Iain and Oliver bring you a bumper packed episode of Brainwaves with all the latest news, controversies, and occurrences from across the tabletop gaming world in episode 167 of Brainwaves. 

 

Headlines

 

Devir… damn guys that’s racist as hell

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3555308/just-some-ole-racist-history-crap/page/1 

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3555308/article/46440167#46440167 

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3555679/a-message-to-the-community 

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/08/08/devir-to-recall-all-copies-of-new-release-ace-of-spades-after-backlash-over-slavery-depictions-in-artwork-apologises-for-causing-harm/

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60259/devir-recalling-ace-spades

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3555679/a-message-to-the-community 

 

More CMON Executive Leavers and profit warning 

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/08/07/cmons-long-serving-chief-financial-officer-company-secretary-latest-to-resign-from-financially-troubled-business/

 

https://www.marketscreener.com/news/cmon-limited-announces-resignation-of-koh-zheng-kai-as-chief-financial-officer-with-effect-from-14-ce7c5ed2dd8bf026

 

https://consent.yahoo.com/v2/collectConsent?sessionId=3_cc-session_a4de1fe9-336e-4f30-98af-42f7d08fc4ce

 

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/08/21/new-cmon-profit-warning-says-losses-could-reach-8m-for-first-half-of-2025-almost-three-times-its-overall-profit-from-the-last-ten-years/

 

US Import Tariff Troubles

https://www.ctpa.org.uk/news/usa-de-minimis-exemption-suspended-8542

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2p17xypgko?fbclid=IwY2xjawMWgf5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjtV7mqx6qv6P4-CSGWofvqYpk1vI-O59FV4q2U0N-UOduSuyZ8kGm8ruuFX_aem_rHTP6ygrvyZB_JDrDY_mYg

 

Updates

 

CGE Responds to HP Codenames Backlash

CGE’s response on various social media platforms:

Instagram: https://discord.com/channels/653652846167851008/1397834273645396100/1403479858251825285

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/czechgames.com/post/3lvw44i6tk32r

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1328670495928290&id=100063560561493&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=c6aJLUWZCsvY5SJG# 

Block Collective’s response: https://bsky.app/profile/blockcollectives.bsky.social/post/3lvyas4jezs2q 

 

Read this

https://www.rascal.news/zatu-denies-toxic-workplace-allegations-from-former-employees/

 

News

 

Ultimate Guard jump into Harry Potter controversy

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60061/new-harry-potter-ultimate-guard-deck-boxes-unveiled

 

GenCon 2025 Sets New Attendance Record

https://www.gencon.com/press/record-breaking-gencon-2025

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60227/gen-con-2025-sets-new-attendance-record

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/08/05/gen-con-exhibitor-numbers-rebound-to-record-levels-despite-tariffs-uncertainty-biggest-ever-attendance-reaches-almost-72000/

Suzanne Sheldon post on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/425suzanne.bsky.social/post/3lvqiqhyche2g 

 

Funforge has been liquidated

https://ludovox.fr/funforge-en-liquidation-judiciaire-le-dernier-mot-de-son-fondateur/

 

Mobeus makes Big Potato a Hot Potato

https://www.mobeus.co.uk/news/mobeus-backs-big-potato-games/

https://www.mobeus.co.uk/investments/big-potato-games/

https://www.dcadvisory.com/news-deals-insights/deal-announcements/dc-advisory-advises-mobeus-equity-partners-on-its-investment-in-big-potato-games/#gref

 

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

 

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

 

Pegasus Designer Days 2025

 

https://pegasus.de/UEber-uns/Karriere/Designer-Days/

Application form: https://de.surveymonkey.com/r/KS5KF9F 

 

Playfest London

https://www.minervatabletop.co.uk/playfest

Patreon Shoutouts

 

Kevin Bertram

https://www.fortcircle.com/

 

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

 

Shaun Newman

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facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

 

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Outro

 

Pictionary Potato

https://shopping.mattel.com/en-gb/products/pictionary-pic-tato-hot-potato-game-jdx95-en-gb

 

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