Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

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!

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#1034: Why Not?

Episode Date: May 12, 2023

You can't say "yes" to every idea when designing for Magic. In this podcast, I explore reasons why we might not move forward with an idea....

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#1032: Turn Structure

Episode Date: May 5, 2023

In this podcast, I walk through all the phases and steps of a turn to talk about how design creates cards for each part of the turn.

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#1030: F.I.R.E. Design

Episode Date: April 28, 2023

R&D uses a philosophy in design known as F.I.R.E. design. There are a lot of misconceptions as to what it means, so I walk through its ph...

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#1028: Databases

Episode Date: April 21, 2023

In this podcast, I talk about one of the most important tools we use for Magic design—databases. I walk through the history of our databases...

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#1022: Invitational Cards

Episode Date: March 31, 2023

Gavin Verhey recently did a video about the Invitational cards on his YouTube channel Good Morning Magic, inspiring me to do a podcast tellin...

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#1021: Legends

Episode Date: March 31, 2023

In this podcast, I talk all about the making of Magic's third expansion, Legends, which, among other things, introduced multicolor and legend...