Brainwaves Episode 152 - Mythic Shrinking

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

 

Kevin Bertram

https://www.fortcircle.com/

 

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

 

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