PlayBros Emergency Feed

Corporate Override

Stakeholder Review Incoming

Stand by for corrective imagination.

Saturday Morning Glory

PlayBros Training Feed

Play Bros Toys

We make play work.

Play Bros CFO antagonist
Creative Debt
Synergy requires fiscal obedience.

Creative Debt

Do what corporate wants: No Penalty
Do what you want: You Owe Us!

You bring the imagination; we'll tell you how to use it.

Phase 01

World Building

Marketing will select a commercially viable era. You may accept the decision, or try again and assume Creative Debt.

World Building Matrix Awaiting Marketing
Past world
Past
Present world
Present
Future world
Future
Other world
Other
Market Segment Reel Awaiting Marketing

World Building Phase

World Building Complete

Creative brief stored for future exploitation.

Cast Budget Board

Choose how many characters to develop. Every character is a budget line.

Audience Bond Test

Focus Group Findings

Choose one audience-approved bond. Run another test to reject both and assume Creative Debt.

Shelf Recognition

Type Strategy

Market Research recommends how the toy line should read at a glance.

Character Function

Role Casting Board

Choose from the approved role pool, then assign each role to a character slot.

Press start

Marketing is reviewing the toy aisle.

Press start

Marketing is preparing segment cards.

Awaiting Findings

Market Research is testing relationship structures.

Awaiting Types

Market Research is preparing character type data.

Awaiting Casting

Market Research is preparing audience role data.

Creative Debt Review

Corporate has prepared corrective suggestions.

Commercial Break

World Development

3:00

Use this break to daydream your world into shape. Name it, picture it, and describe the part you want to play in.