Brainwaves Episode 154 - Taxing Times
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
https://sdhist.com/zenobia-award-the-porters/
Hasbro Sued by Investors
https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/479315/hasbro-investor-lawsuit-pandemic-inventor
Updates
US Tabletop Unionisation Solicitation
https://www.rascal.news/rascal-receives-solicitation-from-suspicious-email-after-tabletop-union-declares-potential-strike/
News
German Parliamentarian Game Night
https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/spielekultur-landet-im-bundestag/
Asmodee Gets Cash Injection
https://embracer.com/releases/embracer-group-intends-to-contribute-eur-400m-to-asmodee-and-presents-asmodees-financial-targets-dividend-policy-and-net-financial-debt/
Obituaries
Amber Cook
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/58275/r-i-p-amber-cook
GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/9bkqj-in-memory-of-amber-cook-support-her-son-james
Kory Heath
https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogpost/167622/in-memoriam-kory-heath
Jobs, Opportunities, and Events
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs
Board Game Raffle in Aid of The Trussell Trust / UK Food Banks
https://tabletopgamesblog.com/raffle
Patreon Shoutouts
Kevin Bertram
https://www.fortcircle.com/
James Naylor
https://naylorgames.com/
Shaun Newman
game-a-lot.fun/en
facebook.com/gamealotboardgames
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Outro
Mystery Monopoly Midden
https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/1gu7eel/anyone_wanna_play_monopoly_got_a_neighbour_whos/?utm_source=embedv2&utm_medium=post_embed&utm_content=post_title&embed_host_url=https://www.devonlive.com/news/uk-world-news/sudden-appearance-hundreds-monopoly-boxes-9726484&rdt=64307
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