Help us playtest Brush Pass

Volunteers wanted

Brush Pass is in closed testing on Google Play, and the thing it needs most right now is more real people playing real games on real phones. If you have an Android phone and 10 minutes a week, you can help — no experience with testing needed, and no experience with the game either.

Testing is unpaid and voluntary. You will never be asked to buy anything to take part, and you can stop whenever you like.


What you need

01 // Phone

An Android phone

Or an Android tablet. The build is distributed through Google Play, so it is Android only for now — there is no iPhone version yet.

02 // Account

A Google account

The one that is signed in to the Play Store on that phone. Closed testing is tied to the account, so we need that exact address — a different one will not see the invite.

03 // Time

Ten minutes a week

A game takes about 10 minutes. We ask for one game a week for around four weeks. More is welcome; less still helps.

04 // A way to tell us

Discord or email

Bug reports and feedback go to the Brush Pass Discord, which is where fixes are announced too. Email works if you would rather not join.

What we ask of a tester

What we do not want

Only the app installed from Google Play on a real device counts. Please do not test through an Android emulator, an automated harness, or by opening the game in a desktop browser, and please do not sign up in exchange for testing something of yours. Google reviews closed tests for exactly that kind of activity, and it would put the whole release at risk. Genuine players, playing when they feel like it, is all this needs.


How sign-up works

There is a human step in the middle of this, so it is not instant. Here is the whole sequence.

  1. Tell us who you are

    Email us with the Google account address that is signed in to the Play Store on your phone, what phone it is, and how you heard about us. That is all we need.

  2. We add you to the tester lists

    A person — not a script — adds your Google account to the closed-testing list on Google Play and to the Play Games list that powers the league and rankings. It usually happens within a day or two, and you will get a reply from us when it is done, with your invite link in it.

  3. Accept the invite, then install

    Open the invite link signed in as the same Google account, tap Become a tester, and then install Brush Pass from the Play Store on your phone. Two steps, one account. If the Play Store says the app is not available, the usual cause is that the phone is signed in to a different account than the one you gave us — tell us and we will sort it out.

  4. Play, and tell us what happened

    Report problems in the Discord's #bug-reports channel, or by email. The most useful report has five things: your phone and Android version, the version stamp shown in the app's Settings, what you did, what you expected, and what actually happened — plus a screenshot if there is one. The app also keeps a playtest log on your phone; Settings → Playtesting lets you copy or download it to send with a report. It never leaves the phone unless you send it.


What happens with your details

Your email address is used for three things: to add you to the two tester lists above, to send you the invite, and to send the occasional tester update. It is not shared with anyone else and it is not used for anything else. Ask at any time and we will remove you from both lists and delete what we hold. The display name you choose in the game is visible to the people you play against; nothing else about you is.

Google Play and Play Games Services are operated by Google, and their own terms and privacy policies apply to the install and to your Play Games profile. Discord is operated by Discord Inc.; anything you post there is under their terms, so keep personal information out of bug reports.


Sign up

Send a short email — a couple of lines is plenty. Please include:

  • the Google account address that is signed in to the Play Store on your phone;
  • what phone you have (the model is enough);
  • your Discord handle if you plan to join, and how you heard about us.

We reply from a personal address. If you do not see anything within a few days, check your spam folder and then nudge us.

Already a tester?

The Discord is the place for you: fix announcements in #builds, play nights and finding a table in #league-lfg, and everything else in #feedback. Open the invite ↗

Brush Pass is a product of Backchannel Studios LLC. Android, Google Play and Play Games Services are trademarks of Google LLC. Discord is a trademark of Discord Inc. Neither has endorsed or certified this product.