Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

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#646: Seeing the World Jun 14, 2019

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Working on Magic has taken me to many countries around the world. In this podcast, I reminisce about all the places I've visited on Magic's dime.

#645: Languages Jun 14, 2019

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Magic is printed in eleven languages. In this podcast, I talk about how that came to be and how making a game printed in so many languages impacts game design.

#644: Ajani's Pridemate Jun 07, 2019

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This podcast is all about us adding two words to the rules text of one card and all the hullabaloo that followed. I explain why we did it and walk through the timeline of what happened (it's a little convoluted).

#643: Breaking Rules Jun 07, 2019

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In this podcast, I discuss when rules should and shouldn't be broken in Magic design. It involves a bunch of talking about planeswalking and puppies.

#642: Retired Mechanics May 31, 2019

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In this podcast, I talk about Magic mechanics that just didn't make the cut and had to be retired.

#641: Booster Packs May 31, 2019

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In this podcast, I talk all about the history of the booster pack, how it's evolved, and what impact it has on the design of Magic.

#640: Planeswalker Who's Who May 24, 2019

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In this podcast, I walk through all the Planeswalkers to explain who they are and how they're mechanically represented on cards.