#1324: New Phyrexia

One of the most complicated elements of the Magic rules is something known as "layers." I sit down with the man in charge of the rules, Jess Dunks, to help walk through an introduction to layers.

3 Jul 30min

In this episode, I talk about the weird fact that I'm a published Magic artist on an evergrowing number of cards. Note that I recorded this before Bicycle Elemental was made public.

3 Jul 31min

Here, I talk about the basic strategy when playing Mood Swings. To make sure everyone gets their full allotment of Magic design episodes, this episode is bonus content.

26 Jun 32min

This episode is another in my series to talk about every Magic expansion. Here, I talk about Aether Revolt, the second set in the Kaladesh block.

26 Jun 30min

In this episode, I talk about the pressures of changing things that have been the same for decades.

26 Jun 33min

This episode is part five of a five-part series. In it, I go through every single Mood Swings card, in collectible number order, and talk about how they were designed, including many of the changes th...

19 Jun 34min

In this episode, I talk about many of the weird elements of Magic's first set.

19 Jun 29min

In this episode, I cover one of the main goals of game design: to create specific emotional responses in the players.

19 Jun 36min