Brainwaves Episode 162 - Hammer Down

Brainwaves - Board Game and Tabletop News Show

Oliver and Iain are the dynamic duo this week as we bring you a packed show full of the usual controversy, the bizarre, and worthwhile celebrations.

Headlines

Games Workshop on Rampage

https://spikeybits.com/warhammer-40k/games-workshop-freezes-assets-amid-world-wide-seller-takedown/

World Warhammer Championship boycotted by some players

https://www.rascal.news/players-boycott-the-world-championships-of-warhammer-because-of-trump/

Goodman Games works with Fascists

https://www.enworld.org/threads/goodman-games-revives-relationship-with-anti-semitic-publisher-for-new-city-state-kickstarter-updated.713282/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky

https://goodman-games.com/a-statement-about-city-state-of-the-invincible-overlord/

https://goodman-games.com/an-additional-statement-about-city-state-of-the-invincible-overlord/

Updates

Greater Than Games

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/greater-than-games/sentinels-of-the-multiverse-disparation-expansion/updates/22203

Tariff pause

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/12/china-us-agree-pause-trade-war-trump

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgv5n00e0jo

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/13/nx-s1-5395866/us-china-tariffs-trade-deal

https://ludorum.substack.com/p/tariffs-and-pricing-oh-my

Alliance Game Distributors acquired

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59575/under-new-ownership-alliance-diamond

News

Rowan, Rook and Decard give Gencon a wide berth

https://rowanrookanddecard.com/were-not-coming-to-gencon-this-year/?v=7885444af42e

https://www.rascal.news/rowan-rook-and-decard-pull-out-of-gen-con-2025-over-international-travel-concerns/

Canada’s largest miniatures producer shutters

https://www.geeknative.com/172839/silver-fox-productions-and-rafm-miniatures-canadas-largest-miniatures-producer-is-closing/

Original Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/RafmCthuhluMiniatures/posts/pfbid02Zj5n1Jy8Kf85o3ap12FwAFQNMbirMGcD3FzYoLnB6TcLUyLHrpZtMXQZanDCKoDnl

Silver Fox / RAFM website: https://rafm.com/

Diana Jones Emerging Designer Award Winners

https://www.dianajonesaward.org/

BGG winners announced

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3508413/article/46053839#46053839

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

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

http://tabletopgamesblog.com/raffle

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

Pendragon features at law creative day

https://www.chaosium.com/blogcreativity-in-the-law-companions-of-arthur-release-features-in-legal-creative-showcase/

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