The Brainwaves team are back to bring you the best in tabletop gaming news. This cast covers callous corporations, soaring crowdfunding, fantastically diverse awards, and D&D on stage? 

 

Headlines

 

Hasbro Financials

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/02/13/magic-dd-maker-hasbro-lost-over-1bn-in-q4-predicts-wotc-revenue-decline-in-2024/

https://investor.hasbro.com/financial-information/quarterly-results

 

Embracer prioritises shareholders

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/embracer-says-it-s-looking-out-for-shareholders-after-cutting-almost-1-400-jobs?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky#close-modal

 

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56241/board-game-sales-down-asmodee-embracer-q3

 

Gamefound soars

https://www.polygon.com/24063935/gamefound-top-10-biggest-board-game-campaigns-2023-kickstarter

 

https://www.polygon.com/24054381/kickstarter-top-10-biggest-most-backed-board-games-campaigns-2023

 

https://gamefound.com/en/blog/post/cmon-and-gamefound-announce-exclusive-pact

 

Updates

 

So you want to be a games master

https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/50588/site-news/a-second-historical-note-on-xandering-the-dungeon

 

Evil Genius games may just be evil

https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-rise-and-fall-of-evil-genius-games.702617/

 

News

 

Sexism in Chess

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-68201529

https://twitter.com/SusanPolgar/status/1752090239491830179

 

Non-Binary Tabletop Awards

https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/news/nonbinary-tabletop-awards-2024-winners-announced

https://www.snowbrightstudio.com/press/first-annual-nonbinary-tabletop-award

 

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

 

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

 

MTG grant

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56215/wizards-coast-offers-magic-the-gathering-new-perspectives-grant

 

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Outro

 

D&D on stage

https://nerdist.com/article/dungeons-and-dragons-gets-theatrical-production-the-twenty-sided-tavern/?fbclid=IwAR0FiRMWa3IXR2RhSLt2I1PX4EiC32BLKWbB8ldPmqnbF6dPSJYGBiZifgA

 

https://airtable.com/appy2fJyip4rWguap/shrj7ohgj6JOmQZcu?fbclid=IwAR0JLuPSkaTHo9bfrGkeR-r4py4h1PHyz3XF6nabdM67mGusxee1Hv3am2E

 

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