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Beacon of Creation episodes

December 09, 2020 Episode 165 - Art on Castmire Cards
We talk about putting art on Castmire playtest cards and review your design challenge submissions. What exactly did Jeff eat for lunch? How deep does Castmire go if it's got fish pirates? Did that lich really have to go and cut their hand off?

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49 min
December 07, 2020 Episode 164 - Eleventh Edition: Prodigal Sorcerer
Ten new versions of Prodigal Sorcerer with Robby aka @mtgcolorpie!

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31 min
December 02, 2020 Episode 163 - Juliet's Ravnica Jumpstart Remix
Juliet's project for November was to make 5 custom Jumpstart packs, all set in Ravnica. Solving the multicolor issues with some serious use of hybrid, we break down all the factors that make it tick. Does the color pie change if you're requiring multiple land types in the deck? What is a Syzygy?

Castmire Design Challenge:

DC57 - "Uncanny Likeness" - Design any uncommon card. However, you also have to link art for the card. Due: Dec 7th

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38 min
November 25, 2020 Episode 162 - Castmire Rare Visit Cards
We check out rare visit card submissions for Castmire. Topics include: Acceptable complexity of visit cards between common and rare; supporting visit-based decks; and flavorful callbacks.

Next Design Challenge:

DC57 - "Uncanny Likeness" - Design any uncommon card. However, you also have to link art for the card. Due: Dec 7th

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28 min
November 18, 2020 Episode 161 - Commander Legends Design Discussion
Commander Legends is coming out and Tim played ten hours of Commander over the weekend. He and Bradley give their ideas on what the set accomplishes and what we can learn about multiplayer design.

Are we just too scared about not getting a commander in draft? Has there been a mechanic with more game actions than Encore? Why did anyone attack before Monarch came around? Is there a mechanic more irrationally loved than Cascade?

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32 min
November 11, 2020 Episode 160 - Green Commons
We check out Green Visit and Inhabit submissions. Topics include: Should some Visit be instant? How do you make common-level visit effects? Do beasts better fit Visit or Inhabit? What words of wisdom do baby pigs have for us?

Next Design Challenge:

DC56 - "Beyond the Red Room" - Design a Non-Red Rare with Visit, either a Creature or an Artifact. Due Nov 23rd

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33 min
November 09, 2020 Episode 159 - Moxtober 2020 w/ Markus, Kayiu, & Ancestral
Mark_Confidant, Kayiu, & Ancestral of MTG.Design join Bradley for this Moxtober 2020 wrapup, discussing creating cards, sharing designs with communities, and other Moxtober takeaways. Follow this episode's guests on Twitter: @Mark_Confidant @kayiu102 @mtgdotdesign Follow @magicdesigncast and join us at https://discord.gg/b7FDjHw
30 min
November 04, 2020 Episode 158 - Innovating on Community Design in Castmire
We've learned a lot developing the Castmire custom set with the community, and in this episode we delve into our recent breakthrough: focus channels. With a good portion of Castmire fleshed out, we tasked a group of designers with producing the best four cards they could, together.

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17 min
October 29, 2020 Episode 157 - Castmire Furniture Friends
Be our guest for this design challenge episode! Hear about all the fun furniture cards submitted by listeners.

Design Challenge (Due Monday 6PT):

DC54 - "Your Humble Teapot" - Design a legendary artifact creature a la the named items and furnishings from Beauty and the Beast.

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31 min
October 21, 2020 Episode 156 - Castmire Cluedo Suspects
We dive in on our Cluedo Suspects challenge submissions, including four new submitters!

Design Challenge (Due Monday 6PT):

DC54 - "Your Humble Teapot" - Design a legendary artifact creature a la the named items and furnishings from Beauty and the Beast.

Follow @magicdesigncast and @createcastmire accounts and join us at https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh

New music from http://alexandernakarada.bandcamp.com
33 min

About Beacon of Creation

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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!