Iain and Jamie are back after a little break to bring you a bumper crop of tabletop gaming news. From unions in the states to law suits in the world of chess the news never stops, and neither do we.    Headlines   Union formed at US retailer https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52534/union-formed-game-retailer?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://twitter.com/NkgUnited   Welcome Asmodee  https://welcome.asmodee.com/   For whom the bell tolls https://twitter.com/gabrielledrolet/status/1590065270781267968?t=BILiAAoPqbs8a4YYf-QKKg&s=19 https://twitter.com/dorrismccomics/status/1590035578724052992?t=BthaYHwyHoyPEx-_kAxOkw&s=19 https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/259248/golden-bell-affiliated-projects-and-companies   Episode 53 - https://giantbrain.co.uk/2020/07/20/brainwaves-53-meddling-wizards/   Updates   Nielsen sues Carlsen  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63338375   News   999 games head dies  https://www.999games.nl/nieuws/sad-news   DND studio head steps down https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-ray-winninger-wizards-of-the-coast-resigns/   Wizards changes processes https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1375-leveling-up-our-creative-process-learnings-from   Ox Eye Media gets sued https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52520/game-designer-sues-ox-eye-media   Kickstarter Plagiarism https://twitter.com/connorjwake/status/1583851016365428736?t=mPJN3Mxu0Upp_qdmVmLRgw&s=19   ITB in trouble https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKboardgametrade/permalink/3433057103645275/?flite=scwspnss https://t.me/+owDmHb-59eBmZmE8?fbclid=IwAR1D3Bz-xdGY7LPi-am7VjkAZmYZwrpQmjn2DrmMNvELz8-fOnKJUysgGXA   Hachette to sell Oink in the Uk https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/news/full-range-of-oink-games-available-in-the-uk-from-next-week/   Jobs, Opportunities, and Events https://www.montecookgames.com/careers/   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   Catan Novel https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek/status/1581991094656831496   Monopoly Secret Vault https://worldofmonopoly.com/list-ru/list-se-sh/secretvault/2022-uk/index.php   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 Mastodon: https://tabletop.social/web/@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 after a little break to bring you a bumper crop of tabletop gaming news. From unions in the states to law suits in the world of chess the news never stops, and neither do we. 

 

Headlines

 

Union formed at US retailer

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52534/union-formed-game-retailer?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

https://twitter.com/NkgUnited

 

Welcome Asmodee 

https://welcome.asmodee.com/

 

For whom the bell tolls

https://twitter.com/gabrielledrolet/status/1590065270781267968?t=BILiAAoPqbs8a4YYf-QKKg&s=19

https://twitter.com/dorrismccomics/status/1590035578724052992?t=BthaYHwyHoyPEx-_kAxOkw&s=19

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/259248/golden-bell-affiliated-projects-and-companies

 

Episode 53 -

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2020/07/20/brainwaves-53-meddling-wizards/

 

Updates

 

Nielsen sues Carlsen 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63338375

 

News

 

999 games head dies 

https://www.999games.nl/nieuws/sad-news

 

DND studio head steps down

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-ray-winninger-wizards-of-the-coast-resigns/

 

Wizards changes processes

https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1375-leveling-up-our-creative-process-learnings-from

 

Ox Eye Media gets sued

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52520/game-designer-sues-ox-eye-media

 

Kickstarter Plagiarism

https://twitter.com/connorjwake/status/1583851016365428736?t=mPJN3Mxu0Upp_qdmVmLRgw&s=19

 

ITB in trouble

https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKboardgametrade/permalink/3433057103645275/?flite=scwspnss

https://t.me/+owDmHb-59eBmZmE8?fbclid=IwAR1D3Bz-xdGY7LPi-am7VjkAZmYZwrpQmjn2DrmMNvELz8-fOnKJUysgGXA

 

Hachette to sell Oink in the Uk

https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/news/full-range-of-oink-games-available-in-the-uk-from-next-week/

 

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

https://www.montecookgames.com/careers/

 

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

 

Catan Novel

https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek/status/1581991094656831496

 

Monopoly Secret Vault

https://worldofmonopoly.com/list-ru/list-se-sh/secretvault/2022-uk/index.php

 

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