The Brainwaves studios are dusty, Jamie has been sleeping under a desk and there has been some confusion over who was booking the next guest. Luckily we have a spare intern lying around, Iain Chantler, who helps out on this cast and makes us both look like consummate unprofessionals. 

On our first Brainwaves of 2020 we cover FFG layoffs and cancellations, new DnD, Tabletop Art initiatives, small game, big games and pre-order systems. In our Brainstorm the team read the signs, chuck runes up in the air and look forward to 2020 and what it might bring to the hobby. 

Headlines

FFG Layoffs and cancellations https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/elfkbq/massive_layoffs_at_ffg/ - Reddit https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/44911/fantasy-flight-games-layoffs-rpg-lines-continue- RPG info

New D&D book announced… and Matt Mercer has to defend it

https://www.geeknative.com/70491/matthew-mercer-defends-explorers-guide-to-wildemount-and-thats-a-shame/

Critical Role

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpXBGqwsBkpvcYjsJBQ7LEQ

DMs Guild

https://www.dmsguild.com/

Art of the Tabletop Initiative

nation.com/asmodee-mojo-nation-uk-games-expo-usher-next-wave-tabletop-art-talent-new-university-initiative/?fbclid=IwAR1WVveaYgduLmfhwo7G1x_aLu_uTXjYEJRgO3G8axIHiubR9r7FSGX2eMQ">https://mojo-nation.com/asmodee-mojo-nation-uk-games-expo-usher-next-wave-tabletop-art-talent-new-university-initiative/?fbclid=IwAR1WVveaYgduLmfhwo7G1x_aLu_uTXjYEJRgO3G8axIHiubR9r7FSGX2eMQ

More Games Please episode

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2019/04/29/episode-27-kollosal-cash/

Oath Kickstarter

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2074786394/oath-chronicles-of-empire-and-exile?ref=discovery_category

 

News

Gibsons picks up Quirk

https://twitter.com/gibsons_games/status/1215645038178336773

Emmerse Studios

https://twitter.com/EmmerseStudios

AEG P3 Programme

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/44889/aeg-reveals-new-p3-pre-order-program

Cosmic Encounter Duel https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2020/1/13/cosmic-encounter-duel/?fbclid=IwAR2aQFCeN_e739mJ3-U68yJVEOjSEuqMv07HMu1WZKcXvB1RmZbWw_dD-MU

7 Wonders Duel

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/173346/7-wonders-duel

 

Brainstorm

Kemet Blood & Sand

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/297562/kemet-blood-and-sand

Return to Dark Tower Kickstarter

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/restorationgames/return-to-dark-tower?ref=section-homepage-featured-project

Dan Thurot

https://spacebiff.com/

Owen Duffy

https://twitter.com/owen_duffy

There Will Be Games

https://therewillbe.games/

Dan Jolin

https://twitter.com/DanJolin

Matt Thrower

https://twitter.com/mattthr

Critical Faculties article

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2019/12/11/critical-faculties/

 

Outro

Monopoly Llamas vs Unicorns https://www.worldofmonopoly.com/list-ru/list-un-uq/unicornsvsllamas/index.php

 

Patreon Shoutouts

Welcome to new patron Hal Duncan, Team member

Exec Producers: Lucky Sparrow Gaming Cafe

https://luckysparrow.co.uk/

 

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