Brainwaves Episode 170 - Precious Musk

The whole team is back in the studio to bring you the latest news from across the tabletop gaming globe. From acquisitions, financial reports, record breaking conventions, and card game companies taking on Musk. 

Headlines

Spiel Essen 25 Breaks Attendance Record

https://www.spiel-essen.de/en/press?view=article&id=304&catid=12

Deutscher Spiele Preis 2025 Winners

https://www.spiel-essen.de/en/program/dsp 

Asmodee wants the precious 

https://corporate.asmodee.com/news/asmodee-becomes-the-exclusive-tabletop-games-category-manager-to-middle-earth-enterprises-home-to-iconic-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-the-hobbit-ips

Asmodee announces new studio

https://corporate.asmodee.com/news/asmodee-announces-the-creation-of-moodbox-games-a-new-studio-dedicated-to-developing-party-games-for-the-us-mass-market 

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60787/asmodee-launches-new-party-game-studio

Hasbro 3rd Quarter Results

https://investor.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hasbro-reports-third-quarter-2025-financial-results

https://www.rascal.news/sigil-suffered-a-slow-ignoble-death/

Updates

Upper Deck goes back to the well

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/10/10/upper-deck-brings-new-claim-against-ravensburger-in-disney-lorcana-lawsuit-after-losing-all-its-existing-claims-against-publisher-trial-of-designer-ryan-miller-to-start-next-month/

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60786/judge-rules-against-upper-deck-ravensburger-suit

Asmodee acquires Cthulhu Death May Die from CMON

https://corporate.asmodee.com/news/cthulhu-death-may-die-ip-and-games-now-part-of-asmodee 

News

Amigo games US shutters

https://bsky.app/profile/amigogames.bsky.social/post/3m3ajgvmohc26

Cards Against Humanity and against SpaceX

https://uk.pcmag.com/networking/160848/cards-against-humanity-we-forced-spacex-to-get-off-our-land

D&D Club goes to court

https://archive.ph/NvJwh

D&D Head brings back key talent

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60896/new-d-d-head-brings-back-key-talent

Obituaries

Rob Wieland

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60796/r-i-p-robert-wieland

https://www.enworld.org/threads/gaming-journalist-rob-wieland-passes-at-age-48.715723/

https://www.gofundme.com/f/family-of-robert-wieland

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

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

Patreon Shoutouts

Kevin Bertram

https://www.fortcircle.com/

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

Shaun Newman

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Outro

Ca-Ton

https://www.ign.com/articles/netflix-goes-all-in-on-catan-with-live-action-and-animated-films-and-tv-series-planned?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=68f7dbba1f00ed0001016c78&fbclid=IwY2xjawNk3J1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHiAAGCEB1IgEdWOK3TXcWCPxOVkow0HuoZTGAStyGBdf0ACjWyPRRwj_OBq__aem_crgubThNaWNbem7KUfD8vQ

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