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It’s a cast of finances, awards, lawsuits,  and political games as Oliver and Iain cross the world in the episode 154 of Brainwave to bring you the best in Tabletop Gaming News. 

 

Headlines

 

Tariffs and Trade Rules Tax Tabletop Publishers 

https://www.sjgames.com/ill/archive/2024-11-10

 

https://www.compliancegate.com/general-product-safety-regulation/

 

https://bsky.app/profile/badsquiddogames.bsky.social/post/3lb7r4n7eni22

 

https://www.rascal.news/new-legislation-impacts-games-sales-to-the-european-union/

 

Zenobia Award II Winners Announced

https://sdhist.com/zenobia-award-the-porters/

 

Hasbro Sued by Investors

https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/479315/hasbro-investor-lawsuit-pandemic-inventor

 

Updates

 

US Tabletop Unionisation Solicitation

https://www.rascal.news/rascal-receives-solicitation-from-suspicious-email-after-tabletop-union-declares-potential-strike/

 

News

 

German Parliamentarian Game Night

https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/spielekultur-landet-im-bundestag/

 

Asmodee Gets Cash Injection

https://embracer.com/releases/embracer-group-intends-to-contribute-eur-400m-to-asmodee-and-presents-asmodees-financial-targets-dividend-policy-and-net-financial-debt/

 

Obituaries

 

Amber Cook

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/58275/r-i-p-amber-cook

GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/9bkqj-in-memory-of-amber-cook-support-her-son-james

 

Kory Heath

https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogpost/167622/in-memoriam-kory-heath

 

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs

 

Board Game Raffle in Aid of The Trussell Trust / UK Food Banks

https://tabletopgamesblog.com/raffle

 

Patreon Shoutouts

 

Kevin Bertram

https://www.fortcircle.com/

 

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

 

Shaun Newman

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facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

 

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Outro

 

Mystery Monopoly Midden

https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/1gu7eel/anyone_wanna_play_monopoly_got_a_neighbour_whos/?utm_source=embedv2&utm_medium=post_embed&utm_content=post_title&embed_host_url=https://www.devonlive.com/news/uk-world-news/sudden-appearance-hundreds-monopoly-boxes-9726484&rdt=64307

 

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