Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

I talk a lot about all the changes cards go through early in design. In this podcast, I interview Play Designer Ben Weitz to talk about the types of changes the Play Design team makes to cards late in the process.

In this podcast, I go through the process from start to finish of designing a Universes Beyond set.

Most of the time, we create the card design before we commission the art, but not always. In this podcast, I walk through when art comes before design and when we have to design to the art.

In this podcast, I talk all about Magic's fourth expansion.

This podcast is dedicated to mana cost. I talk about its history as well as the design space it offers designers.

Sometimes it can take a while to get a particular idea to print. This podcast shares some stories of things that took a while to get out to the public.

This podcast was inspired by a number of blog posts asking why we've been adding more restrictions to cards lately.

December 3 marked my 20th anniversary as Magic head designer, and this podcast tells the story of how that came to be. It's also filled with a lot of tips about how someone can work toward their own dream job.

Discover the intricate process of bringing back beloved mechanics in Magic: The Gathering. Delve into the history of iconic sets like Alpha and Ice Age, and learn how player feedback shapes game design. Explore the creative challenges of reintroducing mechanics such as cycling and proliferate in innovative ways. Find out how designers balance nostalgia with fresh themes in new expansions. Ultimately, uncover the strategic value that returning mechanics add to gameplay, enriching player experiences over the decades.

Sometimes we make a mechanic and realize later that we could have done it better. This podcast talks about how we make new mechanics that are fixed versions of older ones.