Iain and Jamie are back behind the mics to bring you the choicest cuts of tabletop news. This episode of Brainwaves they cover the unfolding controversy in chess, companies expanding, people moving, witch trial inspired games and more!    Headlines   Chess world deals with cheating allegation fallouts   Fide official statement https://www.chessdom.com/fide-publishes-the-official-statement-on-the-carlsen-niemann-case/   Magnus Carlsen Statement https://twitter.com/magnuscarlsen/status/1574482694406565888   Late Night https://www.chessdom.com/stephen-colbert-jokes-about-the-latest-accusations-against-hans-niemann-in-his-late-night-talk-show/   Grandmaster loses commentating role https://kotaku.com/chess-grandmaster-scandal-womens-grand-prix-ilya-smirin-1849590949   Naylor Games announces future  https://mailchi.mp/368aac5f437d/mobsitters-robot-royale-available-again-free-delivery-to-celebrate-11538620?e=ffab906ec6   Updates   Star Frontiers Delisted https://twitter.com/jedion357/status/1572610022680698881?s=20&t=dGXw9JOr5ygDHjmwTD0LFA   News   T.Caires joins Hachette US https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52240/people-move-hachette-hires-t-caires-their-staff   Stonemaier Games announces more eco-moves https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52255/wingspan-other-stonemaier-games-now-feature-more-eco-friendly-components-packaging   Iello bought https://www.trictrac.net/actus/iello-rejoint-media-participation   Scottish Witch Hunt card games https://marthamcgill.co.uk/witchhunt1649/   Tabletop Gaming Article https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/News/sponsored-post-witch-hunt-1649-two-card-games-about-the-scottish-witc   Scottish Government Apology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-60667533   Jobs, Opportunities, and Events   Gameosity lists some every month https://www.gameosity.com/category/jobs/   Roll for Good https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/news/roll-for-good-mermaids-event https://rollforgood.carrd.co/   Theft at University of East Anglia Game’s society https://twitter.com/ReassessHistory   Patreon Shoutouts James Naylor https://naylorgames.com/ Shaun Newan 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   D20 goes to space https://www.pcgamer.com/the-dandd-people-sent-a-twenty-sided-die-to-space-and-it-rolled-a-20/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR0-6zs7CmwhtDKjVtDwu3-wPFfALLX8vbfdcWNblN_3NpAB37DhV0fivuQ   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   Discord: https://discord.gg/3bMx2HK75r Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegiantbrain Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giantbrainuk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegiantbrain Website: https://giantbrain.co.uk/ Email: giantbrainuk@gmail.com

Iain and Jamie are back behind the mics to bring you the choicest cuts of tabletop news. This episode of Brainwaves they cover the unfolding controversy in chess, companies expanding, people moving, witch trial inspired games and more! 

 

Headlines

 

Chess world deals with cheating allegation fallouts

 

Fide official statement

https://www.chessdom.com/fide-publishes-the-official-statement-on-the-carlsen-niemann-case/

 

Magnus Carlsen Statement

https://twitter.com/magnuscarlsen/status/1574482694406565888

 

Late Night

https://www.chessdom.com/stephen-colbert-jokes-about-the-latest-accusations-against-hans-niemann-in-his-late-night-talk-show/

 

Grandmaster loses commentating role

https://kotaku.com/chess-grandmaster-scandal-womens-grand-prix-ilya-smirin-1849590949

 

Naylor Games announces future 

https://mailchi.mp/368aac5f437d/mobsitters-robot-royale-available-again-free-delivery-to-celebrate-11538620?e=ffab906ec6

 

Updates

 

Star Frontiers Delisted

https://twitter.com/jedion357/status/1572610022680698881?s=20&t=dGXw9JOr5ygDHjmwTD0LFA

 

News

 

T.Caires joins Hachette US

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52240/people-move-hachette-hires-t-caires-their-staff

 

Stonemaier Games announces more eco-moves

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52255/wingspan-other-stonemaier-games-now-feature-more-eco-friendly-components-packaging

 

Iello bought

https://www.trictrac.net/actus/iello-rejoint-media-participation

 

Scottish Witch Hunt card games

https://marthamcgill.co.uk/witchhunt1649/

 

Tabletop Gaming Article

https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/News/sponsored-post-witch-hunt-1649-two-card-games-about-the-scottish-witc

 

Scottish Government Apology

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-60667533

 

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

 

Gameosity lists some every month

https://www.gameosity.com/category/jobs/

 

Roll for Good

https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/news/roll-for-good-mermaids-event

https://rollforgood.carrd.co/

 

Theft at University of East Anglia Game’s society

https://twitter.com/ReassessHistory

 

Patreon Shoutouts

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

Shaun Newan

a-lot.fun/en/">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

 

D20 goes to space

https://www.pcgamer.com/the-dandd-people-sent-a-twenty-sided-die-to-space-and-it-rolled-a-20/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR0-6zs7CmwhtDKjVtDwu3-wPFfALLX8vbfdcWNblN_3NpAB37DhV0fivuQ

 

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