Jamie’s away so Iain gets Oliver from Tabletop Games Blog in the studio for a tryout. Jamie’s surprise return puts things on a rather awkward note but together they come together to report on this week’s news. From distributors getting themselves tied in knots, Kickstarters getting cancelled and convention season looking a bit wobbly, no news corner is too dark for the Brainwaves team to stick their snout in.
Headlines
Coiledspring games promotion with Mumsnet sparks backlash
https://twitter.com/coiledspring/status/1396058393287213056?s=19
https://twitter.com/coiledspring/status/1397643793248161795?s=20
Spiele des Jahres
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/48381/spiel-des-jahres-nominations-revealed
Games Expo to go ahead, tickets on sale
https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/
Gencon Indy has big exhibitors bail
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/48400/big-companies-continue-bail-attending-gen-con-indy-2021
News
Plastic Soldier Company cancels Prison Architect Kickstarter after controversy
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pscgamesuk/prison-architect-cardboard-county-penitentiary
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2666011/statement-prison-theme-designers
Bruno Faidutti likes a drink and thinks you should to
Blog post https://faidutti.com/blog/blog/2021/05/23/jeux-et-alcool-alcool-and-games/
Hobby finances look good
https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/board-game/news/board-game-sales-2020-digital-fatigue
Dungeons and Dragons stats
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robwieland/2021/05/19/2020-was-the-best-year-ever-for-dungeons--dragons/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
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Tanya Pobuda’s Research
https://twitter.com/PobudaTanya/status/1395786235399049217
Polygon on Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
https://www.polygon.com/22440453/dungeons-dragons-ezmerelda-davenir-retcon-van-richtens-guide-to-ravenloft?utm_campaign=polygon.social&utm_content=polygon&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3nqg5-MEym40HqoOvlhOcFE10-09FR356pL-QJq1gu5Rd2g2XXluf3mMY
Outro
D&D Monopoly
https://theop.games/2021/05/monopoly-dungeons-dragons-available-now/
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