Brainwaves Episode 126 - Spiel Special

Oliver has been on special assignment in Germany attending the Spiel des Jahres ceremony! To celebrate the award, and to learn more about it, we bring you interviews with the winners and with a member of the jury, Martina Fuchs. Never fret though, the cast is still full of the good, bad, and ugly news of the industry.    Headlines   Spiel des Jahres Special https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/   Martina Fuchs https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/the-jury/martina-fuchs/ https://twitter.com/MissBayBee_de   Fox & Bear Podcast https://www.fuxundbaer.de/   Updates   Upper Deck vs Ravensburger https://twitter.com/Paul_Lesko/status/1677298938091560960?s=20   Petersen Games Pallet Peace https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/petersengames/cthulhu-wars-the-daemon-sultan/posts/3863193?ref=android_update_share   Naylor Games move closer to delivering ITB projects https://gamefound.com/projects/naylorgames/itb-delivery   News   IGDN Awards https://www.igdnonline.com/groundbreakers?fbclid=IwAR2lnxvjldws-l71nMA_XoF7RuuMGrvogk8ngg5qk0fw18NYq1yWOtAlc7s   Hornby buys stake in Warlord Games https://twitter.com/wargameswriter/status/1678111940101414913?s=46   Haba in trouble  https://www.spielwiese.at/index.php/nachrichten-marken-27605/5590-haba-in-massiver-schieflage   FTC warns board game content creators to get their act together https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2023/07/17/ftc-warns-board-game-influencers-publishers-over-failing-to-properly-disclose-relationships-free-gifts/   GAMA Diversity Grants https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2023/07/13/gama-diversity-drive-offers-1000-grants-mentoring-to-fledgling-board-game-publishers-and-retailers/   Origins Awards Winners https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/News/origins-award-2023-winners   Cubicle 7 donation https://cubicle7games.com/blog/cubicle-7-games-raises-52-450-for-childrens-health-foundation   Jobs, Opportunities, and Events   https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs   Airecon Manchester https://mailchi.mp/airecon/acnw-announcement?fbclid=IwAR3UJEXfgD_2n8g4YxR5jra4rIxL682IWH6MrW-AkWLvK9CZRvr1kRc8nHc   Playfest  https://www.minervatabletop.co.uk/playfest   Patreon Shoutouts   Kevin Bertram https://www.fortcircle.com/ 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   Outro   Dice flush https://twitter.com/Hellstorm_Mikey/status/1675990843650461697 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jZqm4r6Klk   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]