Episode 62 - Metal Oceans

It’s Christmas time at Brainwaves HQ and the two Iains are decorating the tree! It shines magnificently in the corner of the Brainwaves studio as the team cover sinkings, new awards, old awards, Wizards dropping the ball (or should that be snitch?), and the feud between Uri Geller and a card game.    Headlines The Zenobia Award https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/the-zenobia-award/news/zenobia-award-historical-board-game https://zenobiaaward.org/who-we-are/ GAMA Makes more Changes to the Origin Awards for 2020/2021 Cycle https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/47053/gama-makes-more-changes-origins-awards-2020-2021-cycle Games Shipped to Abyssal Floor https://www.dicebreaker.com/amp/games/good-puppers/news/good-puppers-card-game-shipping-accident?__twitter_impression=true   News Update: Netflix Settles Bandersnatch “Choose Your Own Adventure” Lawsuit https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/25/21720533/netflix-bandersnatch-chooseco-lawsuit-settlement-choose-your-own-adventure MODCon Announced, the Online Convention of Modiphius and Dragonmeet https://www.modiphius.net/pages/modcon D&D Racial Improvements will “take years” https://www.dicebreaker.com/amp/games/dungeons-and-dragons-5e/news/dnd-improvements-racial-depictions-take-years?__twitter_impression=true Wizards being prepped for sale? https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/47054/rolling-initiative-a-case-possible-sale-wizards-coast-being-horizon Knight Models bungles Harry Potter Response https://twitter.com/little_lizzie22/status/1333285477001154563?s=19 Uri Geller retracts feud with specific pokemon https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/pokemon-trading-card-game/news/kadabra-uri-geller-lawsuit   Patreon Shoutouts Exec Producers: Lucky Sparrow Gaming Cafe https://luckysparrow.co.uk/ Shaun Newan game-a-lot.fun/en facebook.com/gamealotboardgames Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/thegiantbrain Support Us https://giantbrain.co.uk/support-us-new/ James Naylor’s mental health first aid https://twitter.com/naylorjames/status/1332320278639243265 Outro   Sea of Thieves Monopoly https://www.raregames.store/rare-store-exclusives/sea-of-thieves-x-monopoly-limited-edition-rare-store-exclusive Metallica Monopoly https://www.metallica.com/store/monopoly-world-tour-edition/MONOPOLYWT.html   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   Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thegiantbrain  Twitter: @thegiantbrain Instagram: giantbrainuk Facebook: The Giant Brain Website: giantbrain.co.uk Email: [email protected]