Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

Latest Episodes:

#946: Gatecrash Jul 01, 2022

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This podcast is part two of a three-part series on the design of Return to Ravnica block. In this episode, I talk about the design of Gatecrash.

#945: Return to Ravnica Jul 01, 2022

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This podcast is part one of a three-part series on the design of Return to Ravnica block. I start by talking about the design of Return to Ravnica.

#944: Deciduous Jun 24, 2022

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This podcast talks about what being deciduous means for mechanics and then goes through the list of all the deciduous mechanics.

#943: Basic Lands Jun 24, 2022

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In this podcast, I talk about the history of basic lands and how their evolution over time influenced the rest of Magic.

#942: Making New Magic Mechanics Jun 17, 2022

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For this podcast, I walk through all the different issues that have to be addressed when designing a new mechanic from early exploratory design all the way through the end of the design.

#941: CLB Commander Decks with Gavin Verhey Jun 17, 2022

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I sit down with Designer Gavin Verhey to talk about the design of Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate's Commander decks.

#940: Creative Components Jun 10, 2022

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For this podcast, I look at how the creative components (name, art, flavor text, card concept) are made from start to finish in the making of a Magic set.

#939: CLB Set Design with Corey Bowen Jun 10, 2022

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I sit down with Designer Corey Bowen to talk about the set design of Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate.

#938: Double-Faced Cards Jun 03, 2022

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For this podcast, I look at the history and design evolution of double-faced cards.

#937: CLB Vision Design with Glenn Jones Jun 03, 2022

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I sit down with designer Glenn Jones top talk about the vision design of Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate.