Episode 48 - Golden Brains

It’s time for the most coveted prize in the boardgame award season calendar, The Golden Brains! These coveted prizes are only given out on this cast to categories of our own devising, number two will shock you. Of course we still have time to bring you the best in tabletop gaming news: comic relief DnD, Wingspan sweeps awards and picks up some controversy, Frosthaven rocks Kickstarter, Asmodee takedowns, Union negotiations and much more! In our Brainstorm we look at the thorny subject of boardgame categories and ask if it is time that things are shaken up.  Headlines Comic Relief goes Dungeon Delving https://twitter.com/comicrelief/status/1255814860102828033?s=19 https://tiltify.com/@comic-relief-plays-dungeons-dragons/crplaysdnd   BGG announces Golden Geek Awards 2019 https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2421320/14th-annual-golden-geek-awards-winners-2019   Frosthaven takes eleventybillion dollars https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45687/frosthaven-kickstarter-raises-nearly-13-million   News Hasbro gets lift from lockdown https://www.wsj.com/articles/monopoly-maker-gets-a-big-lift-from-lockdown-11588169873 https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45666/hasbros-total-gaming-business-up-40-q1   Kickstarter Union announces negotiated settlement https://twitter.com/ksr_united/status/1256382357311012871   Steamforged Games offer to retailers https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45652/steamforged-offers-retailers-40-affiliate-sales   DM’s Guild giving 100% of royalties to Creators until 17th May https://twitter.com/RPG_EmeraldS/status/1257248719449268224 https://www.dmsguild.com/special.php   Asmodee Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/games/asmodee-play-with-friends?hmb_source=humble_home&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_2_layout_index_1_layout_type_threes_tile_index_2_c_asmodeeplaywithfriends_bundle   Asmodee takedowns https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2415261/asmodee-ffg-seem-be-taking-down-all-ffg-games-tts/page/3   Patreon Shoutouts   Exec Producers: Lucky Sparrow Gaming Cafe https://luckysparrow.co.uk/   Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/thegiantbrain   Outro Huge bet on Rock, Paper, Scissors https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/500-k-bet-on-rock-paper-scissors-1.5543533   Our Links   Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thegiantbrain  Twitter: @thegiantbrain Instagram: giantbrainuk Facebook: The Giant Brain Website: giantbrain.co.uk Email: [email protected]