Join Magic: The Gathering Head Designer Mark Rosewater as he shares stories, insights, and more while driving to work. Listen and learn more about how Magic is made!
1206 episodes transcribedIn this podcast, I walk through Magic's history to talk about how the use of creature types has changed over time.
This is another in my "Lessons Learned" podcasts where I talk about sets I led or co-led the design for. I walk through the various lessons I...
Almost every randomized booster product is designed to be drafted. To do that we have to build around what we call draft archetypes. In this...
In this podcast, I sit down with JC Tao, the lead designer of Innistrad Remastered, to talk about the making of the set.
In this podcast, I talk all about the design of Apocalypse, another set from the Invasion block.
In this podcast, I talk all about the design of Planeshift, a set from the Invasion block.
I gained a love of games from my father and a love of psychology from my mother. This podcast talks about how my interest in psychology has i...
Part of writing a weekly Magic column involves writing card preview articles for new sets. In this podcast, I talk all about what goes into w...
This is part two of my two-part series where I talk about the history of two-in-one cards.
This last fall, I wrote a two-part article about what I call "two-in-one cards," or "two-in-ones" for short. These are designs where more tha...
Variance is an important aspect of Magic design (and game design in general). In this podcast, I explain what it is and how we use it.
There are two ways to begin a design: from the top down, where you start with flavor, and from the bottom up, where you start with mechanics....
My favorite metaphor for Magic design is that it's like running a buffet. I talk about where this metaphor came from and why I feel it's so a...
This is another history podcast where I explore how an element of Magic came to be and evolved over time. This time, I look into the history...
In this podcast, I talk about how to use brainstorming to come up with ideas.
On this podcast, I talk about how we design cards for the mythic rare rarity.
In this podcast, I talk about an important quality of Magic mechanics: stickiness. What is it and how do we use it? This podcast dives into t...
I went to MagicCon: Las Vegas and have many stories to tell. This podcast tells those stories.
This episode is the eighth and final part of my eight-part series where I go through the entire history of Magic design to talk about design...
At MagicCon: Las Vegas, I was honored to participate in Game Knights Live. I have my three fellow players, Josh Lee Kwai, Jimmy Wong, and Bec...
