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November 27, 2024 Design Crossover - Wingspan
We're back with a new crossover episode! Peter explains everything Tim needs to know about Wingspan, then they ride the wave of inspiration into a variety of mechanics for Magic! You don't need to know anything about Wingspan to listen (Tim didn't!)

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Bird sound by SoundBible

Music by Dee Culp
1 hr 14 min
November 20, 2024 It's Not Just a Phase, Mom
Spurred by the idea of simultaneous combat, Peter and Tim delve into all the phases and steps of a turn! After honing our understanding of each one, we also break out into some free form ideas. Deleting the draw step? A "start turn" phase to match "end turn"? Multiplayer alternating main phase actions? Lots more discussed.

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1 hr 2 min
November 13, 2024 Favorite Flavor - Esper
Juliet and Esper witness the carefully-designed majesty of magister sphinxes on the white-blue-black Esper shard, from its played-everywhere cards to possibly the worst card in all of Magic: The Gathering.

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1 hr
November 06, 2024 Moxtober Card Highlights! The Newbies are Here!
Moxtober is our yearly event where we design cards based on a daily, one-word prompt. What would you design for "Alpha" or "Trial"? Our community designed a ton of cards. This year, we're putting the spotlight on all our new submitters (plus a who came back!). Moxtober is for everyone and this episode is a celebration of that!

New members in this ep:

Smell Hole - Smoking Gun

Underworld Dreamer - Leyline of Inevitability

The Real Eli - I Am Error

Gluestick248 - Burning Slice

YABO - Alpha Alpha

Regal-Turtwig - Downfall of the Spire

Talone - Limited Edition Alpha

Ortuy - Escape Pursuit

Therandomguyhi/Alastar - Alpha Agonizer

sky.net - Break the Mirror

PlaidWeaselVT - Animal, Loose Cannon

Evan - Thunderous Sozu

Spiderify - Gracinda

Hamadyne - Barely Alive

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56 min
October 30, 2024 Going Ghost Challenge Review
You all went quiet on us... but then came back! In the Going Ghost challenge, we asked for cards that blink out but take some time to come back. Plenty of spooky ghosts and funny flavor to be found in this ep!

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1 hr 14 min
October 23, 2024 Favorite Flavor - Skeletons
Juliet and Mdub dig up the bones of Magic's Skeletons—from the ever-imitated Drudge Skeletons, to Skeletons that are Swamps, to modern Demilichs, not forgetting a number of cards that are clearly Skeletons in all but name. Along the way, we regenerate the design space for Skeletons of the future!

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1 hr
October 16, 2024 Following Signposts - Duskmourn
We're back again with a deep dive on the uncommon gold cards of the newest set! We're honing our instincts on the design of these types of cards, and talk about how to apply it to our own designs.

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2 hr 8 min
October 09, 2024 Mailbag Episode! Tim Answers Your Questions
You've got questions, we've got an episode! We've got a whopping twenty-five questions packed into this episode, so you better press play!

Theme music by Dee Culp

"Misty Bog" by Eric Maytas soundimage.org

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1 hr 7 min
October 02, 2024 "To The Nines" Challenge Review
We're putting on our finest outfits and securing our monocles as we review the "To the Nines" challenge review. You all submitted equipment, but you weren't allowed to use the Equip ability! We've got scarabs, fish, crowns and collars this week and it's all going to be fun!

More Juliet content at https://www.twitch.tv/moonshotnetwork

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1 hr 8 min
September 25, 2024 Designing for IPs and Moxtober Hype!
Kayiu and Juliet tackle what makes designing for an IP swing or miss, covering Portal: Three Kingdoms and Chikyu: Ruined Future. Along the way, we break down some bad card design habits, some -1/-1 counter mechanics, Dynasty Warriors, a general acclaim for decayed, and a quick introduction to what makes Moxtober great!

Juliet & Riley's Three Kingdom Spectacular is on Oct 1st at https://www.twitch.tv/moonshotnetwork

Kayiu's live set-design streams are Sundays at https://www.twitch.tv/kayiu102

Schwa's article on fan-sets: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CcsU5xtDLNSm2DWh4zZDY46gDuvZkHBh3beFj3qioPk/edit?usp=sharing

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48 min

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A show about design in Magic: the Gathering. Each week we cover both official cards and custom cards made by the community. The weekly design challenge gives you the opportunity to make it on the show! Hosted by Tim, Juliet, Kayiu and Markus, with guests!