Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast
Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast
Mark Rosewater
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!
#1132: Sixth Edition Rules
Back in 1999, the Magic rules had the biggest change in the history of the game in conjunction with the release of Sixth Edition. In this podcast, I walk through the major changes that happened.
Apr 26
32 min
#1131: Magic Stories about My Dad
My father, Gene Rosewater, died on April 17. In this podcast, I share stories about him that relate to Magic. Warning: This one's a bit of a tear-jerker.
Apr 26
32 min
#1130: A/B Mechanics
A/B mechanics are mechanics that require a separate subset of cards to work (such as madness requiring cards that make you discard). In this episode, I talk about how we design A/B mechanics, the challenges of making them, and the history of some famous A/B mechanics.
Apr 19
33 min
#1129: The Question
Back in 2018, we ran the Great Designer Search 3 (GDS3). Part of that event was a multiple-choice test many contestants took to qualify for the next part of the qualification. One question from that test, question number 28, proved to be controversial. The topic recently returned to social media, so I decided to record a podcast about it. I talk about the history of the GDSs, the reasons why there's a multiple-choice test, and get into the specifics of question 28.
Apr 19
31 min
#1128: Outlaws of Thunder Junction Play Design with Jadine Klomparens
In this podcast, I sit down with Outlaws of Thunder Junction Lead Play Designer Jadine Klomparens to talk about the play design of the set.
Apr 12
29 min
#1127: Same But Different
In this podcast, I talk about a concept I learned from my days in Hollywood and how I apply it to Magic design.
Apr 12
30 min
#1126: Outlaws of Thunder Junction Set Design with Dave Humpherys
In this podcast, I sit down with Dave Humpherys, set design lead for Outlaws of Thunder Junction, to talk about the set design of the latest expansion.
Apr 5
41 min
#1125: Mercenaries
In honor of Outlaws of Thunder Junction, I did a card-by-card design podcast on cards with creature type Mercenary.
Apr 5
30 min
#1124: Outlaws of Thunder Junction Vision Design
In this podcast, I talk about the early design of Outlaws of Thunder Junction.
Mar 29
30 min
#1123: Every Set
Before I get into Outlaws of Thunder Junction, I see if I can name every non-core expansion set in order with a bit of trivia about each one.
Mar 29
40 min
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