Brain Trust

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USB Bugs Sep 22, 2021

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While you’re here, contribute to AAPI support networks (https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/) and Black Lives Matter (https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/).

Gen Content, we won an award!, and a game about found-footage horror.

Preorder THIS DISCORD HAS GHOSTS IN IT at https://goodluckpress.co/products/ghosts. Preorder CAMPFIRE at braintrust.rocks.

Presave CYBERMETAL 2012 HERE: https://gamefound.com/projects/draft/iu788d7wrgt8w71nb52tbyfwxfp#/

Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst

Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.

Also, there’s a discord! We’d love for you to join! Find the link here: https://discord.gg/vGB9UYYveK

Go Break Whatever Game You Want Sep 15, 2021

Show notes

While you’re here, contribute to AAPI support networks (https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/) and Black Lives Matter (https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/).

Playtesting! The work of game design that is not words-to-paper. That old stuff in your movie queue you will literally never watch. Things that make you Google like a king.

Preorder CAMPFIRE at braintrust.rocks

Presave CYBERMETAL 2012 HERE: https://gamefound.com/projects/draft/iu788d7wrgt8w71nb52tbyfwxfp#/

Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst

Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.

Also, there’s a discord! We’d love for you to join! Find the link here: https://discord.gg/vGB9UYYveK

Anti-Insect Sentiment Sep 07, 2021

Show notes

While you’re here, contribute to AAPI support networks (https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/) and Black Lives Matter (https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/).

Sandbox design, interpretive scene design and how do we approach both! Goalsetting within purely player driven games, and CYBERMETAL 2012 chat.

Preorder CAMPFIRE at braintrust.rocks

Check out TECH JAM TACTICS here: https://itch.io/jam/tech-jam-2-tactics

Presave CYBERMETAL 2012 HERE: https://gamefound.com/projects/draft/iu788d7wrgt8w71nb52tbyfwxfp#/

Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst

Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.

Also, there’s a discord! We’d love for you to join! Find the link here: https://discord.gg/vGB9UYYveK

The Sleep Hack Aug 26, 2021

Show notes

While you’re here, contribute to AAPI support networks (https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/) and Black Lives Matter (https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/).

How we sleep, system reference documents (SRDs), a big burp, and the naked cowboy.

Preorder CAMPFIRE at https://campfire.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

Check out TECH JAM TACTICS here: https://itch.io/jam/tech-jam-2-tactics

Presave CYBERMETAL 2012 HERE: https://gamefound.com/projects/draft/iu788d7wrgt8w71nb52tbyfwxfp#/

Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst

Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.

Also, there’s a discord! We’d love for you to join! Find the link here: https://discord.gg/jr7FTkpW

Scootched by a Little Stick Aug 10, 2021

Show notes

While you’re here, contribute to AAPI support networks (https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/) and Black Lives Matter (https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/).

Talkin’ tactics, our own special way. Fictional triggers for mechanics, circles in Minecraft, and a live playstorm of a new game!

Check out TECH JAM TACTICS here: https://itch.io/jam/tech-jam-2-tactics

Presave CYBERMETAL 2012 HERE: https://gamefound.com/projects/draft/iu788d7wrgt8w71nb52tbyfwxfp#/

Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst

Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.

Also, there’s a discord! We’d love for you to join! Find the link here: https://discord.gg/Q6D7UTse

Triathletes Jul 29, 2021

Show notes

While you’re here, contribute to AAPI support networks (https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/) and Black Lives Matter (https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/).

We're live, at the Olympics! We talk about things in threes, Boston glory, and make a game about rock docs called ROCK DOC.

Adam's ARTIST STATEMENT bundle is available here--get it now: https://itch.io/s/54879/artist-statement-rpgs

Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst

Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.

Also, there’s a discord! We’d love for you to join! Find the link here: https://discord.gg/RxX9Gw5E

Brain Brine Jul 07, 2021

Show notes

While you’re here, contribute to AAPI support networks (https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/) and Black Lives Matter (https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/).

Imagine this: pickle talk. Phantom city. Prequels. Well, you don’t need to imagine it any more, because we recorded a podcast about it. Adam dives into the line design of DARTS, including their Y2K prequel.

Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst

Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.

Also, there’s a discord! We’d love for you to join! Find the link here: https://discord.gg/Q6D7UTse

for you to join! Find the link here: https://discord.gg/Q6D7UTse

Second Smartest God Jun 23, 2021

Show notes

While you’re here, contribute to AAPI support networks (https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/) and Black Lives Matter (https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/).

CAMPFIRE: the anthology horror storytelling game is live on Kickstarter now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/braintrust/campfire-0

In this episode, the agony of designing a playmat, Kickstarter mentality, and classic Coeus.

Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst

Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.

Also, there’s a discord! We’d love for you to join! Find the link here: https://discord.gg/Q6D7UTse

Everywhere You’ve Ever Lived Was A Worker Placement Tile Jun 11, 2021

Show notes

While you’re here, contribute to AAPI support networks (https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/) and Black Lives Matter (https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/).

CAMPFIRE: the anthology horror storytelling game is live on Kickstarter now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/braintrust/campfire-0

In this episode we chat about Campfire, boxed games, what we got out of everywhere we’ve lived, imaginary games, and then a BIG chunk on Wastelanders! If you want to get caught up with Wastelanders design, check out this episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brain-trust/id1473715893?i=1000514149278

Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst

Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.

Also, there’s a discord! We’d love for you to join! Find the link here: https://discord.gg/Q6D7UTse

Blood Too Loud May 19, 2021

Show notes

While you’re here, contribute to AAPI support networks (https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/) and Black Lives Matter (https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/).

CAMPFIRE: the anthology horror storytelling game is coming to Kickstarter on June 1st! Click Notify me on launch.

In this episode, we talk about CAMPFIRE, our newest project and Brain Trust collaboration coming to Kickstarter. We visit the soundless sea, see the inner workings of Adam’s ears and Will’s mind, and chat publication strategies inspired by Mothership.

Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst

Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.

Also, there’s a discord! We’d love for you to join! Find the link here: https://discord.gg/wypnwWMn

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