TTN - Episode #19: Looks Can Be Deceiving

This episode we are covering changes at Hasbro, computers generating rules for board games and how undercover agencies used board games.

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Here are the stories and some articles for further reading on any of the topics we covered.

TGC New Card Stock: https://news.thegamecrafter.com/post/186959337807/card-stock-upgrade

Cats Play Jenga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWc8dUl7Xfo&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3uPGJeZ7Wuugho9CI4LCrctGdP-pWtZPRHx1T7M9N_YAmv-_g3Z4_HDs0

Asmodee Acquires New Companies: http://www.tabletopwire.com/asmodee-acquire-distributors-in-canada-taiwan-and-chile/

CIA Card Game: https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2018/5/21/17374054/cia-collect-it-all-declassified-training-tabletop-card-game

Fantasy Flight Cameos: https://kotaku.com/some-of-our-favorite-board-games-have-employee-cameos-o-1837187913?utm_medium=Socialflow&utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Twitter&utm_source=Kotaku_Twitter

AEG Daily Booth Changes: http://tabletopwire.com/aeg-finds-success-at-gen-con-with-daily-booth-transformations/

POW Monopoly: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/01/how-monopoly-games-helped-allied-pows-escape-during-world-war-ii/266996/
Related Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsrC79QV7cU&feature=share

Computer Generated Board Game Rules: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kz483y/scientists-are-discovering-long-lost-rules-for-ancient-board-games?fbclid=IwAR3CSwSQ-jx6P3fdwni-n44C5bgO4oM76RMXwsAsvjjR-2NskogmuJbILM0

Hasbro/eONe: http://tabletopwire.com/hasbro-to-purchase-entertainment-one-for-4-billion-cash/

Rick Loomis: https://nerdvanamedia.com/books/rick-loomis-flying-buffalo-obituary/136906/?fbclid=IwAR00nt7x6CWz0OcAvAMDHB45vOXDHxoj4x8BilRn-69xKwVRwgrWCF1kezY

Hasbro and Plastics: http://epicstream.com/news/JakeVyper/Hasbro-Will-No-Longer-Use-Plastic-For-Game--Toy-Packaging?fbclid=IwAR0UTRqm61wOFMTUwq9sIYrcMeWAlNC6DdOWlUh2tkORL1ym2rYRb5okcsY

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