Brainwaves Episode 152 - Mythic Shrinking

Brainwaves - Board Game and Tabletop News Show

Iain is taking this cast off so Jamie and Oliver are at the helm. This episode they cover further troubles at Mythic, companies being saved and consolidating their lines, controversial giveaways and more on episode 152 of Brainwaves.

Headlines

Mythic Games France liquidates

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/10/17/no-mythic-games-hasnt-gone-into-liquidation-but-its-fate-should-be-decided-by-the-end-of-the-month/

https://annonces-legales.leparisien.fr/annonce/23cba43f-8a82-48c1-8f57-6a2285e239c3

Funforge ‘saved’ by Tokaido deal

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/10/11/did-it-save-the-company-yes-and-no-funforges-ceo-on-fighting-its-financial-woes-by-selling-the-tokaido-line-to-stonemaier/

Spiel Essen Sold Out

https://www.spiel-essen.de/en/press?view=article&id=222&catid=12

News

Barnes & Noble to list game designers

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57959/barnes-noble-begin-listing-game-designers

NAC Wargames hands out Nazi memorabilia

https://bsky.app/profile/celacanto.bsky.social/post/3l5qu6lhp4j2n

The Other Side of the Hill crowdfunding campaign: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/masqueoca/the-other-side-of-the-hill/

Publisher’s response on BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/image/8461574/the-other-side-of-the-hill?commentid=12438977

Gamefound update about the Iron Cross medal: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/masqueoca/the-other-side-of-the-hill/updates/5

Matagot shrinks catalogue

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/10/16/matagot-stops-publishing-heavier-games-like-kemet-inis-shifts-focus-to-family-and-childrens-titles/

Steve Jackson Games announces Fighting Fantasy Deal

https://www.sjgames.com/fightingfantasy/

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

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

Patreon Shoutouts

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James Naylor

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Outro

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