Brainwaves Episode 115 - Counterspell Conundrum

Iain and Oliver are back in the studio while Jamie takes a break from the cast. The team of two bring you updates on the Open Gaming License, Hasbro layoffs, UK companies in trouble, a downturn in the fortunes of the German games market, and much more in episode 115 of Brainwaves.    Headlines   Wizards reverses course https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1439-ogl-1-0a-creative-commons   Smart Party Episode https://smartparty.wordpress.com/2023/01/23/ogl-omg/#more-1838   Hasbro lays off staff https://www.gamesradar.com/hasbro-to-lay-off-1k-staff-with-dandd-publisher-being-one-of-the-few-to-show-strong-growth/   ITB in more trouble https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/inside-the-box-board-games/news/inside-the-box-claims-unpaid-staff-missing-pensions https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/itbboardgames/sub-terra-ii-infernos-edge/posts https://www.secondgategames.com/ https://www.nutspublishing.com/eshop/index.php   Updates   Victoria Mann https://medium.com/p/167ec2795418   News   Serge Laget dies https://faidutti.com/blog/blog/2023/01/23/serge-laget/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/295/serge-laget   Gamefound cuts into KS https://twitter.com/Polygon/status/1620791604767297552   Asmodee Pearl Games Studio Closing https://www.facebook.com/PearlGamesEditions/posts/pfbid02m6TtLAdZsYfGQRh1RAQGnxLLg1zq81ZjUvpa7JNvKR9XwBmEkZ6tqbimZYfqxqoPl   German Hobby Games and Puzzles Market Shrinks https://kulturgutspiel.de/wirtschaft/umsatz-mit-gesellschaftsspielen-und-puzzles-2022-um-fuenf-prozent-gesunken Jobs, Opportunities, and Events   Airecon https://www.airecon.co.uk/   Gothcon https://wordpress.gothcon.se/   Conpulsion is back https://conpulsion.org/   Moray Games Jam https://www.moraygamejam.com/   Patreon Shoutouts James Naylor https://naylorgames.com/ 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/   Metallic Dice Games https://metallicdicegames.com/ Promo Code: ROLLWITHBRAINS   Sir Meeple https://sirmeeple.com/collections/the-giant-brain   And finally   D&D film Monopoly https://www.worldofmonopoly.com/list-ad/list-dr-du/dungeonsanddragons/2023-uk/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   Oliver: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ 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: [email protected]