Episode 99 - Counting Down

It’s the penultimate episode before the big 100. As Jamie and Iain contemplate what they have brought to the world of tabletop podcasts they dig into the latest news from the hobby. Spiel des Jahres nominations, rent a DM, Drivthru blackouts and push outs, and much more on this episode of Brainwaves.    Headlines   Spiel des Jahres nominees https://twitter.com/SpieldesJahres   Rent a DM https://venturebeat.com/2022/05/13/startplaying-raises-6-5m-so-tabletop-players-can-rent-dungeon-masters/   Drivethru suspends designer https://www.geeknative.com/142136/drivethrurpg-suspends-game-designer-linked-to-the-nazi-filth/   Link to horrible things this designer has posted  https://www.nohateingaming.com/   Drivethru hack https://www.geeknative.com/142243/drivethrurpg-confirms-hacking-customer-data-secure/ https://medium.com/oneblogshelf/may-2022-security-update-2a444923984e   Updates   Mask Policies https://twitter.com/Gen_Con/status/1525287287059357698?s=20&t=Ql7xQpHlugHVoSV-6kPB1w   https://twitter.com/originsgames/status/1526638918757646338?s=20&t=b-hI07E3ju6RQUM_W8ytRg   Dark Souls https://steamforged.com/blogs/brands/dark-souls-replacement-statement?utm_campaign=Dark%20Souls%20Roleplaying%20Game&utm_content=208302729&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-491447816   Nebula Award Winner https://nebulas.sfwa.org/ News   Dice hate me splits from greater than games https://www.dicetowernews.com/article/dice-hate-me-splits-greater-games   Ravensburger games for blind https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdst_GMuldU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 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   Bake off https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/the-great-british-baking-show-game/news/great-british-bake-off-board-game-announced   Stranger things 4 spoiled by monopoly https://www.ign.com/articles/stranger-things-season-4-monopoly-tie-in-game-spoilers   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]