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:

February 23, 2015Re-Making Magic Episode 08
Join Reuben Covington and Dan Felder for the eighth episode of Re-Making Magic, the podcast about game design and custom magic cards.
In this episode:
Explain Cinematic Design vs Top Down Design
Critique a card: Warp Wing
Discuss the Warp mechanic
Discuss Dreamscape's design goal
Introduce the Remembrence Mechanic
Design challenge: A terrible blue limited card
Community spotlight: Runin, Norse mythology 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
38min
February 16, 2015Re-Making Magic Episode 07
Join Reuben Covington and Dan Felder for the seventh episode of Re-Making Magic, the podcast about game design and custom magic cards.
"Join the dynamic designer duo as they explore one of the weirdest topics in game design and make up a whole new term just because they can. Seriously, what the heck is Cinematic Design? Listen and find out."
In this episode:
Introduce the concept of Cinematic Design
Discuss the foundations of story and immersion
The Principles of Screenwriting
The strengths and weaknesses of Betrayal at House on the Hill
Explain the concept of Story Glitches
Discuss how cards like Meteorite use some of these concepts
Discuss how physicality can improve a game
Community spotlight: Serenta - Star of Strife
You can give us feedback and discuss the episode on the MTGsalvation thread
Contact details:
Reuben Covington
Twitter: @reubencovington
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Doombringer

Dan Felder
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Stairc
...more
41min
February 09, 2015Re-Making Magic Episode 06
Join Reuben Covington and Dan Felder for the Sixth episode of Re-Making Magic, the podcast about game design and custom magic cards.
In this episode:
Reiterate the concept of Anchoring
Review last week's challenge
Discuss visual feedback
Rate and discuss a submission from each participant
You can give us feedback and discuss the episode on the MTGsalvation thread
Contact details:
Reuben Covington
Twitter: @reubencovington
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Doombringer

Dan Felder
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Stairc
...more
38min
February 01, 2015Re-Making Magic Episode 05
Join Reuben Covington and Dan Felder for the fifth episode of Re-Making Magic, the podcast about game design and custom magic cards.
In this episode:
Reiterate our shorter podcast format
Introduce the concept of a designer's toolbox
Discuss randomness
Explain the concept of Anchoring
The jeans problem
Design challenge: Hand discard spell that applies hidden randomness
Timmyseize
Fearseize
Brainseize
Community design challenge:
Create a red burn spell that uses the concept of anchoring
Post it on the discussion thread
We will talk about the best designs in a future episode.
Community spotlight: Adventares Blog
You can give us feedback and discuss the episode on the MTGsalvation thread
Contact details:
Reuben Covington
Twitter: @reubencovington
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Doombringer

Dan Felder
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Stairc
...more
34min
January 28, 2015Re-Making Magic Episode 04
Join Reuben Covington and Dan Felder for the fourth episode of Re-Making Magic, the podcast about game design and custom magic cards.
In this episode:
Introducing our shorter podcast format
Critique a card: Admit Defeat
Discussion of Uber Johnnies
Introducing the Auction Magic format
You can give us feedback and discuss the episode on the MTGsalvation thread
Contact details:
Reuben Covington
Twitter: @reubencovington
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Doombringer

Dan Felder
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Stairc
...more
48min
January 21, 2015Re-Making Magic Episode 03
Join Reuben Covington and Dan Felder for the third episode of Re-Making Magic, the podcast about game design and custom magic cards.
In this episode:
Discussion on emerging custom magic resources
Critique a card: Ribbon Style Master
Our first guest: MOON-E
Live design challenges
Spider Lord
Superman
Common "instant + sorceries matter" card
Discussion on designing commons
Community Spotlight: Bravelion83's Design Articles
You can give us feedback and discuss the episode on the MTGsalvation thread
Contact details:
Reuben Covington
Twitter: @reubencovington
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Doombringer
Dan Felder
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Stairc
...more
1h 23min
January 14, 2015Re-Making Magic Episode 02
Join Reuben Covington and Dan Felder for the second episode of Re-Making Magic, the podcast about game design and custom magic cards.
In this episode:
In-depth descussion on complexity and depth
Critique a card: Slavering Grallock
Discussion on Development vs Design
Resond to our listener's feedback
Dreamwalk playtest results
Community Spotlight: MTGsalvation custom cards forum
You can give us feedback and discuss the episode on the MTGsalvation thread
Contact details:
Reuben Covington
Twitter: @reubencovington
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Doombringer

Dan Felder
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Stairc
...more
1h 24min
January 07, 2015Re-Making Magic Episode 01
Join Reuben Covington and Dan Felder for the first ever episode of Re-Making Magic, the podcast about game design and custom magic cards.
In this episode:
In-depth descussion on design goals
Critique a card: Thoughtgrifter
Discussion on player psychographics
Emotional design and Scars of Mirrodin
Our current magic projects
Community Spotlight: Goblin Artisans
You can give us feedback and discuss the episode on the MTGsalvation thread
Contact details:
Reuben Covington
Twitter: @reubencovington
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Doombringer

Dan Felder
Email: [email protected]
MTGsalvation Account: Stairc
...more
1h 22min

FAQs about Remaking Magic:

How many episodes does Remaking Magic have?

The podcast currently has 68 episodes available.