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!
1198 episodes transcribedThis 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...
This episode is part seven of an eight-part series where I go through the entire history of Magic design to talk about design evolution over...
In this podcast, I sit down with Carmen Klomparens, lead designer of the Magic: The Gathering Foundations Starter Collection, to talk about t...
This episode is part six of an eight-part series where I go through the entire history of Magic design to talk about design evolution over th...
In this podcast, I sit down with Foundations's Lead Set Designer Bryan Hawley to talk about the design of the set's product suite.
This episode is part five of an eight-part series where I go through the entire history of Magic design to talk about design evolution over t...
In this podcast, I go through all the mechanics that interact with the graveyard in some way.
This episode is part four of an eight-part series where I go through the entire history of Magic design to talk about design evolution over t...
When we design new Magic cards and mechanics, we have to be conscious of how those cards will play with the cards and mechanics that already...
