Buggy big bugs! We asked for your 6/3 insects with some sort of design flaw. We got a swarm of submissions, so I brought on Hayley as a guest! The "bugs" in each card are each their own little puzzle and it's fun to dig into the rules.

Next month's challenge asks for some unique tokens, so get your scryfall searches going. Find out more on our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh

Recaps and card images at: https://www.beaconofcreation.com

This week Juliet brings on Middle Earth Horse Expert Westley to discuss all the horse cards of the new LOTR set! An episode sure to be a colt classic.

Check out the full run of Shadowfacts: https://shadowfactspod.podbean.com/

and find Westley on Cohost: https://cohost.org/HorseArchivist

Jump on our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh

Recaps at: https://www.beaconofcreation.com

Jump into another world with a Lord of the Rings custom set made before the Wizards set! Bass walks us through the brainstorm and playtesting of his ideas for Middle Earth. If you like keywords and mechanics, this is the episode for you, as Bass tried a lot of big new mechanics and little tweaks and keywordings!!

Check out Bass's mega blog post and learn even more about this set.

Follow Bass on Twitter @Bass_Wakil and @bassimstory

Bass's story podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-story-toolkit/id1132638400

His writing podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5C6z1SIN9m8stESI6UzvM9?si=RM3TISJ7TX6E5uweyHB6Ng

And our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh

Full show notes at https://www.beaconofcreation.com

We've got custom Magic superstar Pipsqueak back on the pod this week to talk about her set Animus Vox. Space exploration, music, and contemplation set the mood for this great set.

Check out the MSEverse page, especially the fiction: https://mseverse.miraheze.org/wiki/Animus_Vox_(set)

Also mentioned in the ep is Pipsqueak's Lion's Eye Quotient: https://custommagiccodex.wordpress.com/2021/01/14/the-lions-eye-quotient/

Visit the MSE Discord: https://discord.gg/KakTcDcnK

Or our discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh

Full show notes at https://www.beaconofcreation.com

May's challenge asked the community for cards using "modified" that had cosmetic flavor. We've got 16 great cards to talk about and Tim and MWB dive right in!

Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh

Full show notes at https://www.beaconofcreation.com

The second of our four custom Unpacking episodes, where we go card-by-card in a pack for a set we've never seen before! This time, Tim is joined by community member LudosGD. What will be unveiled when the curtain rises??

Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh

Full Grand Gala card list: https://www.planesculptors.net/set/the-grand-gala

This week is the long-awaited spotlight on Seasons of War, the custom commander limited set! Creator Timespiraled joins the show to tell us everything they learned making it and what they enjoy about the final product!

Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh

Check out the cards in the set: https://msem-instigator.herokuapp.com/card?q=e%3Aswr

Go deep with the design doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LXCrKJ-QoP2beLdMyKnmNQBeDafC5_ab1UyMNObTCGs/edit

In Unpacking, we go one-by-one through cards in a pack. We learn what we can from just the cards in front of us; no set summary and no knowledge of the mechanics. It's a fun way to see cards with fresh eyes.

This time Redbay joins Tim in going through a pack of Memories of the Silver City by Chartate101. We go in just seeing a picture of a green forest portal in a run-down city. Come along with us as we discover the set through the lens of a pack.

Talk with us through our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh

We put our foot down and issue an ultimatum: design us some great cards! You know the community is going to give us a huge haul of cool designs and plenty to talk about.

Visit our Discord to enter our May Challenge: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh

Kayiu hosts a look at color-blasted, music-infused future set Hyperpop! Creators platypeople and IgnitedxSoul give you a comprehensive look starting with abandoned mechanics, then talking through the featured keywords, into themes, and finally some Revolution constructed shots.

Check out the set: https://www.planesculptors.net/set/hyperpop

Browse the Revolution format at: https://revolution-manifesto.herokuapp.com/format/revolution

Visit our Discord for even more links: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh