Brainwaves Episode 170 - Precious Musk

The whole team is back in the studio to bring you the latest news from across the tabletop gaming globe. From acquisitions, financial reports, record breaking conventions, and card game companies taking on Musk.  Headlines Spiel Essen 25 Breaks Attendance Record https://www.spiel-essen.de/en/press?view=article&id=304&catid=12   Deutscher Spiele Preis 2025 Winners https://www.spiel-essen.de/en/program/dsp    Asmodee wants the precious  https://corporate.asmodee.com/news/asmodee-becomes-the-exclusive-tabletop-games-category-manager-to-middle-earth-enterprises-home-to-iconic-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-the-hobbit-ips   Asmodee announces new studio https://corporate.asmodee.com/news/asmodee-announces-the-creation-of-moodbox-games-a-new-studio-dedicated-to-developing-party-games-for-the-us-mass-market    https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60787/asmodee-launches-new-party-game-studio   Hasbro 3rd Quarter Results https://investor.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hasbro-reports-third-quarter-2025-financial-results   https://www.rascal.news/sigil-suffered-a-slow-ignoble-death/   Updates   Upper Deck goes back to the well https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/10/10/upper-deck-brings-new-claim-against-ravensburger-in-disney-lorcana-lawsuit-after-losing-all-its-existing-claims-against-publisher-trial-of-designer-ryan-miller-to-start-next-month/   https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60786/judge-rules-against-upper-deck-ravensburger-suit   Asmodee acquires Cthulhu Death May Die from CMON https://corporate.asmodee.com/news/cthulhu-death-may-die-ip-and-games-now-part-of-asmodee    News   Amigo games US shutters https://bsky.app/profile/amigogames.bsky.social/post/3m3ajgvmohc26   Cards Against Humanity and against SpaceX https://uk.pcmag.com/networking/160848/cards-against-humanity-we-forced-spacex-to-get-off-our-land   D&D Club goes to court https://archive.ph/NvJwh   D&D Head brings back key talent https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60896/new-d-d-head-brings-back-key-talent   Obituaries   Rob Wieland https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60796/r-i-p-robert-wieland   https://www.enworld.org/threads/gaming-journalist-rob-wieland-passes-at-age-48.715723/   https://www.gofundme.com/f/family-of-robert-wieland   Jobs, Opportunities, and Events   https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs 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   Ca-Ton https://www.ign.com/articles/netflix-goes-all-in-on-catan-with-live-action-and-animated-films-and-tv-series-planned?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=68f7dbba1f00ed0001016c78&fbclid=IwY2xjawNk3J1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHiAAGCEB1IgEdWOK3TXcWCPxOVkow0HuoZTGAStyGBdf0ACjWyPRRwj_OBq__aem_crgubThNaWNbem7KUfD8vQ   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]