Brainwaves Episode 165 - Diamond Heist

Jamie’s off boating around, no really, so it’s just Oliver and Iain in the studio this week. On episode 165 of Brainwaves they cover Diamond Heists, Spiel Des Jahres, more trouble for CMON and D&D moving to a franchise model, whatever that means.    Headlines   Diamond Distribution go on a heist https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-green-ronin-in-critical-legal-defense?attribution_id=sl:0591297a-c303-4ba5-a93c-3b7bd62227df&lang=en_US&ts=1752187231&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp13_c-amp14_t2-amp15_t1&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&v=amp14_t2   https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60060/numerous-objections-diamonds-hostage-inventory-plan?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky Draughts union plans Rascal report: https://www.rascal.news/draughts-workers-celebrated-a-unanimous-strike-vote-with-a-rally-and-a-police-visit/ UVW statement: https://www.uvwunion.org.uk/en/disputes/were-not-playing-anymore/ Strike fund: https://www.uvwunion.org.uk/en/donate/   Spiel des Jahres Award Winners https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/aktuelle-preistraeger-2025/ https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/das-spiel-des-jahres-2025-heisst-bomb-busters/ https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/preisverleihung-2025-ich-dachte-das-koennte-etwas-werden   News   CMON announces cancellation of Degenesis: Clan Wars Gamefound campaign after breakdown in relationship https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/07/04/cmon-announces-cancellation-of-degenesis-clan-wars-gamefound-campaign-after-breakdown-in-relationship-legal-dispute-with-ip-holder/   https://gamefound.com/en/projects/cmon/degenesis-clan-wars/updates/43   https://www.goonhammer.com/games-industry-news-roundup-july-8th-2025/   Asmodee partners with Maestro https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/news/asmodee-launches-a-new-partnership-with-maestro-media/   https://maestromedia.com/blogs/news/asmodee-usa-announces-exclusive-distribution-partnership-with-maestro-media?srsltid=AfmBOoqJAC0wnG3lfCmhalOgqifajKstu7Jzb2AkDTcYinp-Fg2ZM_jj   https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59936/maestro-media-strikes-exclusive-distro-deal-asmodee   D&D moves to a franchise model https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dan-ayoub-0479491_dungeonsanddragons-dnd-gamedevelopment-activity-7348517655173054464-a2W3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAAzo-SsBsPeDaLi3-DsTkFrdOApKJU-qNAc   Tycoon Games acquires Gamelyn Games https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogpost/175835/tycoon-games-acquires-gamelyn-games   https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59970/tycoon-acquires-gamelyn-brand   Women in Toys - Wonder Women Awards - 2025 Nominees https://www.womenintoys.com/nominees   Cubicle 7 misses the credits https://bsky.app/profile/oldoakgames.bsky.social/post/3lslf7c2zsc2h   Jobs, Opportunities, and Events   https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs   Tag der Brettspielkritik 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuxxkAzN7LI   Tabletop Scotland  https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/   Tabletop Games Blog Raffle http://tabletopgamesblog.com/raffle    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   Uno Casino edition   https://www.palms.com/press-room/mattel-debuts-uno-experience-at-palms-casino-resort   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 Iain https://bsky.app/profile/giantbrain.co.uk Oliver https://bsky.app/profile/tabletopgamesblog.com Jamie https://bsky.app/profile/jamsandwich.bsky.social   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegiantbrain Website: https://giantbrain.co.uk/ Email: [email protected]