Jessica Hancock

I showed you last week on this very stream.

If we're not segueing into talking about the D&D news that includes animals, should we mention some other news? Yes. As we're in the doom and gloom side of things, shall we stay in that side of things?

If we're not segueing into talking about the D&D news that includes animals, should we mention some other news? Yes. As we're in the doom and gloom side of things, shall we stay in that side of things?

All right, let's talk about bankruptcy.

All right, let's talk about bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy is always fun. I mean, obviously, this isn't great. But yeah, so Diamond Comics own kind of Alliance game distribution in a very roundabout way. Alliance games distribution is a North American. I believe in other parts of the world as well, but they're very big in North America, I know. distributor of toys, games, including role-playing games.

Bankruptcy is always fun. I mean, obviously, this isn't great. But yeah, so Diamond Comics own kind of Alliance game distribution in a very roundabout way. Alliance games distribution is a North American. I believe in other parts of the world as well, but they're very big in North America, I know. distributor of toys, games, including role-playing games.

And they are being sold because the parent company, which is Diamond Comics, are going bankrupt. Which kind of sucks for everybody that works there because when things are sold and things go bankrupt, that obviously creates job uncertainty. And also, I know a lot of stores use Alliance to get all the latest games and stuff for their distribution. So...

And they are being sold because the parent company, which is Diamond Comics, are going bankrupt. Which kind of sucks for everybody that works there because when things are sold and things go bankrupt, that obviously creates job uncertainty. And also, I know a lot of stores use Alliance to get all the latest games and stuff for their distribution. So...

So this will impact a lot of people, so that's a shame. But it looks like Alliance is being purchased by Universal Distribution and Universal are a distributor in North America as well. So maybe that will just become part of that. Yes.

So this will impact a lot of people, so that's a shame. But it looks like Alliance is being purchased by Universal Distribution and Universal are a distributor in North America as well. So maybe that will just become part of that. Yes.

When money gets to that level, it just stops making sense to me because I can't stop being just numb. Yeah, it's wild because it's not money that I would ever have in my hands.

When money gets to that level, it just stops making sense to me because I can't stop being just numb. Yeah, it's wild because it's not money that I would ever have in my hands.

I don't even own either of those things. That's the scale I'm at.

I don't even own either of those things. That's the scale I'm at.

But, yeah. Yeah. Hopefully everybody that's owed money on that, they're able to move over to Universal and get their stock moving and get paid that way. Hopefully that resolves. Yeah, yeah. But yeah, this is a thing that will affect the North American tabletop industry.

But, yeah. Yeah. Hopefully everybody that's owed money on that, they're able to move over to Universal and get their stock moving and get paid that way. Hopefully that resolves. Yeah, yeah. But yeah, this is a thing that will affect the North American tabletop industry.

Well, I'm glad there's less evil.

Well, I'm glad there's less evil.

But anyway, that was my other sad news whilst we were on the not-so-positive side of things. Does anyone have anything positive?