we might see in 2019. Headlines White Wolf Implodes https://www.white-wolf.com/newsblog/a-message-from-white-wolf Ninja Division's $750k hole https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/9wbzoe/super_dungeon_explore_legends_kickstarter_project/?utm_source=reddit-android Legal Doc https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Iu7HOs3mkd6GCve9LqHT_9Q5rdghW5xY/view Keyforge https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/11/9/archon-names/?fbclid=IwAR1B6MdBNyLgtKB5SIfxzj3gFNDm0O8fDCfxRqyVg8L0e_jQFQHocAdzbN8 News Gamer creates board game/rpg to help with anxiety https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-46029562?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_mchannel=social&ns_sou

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. In this episode we cover thefts at the Essen game fair, accusations of plagiarism, movies coming to games and games coming to movies as well as the innovations of Tabletopia and Tabletop Simulator.  Headlines Essen Thefts https://boardgamegeek.com/article/30345396#30345396 https://twitter.com/ArtipiaGames https://twitter.com/DnDiceUK/status/1056663300648386561 This last link emerged after we had recorded and mentions other companies targeted we were not aware of https://japanimegames.com/blogs/press/press-release-thieves-target-multiple-small-businesses-at-essen-spiel Dreamworks options Mice and Mystics https://variety.com/2018/film/news/dreamworks-animation-mice-and-mystics-movie-1202992375/ Netrunner rises https://www.facebook.com/NetrunnerNISEI/ https://stimhack.com/nisei-board-scores-personality-profiles/ News Strange & Norrell https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/board-games/news/war-of-the-ring-desig

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. In this episode we start with some sad news from the world of RPGs move onto some good news about the return and expansion of some of our favourites and discuss if the cult of the new allows some games to get away with low replayability.  Headlines Greg Stafford Death https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-greg-stafford-1948-2018/ Dized KS (now cancelled) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dized/dized-the-best-way-to-learn-board-games?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=dized Games Workshop Stocks https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/10/06/britons-are-increasingly-turning-to-tabletop-games-for-entertainment https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-6289819/Games-Workshop-raises-alarm-bells-blue-warning-trading-uncertainties.html News Keyforge https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/keyforge/ Arkham Horror LCG - The Circle Undone https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/10/12/t

Welcome to a very special episode of Brainwaves. We interrupt your normal programming to bring you an investigation into the state of the Dized App, a companion app for boardgames that teaches games through interactive tutorials and rules. We have interviews with Mike Barnes of Who Dares Roll, former UK Regional Manager for Dized, and Jared Miller, Dized Marketing and Social Media manager. We cover a wide range of topics with both our interviewees from the inception of the app right up to the present day and the launch of the Kickstarter.  Since the recording of this episode the Kickstarter has been cancelled and we will be covering this news in the next regular episode of Brainwaves.  Links from this episode Mike Barnes- Who Dares Rolls http://www.whodaresrolls.com/ Jared Miller - Dized https://dized.com/ Indiegogo campaign https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dized-board-games-made-easy#/ KS Campaign (now cancelled) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dized/dized-the-best-way-to-learn-board-games/description

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. In this episode Catan gets seedy, Evil Dead 2 rises once more (sort of), a whole truck of deliveries turns up for RPG corner and the guys discuss the difference between standalone games and community games.  Headlines Catan Crop Trust - https://www.catan.com/game/catan-scenario-crop-trust Seedbank - https://www.croptrust.org/our-work/svalbard-global-seed-vault/ Evil Dead 2 and Jasco - https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/board-games/news/the-disastrous-evil-dead-2-board-game-is-being-resurrected-by-a-new Hasbro Self Parody - https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/board-games/news/game-of-life-quarter-life-crisis-gets-a-little-too-real-by-plunging News CEX taking boardgame tradeins - https://uk.webuy.com/search/?categoryIds=1106&categoryName=board-games#ng-jmrrwy25 Leagcy for kids - https://www.scorpionmasque.com/en/zombie-kidz-evolution RPG Corner Android book for Genesys - https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. In this episode the chaps cover the latest in Star Trek announcements, more boardgames coming to digital, and computer games influencing RPGs. They also take a visit to the lovely quiet town of Arkham for a swathe of news about Iain's favourite game. Sam gets the lowdown on Essen from Jamie and Iain and they all chat about the benefits, or not, of FAQ and errata in games.  Headlines Star Trek Flix https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/41376/flick-where-no-one-has-flicked-before Things from the Flood https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/things-from-the-flood-sequel-to-tales-from-the-loo GMT announces Mystery Wizard http://www.mysterywizardgame.com/ News Boardgames come to the switch https://www.polygon.com/2018/9/13/17857524/settlers-of-catan-pandemic-carcassone-munchkin-asmodee-nintendo-switch Magic Maze Expansion https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/260658/magic-maze-hidden-roles Sunless

