Brainwaves Episode 171 - Final Countdown

Published: Mon 24th Nov

Iain and Oliver are in the studio to bring you the latest tabletop news from around the globe. From crowdfunding messes and AI promotion to Upper Deck getting counter-claimed by Ravensburger, we have all the important information you need. Also this episode we have a special announcement at the end of the cast.

Headlines

Altering the Deal

https://gamefound.com/en/projects/altered/seeds-of-unity/updates/10

Steamforged Slash Terra Mystica Special Edition

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/11/05/high-price-complaints-sluggish-start-sees-steamforged-slash-terra-mystica-special-edition-all-in-price-by-over-100-within-hours-of-gamefound-launch/

Terra Mystica Gamefound campaign: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/steamforged-games/terra-mystica

Campaign update announcing the price drop: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/steamforged-games/terra-mystica/updates/7

UKGE promotes AI art

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1aAkxyfbrB/

Gates of Krystalia Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gatesofkrystalia-rpg/gates-of-krystalia-book-anime-tt-jrpg-in-style-isekai

Kickstarter United victory

https://www.rascal.news/kickstarter-united-workers-will-strike-beginning-october-2/

https://www.rascal.news/kickstarter-united-ends-six-week-strike-with-a-resounding-victory/

https://kickstarterunited.org/?ref=rascal.news

Updates

Ravensburger wants money back from Upper Deck

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/11/08/ravensburger-pushes-for-upper-deck-to-pay-3-8m-legal-fees-it-racked-up-defeating-groundless-but-unrelenting-disney-lorcana-lawsuit/

News

Braincrack Games shutters

instagram.com/p/DQfH0H3jH8t/?igsh=MXFjejF3aHhoZGc1OA== (http://instagram.com/p/DQfH0H3jH8t/?igsh=MXFjejF3aHhoZGc1OA==)

Wise Wizard Games

https://www.wisewizardgames.com/wise-wizard-games-business-update/

Asmodee interim report April-September 2025

https://corporate.asmodee.com/news/asmodees-interim-report-april-september-2025-sustained-growth-and-ebitda-improvement

Bezier Games' Socials Hacked

https://bsky.app/profile/beziergames.bsky.social/post/3m5umtfrre22v

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

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

Tabletop Games Blog Raffle in aid of Trussell / UK Food Banks

http://tabletopgamesblog.com/raffle

Patreon Shoutouts

Kevin Bertram

https://www.fortcircle.com/

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

Shaun Newman

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