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I’m talking to Mark Rosewater, the Head Designer for Magic: The Gathering. Mark talks about the past, present and future of Magic with us.

We get to hear some stories of Mark’s early days before he joined Wizards.

And, Mark tells us his thoughts on designing Magic and how he likes to get feedback from the community.

There’s also a few exciting tidbits that Mark shares with us.

I hope you enjoy my conversation with Mark Rosewater!

- Sam

Links:

Go say hi to Mark on Twitter @maro254

Mark's Blogatog on Tumblr

Mark's FAQs on his blog

I'M PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY! Mark's Drive to Work podcast

Old school photos of the first Magic World Championships

Conspiracy previews continue! We're looking at all the stuff we didn't bother to cover last episode!

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Ricky Chin played in his first Grand Prix and Pro Tour Qualifier at the end of 2014. Since then, he has qualified for his first Pro Tour, which he also top8'd. He’s a Gold level pro and a proud member of Team East West Bowl. Ricky lives in Quebec.

Click to Tweet: I got a ton of value from Ricky Chin when he shared his story on #MTGProTutor! Listen here: http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep144

First Set

Prophecy

Favorite Set

Mirrodin

Favorite Card

Arcbound Ravager

What makes Magic: The Gathering fun for you?

Friends make Magic fun for Ricky

Early Challenge

Learning to play around cards. Thinking about what cards your opponent could have and how your deck interacts with that deck. Play games and take notes while you play.

Level Up Moment

Ricky always felt he was good at the game and by consistently playing his improved.

Worst Magic Moment

Losing a lot at PT Madrid 2016 was super rough. Ricky didn't make day 2. He made a mistake and lost a game. He learned to focus on this game right now. He thought too far ahead and lost because he wasn't focused.

Proudest Magic Moment

Top 8 at his first Pro Tour. (Milwaukee 2015)

Best Format

Modern or Limited

Deepest Thing You've Learned About Yourself

"with time and practice I can do anything."

Biggest Mistake Players Make

Playing too fast. Oftentimes, players don't think and rush through a turn without considering life totals, graveyards, board state etc. .

Shortcoming

"The way I approach a tournament. I need to work on staying in the zone."

Ricky asks himself questions to refocus on the game.

If you could have a conversation with yourself 5 years ago, what would you say

Start being competitive sooner and buy a lot of Underground Sea

Advice for New Modern Players

Find a deck you like and play a lot with.

What's in Your Tournament Bag

Cards, clothes, playmat, laptop

Daily Ritual

Play a little everyday.

Mentor

Pascal Maynard

Magic Resource

MTGO and friends

Guidance

Play Magic and enjoy your time.

Connect With Ricky Chin

Twitter: @Slithice87

Check Out Magic Story

Magic Story brings the lore of the Multiverse to life in an audio presentation never before heard in the Magic community.

Listen to Episode 1 here or on www.magicthestory.com

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It is a sad day indeed here on MNM. Just before recording we became aware of SCG's news that heralds the death of the King of All Formats. And we're not being hyperbolic, not really. This really is exceedingly bad news.

Also, we've decided to replace Standard deck names with sound effects. That is all.

MNM Hosts This Week

Chewie Slate from Mana Pool Productions & TheManaPool on Youtube, @TheManaPool

Bill Bloodworth (Squee) from Enchant World, @SqueeGoblnNabob

Aaron Lacluyze (Cluze, Dr. Science) from Random Discard, L2 Judge, @lacluyze

 

This Week in Magic

– GP Warsaw coverage

– GP Santiago coverage

– CardTitan Eternal Weekend decklists

– Commander 2016 Card Image Gallery

– Commander 2016 Decklists

– Commander 2016 release notes

– Commander 2016 legendary creature flavor

– SCG's big organizational news (The Death of Legacy)

– Next year's RPTQ & GP promos

MTGO News

– Upcoming changes to Treasure Chests

– MTGO Announcements

– MTGO Event Calendar

– Year of Modern Flashback drafts

 

Intro/Outro music: Justice League Unlimited Theme by Michael McCuistion

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Conspiracy: Take the Crown previews have started, so the dorks are going over the new mechanics, most notably the Monarch! Everybody wants to rule the world, after all!

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Hey everyone!

This week we have Mark Strassman talking about Punishing Maverick, a deck he Top 8'ed Eternal Weekend with.

Thanks for tuning in!

 

Adrian @mathematrickste

Jerry @jmee3rd

Patrick @PatEuglow

 

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Tim, John, an Sid Swami blaze though such topics as best breakfast sausage, what the current standard environment looks like, where it might be headed, and why we didn't bring pants.

Enjoy!!   Also check out Aethercast and Cast From Exile you won't be disappointed!!

Contacts:

 

https://www.twitch.tv/magicandhash

Tim:  @magic_timmy on twitter - Tim Kempter on facebook - [email protected] - mogis on MTGO

Sid: @TheSIDmiester on twitter - sidmiester78 on MTGO - Sid Swami on facebook  (cast from exile group)

John: John Hollein on facebook - "his house"

Open Sony HaleStorm - Mayhem

Welcome to Week 13 of OFF2FNM, Bob Was unable to attend this week's recording, So this week it is Nick and Max. We get a little bit into standard on a Brew for Metallurgic Summonings and as well Max Teaches Nick on the different builds for his “Bug in the Ice” deck can have. Nick gets to learn about a deck called Shardless BUG on the way there and the deck Mud on the return trip. We too take a trip down memory lane and discuss how strong Vampire Nighthawk plus Angelic Skirmisher was in Standard. Oh and find out a little bit of spice that Max added to his Painter List..

 

Contacts-

Max- @ForevrUndead

Bob- @NotSoScilentBob1

Both- @Off2FNM

Episode 87 of the Unspoken Realms podcast, featuring A Grateful Consulate by James Wyatt.

A Grateful Consulate is the ninth chapter in the Magic: The Gathering Kaladesh story, which will continue with Aether Revolt in a few weeks.

To support Unspoken Realms, visit the Patreon page.

We helped a local gamer and game designer hype up his Kickstarter project and we went over FTV: Lore, explaining what each card represented from its storyline.

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