The whole team is back for the first Brainwaves of the year. Join us as we dive into the latest tabletop gaming news from Hasbro rolling the dice on gambling to chess clashing with the wrong trousers! All this and more on episode 156 of Brainwaves.

Headlines

Hasbro rolls the dice

https://igamingbusiness.com/company-news/games-global-unveils-exciting-partnership-with-hasbro/

It’s the wrong trousers, Magnus

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98lkrdkz70o?at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_origin=BBC_News&at_link_type=web_link&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_ptr_name=facebook_page&at_medium=social&at_link_id=F833A792-C515-11EF-8185-B1A73D8FAC8C&at_format=link&fbclid=IwY2xjawHc7odleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfJpJBK1_095wLRlZ0rgn0XuT5wKSmFMu7sRbQZwvUsNfJZ-um3pgAI_dA_aem_xoeYbOqeJBjXbqmJHzGhHg

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8npkrey66o

Vallejo Workers

https://www.rascal.news/striking-workers-at-vallejo-paint-factory-claim-victory/

https://spikeybits.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Vallejo-Statment.png

Updates

Most Monopoly

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2024/12/owner-of-worlds-largest-monopoly-collection-on-the-hunt-for-holy-grail-of-sets

News

Cardboard Edison Award 2025 Submissions Open

https://cardboardedison.com/award

https://cardboardedison.com/2025-award-submissions

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

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

Protos y Tipos

https://asociacionludo.com/actividad/protos-y-tipos

Patreon Shoutouts

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Outro

Monopoly changes the game

https://www.polygon.com/gaming/492505/monopoly-new-version-expansions-announced

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