The team are back to bring you the latest in tabletop news. This episode they lay out the history of nuTSR and Wizards of the coast before bringing you the latest developments in the case. Alongside this they look at cheating controversy in the world of chess, Origins shaking up the Awards, Gamefound announcing new initiatives, and more on this episode of Brainwaves. 

 

Headlines

 

Wizards files injunction against nuTSR

https://twitter.com/NoHateInGaming/status/1568288911297847296?s=20&t=pfVPMt8_j-g6yv2X1pY9tA

https://twitter.com/BrainClouds/status/1568280027917074435?s=20&t=pfVPMt8_j-g6yv2X1pY9tA

 

nuTSR financial data breach

https://www.enworld.org/threads/nutsr-financial-data-breach.691241/

 

https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-full-glorious-history-of-nutsr.684697/

 

News

 

Chess cheating

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/09/chess-hans-niemann-hits-back-over-cheating-controversy-in-st-louis

 

Origins Awards changes categories for 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52145/gama-changes-origins-awards-categories-2022

 

Tabletop Gaming Live award winners

https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/News/tabletop-gaming-awards-2022-winners-announced

 

Gamefound secure backing pledge

https://gamefound.com/blog/post/securing-your-pledge-in-unstable-times

 

Patreon fires staff

https://blog.patreon.com/en-GB/a-note-from-jack

 

Jobs & Opportunities

 

IGDN looking for donations

https://twitter.com/AccessibleGames/status/1567696245136703489?s=20&t=cdztmNFUhwLTqQ_EMLaGpw

 

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Outro

 

Monopoly helps kids with anger issues

https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/hasbro-campaign-explains-why-monopoly-is-good-for-kids-anger-issues/

 

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