

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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Oct 20, 2023 • 44min
#1080: Prescriptive Design
In this podcast, I talk about the spectrum of meeting players' desires. At one end is designing cards the players are asking for, and at the other end is designing cards they don't expect.

Oct 20, 2023 • 32min
#1079: WHO Commander Decks with Gavin Verhey
In this episode, I sit down with Designer Gavin Verhey to talk about the design of Magic: The Gathering® – Doctor Who™.

Oct 13, 2023 • 1h 3min
#1078: Designing for Limited
Our new office is open, so I'm back to driving to work. In this podcast, I talk all about the ways we design for Limited. Due to traffic, this podcast is a full hour.

Oct 13, 2023 • 29min
#1077: White-Black-Green
This is the eighth podcast in my three-color philosophy series. In this one, I talk all about the philosophy of white-black-green.

Oct 6, 2023 • 31min
#1076: Iconic and Characteristic Creature Types
What exactly is an iconic or characteristic creature type? In this podcast, I explain what they are and detail our long history of figuring out which ones work best.

Oct 6, 2023 • 29min
#1075: 2018
This is another in my "Years in Review" series where I walk through an entire year and talk about many of the Magic events that happened that year. This podcast is about the year 2018.

Sep 29, 2023 • 30min
#1074: Alternative-Win Conditions
Explore different alternative-win conditions in Magic: The Gathering, including milling, poison, and unique card designs. Learn about exciting gameplay aspects of Battle of Wits, Test of Endurance, and Door to Nothingness. Discover strategies and challenges involved in utilizing cards like Demonic Pact, Phage the Untouchable, and Now I Know My ABCs. Dive into the evolution of 'all win' cards in Magic: The Gathering.

Sep 29, 2023 • 30min
#1073: Lessons Learned – Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
This is another podcast in my "Lessons Learned" series where I talk about sets I led or co-led and explain the many lessons I learned working on them. This podcast is about the design of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.

Sep 22, 2023 • 30min
#1072: Green-Blue-Red
This podcast is my seventh (of ten) in my series on three-color philosophies. Today, I talk all about green-blue-red.

Sep 22, 2023 • 30min
#1071: Wilds of Eldraine Story with Roy Graham
In this podcast, I sit down with Roy Graham, the person in charge of overseeing Magic Story, to talk about Magic storytelling and the making of the Wilds of Eldraine story.


