Episode 43 - Executive Bell

Jamie is gone and Iain is hiding below the recording desk. No not that Iain, the other one. Checking up that their Patreon money isn’t going to frivolous expenditure, the Executive Producers turn up for a performance review and join the team behind the mics. This episode they cover notorious Kickstarter company Golden Bell, Wizards of the Coast setting up games studios, more awards, Archaeological finds and Iain takes his first trip to RPG corner which is definitely not filled with lizards.  Headlines Golden Bell Banned from Kickstarter  https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgameindustry/comments/ewr237/golden_bell_studios_officially_suspended_from/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share https://www.abbynews.com/news/abbotsford-woman-wins-legal-battle-over-board-game-on-reality-t-v-s-the-peoples-court/ WOTC establish Arkwright games studio https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2020/1/30/21115752/wizards-of-the-coast-archetype-entertainment-bioware-new-studio As D'or https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/board-game/news/as-dor-game-of-the-year-awards-2020-nominations   News Coronavirus shuts down factories https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/f283yb/restoration_games_is_reporting_that_no_game/ Boardgame piece found https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/feb/06/boardgame-piece-first-viking-raid-found-lindisfarne-archaeology   RPG Corner RPG industry report from Roll 20 https://blog.roll20.net/post/190665086865/the-orr-group-industry-report-q4-2020-a Free League Workshop https://support.drivethrurpg.com/hc/en-us/articles/360037116592-Free-League-Workshop   Thinking Cap Unboxed Gaming Cafe https://www.unboxedcafe.co.uk/ Southside gaming initiative https://twitter.com/d20glasgow   Outro Monopoly: New version announced on Thursday https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/18213427.salisbury-running-monopoly-game/ Patreon Shoutouts Exec Producers: Lucky Sparrow Gaming Cafe https://luckysparrow.co.uk/ A good read https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/board-game/feature/counterfeit-board-games-pandemic-catan Guest links https://luckysparrow.co.uk/ Lucky Sparrow Gaming Groups https://www.facebook.com/groups/1904084749709801/ https://twitter.com/theluckysparrow   Links will be in show notes 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 Twitter: @thegiantbrain Instagram: giantbrainuk Facebook: The Giant Brain Website: giantbrain.co.uk Email: [email protected]   Sound effects used from Freesound.org   https://freesound.org/people/kwahmah_02/sounds/275072/   https://freesound.org/people/MrAuralization/sounds/163683/