Episode 98 - Contagious Conventions

Iain’s been stocking up on infinite mugs to get ready for the big 100th and the builders are in to rearrange the non-euclidean geometry to accept beings of a celestial nature. Seeking refuge in the Studio Jamie and Iain cover the latest in tabletop news: GAMA membership problems, UK Games Expo Covid Policy (or lack thereof), Accessibility, Unions, Awards, and much more from across the tabletop industry.    Headlines   Gama Membership controversy   Rodney’s original Tweet https://twitter.com/watchitplayed/status/1521875544698236928?s=21&t=ZhnXI8ogZz9etBvlDvCAIg   Tiffany Leigh was keeping track of developments https://twitter.com/tiffanyleigh/status/1522322448569581569?s=20&t=GjHrIqHU33EMZlVPnUOezQ   https://twitter.com/tiffanyleigh/status/1522673007486984192?s=20&t=NP6KLdRUciRvGFzuFbV0pw   Jon Del Arroz N Word tweet https://twitter.com/WatchItPlayed/status/1521924178768809985?s=20&t=KKXi5ppRlo5LMja7fGNk7A   A list of Jon Del Arroz’s behaviour http://www.jimchines.com/2018/01/jon-del-arroz/   Games Expo Covid Communications https://twitter.com/tburrellsaward/status/1520285907026337793?s=20&t=zOJ6QX8LLdrsPCiVBznCxA   Asmodee accessibility studio https://www.gameosity.com/2022/05/10/asmodee-announces-access-studio-to-create-accessible-board-games/   Updates   Paizo Union go to White House https://www.polygon.com/23059106/united-paizo-workers-cwa-white-house-visit-president-biden-kamala-harris Card Kingdom Union officially asks https://twitter.com/CKUnion_/status/1524141334679855104?s=20&t=ghjSPHybDKyaeWz--vYjaw   Golden Geek Awards announced https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2859849/16th-annual-golden-geek-winners-2021   News   Reproductive Justice Bundle https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/charity/news/rpg-reporductive-justice-bundle-dtrpg   Death over stolen Pokemon https://kotaku.com/pokemon-card-police-shooting-florida-target-shoplift-vi-1848870113   Magic Secret Lair celebrating Pride Blocked in some regions https://twitter.com/WargamerCom/status/1521490548380606465?s=20&t=33jtX2E5-rOrQHImM-COew   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 Sir Meeple https://sirmeeple.com/collections/the-giant-brain   Outro   It’s a cookbook! A cookbook! https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek/status/1524849645796868096?s=20&t=v1m_Kg-nd79HjhXlktkeJA   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]