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Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

Author: Mark Rosewater

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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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This is part two of my two-part series where I talk about the history of two-in-one cards.
This last fall, I wrote a two-part article about what I call "two-in-one cards," or "two-in-ones" for short. These are designs where more than one spell is represented on a single card. My dividing line is that each spell has its own name. There are a bunch of different ways we've made two-in-ones. This podcast talks all about their history. This is part one of two.
#1198: Variance

#1198: Variance

2024-12-1333:58

Variance is an important aspect of Magic design (and game design in general). In this podcast, I explain what it is and how we use it.
There are two ways to begin a design: from the top down, where you start with flavor, and from the bottom up, where you start with mechanics. In this podcast, I talk about how these two design processes have evolved over time.
My favorite metaphor for Magic design is that it's like running a buffet. I talk about where this metaphor came from and why I feel it's so accurate.
This is another history podcast where I explore how an element of Magic came to be and evolved over time. This time, I look into the history of drafting.
#1194: Brainstorming

#1194: Brainstorming

2024-11-2932:58

In this podcast, I talk about how to use brainstorming to come up with ideas.
On this podcast, I talk about how we design cards for the mythic rare rarity.
#1192: Stickiness

#1192: Stickiness

2024-11-2231:46

In this podcast, I talk about an important quality of Magic mechanics: stickiness. What is it and how do we use it? This podcast dives into the topic.
I went to MagicCon: Las Vegas and have many stories to tell. This podcast tells those stories.
This episode is the eighth and final part of my eight-part series where I go through the entire history of Magic design to talk about design evolution over the years.
At MagicCon: Las Vegas, I was honored to participate in Game Knights Live. I have my three fellow players, Josh Lee Kwai, Jimmy Wong, and Becca Scott, on the podcast to talk through all that went into putting it on and share a bunch of the behind-the-scenes stories.
This episode is part seven of an eight-part series where I go through the entire history of Magic design to talk about design evolution over the years.
In this podcast, I sit down with Carmen Klomparens, lead designer of the Magic: The Gathering Foundations Starter Collection, to talk about the design of the product.
This episode is part six of an eight-part series where I go through the entire history of Magic design to talk about design evolution over the years.
In this podcast, I sit down with Foundations's Lead Set Designer Bryan Hawley to talk about the design of the set's product suite.
This episode is part five of an eight-part series where I go through the entire history of Magic design to talk about design evolution over the years.
In this podcast, I go through all the mechanics that interact with the graveyard in some way.
This episode is part four of an eight-part series where I go through the entire history of Magic design to talk about design evolution over the years.
When we design new Magic cards and mechanics, we have to be conscious of how those cards will play with the cards and mechanics that already exist. In this podcast, I talk about what we do to make sure they play well together.
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Oct 21st
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Feb 9th
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Wade Miller

man it's going to make me sound like an a-hole but when one of the people running the magic story podcast have no experience with magic until 6 months prior and the other a couple years kind of breaks my heart when there are sooooo many more podcasts and people that are passionate about this for decades it seems so odd to have someone with almost no experience to run it. I think they would be a great team member of maybe a cast of hosts while maybe having another player/lore lover that has a long history with the game

Mar 24th
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Sean May

There's no such word as 'criterias'. 'Criteria' is the plural of 'criterion'. criterion: definition from Dictionary.com: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/criterion

Jul 2nd
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Wade Miller

This interview definitely didn't make me like mark heggen any more. seemed very insencere from start to finish giving the pr answers no different than Rasmussen. they truly saw a way to cut out the middle man and they had seen over the years the growing popularity of the alters scene

Nov 24th
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Brandon Goter

thought it was gonna be on mtga I take my comment back

Mar 25th
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Brandon Goter

m.e.t.a stands for most efficient tactics available

Mar 7th
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Brandon Goter

George lopez "what had happened was" every fucking time

Mar 6th
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Brandon Goter

can't wait for time spiral remastered

Mar 3rd
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Robert M

Aren't cruiseliners basically vacations where you go spend a ton of time in Caribbean countries but in no way spend any relevant amount of money in those countries? It's oppressive bussiness that exploits countries for their paradise while keeping as much money here as possible.

Feb 25th
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Jose Duarte

This podcast about changes the fundamental rules of EDH is a time when I've never disagreed with you more especially when speaking about hybrid mana. I understand you are the color pie guru but the rules commitee is allowed to make rules about what cards go into which decks. Counter to your statement, hybrid mana is actually VERY intuitive when it comes to Commander deckbuilding. Same goes for commander damage. Many times a combo deck couuld win without the use of commander but being able to win by killing someone with commander damage. Literally this whole podcast sounds like your platform to complain about a format you rarely play. As someone whose played EDH for years, I can tell you I'm glad you're not in charge of the rules.

Feb 7th
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Whatzit Tooya

but drive to work 173 was the podcast on white-blue

Jan 4th
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J. Hunter Sizemore

Also a bit of a pun with International NGO Development terminology

Nov 27th
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Elsa Judottir

I just started listening to this podcast I totally love it

May 13th
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Chris Klumper

this guy's a 6/6 white nerd with vigilance

Apr 6th
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PAPP1

Extralong cast, oh yeah

Feb 9th
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Ryan [Insert Gimmick Here]

Finally! a podcast about magic

May 25th
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Dustin Parks

love the concept, and relish getting the behind the scenes insider content. as a player from 95, it warms my heart to hear all the back in the day history.

Oct 26th
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