Brainwaves Episode 163 - IP Busters

Published: Mon 9th Jun

The team of three are back to bring you the latest tabletop news. This episode we have fresh stats from UK Games Expo, companies setting fire to their IPs, ebay busting unions, and the Spiel des Jahres nominations.

Headlines

UK Games Expo figures
https://bsky.app/profile/ukge.bsky.social/post/3lqkkfgaem22y

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/06/03/uk-games-expo-now-fully-on-the-world-stage-of-mega-cons-as-record-breaking-event-surpasses-gen-con-for-trade-hall-size/

Union Busting Escalation
https://cwa-union.org/news/releases/ebay-escalates-intimidation-union-members-after-closure-announcement

CMON Fire Sale
https://www.cmon.com/press/legendary-games-find-new-homes/

News

Spiel des Jahres nominations announced
https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/aktuelle-preistraeger-2025/

HCM Kinzel GmbH goes into insolvency
https://verbraucherschutzforum.berlin/2025-05-19/hcm-kinzel-gmbh-unter-vorlaeufiger-insolvenzverwaltung-gericht-ordnet-umfassende-sicherungsmassnahmen-an-369652/

HCM Kinzel website: https://shop.hcm-kinzel.de/

Cardboard Edison Award Winners 2025 Announced
https://cardboardedison.com/award

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

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

Game in Lab (Asmodee) - International call for projects
https://www.game-in-lab.org/en/international-call-for-projects/

IWGB launches tabletop freelancer survey
https://bsky.app/profile/gameworkers.co.uk/post/3lpmfw3tj2k2u
The survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdT1nYVqWkNVZa_jH_9q1Ofw_k-7Bbpko9EkrZFsvGU6ny3eQ/viewform

Tabletop Games Blog Raffle
http://tabletopgamesblog.com/raffle

Battle in the Burgh
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/battle-in-the-burgh/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKuuUBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETBlelpxZ0ZJY01rR0szT3JCAR6AfPtg4y3wvpPMqpjKs-xKUlGJCAT7Ctwbz3ktUgBfkFLyIztWQaznraAb6g_aem_u0AKKQZHqXFvl7a8HRnaQQ

Patreon Shoutouts

Kevin Bertram
https://www.fortcircle.com/

James Naylor
https://naylorgames.com/

Shaun Newman
game-a-lot.fun/en
facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

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Outro

StoryBake- game and bake your game
https://www.rascal.news/storybake-is-out-of-the-oven/

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