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#626: Magic Golden Rules

Magic has a number of golden rules, and today, I talk about what they are and why they're so important to design.

#625: Lessons Learned – GRN & RNA

This is another in my "Lessons Learned" series where I talk about the lessons I've picked up from sets I've led or co-led. In this podcast, I talk about Guilds of Ravn...

#624: Play Days

About once a month, R&D takes the day off to play with an upcoming set. In this podcast, I talk all about R&D play days and how they work.

#623: Mailbag Columns

One of the things I enjoy doing is answering questions from the fans. In this podcast, I explore the many ways I do that.

#622: Brian David-Marshall

Brian retired from doing coverage, so I decided to dedicate a podcast to his long Magic career.

#621: Simic

This podcast is the tenth and final in my Ravnica guild series. In this podcast, I talk about the green-blue guild, the Simic Combine.

#620: Orzhov

This podcast is the ninth in my Ravnica guild series. In this podcast, I talk about the white-black guild, the Orzhov Syndicate.

#619: Broadwaycon, Part 2

My eldest daughter, Rachel, and I traveled to New York to go to a convention about New York theater. This is part two of a two-part series about that trip.

#618: Broadwaycon, Part 1

My eldest daughter, Rachel, and I traveled to New York to go to a convention about New York theater. This is part one of a two-part series about that trip.

#617: Gruul

This podcast is the eighth in my Ravnica guild series. In this podcast, I talk about the red-green guild, the Gruul Clans.

#616: Rakdos

This podcast is the seventh in my Ravnica guild series. In this podcast, I talk about the Cult of Rakdos, the black-red guild.

#615: Azorius

This podcast is the sixth in my Ravnica guild series. In this podcast, I talk about the Azorius Senate, the white-blue guild.

#614: Lorwyn Cards, Part 4

This podcast is the fourth in a four-part series about the card-by-card design stories of Lorwyn.

#613: Lorwyn Cards, Part 3

This podcast is the third in a four-part series about the card-by-card design stories of Lorwyn.

#612: Lorwyn Cards, Part 2

This podcast is the second in a four-part series about the card-by-card design stories of Lorwyn.

#611: Lorwyn Cards, Part 1

This podcast is the first in a four-part series about the card-by-card design stories of Lorwyn.

#610: Bends and Breaks

Often on my blog and social media accounts, I talk about things being "bends" and "breaks." In today's podcast, I go in depth defining what those terms mean and talk a...

#609: Designing Direct Damage

This is another podcast in my "Designing _________ " series where I discuss how we design basic Magic effects. In this podcast, I talk about designing direct damage.

#608: Other People's Lessons – Poetry

This is a new series called "Other People's Lessons" where I look at lessons from other areas of art and examine how those lessons apply to Magic design. Today's lesso...

#607: Unique Creature Types

In this podcast, I examine the many creature types that are unique to the game of Magic.

#606: Lessons Learned – Dominaria

This is another in my "Lessons Learned" series where I talk about sets I led (or co-led) and explore the many lessons I learned while doing the design.

#605: Market Research

In this podcast, I talk about the many ways we learn about what the players like and don't like.

#604: Designing Counterspells

This is the first in my "Designing [Blank]" series where I talk about how to design basic Magic effects.

#603: Lorwyn

In this podcast, I talk about the design of the Lorwyn set.

#602: Magic Evolution, Part 7

This is another in my "Magic Evolution" series that goes through sets and explains the innovations of each expansion. This podcast is about the original Ravnica block.

#601: Factions

This podcast is about how we design factions and build sets around them.

#599: Boros

This podcast is part of my guild series where I walk through the history of each guild through all three visits to Ravnica. In this podcast, I talk all about the red-w...

#600: Conventions

Gaming conventions have played a big role in Magic's history. In this podcast, I talk about many of the key ones that have intersected with Magic.

#597: Collecting

In this podcast, I talk about an aspect of the game I don't discuss often—collecting. I discuss the many ways we make the game collectible and what impact that has on ...

#598: Golgari

This podcast is part of my guild series where I walk through the history of each guild through all three visits to Ravnica. In this podcast, I talk all about the black...