The Weekly Scroll Tabletop Podcast · May 19, 2026 · 48 min
EP 325 | We interview MATT BRERETON
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan sits down with Matt Brereton of Protagonist Games to talk wargaming, noir cyberpunk, writing your first game, and BUFF THIS 2141, a brutally dynamic, model agnostic, single miniature wargame where you desperately fight for survival in Buff City. Back BUFF THIS 2141 here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/780828144/buff-this-2141 Find Protagonist Games here: https://protagonist-games.itch.io/ 0:00 Start 1:00 Who is Matt and what is Protagonist Games 2:15 Getting into wargaming 5:45 Starting to write games 8:40 Science fiction and noir 11:20 The line to Buff This 2141 13:30 Kickstarter updates as a blog? 17:15 Digging into BUFF THIS 2141 29:15 Looking at the Kickstarter page 40:45 Stretch Goals 44:45 Where can people find Protagonist Games All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.com Discord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVab At-Coast Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-weekly-scroll/