It’s been a mix of huge stories and not much else in the last few weeks. Iain and Jamie bring you the lowdown on what is going on at World of Game Design, who is bagging awards, hasbro’s financials, and what size of country the population of D&D Beyond could establish. All this, and more, on episode 153 of Brainwaves

 

Headlines

 

WOGD investigation by Rascal

https://www.rascal.news/former-world-of-game-design-employees-claim-tabletop-company-exploits-workers-and-clients/

 

Zac Goins Facebook post

https://www.facebook.com/xzacklee/posts/pfbid02yf9PBqMH47ReMwKBBH7rVVTtKtYZaSioPAAYJb57Wq7YpannnPSZGLCyR1xvnsNAl

 

Hasbro conference call

https://investor.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hasbro-reports-third-quarter-2024-financial-results

 

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/58109/hasbro-ceo-reveals-magic-plans-secret-lair-volumes-d-d-dtc-percentage-more

 

https://www.enworld.org/threads/hasbro-hit-with-layoffs-wizards-of-the-coast-impacted.707539/page-2

 

FSC award

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/11/05/life-in-reterra-becomes-first-board-game-to-win-forest-stewardship-council-sustainability-award/

 

https://us.fsc.org/en-us/get-involved/fsc-leadership-awards/2024-leadership-award-winners-01

 

News

 

Commander Format

https://www.polygon.com/mtg-magic-the-gathering/468627/mtg-new-commander-format-panel-rules-committee

 

https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/introducing-the-commander-format-panel

 

Summit award finalists 

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/10/23/summit-award-reveals-2024-contenders-which-have-best-helped-draw-in-players-broaden-scope-of-historical-board-gaming/

 

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

 

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

 

Boardgamewire report on Tabletop Jobs Group

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/11/07/board-gamings-biggest-job-site-is-an-almost-20000-strong-facebook-group-and-is-planning-its-first-ever-live-event-next-year/

 

Dragonmeet Attendance

https://dragonmeet.co.uk/

 

Patreon Shoutouts

 

Kevin Bertram

https://www.fortcircle.com/

 

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

 

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Outro

 

Food for Fought

 

https://nerdist.com/article/dungeons-dragons-beer-bourbon-dragons-milk/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGKRLBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHd7-QA1c_7gdVbxEq4gt7b59ABwXNx-YAwUz0S30T11j2J0OLEHTRcJU5A_aem_aB4GlBcElnqiWARtJzGidg

 

https://www.enworld.org/threads/game-night-is-well-catered-with-these-official-d-d-meat-sticks.707556/

 

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