It’s a slow start to the year for the team as they shake off their hibernation and get back behind the news desk. The news is anything but sleep though with the acquisition of Asmodee, changes at the top of Hasbro, and famous folk getting Knighted. Welcome back to the Brainwaves HQ for another year of tabletop gaming news.  Headlines Asmodee Sold https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/embracer-buys-board-games-publisher-asmodee-3-bln-deal-2021-12-16/#:~:text=STOCKHOLM%2C%20Dec%2016%20(Reuters),the%20largest%20European%20gaming%20group. Asmodee buys Miniatures Market https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek/status/1471889038810529793 Asmodee hikes prices https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50011/asmodee-hike-prices-again-2022 Wizards of the Coast president to run Hasbro https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50109/wizards-coast-president-run-hasbro Ian Livingstone Knighted https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/content/news/ian-livingstone-knighted/   Updates Zak S update https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/diyrpgproductions/demon-city-the-ultimate-horror-rpg   News Pokemon fraud https://kotaku.com/logan-paul-spends-3-5-million-on-pokemon-cards-that-ar-1848307244 GW re-releases Cursed City https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/22846447/cursed-city-reprint-warhammer-release-date-price Paizo removes slavery references https://www.geeknative.com/137872/controversially-paizo-wont-mention-slavery-in-pathfinder-ever-again/?utm_content=bufferf999c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer   Patreon Shoutouts 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/ Sir Meeple https://sirmeeple.com/collections/the-giant-brain Metallic Dice Games https://metallicdicegames.com/ Promo Code: ROLLWITHBRAINS   Sexism in boardgames https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2788252/bgg-survey-results-sexism-boardgaming-spaces   Outro DPD Delivers Monopoly to employees https://worldofmonopoly.com/list-ad/list-dn-dq/dpd/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 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giantbrainuk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegiantbrain Website: https://giantbrain.co.uk/ Email: giantbrainuk@gmail.com

It’s a slow start to the year for the team as they shake off their hibernation and get back behind the news desk. The news is anything but sleep though with the acquisition of Asmodee, changes at the top of Hasbro, and famous folk getting Knighted. Welcome back to the Brainwaves HQ for another year of tabletop gaming news. 

Headlines

Asmodee Sold

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/embracer-buys-board-games-publisher-asmodee-3-bln-deal-2021-12-16/#:~:text=STOCKHOLM%2C%20Dec%2016%20(Reuters),the%20largest%20European%20gaming%20group.

Asmodee buys Miniatures Market

https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek/status/1471889038810529793

Asmodee hikes prices

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50011/asmodee-hike-prices-again-2022

Wizards of the Coast president to run Hasbro

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50109/wizards-coast-president-run-hasbro

Ian Livingstone Knighted

https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/content/news/ian-livingstone-knighted/

 

Updates

Zak S update

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/diyrpgproductions/demon-city-the-ultimate-horror-rpg

 

News

Pokemon fraud

https://kotaku.com/logan-paul-spends-3-5-million-on-pokemon-cards-that-ar-1848307244

GW re-releases Cursed City

https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/22846447/cursed-city-reprint-warhammer-release-date-price

Paizo removes slavery references

https://www.geeknative.com/137872/controversially-paizo-wont-mention-slavery-in-pathfinder-ever-again/?utm_content=bufferf999c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

 

Patreon Shoutouts

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/

Sir Meeple

https://sirmeeple.com/collections/the-giant-brain

Metallic Dice Games

https://metallicdicegames.com/

Promo Code: ROLLWITHBRAINS

 

Sexism in boardgames

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2788252/bgg-survey-results-sexism-boardgaming-spaces

 

Outro

DPD Delivers Monopoly to employees

https://worldofmonopoly.com/list-ad/list-dn-dq/dpd/index.php

 

Our Links

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