

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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Jul 3, 2019 • 45min
#652: War of the Spark Cards, Part 3
This is part three of a five-part series on card-by-card design stories from War of the Spark.

Jul 3, 2019 • 43min
#651: War of the Spark Cards, Part 2
This is part two of a five-part series on card-by-card design stories from War of the Spark.

Jun 28, 2019 • 37min
#650: War of the Spark Cards, Part 1
This is part one of a five-part series on card-by-card design stories from War of the Spark.

Jun 28, 2019 • 44min
#649: MagicFest London
So, I went to England for MagicFest London and Mythic Championship II. This podcast talks all about my trip.

Jun 21, 2019 • 39min
#648: Working on the Road
Part of my job is traveling. This podcast talks about what it's like working when traveling as well as the many things that have to be done before or after you've traveled.

Jun 21, 2019 • 40min
#647: Designing Library Effect
This episode is another in my "Designing _____" series where I talk about how we design certain basic effects. In this episode, I talk about effects interacting with the library.

Jun 14, 2019 • 52min
#646: Seeing the World
Working on Magic has taken me to many countries around the world. In this podcast, I reminisce about all the places I've visited on Magic's dime.

Jun 14, 2019 • 31min
#645: Languages
Magic is printed in eleven languages. In this podcast, I talk about how that came to be and how making a game printed in so many languages impacts game design.

Jun 7, 2019 • 30min
#644: Ajani's Pridemate
This podcast is all about us adding two words to the rules text of one card and all the hullabaloo that followed. I explain why we did it and walk through the timeline of what happened (it's a little convoluted).

Jun 7, 2019 • 30min
#643: Breaking Rules
In this podcast, I discuss when rules should and shouldn't be broken in Magic design. It involves a bunch of talking about planeswalking and puppies.


