Brain Trust

Latest Episodes:

U-Shaped Everything Jan 26, 2021

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This is a big “catching them all” episode. Also Psycho Goreman, Kickstarter’s interpretation of itself, and more! We bash together a game of legendary proportions.

Get Babes in the Wood 2e right here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adamxvass/babes.

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

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

Brain Trust's Most Wanted Jan 20, 2021

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While you’re here, contribute to Black Lives Matter in whatever way you can: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/.

Go out and watch Speed Racer (2008) right now. Also, we put up a bounty board for zines we want.

Get Babes in the Wood 2e right here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adamxvass/babes.

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

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

Tabletop Almanac Jan 14, 2021

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Anxiety podcasting like the best of them. We’re excited on this one! Predictions for the short and long-term, Control inspirations, and Vasstradamaus.

Get Babes in the Wood 2e right here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adamxvass/babes.

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

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

Join the Brain Trust (2021) Jan 06, 2021

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While you’re here, contribute to Black Lives Matter in whatever way you can: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/.

Adam Vass and Will Jobst are two game designers making a podcast! If you're new, start here—we'll catch you up.

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://discordapp.com/invite/SgnU8ZB.

Playground Energy Dec 30, 2020

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Fighting bats, finding fun, and brain storming Cybermetal and Torq. We talk about modern/violent settings that don’t use guns, debt as a core activity, and making alt-futures.

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

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

Marble Slab of Game Design Dec 22, 2020

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We’re just looking at a bunch of marble. That’s what a podcast is--it’s just wave forms and chisels. We talk about meta metacurrencies, micro and mecro transactions, and bloon.

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

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

How To Squander An Hour Dec 17, 2020

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I'm moving y'all, no time for shownotes.

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

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

One Million vs. One Billion Dec 09, 2020

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While you’re here, contribute to Black Lives Matter in whatever way you can: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/.

In this one, we talk about Open World RPG, available on itch.io right now! We chat special sauces, play experiences starting from the rules or from the head, and shirts that fell off the truck.

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

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

Notes App Language Dec 02, 2020

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While you’re here, contribute to Black Lives Matter in whatever way you can: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/.

Craigslist, pickup truck space, Yahtzee, and more. Adam reveals a mysterious new type of nostalgia. We make table games, not computer games for computer and gameboy.

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://discordapp.com/invite/SgnU8ZB

Voila Nov 26, 2020

Show notes

While you’re here, contribute to Black Lives Matter in whatever way you can: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/.

Tweeting is hard. Moving is challenging. Adam and Will have to take a big break in the middle of the episode. Fuck an episode decsiption, go to the Brain Trust Science Fair and pick up the 23 coolest games out of the Brain Trust for $40!

https://itch.io/b/681/the-brain-trust-presents-science-fair

Here’s the panel from Working on a Dime where Adam discusses anticipate in RPGS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dekGEeMDdk

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://discordapp.com/invite/SgnU8ZB