In these turbulent times the tabletop community is showing their generosity and Iain and Jamie are highlighting as much of those efforts as they can. From the conflict in Ukraine to the battle over trans rights in Texas many in the community are raising money for organisations supporting people in their hour of need.
Statement on Ukraine
We will list here organisations you can donate to that we are aware of. There will be many others.
https://crisisrelief.un.org/ukraine
https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-spetsrahunok-dlya-zboru-koshtiv-na-potrebi-armiyi?fbclid=IwAR01V9yesFbYMRTRXjtrhZtKZywHCnTrllN_oaIeryT1y1tzo-4yTjEy0To
Headlines
Tabletop Community reaction to Ukraine
Bruno Cathala
https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/t4560k/bruno_cathala_stance_on_russia/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
Stonemaier Games
https://stonemaiergames.com/stonemaier-games-stands-with-ukraine/
Fide
https://twitter.com/FIDE_chess/status/1498026831089487882?s=20&t=oaZwliDNafrm37K0MZyx7Q
Handiwork Games
https://twitter.com/GamesHandiwork/status/1497510711618117633?s=20&t=lfDm-MMbGn6Pd4Uxeg4-zg
Portal Games
https://portalgames.pl/en/portal-games-support-for-the-ukraine/
Modiphius
https://www.modiphius.net/pages/ukraine-support?fbclid=IwAR0nyjNxvxlHegwygJ-CYboqQduA1gbmDc5RZEr8WXAdwhgVrE8j_obhcoc
Dicebreaker info
https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/ukraine/news/ukraine-board-game-publishers-rally-russian-invasion
Factory 42
https://gamefound.com/projects/draft/j5ygcr990hyn0339ah08bwmostu/updates/2
Itch bundle being organised
https://itch.io/t/1964844/bundle-for-ukraine-call-for-submissions
Trans kids texas support
https://itch.io/b/1308/ttrpgs-for-trans-rights-in-texas
As D’Or (Golden Ace)
https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/t0lexx/2022_as_dor_winners_cannes_french_game_of_the_year/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPFH_6g4K0E&ab_channel=LePasseTemps
https://www.festivaldesjeux-cannes.com/en/
News
Cardboard Edison Awards Finalists announced
https://cardboardedison.com/award
Phalanx
Most expensive pokemon card ever
https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/News/worlds-most-expensive-pokemon-card-sells-for-900-000-and-its-not-a?utm_source=socialmedia&utm_medium=news&utm_term=TTG_PokemonCard&fbclid=IwAR2n24PU2rhDJwaeZg0yI3YkjIpXxKycJy-seyOe0mscAjM_CFMmKtz8o2c
Kickstarter numbers for 2021
https://medium.com/icopartners/kickstarter-in-2021-for-games-6694a7c826dc
https://www.polygon.com/22898968/kickstarter-top-10-biggest-campaigns-2021
Roll20 new ceo and numbers
https://www.geeknative.com/139680/roll20-to-get-a-new-boss-as-ankit-lal-replaces-nolan-t-jones/
ORR report for Q4 2021
https://blog.roll20.net/posts/the-orr-report-q4-2021/?utm_campaign=Brand%20Posts&utm_content=199560341&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-553552636
Analyst calls for WotC to be spun off
https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2022/02/wotc-caught-up-in-proxy-fight-as-analysts-call-for-spin-off.html
https://freethewizards.com/the-case-to-repair-hasbro/
Patreon Shoutouts
James Naylor
https://naylorgames.com/
Shaun Newan
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Outro
Wingspan on Coronation Street
https://twitter.com/elizhargrave/status/1494830075434442755?s=20&t=bTQ0GtCTm6zJyFjNoqvL4A
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