Brainwaves Episode 168 - Hel Bound

The team are back in full force to bring you the latest news from across the tabletop gaming world. From CMON escaping Hel, to the gender split in designers, and an interview with two of the team behind Tabletop Scotland, we work hard to bring you the news that really matters.  Headlines Cmon escapes Hel https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/09/10/cmon-continues-battle-against-heavy-losses-by-selling-on-recently-acquired-hel-anastyr-ips-to-dont-panic-games/   Ludonatue stops making new games https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/09/08/passion-in-board-game-profession-has-given-way-to-economic-reality-ludonaute-to-stop-publishing-new-games-in-wake-of-selling-off-colt-express-living-forest-ips/   Tabletop Scotland grows https://bsky.app/profile/tabletopscot.bsky.social/post/3lyl5umadk32l   Updates Diamond https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60388/order-clarifies-next-steps-diamond-consignment-inventory https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60503/diamond-files-adversary-proceedings-against-31-vendors https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60518/diamond-fees-top-1-million-july   News Dutch boardgame prize https://denederlandsespellenprijs.nl/nieuws/nominaties-2025-bekend/   Gender split in designers https://bsky.app/profile/elizhargrave.bsky.social/post/3ly25x3cez227 https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/297088/games-by-women-and-people-of-marginalized-genders   Nominees for Bobby Nunes Memorial award https://sdhist.com/2025-bobby-nunes-memorial-award-finalists/ Jobs, Opportunities, and Events https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs 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 Monopoly Coin https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/sep/15/ninety-years-monopoly-special-50p-coin-royal-mint   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]