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#1078: Designing for Limited

Our new office is open, so I'm back to driving to work. In this podcast, I talk all about the ways we design for Limited. Due to traffic, this podcast is a full hour.

#1077: White-Black-Green

This is the eighth podcast in my three-color philosophy series. In this one, I talk all about the philosophy of white-black-green.

#1076: Iconic and Characteristic Creature Types

What exactly is an iconic or characteristic creature type? In this podcast, I explain what they are and detail our long history of figuring out which ones work best.

#1075: 2018

This is another in my "Years in Review" series where I walk through an entire year and talk about many of the Magic events that happened that year. This podcast is abo...

#1074: Alternative-Win Conditions

There are many ways to win a game of Magic without reducing an opponent's life total to 0. In this podcast, I talk all about alternative-win conditions.

#1073: Lessons Learned – Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty

This is another podcast in my "Lessons Learned" series where I talk about sets I led or co-led and explain the many lessons I learned working on them. This podcast is ...

#1072: Green-Blue-Red

This podcast is my seventh (of ten) in my series on three-color philosophies. Today, I talk all about green-blue-red.

#1071: Wilds of Eldraine Story with Roy Graham

In this podcast, I sit down with Roy Graham, the person in charge of overseeing Magic Story, to talk about Magic storytelling and the making of the Wilds of Eldraine s...

#1070: Wilds of Eldraine Play Design with Ben Weitz

In this podcast, I sit down with Play designer Benjamin Weitz to talk about the Play Design of Wilds of Eldraine.

#1069: Heroes of the Realm

A number of years ago, Wizards started a new employee appreciation program which resulted in us making not quite official Magic cards. In this podcast, I talk about ho...

#1068: Red-White-Black

This podcast is another in my three-color series. Today, I talk all about red-white-black.

#1067: Wilds of Eldraine Commander with Jeremy Geist

In this podcast, I have Jeremy Geist on the show to talk about the design of the Wilds of Eldraine Commander decks.

#1066: Wilds of Eldraine Design

In this podcast, I talk about the influence of Throne of Eldraine on the design of Wilds of Eldraine.

#1065: Wilds of Eldraine Set Design with Ian Duke

In this podcast, I discuss Wilds of Eldraine set design with Ian Duke, the set's lead set designer.

#1064: Inclusion over Exclusion

In this podcast, I talk about the meaning and philosophy of "inclusion over exclusion" from a game design standpoint.

#1063: Wilds of Eldraine Vision Design with Chris Mooney

In this podcast, I talk about Wilds of Eldraine vision design with guest Chris Mooney, lead vision designer for the set.

#1062: Red-Green-White

This is another podcast in my three-color series. In this episode, I talk about red-green-white.

#1061: Cards with Set Names

In this podcast, I talk about all the cards that are also set names.

#1060: Gen Con 2023

In this podcast, I talk about one of my last trips of the summer to Gen Con 2023.

#1059: MagicCon: Barcelona

In this podcast, I talk all about my trip to MagicCon: Barcelona.

#1058: San Diego Comic-Con 2023

In this podcast, I talk about my trip to the 2023 San Diego Comic-Con and my history with the San Diego Comic-Con.

#1057: Bends and Breaks

In this podcast, I talk all about mechanical bends and breaks in relation to the color pie.

#1056: The Landmark

Today's podcast marks my last Drive to Work where I drive into our offices at The Landmark. In this episode, I talk all about the history of our Wizards of the Coast o...

#1055: Black-Red-Green

This is another podcast in my three-color series. Today, I talk about black-red-green.

#1054: Apes and Monkeys, Part 2

In this podcast, I finish talking about all the cards with subtype Ape and Monkey.

#1053: Apes and Monkeys, Part 1

In this podcast, I talk about cards with subtype Ape and Monkey.

#1052: Coldsnap

In this podcast, I talk about the design and development of the set Coldsnap.

#1051: Blue-Black-Red

This is another podcast in my three-color series. Today, I talk about blue-black-red.

#1050: Hall of Fame

In this podcast, I talk about being inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design Hall of Fame (i.e., the Tabletop Gaming Hall of Fame).

#1049: Mapping

In this podcast, I talk about the concept of "mapping" and how we use it to design Magic sets.