Brainwaves Episode 155 - Christmas Joyride

It’s the last cast of the year and we have a full team in the studio to bring you the latest tabletop gaming news. From people taking off their masks, to copyright disputes, and awards news. Listen to the only cast to bring you the really important industry news.  Headlines Has Powerboats been taken for a Joyride? Joyride vs Powerboats thread https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3412685/powerboatspowerships-joyride   Geoff Engelstein https://gametek.substack.com/p/copy-paste   Episodes where we have covered plagiarism allegations https://giantbrain.co.uk/2021/03/08/episode-68-kickstarter-conundrums/ https://giantbrain.co.uk/2018/04/29/episode-3-legal-vampires/   Cardboard Edison changes tack https://bsky.app/profile/cardboardedison.bsky.social/post/3lcatxomwp22c https://cardboardedison.com/award   Sandy Petersen wears no mask Sandy’s posts Quimbley’s response https://www.quimbleys.com/blogs/kickstarter-updates/quimbleys-official-inclusion-statement   Updates   Summit Award for Wargaming winner announced - and Bobby Nunes Memorial Award finalists announced https://sdhist.com/2024-summit-award-land-and-freedom/ https://sdhist.com/2024-bobby-nunes-memorial-award-finalists/   Wyrmwood fires staff  https://www.rascal.news/wyrmwoods-bitter-medicine-is-proving-hard-for-audiences-to-swallow/   Facebook pulls Fort Circle Games ad. Again.  https://bsky.app/profile/fortcircle.bsky.social/post/3lbyybi6hls2s   News   Itch is taken offline by Funko https://www.polygon.com/gaming/492791/itch-io-funko-takedown   Leaf’s post to Hacker News https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42364033   GW enters the FTSE 100 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/01/games-workshop-promoted-ftse-100-quarterly-reshuffle?fbclid=IwY2xjawG5fR9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfpI4qljk5k-fjXOOMOgNiNXzPIQUwHiApvb9oHwY1_zqqmvx12t-fet8Q_aem_h_ZVqr3lvJUDFkDYW9j99w   SUSD becomes a publisher. Sort of  https://www.shutupandsitdown.com/were-partnering-with-play-to-z-to-launch-exciting-new-games/   Hachette becomes distributor for Edition Spielwiese https://www.mojo-nation.com/hachette-boardgames-group-strikes-distribution-deal-with-edition-spielwiese/   Vallejo workers on strike https://www.viaempresa.cat/es/empresa/98-plantilla-acrylicos-vallejo-se-suma-primera-jornada-huelga-indefinida_2206222_102.html   https://www.rascal.news/vallejo-factory-workers-go-on-strike/ Jobs, Opportunities, and Events   https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs   Spiel des Jahres Funding Programme 2025 https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/foerderprogramm-2025-startet-einreichungen-ab-sofort-moeglich/   https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/foerderprogramm/   Patreon Shoutouts   Kevin Bertram https://www.fortcircle.com/   James Naylor https://naylorgames.com/   Shaun Newman game-a-lot.fun/en facebook.com/gamealotboardgames   Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/thegiantbrain   Support Us https://giantbrain.co.uk/support-us-new/   Fanroll https://fanrolldice.com/ref/2783/ Outro   Monopoly Toppling Taxi https://monopoly.fandom.com/wiki/Monopoly_Free_Parking:_The_Toppling_Taxi_Game   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 Blusky:https://bsky.app/profile/giantbrain.co.uk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giantbrainuk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegiantbrain Website: https://giantbrain.co.uk/ Email: [email protected]