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!
Episodes
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May 31, 2019 • 48min
#642: Retired Mechanics
In this podcast, I talk about Magic mechanics that just didn't make the cut and had to be retired.
May 31, 2019 • 33min
#641: Booster Packs
In this podcast, I talk all about the history of the booster pack, how it's evolved, and what impact it has on the design of Magic.
May 24, 2019 • 39min
#640: Planeswalker Who's Who
In this podcast, I walk through all the Planeswalkers to explain who they are and how they're mechanically represented on cards.
May 24, 2019 • 38min
#639: Top 10 Worst Mechanics
I realized I hadn't done a Top 10 list in a while, so I decided to talk about bad mechanics.
May 17, 2019 • 44min
#638: War of the Spark
This podcast talks about the vision design of War of the Spark.
May 17, 2019 • 43min
#637: Social Media in Game Design
In this podcast, I examine the role social media plays in modern game design.
May 10, 2019 • 41min
#636: Rise & Fall of the Blocks
This podcast is about the history of the block, how they came about and why they went away.
May 10, 2019 • 39min
#635: Rabiah Scale, Part 2
This is part two of a two-part series exploring the Rabiah Scale, a scale talking about how likely we are to visit or revisit certain planes in a Standard-legal set.
May 3, 2019 • 40min
#634: Rabiah Scale, Part 1
This is part one of a two-part series exploring the Rabiah Scale, a scale talking about how likely we are to visit or revisit certain planes in a Standard-legal set.
May 3, 2019 • 42min
#633: Morningtide, Part 3
This is part three of my three-part series on card-by-card design stories from Morningtide.
