Brainwaves Episode 169 - Kaiju HQ

Jamie and Iain bring you the choicest cuts from the worldwide tabletop news beast. Seasoned with the usual amount of controversy, nonsense, and awards. Dig in on episode 169 of Brainwaves. 

Headlines

Kickstarter workers go on strike 

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/10/01/kickstarter-workers-set-to-strike-tomorrow-over-minimum-salary-proposals-four-day-work-week-protection/

GAMA rebrands

https://www.rascal.news/gama-has-been-rebranded-as-er-gama/

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/10/02/gama-unveils-10-year-plan-to-become-epicenter-of-global-tabletop-gaming-industry-renames-itself-after-almost-50-years/

CMON sells HQ

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/10/08/cmon-sells-global-headquarters-after-suffering-12m-h1-revenue-slump-charges-some-pre-order-customers-extra-to-cover-tariffs/

https://gamefound.com/en/projects/cmon/dc-heroes-united/updates/116

News

Games workshop sues miniature designer

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1128194319521158

French Games competition

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/09/29/french-competition-which-has-celebrated-unpublished-board-game-designs-for-almost-50-years-unveils-2025-winners/

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs

Hasbro woman innovators in play

https://spark.hasbro.com/womeninnovators

Patreon Shoutouts

Kevin Bertram

https://www.fortcircle.com/

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

Shaun Newman

game-a-lot.fun/en

facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

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Outro

Kaiju cluedo

https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/news/clue-gets-a-monstrous-makeover-with-clue-godzilla/

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