Brainwaves Episode 154 - Taxing Times

Published: Mon 25th Nov

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 (https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/479315/hasbro-investor-lawsuit-pandemic-inventory)



 

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 (http://www.game-a-lot.fun/en/)



facebook.com/gamealotboardgames (http://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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