Brotherwise Games
Games That Bring Everyone to the Table™
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About Brotherwise Games
Brotherwise Games is an independent American tabletop game designer and publisher founded in 2012 by brothers Chris and Johnny O'Neal. Based in Southern California, the company creates board games, card games, tabletop roleplaying games and collectibles. Its games combine accessible mechanics with strategic choices and distinctive themes, aiming to appeal to both casual players and experienced tabletop enthusiasts.
The studio began with Boss Monster: The Dungeon Building Card Game, which was funded through Kickstarter in 2012 and published in 2013. Its dungeon-building premise and nostalgic presentation became the foundation for an expanding family of games. Subsequent releases include Boss Monster 2, Super Boss Monster, the tile-laying spin-off Overboss, and Dungeon Kart. These projects show how Brotherwise develops established properties across different tabletop formats while retaining their recognizable themes.
Original games and licensed worlds
Beyond the Boss Monster family, Brotherwise publishes original strategy and storytelling games. Its catalogue includes Unearth, Call to Adventure, Empire's End, Castles by the Sea and Night of the Ninja. This range extends from card-driven play and tile placement to character-building narratives and broader strategy experiences.
Licensed adaptations form another substantial part of the company's work. Through its publishing relationship with Brandon Sanderson and Dragonsteel Entertainment, Brotherwise has developed games set in Sanderson's fictional worlds, including Call to Adventure: The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game and Stormlight: War for Roshar. Its wider licensed catalogue also includes Call to Adventure: The Name of the Wind and The Dragon Prince: Battlecharged.
The company's expansion into tabletop roleplaying includes The Cosmere RPG, with publications such as the Stormlight RPG Handbook, World Guide and Stonewalkers Adventure. Alongside developing original games, Brotherwise adapts established intellectual properties into tabletop experiences and handles publishing, licensing and distribution. Its primary business remains physical tabletop gaming, with video game adaptations of some titles produced through licensing arrangements.
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Leadership
Chris O'Neal serves as CEO and Johnny O'Neal as President; both are co-founders. Meric Moir directs the company's RPG work. Other reported team roles include Hayden Dillard in design and development, Beverly O'Neal in operations, Matt Molandes in logistics, Jillian Schumacher in marketing and Audrey Vail in social media.
Shared roleplaying framework
Plotweaver is an internal roleplaying system and publishing imprint built on the rules engine developed for The Cosmere RPG. Under Moir's direction, it extends that framework into multiple genres through collaboration with external designers and studios, including Earthborne Games and Twogether Studios.
Crowdfunding and distribution
The debut Boss Monster campaign raised more than $215,000 in 2012. In 2024, the Kickstarter campaign for The Cosmere RPG raised more than $15 million. The company's operating model combines crowdfunding and direct sales with worldwide distribution through hobby game distributors and local game stores.
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Where Brotherwise Games is based
- 3203 Newton St, Torrance, CA 90505-6601, United StatesTorrance, California, United States
Torrance office
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Overall headquarters and main operating premises, supporting corporate operations, executive offices, customer service and distribution logistics coordination. The saved Los Angeles location represents these premises within the Greater Los Angeles area.
- Los Angeles, California, United States
Los Angeles office
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