

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!
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May 5, 2023 • 30min
#1032: Turn Structure
In this podcast, I walk through all the phases and steps of a turn to talk about how design creates cards for each part of the turn.

May 5, 2023 • 30min
#1031: March of the Machine Casual Play Design with Ellie Rice
In today's podcast, I sit down with Ellie Rice from the Casual Play Design team to talk about their process for March of the Machine.

Apr 28, 2023 • 34min
#1030: F.I.R.E. Design
R&D uses a philosophy in design known as F.I.R.E. design. There are a lot of misconceptions as to what it means, so I walk through its philosophy in this podcast.

Apr 28, 2023 • 30min
#1029: March of the Machine Commander Decks with Ethan Fleischer
I sit down with the lead designer of the March of the Machine Commander decks to talk about their design.

Apr 21, 2023 • 31min
#1028: Databases
In this podcast, I talk about one of the most important tools we use for Magic design—databases. I walk through the history of our databases and explain how we use them.

Apr 21, 2023 • 30min
#1027: March of the Machine with Taylor Ingvarsson
I sit down with March of the Machine's Lead Art Director Taylor Ingvarsson to talk about the visual identity of the set.

Apr 14, 2023 • 37min
#1026: Lessons Learned – Innistrad: Crimson Vow
This podcast is another in my "Lessons Learned" series where I talk about sets I led or co-led and all the lessons I learned from designing them. In this episode, I talk about what I learned from making Innistrad: Crimson Vow.

Apr 14, 2023 • 33min
#1025: March of the Machine Set Design with Dave Humpherys
In this podcast, I sit down with Dave Humpherys, the lead set designer of March of the Machine, to talk about the making of the set.

Apr 7, 2023 • 33min
#1024: March of the Machine Design
In this podcast, I tell the design story of March of the Machine.

Apr 7, 2023 • 31min
#1023: Frames & Icons with Daniel Holt
In this podcast, I sit down with Senior Game Designer and Graphic Designer Daniel Holt to talk about how the frames and icons for March of the Machine were designed.