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. Fresh off their time at Tabletop Scotland, Iain and Sam cover their time at the convention. Jamie and Sam then dive into the rest of the news, the Rock cooks something up in the kitchen, Iain digs some mysterious holes in the Brainwaves garden and Sam goes into The Chair. Once Iain is back out of the garden the gang discuss the rise of apps in tabletop gaming and what they can bring to the table and finish up with a nice coffee at Meeple Perk.  Headlines Tabletop Scotland http://tabletopscotland.co.uk/what/newsletter-updates/ https://giantbrain.co.uk/2018/09/04/tabletop-scotland-wot-we-did/ Pandemic: Fall of Rome https://www.zmangames.com/en/news/2018/9/7/announcing-pandemic-fall-of-rome/ Fortnite Monopoly https://twitter.com/DonaldMustard/status/1037806051632893953 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mccaskellgames/last-one-standing-the-battle-royale-board-game News Wizkids announces WWE tie-in https://w

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. After clearing away the aftermath of the Gencon episode the chaps have a nice relaxing cuppa as they discuss the return of Dune to the Tabletop, Tabletop Scotland, updates on the unique games from FFG and debate about the merits of selling betas of games. Also contains free David Bowie impersonations, 1 per customer.  Headlines Dune returns to Tabletop https://www.gf9.com/ https://www.modiphius.com/dune.html Tabletop Scotland http://tabletopscotland.co.uk/ Discover: Lands Unknown https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/8/13/discover-lands-unknown/ News Keyforge interview with Richard Garfield https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/8/22/the-enigmatic-architect/ Critical Role D&D Helpers guides https://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/08/22/critical-role-handbooker-helper-new-show/ Dized go back to crowdfunding https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dized-board-games-made-easy#/updates/all BOWIE! h

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. Iain brings a giant sack of Gencon news to the table that the gang all wade through to bring you the tastiest morsels. The boys discuss Keyforge: Rise of the Archons, a plethora of GW announcements, a game you wouldn't expect getting the legacy treatment, and Iain settles down in RPG corner to take a long hard look at the Ennie announcements.  Headlines Gloomhaven comes to digital http://uk.ign.com/articles/2018/08/02/gloomhaven-digital-game-announced-for-early-next-year-gen-con-2018 Stronghold Games and Indie Board & Cards merger http://strongholdgames.com/2018/08/07/indie-boards-cards-and-stronghold-games-merge/ Keyforge: Call of the Archons https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/8/3/keyforge-call-of-the-archons/ News GW announcement bonanza https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/08/02/2nd-aug-new-warhammer-board-game-bonanza-announced-at-gencongw-homepage-post-1/ Munchkin 40k http://worl

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Tabletop Gaming News. On this Episode Jamie and Sam run riot as the boss is away! Covering big mergers, sad departures and a bunch of IP related news and discussion. During their quiet time they snuggle down in the comforting embrace of RPG corner. Don't worry Iain will be back soon to sort everything out, assuming he hasn't died on the Oregon Trail.  Headlines Asmodee sold https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/40926/eurazeo-finds-buyer-asmodee Christian T. Petersen leaves Asmodee NA http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2018/07/industry-breaking-christian-t-petersen-departing-as-asmodee-ceo.html Kickstarter cashes in on Tabletop Gaming Boom http://icopartners.com/2018/07/kickstarter-and-tabletop-games-2018-mid-year-update/ News Wacky Races  https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256729/wacky-races-board-game Dr. Horrible Kickstarter cancelled https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/board-games/news/dr--horrible-board-game-cancelled-after-raising-thousands-on

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Tabletop Gaming News. On this Episode Iain, Jamie and Sam cover monopolising the Grim Dark of the Future, withcy goings on in RPGs along with a whole host of other news. In our Brainstorm segment we discuss the rise and rise of large miniature focused kickstarters and whether they are always as luxurious as they seem. The podcast gets interrupted once more by a transmission from Bunker 42.  Headlines Jurassic Park: Chaos Gene https://mondotees.com/blogs/news/mondo-games-presents-jurassic-park-the-chaos-gene-board-game Monopoly 40k http://usaopoly.com/games/monopoly-warhammer-40000 Overturn: Rising Sands Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1412544049/overturn-rising-sands PDF Comparison: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6n3bzikexhmmuhv/Overturn-Massive%20Darkness%20Rulebook%20-%20Comparison.pdf?dl=0 Keith McLennan: Cardboard and Coffee https://www.facebook.com/CardboardAndCoffee/ Stuart Garside: District 31 https://www.facebook.com/Dis

