#969: Feature Matches

This episode looks back at the design of Weatherlight, the third set in the Mirage block.

21 Helmi 202532min

This episode looks back at the design of Visions, the second set in the Mirage block.

21 Helmi 202530min

One of the truisms of game design: make sure your players enjoy losing your game. How do we do that? This podcast walks listeners through six key lessons.

14 Helmi 202533min

Every year, my eldest daughter, Rachel, and I go to a convention dedicated to Broadway called BroadwayCon. It's interesting going to a convention from the perspective of a fan. In this episode, I talk...

14 Helmi 202535min

I do a lot of interviews. A question I often get is, "Why is Magic so good?" I have a lot of answers to that question, enough for a 30-minute podcast.

7 Helmi 202531min

In this podcast, I sit down with Yoni Skolnik, the lead set designer for Aetherdrift, to talk about the design after it was handed off for set design.

7 Helmi 202530min

I talk about the history of drawback mechanics, what they are, how we design them, and how they've changed over the years.

31 Tammi 202532min

I recorded this podcast two years ago when I handed off the Aetherdrift vision design to the Set Design team. Hear my thoughts on Magic's latest set as it came fresh out of design.

31 Tammi 202532min