Show Notes:  

• Ben and Josh finally talk about Magic again which leads to a discussion on the right way to break the rules 
• COVID-19 update (0:00-5:51) 
  • Ben’s prediction about movie theaters starts to come true 
• Bad At English (5:51-8:00) 
  • Jam tomorrow (idiom, British): an expression for a never-fulfilled promise  
• Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (8:00-) 
  • Josh’s article on Paper vs. Digital Magic: the Gathering 
  • How to draft Magic: the Gathering 
  • The people love Monsters! 
  • Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths video trailer 
• Breaking the rules done right (36:43-end) 
  • Is Superman Boring? 
  • The Magic card back 
  • “Gimme a Break” by Mark Rosewater (2004) 
    1. Rules should be broken only when a card [storytelling, gameplay, innovation] demands it 
    2. Broken rules have to feel natural 
    3. Check the reason for the rule you’re breaking 
    4. Breaking rules is a test for the future 
    5. Not every rule can be broken 
  • The Captain is back and he didn’t skip leg day 
  • Firefly scene: The Negotiator (1:07) 
  • Swiffer, 1999 
  • Banksy’s shredder stunt 
  • This is not a flamethrower 
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