Remaking Magic

By Reuben Covington & Dan Felder

Join Reuben Covington and Jake Mosby for the return of Remaking Magic, the podcast all about game design and magic the gathering.

In this podcast we talk about the game design behind the card game Mag... more

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How many episodes does Remaking Magic have?

The podcast currently has 68 episodes available.

Remaking Magic episodes:

April 27, 2015Re-Making Magic Episode 18
Join Reuben Covington, Dan Felder and Jay Treat for the eighteenth episode of Re-Making Magic, the podcast about game design and custom magic cards.
In this episode:
We interview Jay Treat, a game designer who got in the top 8 in the 2nd Great Designer Search, runs the Goblin Artisans blog and much more.
You can give us feedback and discuss the episode on the MTGsalvation discussion thread
Contact details:
Reuben Covington
Twitter: @reubencovington
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Doombringer

Dan Felder
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Stairc
Jay Treat
Twitter: @jtreat3
Twitter (Magic Related): @wizardsfamiliar
Website: TreatGames.com
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43min
April 20, 2015Re-Making Magic Episode 17
Join Reuben Covington and Dan Felder for the seventeenth episode of Re-Making Magic, the podcast about game design and custom magic cards.
In this episode:
Critique a card: Umani, Planeswalker
Talk all about Planeswalkers and their design
Discuss the planeswalkers in dreamscape
Ral Zerek, Dream Artist
Yemma, Planar Huntress
Evis, Executor of Light
Community Challenge: Design a second +1 loyalty ability for Evis
We briefly give an update on Hostile Takeover
You can give us feedback and discuss the episode on the MTGsalvation discussion thread
Contact details:
Reuben Covington
Twitter: @reubencovington
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Doombringer

Dan Felder
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Stairc
...more
46min
April 13, 2015Re-Making Magic Episode 16
Join Reuben Covington and Dan Felder for the sixteenth episode of Re-Making Magic, the podcast about game design and custom magic cards.
In this episode:
Discuss why there is no dragon archetype in DTK
Critique a card: Yuli, Merciful Blade
Discuss our game Hostile takeover and its latest playtest
Talk about how NWO and other design rules have to be tailored to specific games
Community Shoutout: Babel: The four color set
You can give us feedback and discuss the episode on the MTGsalvation discussion thread
Contact details:
Reuben Covington
Twitter: @reubencovington
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Doombringer

Dan Felder
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Stairc
...more
48min
April 06, 2015Re-Making Magic Episode 15
Join Reuben Covington and Dan Felder for the fifthteenth episode of Re-Making Magic, the podcast about game design and custom magic cards.
In this episode:
Reuben talks about his Dreamscape playtest
We discuss the Premonition as a mechanic
We talk about what kind of information we gather when playtesting
We Introduce the "Fake Theme Trap" and how designers fall into it
You can give us feedback and discuss the episode on the MTGsalvation discussion thread
Contact details:
Reuben Covington
Twitter: @reubencovington
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Doombringer

Dan Felder
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Stairc
...more
24min
April 06, 2015Re-Making Magic Episode 14
Join Reuben Covington and Dan Felder for the fourteenth episode of Re-Making Magic, the podcast about game design and custom magic cards.
In this episode:
A special double episode treat
Design Challenge Review: Create a Black/Green gold build around uncommon that doesn't use the graveyard.
Discuss the meaning of build around
Talk about Reuben's set Dreamscape
Pick our favourite designs submitted
You can give us feedback and discuss the episode on the MTGsalvation discussion thread
Contact details:
Reuben Covington
Twitter: @reubencovington
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Doombringer

Dan Felder
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Stairc
...more
39min
March 30, 2015Re-Making Magic Episode 13
Join Reuben Covington and Dan Felder for the thirteenth episode of Re-Making Magic, the podcast about game design and custom magic cards.
In this episode:
We discuss the Dragons in Dragons of Tarkir
Critique a card: Chandra's Wish
Reuben talks about his upcoming Dreamscape playtest
We discuss the information we want from a playtest
Design Challenge: Create a Black/Green gold build around uncommon that doesn't use the graveyard.
You can give us feedback and discuss the episode on the MTGsalvation discussion thread
Contact details:
Reuben Covington
Twitter: @reubencovington
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Doombringer

Dan Felder
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Stairc
...more
41min
March 23, 2015Re-Making Magic Episode 12
Join Reuben Covington and Dan Felder for the twelfth episode of Re-Making Magic, the podcast about game design and custom magic cards.
In this episode:
Overview of our design review format
In depth discussion of DTK's design goals
We talk about Megamorph
We dissect each of the other mechanics (Exploit, Bolster, Formidable, Dash and Rebound)
Explain how each mechanic mirror's their KTK counterpart
Give our final impressions and our opinions on our favorite mechanics
You can give us feedback and discuss the episode on the MTGsalvation discussion thread
Contact details:
Reuben Covington
Twitter: @reubencovington
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Doombringer

Dan Felder
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Stairc
...more
52min
March 16, 2015Re-Making Magic Episode 11
Join Reuben Covington and Dan Felder for the eleventh episode of Re-Making Magic, the podcast about game design and custom magic cards.
In this episode:
Dan talks about his trip to GDC and meeting lots of WOTC people
Critique a card: Duneblast & the ruin mechanic
Talk about how to make ruin a fun and flavorful mechanic
Introduce some common designer traps
Discuss the "This designer is a moron" trap
The tenancy for us to do the opposite of something good just to be different
Talk about why its never "the players fault"
Community spotlight: Isocron Drafter - A custom card drafting program
You can give us feedback and discuss the episode on the MTGsalvation discussion thread
Contact details:
Reuben Covington
Twitter: @reubencovington
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Doombringer

Dan Felder
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Stairc
...more
38min
March 11, 2015Re-Making Magic Episode 10
Join Reuben Covington and Dan Felder my guest Tyler Girvan for the tenth episode of Re-Making Magic, the podcast about game design and custom magic cards.
In this episode:
Introduce my guest Tyler Girvan aka IcariiFA
Dan is away at GDC
Critique a card: Juncture Bolt
Discuss the some of the best and worst magic mechanics
Not even attempt to explain the details of Banding.
Community spotlight: Thought Criminal & the custom rulings forum
You can give us feedback and discuss the episode on the MTGsalvation discussion thread
Contact details:
Reuben Covington
Twitter: @reubencovington
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Doombringer

Tyler Girvan
Email: [email protected]
Skype: duriang4
MTGsalvation Account: IcariiFA
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53min
March 02, 2015Re-Making Magic Episode 09
Join Reuben Covington and Dan Felder for the ninth episode of Re-Making Magic, the podcast about game design and custom magic cards.
In this episode:
Talk about creating junk limited cards that are not offensive
Critique the cards from our listeners
Discuss listening to a playlist while designing
Writing articles to consolidate or improve your design knowledge
Talk about the "Designing in Threes" technique.
Explain "Mental Playtesting"
Community spotlight: 8 Lessons for newbie magic designers
You can give us feedback and discuss the episode on the MTGsalvation discussion thread
Contact details:
Reuben Covington
Twitter: @reubencovington
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Doombringer

Dan Felder
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Stairc
...more
41min

FAQs about Remaking Magic:

How many episodes does Remaking Magic have?

The podcast currently has 68 episodes available.