

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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Oct 26, 2018 • 38min
#583: Lessons Learned – Ixalan
This is another in my series "Lessons Learned," where I examine sets I led or co-led and talk about what I learned from doing the design. In this podcast, I talk about the design of Ixalan.

Oct 26, 2018 • 35min
#584: Alpha Playtesters
Inspired by a video about the people who playtested Magic before it came out, I go into greater detail about the various playtesters.

Oct 19, 2018 • 40min
#582: Creature Types
This podcast talks about how Magic uses creature types and the role they play in design.

Oct 19, 2018 • 50min
#581: Narrative Equity
This podcast is about a concept that I wrote about in an article earlier this year which talks about the importance of games allowing its players to tell stories about the game.

Oct 12, 2018 • 40min
#580: Busy R&D
This podcast tries to give a sense of scope about how many things we work on at once in R&D.

Oct 12, 2018 • 38min
#579: Designing Kaladesh
On a rare "Drive from Work," I talk with carpooler Scott Van Essen about what it was like to design Kaladesh together.

Oct 5, 2018 • 43min
#578: Transformers TCG
My carpool guest Scott Van Essen and I talk about the design of the new Transformers Trading Card Game, which he and I both worked on.

Oct 5, 2018 • 41min
#577: Squirrels
In this podcast, I examine the history of Squirrels in Magic.

Sep 28, 2018 • 39min
#576: History of Magic
At my SDCC Magic panel, I gave a little presentation about the history of Magic. This podcast is a slightly longer version of that talk.

Sep 28, 2018 • 30min
#575: San Diego Comic-Con 2018
Every year, I attend San Diego Comic-Con where I run a Magic panel among other responsibilities. Upon my return, I always record a podcast about it. This is that podcast.


