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
Zac Goins Facebook post
Hasbro conference call
https://www.enworld.org/threads/hasbro-hit-with-layoffs-wizards-of-the-coast-impacted.707539/page-2
FSC award
https://us.fsc.org/en-us/get-involved/fsc-leadership-awards/2024-leadership-award-winners-01
News
Commander Format
https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/introducing-the-commander-format-panel
Summit award finalists
Jobs, Opportunities, and Events
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs
Boardgamewire report on Tabletop Jobs Group
Dragonmeet Attendance
Patreon Shoutouts
Kevin Bertram
James Naylor
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