Episode 93 - World Events

In these turbulent times the tabletop community is showing their generosity and Iain and Jamie are highlighting as much of those efforts as they can. From the conflict in Ukraine to the battle over trans rights in Texas many in the community are raising money for organisations supporting people in their hour of need.    Statement on Ukraine   We will list here organisations you can donate to that we are aware of. There will be many others. https://crisisrelief.un.org/ukraine   https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-spetsrahunok-dlya-zboru-koshtiv-na-potrebi-armiyi?fbclid=IwAR01V9yesFbYMRTRXjtrhZtKZywHCnTrllN_oaIeryT1y1tzo-4yTjEy0To   Headlines   Tabletop Community reaction to Ukraine   Bruno Cathala https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/t4560k/bruno_cathala_stance_on_russia/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf   Stonemaier Games https://stonemaiergames.com/stonemaier-games-stands-with-ukraine/   Fide  https://twitter.com/FIDE_chess/status/1498026831089487882?s=20&t=oaZwliDNafrm37K0MZyx7Q   Handiwork Games https://twitter.com/GamesHandiwork/status/1497510711618117633?s=20&t=lfDm-MMbGn6Pd4Uxeg4-zg   Portal Games https://portalgames.pl/en/portal-games-support-for-the-ukraine/   Modiphius https://www.modiphius.net/pages/ukraine-support?fbclid=IwAR0nyjNxvxlHegwygJ-CYboqQduA1gbmDc5RZEr8WXAdwhgVrE8j_obhcoc   Dicebreaker info https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/ukraine/news/ukraine-board-game-publishers-rally-russian-invasion   Factory 42 https://gamefound.com/projects/draft/j5ygcr990hyn0339ah08bwmostu/updates/2   Itch bundle being organised https://itch.io/t/1964844/bundle-for-ukraine-call-for-submissions Trans kids texas support https://itch.io/b/1308/ttrpgs-for-trans-rights-in-texas   As D’Or (Golden Ace)  https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/t0lexx/2022_as_dor_winners_cannes_french_game_of_the_year/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPFH_6g4K0E&ab_channel=LePasseTemps https://www.festivaldesjeux-cannes.com/en/   News   Cardboard Edison Awards Finalists announced https://cardboardedison.com/award   Phalanx  Most expensive pokemon card ever https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/News/worlds-most-expensive-pokemon-card-sells-for-900-000-and-its-not-a?utm_source=socialmedia&utm_medium=news&utm_term=TTG_PokemonCard&fbclid=IwAR2n24PU2rhDJwaeZg0yI3YkjIpXxKycJy-seyOe0mscAjM_CFMmKtz8o2c   Kickstarter numbers for 2021 https://medium.com/icopartners/kickstarter-in-2021-for-games-6694a7c826dc https://www.polygon.com/22898968/kickstarter-top-10-biggest-campaigns-2021   Roll20 new ceo and numbers https://www.geeknative.com/139680/roll20-to-get-a-new-boss-as-ankit-lal-replaces-nolan-t-jones/   ORR report for Q4 2021 https://blog.roll20.net/posts/the-orr-report-q4-2021/?utm_campaign=Brand%20Posts&utm_content=199560341&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-553552636   Analyst calls for WotC to be spun off https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2022/02/wotc-caught-up-in-proxy-fight-as-analysts-call-for-spin-off.html https://freethewizards.com/the-case-to-repair-hasbro/   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   Tabletop scotland https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR1ag0H7eaSnKP1cXse1u-hxsYywr_uAyWkiVJo1laxx7n_LLTDvOiz183A   Outro   Wingspan on Coronation Street https://twitter.com/elizhargrave/status/1494830075434442755?s=20&t=bTQ0GtCTm6zJyFjNoqvL4A   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]