Episode 85 - Power Down

Iain catches Jamie freelancing in the Brainwaves Studio for a very odd charity. With the matter resolved they turn their attention to the news in a fortnight of more bad tidings from China, Unions getting recognized, and Awards coming to fruition. All this, and more, on this episode of Brainwaves.  Headlines Power shortages in china https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcokgame/the-isle-of-cats-dont-forget-the-kittens?ref=android_project_share   Paizo recognises Union https://www.geeknative.com/135875/pathfinder-and-starfinder-rpg-production-is-frozen-according-to-senior-developer/   https://www.wired.com/story/tabletop-rpg-workers-say-their-jobs-are-no-fantasy/   https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/49586/paizo-voluntarily-recognizes-union   Zenobia Awards https://twitter.com/zenobiaaward/status/1449187856208076804?s=21   https://zenobiaaward.org/winners/   Updates   Mayfair games up to old tricks https://twitter.com/dustinbschwartz/status/1450505060019056645?t=M8d2h4hCWFVkk1mckV88sA&s=19   News Hasbro’s Magic numbers https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/49617/magic-sales-beat-2020-numbers-three-quarters   Environmentally conscious packaging https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek/status/1448862271464222750?s=20   https://ultimateguard.com/en/boulder/boulder-100-deck-case-return-to-earth   https://ultimateguard.com/en/p/return-to-earth   Martin Wallace joins the old white guys club https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2744805/unsettling-remarks-mw-latest-ludology-podcast   https://ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-161-tinners-tips-and-tricks - the part we are referring to starts aroun 32:45.   DnD play cancelled because homophobes https://twitter.com/harrietprebble/status/1451735635656544256?s=20   https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-she-kills-monsters-hillsboro   https://www.newsweek.com/ohio-high-school-cancels-performance-she-kills-monsters-over-implied-gay-character-1642449   Pokemon, the dark desire https://kotaku.com/feds-say-man-spent-covid-loan-on-57-000-pokemon-card-1847926408   Patreon Shoutouts   James Naylor   https://naylorgames.com/   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/   Metallic Dice Games https://metallicdicegames.com/ Promo Code: ROLLWITHBRAINS Outro Queen Monopoly https://theop.games/2021/10/monopoly-queen-edition-available-now/?utm_source=Coshedule&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=QueenMonopoly   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   Discord: https://discord.gg/3bMx2HK75r Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegiantbrain Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giantbrainuk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegiantbrain Website: https://giantbrain.co.uk/ Email: [email protected]