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February 21, 2016

Re-Making Magic Ep57 - What makes a good mechanic? Pt2

30 minutes

Join Reuben Covington and Dan Felder for the fifty-seventh episode of Re-Making Magic, the podcast about game design and custom magic cards.

In this episode:

The episode comes out late due to Reuben being sick and then distracted by Faeria, Dan's game that has just entered backer early access.

You can find Reuben's streaming of Faeria on his new Twitch Channel

We talk about "What makes a good mechanic?"

We highlight mechanics that make the game feel different.

We talk about how mechanics can tap into core psychological positive feelings.

Design Challenge: Make an Egyptian mechanic!

You can give us feedback and discuss the episode on the MTGsalvation discussion thread

Contact details:

Ask us questions on our blog: remakingmagic.tumblr.com

Reuben Covington
Twitter: @reubencovington
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Doombringer

Dan Felder
Twitter: @DesignerDanF
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Stairc

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By Reuben Covington & Dan Felder