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast, bringing you the best in Tabletop Gaming News. On this Episode Iain, Jamie and Sam cover the latest releases from GW, the collapse of the SLA minis KS, Lord of the Rings LCG and visit RPG corner. They also discuss the dominant position of BoardGameGeek on the hobby, see the return of The Chair and salivate over a tasty new Kickstarter. Headlines GW Announcements Kill Team https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/07/05/5th-july-kill-team-the-game-youve-been-waiting-forgw-homepage-post-2/ Soul Wars https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Age-Of-Sigmar-Soul-Wars-2018-eng SLA Kickstarter https://sla-cs1.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/project_updates Lord of the Rings LCG https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/6/21/there-and-back-again-1/ News RPG Corner Over the Edge: http://atlas-games.com/in/ote_kickstart/ Scum and Villainy: https://www.evilhat.com/home/scum-and-villainy/ Critical Role Miniatures: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steamforged/critical-role?r

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast, bringing you the best in Tabletop Gaming News. On this Episode the boys are back together as they dive into the latest headlines; the end of Netrunner, Origins Award Nominees, Monolith & Kickstarter, and so much more. Also, Iain's past finally catches up with him!    Headlines Netrunner reaches end of line. https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/6/8/jacking-out/ Origins Award Winners http://www.originsawards.net/current-origins-award-winners/ Monolith and Kickstarter http://www.monolithedition.com/en/ https://www.facebook.com/notes/monolith/re-establishing-the-risk-factor-at-the-center-of-the-model/1461710807267231/   News Free RPG day http://www.freerpgday.com/ Death may Die https://cmon.com/news/cthulhu-death-may-die-the-great-old-ones-are-coming Arboretum https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/arboretum Condotierre https://www.zmangames.com/en/news/2018/6/8/announcing-condottiere/] Unrivalled https://unrivaled.com/   Brainstorm Jamie mentions this arti

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast, bringing you the best in Tabletop Gaming News. On this episode...is Sam leaving the Brainwaves team? Jamie and Iain can't find him and decide to talk about their time at Uk Games Expo: does Iain make his hitlist, will Jamie be overwhelmed by his first big con, are they now destitute after spending all their money on plastic and cardboard? Tune in to find out! Expo Chat Iain's Hitlist - you can find links to everything mentioned during this segment here https://giantbrain.co.uk/2018/05/15/uk-games-expo-the-hitlist/   Pathfinder http://paizo.com/pathfinder Phalanx Games http://phalanxgames.co.uk/games.html Holding On - First Thoughts from Iain https://giantbrain.co.uk/2018/06/06/first-thoughts-holding-on/ Big Potato Games https://bigpotato.com/us Gretchinz https://devirgames.com/product/gretchinz/ Ticket to Ride: New York https://www.daysofwonder.com/tickettoride/en/new-york/ Uk Indie RPG http://ukindierpgleague.com/ Things we bought Museum Rush https://room17.games/

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast, bringing you the best in Tabletop Gaming News. On this episode Iain, Jamie and Sam discuss yet more awards nominations, Warhammer Fest, Orc Stabbin, and the rapidly approaching UK Games Expo.  Intro Rory Somers of Board Meetings Blog https://boardmeetings.co.uk/ Headlines Spiel des Jahres Nominations http://spieldesjahres.com/de/preistraegerarchiv Warhammer Fest https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/05/11/warhammer-fest-live-blog-2gw-homepage-post-1/ Adeptus Titanicus http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2018/05/breaking-adeptus-titanicus-minis-full-range.html Rogue Trader http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2018/05/40k-breaking-rogue-trader-skirmish-confirmed.html Origins Award http://www.originsawards.net/current-origins-awards-nominees/ Ticket to Ride: New York https://www.daysofwonder.com/tickettoride/en/new-york/ Crusader Kings http://frialigan.se/en/startpage/ Claustrophoia Reprint https://boardgametoday.com/monolith-reveals-claustrophobia/ Hyperdrive UK Games Expo 

Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast, bringing you the best in Tabletop Gaming News. On this episode Iain, Jamie and Sam discuss when new editions of games are necessary, cover more Kickstarter shenanigans and get interrupted by something very odd.  Headlines Spacegoat Games Kickstarter Woes https://m.facebook.com/groups/BoardGameSpotlight/permalink/2036109849751461/?refid=18&ref=m_notif&notif_t=group_comment&__tn__=R-R https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/11/28/space-goat-shon-bury-sexism-abusive-behavior/ Mensa Select Award http://www.dicetowernews.com/the-winners-of-the-2018-mensa-select-award/51373 Dice Tower Awards http://www.dicetowernews.com/announcing-the-2017-dice-tower-awards-nominees/51570 Asmodee to be Sold? https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1IA38V?__twitter_impression=true News X Wing Second Edition https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/5/1/x-wing-second-edition/ Batman Animated Series Minis Game Announced https://idwgames.com/batman-the-animated-series-gotha