Jamie’s back from travels and Iain M has had a nice long sleep. Too long though it seems as they missed the last cast! Making up for lost time the pair, Iain C is fixing the coffee machine, cover Eric Lang leaving CMON, updates from previous reports, Avalon Hill changing hands (sort of), and much more on this edition of Brainwaves. 

 

Headlines

Eric Lang leaves Cool Mini or Not(CMON)

https://twitter.com/eric_lang/status/1299401294201917441

https://cmon.com/press/eric-lang-steps-down-from-his-exec-role-at-cmon-to-focus-on-design-and-activism

 

Fantasy Flight Games cancels Organised Play

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2020/8/24/august-covid-update/

 

UK Games Expo Award Winners

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=704305163454777&extid=fn6fbyBbGb9NHyDx

https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/plan/at-the-expo/uk-games-expo-awards/

 

News

Curse of Hearts returns to sale

https://www.geeknative.com/87846/curse-of-hearts-controversial-horny-vampire-dd-goes-back-on-sale/?fbclid=IwAR3hh6ywAvPeZ0doGRhYPrWgTSNxyk7VHuuulRLUb91ziaP6zX6YgZYbFbY

https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/curse-of-hearts-stake-parry-kill

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2020/07/06/brainwaves-52-controversial-machines/

CMON choose new auditor
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/46462/cmon-chooses-new-auditor

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2020/04/13/brainwaves-episode-46-non-euclidean-coffee/

Stonemaier Games takes brokerage in house

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/46445/stonemaier-takes-distribution-brokerage-in-house?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Avalon Hill changes hands

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/46496/management-avalon-hill-board-game-brand-will-move-from-wizards-coast-hasbro

 

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Outro

Bob Ross Monopoly

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bob-ross-themed-version-monopoly-1904610

Root on PC

https://twitter.com/direwolfdigital/status/1296171599977222145

 

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