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Adam Klesh and Bradley Rose talk with a guest and/or each other about Magic: the Gathering design. Join us each week for a weekly design challenge and design philosophy discussion. Music used with permission, by deeculp: https://www.youtube.com/user/daleculp

Adam Klesh and Bradley Rose


    • May 21, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Lore Detectives! They Made the Pack, Can We Order It?!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 78:23


    This one is for the flavor text lovers! Tim and Juliet have to dissect the flavor in this mystery pack from Peter. The pack's story has an order, and it's up to us to figure it out! Very much a Custom Magic episode. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes and Images: https://beaconofcreation.com Moonshot's big charity stream is this weekend!

    All About Quests w/Qirn

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 85:44


    Starting in Zendikar, quests have been a fun way to build towards a goal. This week's guest, Qirn, has been thinking all about quests for a Legend of Zelda set and has some ideas. Along the way we break down the challenges of designing quests and the cards that are like quests. A deep dive! Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes and Images: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Alien Space Survival! Outpost Zero w/IgnitedxSoul

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 68:24


    We've got Beacon regular IgnitedxSoul, aka Dylan, on the pod this week! The topic is Outpost Zero, a sci-fi horror set, but more specifically we're diving into some problem draft archetypes in the set. A nice mix of learning about the set and brainstorming ideas for designs! Check out Ignited's writing: https://www.dylan-tyler-ward.com Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes and Images: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Trick the Hosts! April Fools Design Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 85:23


    Don't miss this ep! Our listeners each sent us one of two things: either a custom card (of any design) or a real card with the name and types changed. The job for us hosts is to guess which is which, and you can play along!  Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes and Images: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Live Design - Tarkir Dragonstorm but make it Alchemy!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 77:16


    With Dragonstorm out but Alchemy not yet revealed, we're taking a shot at some ideas for Arena play with these new mechanics! Long time discord member Craftedlavaistrue joins Tim and Peter for a trio of new cards. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes and Images: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Enter the Micro-Set Voc-Gal Techniques w/Khord

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 47:37


    Arms and the magic we sing of fate And Voc-Gal's micro-set Battle rate. Meanwhile the well-built set speedily came to the isle of the two Sirens, for a fair and gentle wind bore her on. Then presently the wind ceased and there was a windless calm, and a god lulled the waves to sleep. https://beacon-of-creation-mtg.github.io/previews/VGT https://khord22.github.io/VGE-spoiler  https://linktr.ee/khord22   

    Enter the Micro-Set: Veyrathal w/Redbay

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 67:58


    Juliet and Redbay break down the hip new limited format and custom design project: 45-card Micro-sets for duplicate sealed! Can this new format bring the best of traditional set design limited and the brevity and expediency of jumpstart play? Check out a preview of five different Micro-sets made by different designers, with a deep dive into Redbay's own traditional-fantasy inspired Veyrathal! Check out the current state of each of the micro-sets here: https://beacon-of-creation-mtg.github.io/ Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Reverse-Engineering a Definition Video Essay: https://youtu.be/0DosgFDJ7tw

    You Are What You Eat Challenge Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 71:56


    Winter hibernation is over and we're hungry! Our challenge this month was to design cards with cards with devour, emerge, or exploit, so keep those snacks coming! We've got dreadmaws, eldrazi books, corrupt sherifs, lots of red arrows, and more! Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes and Images: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Retro Formats - Rise of the Eldrazi

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 73:55


    They don't make formats like they used to... but should they?! Join guest Tom on a tour through the famous Rise of the Eldrazi format. Along the way we'll also talk about the parallels between ROE and a certain current draft format. Finally we try to see beyond just the cards in the original set and brainstorm some additions to the format. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com Theme by Dee Culp

    Episode 400! Remembering and Reconsidering Castmire

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 72:32


    Celebrating 400 episodes! This is an intro to the original Beacon of Creation project, Castmire, a spooky Magic set in a world before Duskmourn and Murders at Karlov Manor. The coolest part of the ep is the second half, where we give into sweet ideas from all of you to do with Castmire. We've got the two original creators of Beacon here, Brad and Adam, and lots of their stories and perspectives! Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com Theme by Dee Culp Frog Legs Rag by Kevin Macleod

    Favorite Flavor - Food Cards w/Aaron Lim

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 54:13


    Juliet and game designer Aaron Lim dig into Magic's most interesting cards with the Food subtype! From Gingerbrutes to Krovod Haunches, they resist the urge to create tokens and design some tasty (though potentially broken) cards that'll make you say "Bon Appétit". Check out Aaron's Kickstarter live now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ehronlime/ithaca-in-the-cards-and-what-should-we-have-tomorrow-2nd-eds You can hear "Ithaca in the Cards" played on Party of One here: https://www.partyofonepodcast.com/2022/09/14/339-ithaca-in-the-cards-with-aaron-lim/ Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Four Weeks Challenge Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 99:55


    Big spells with a backup plan! We've got all of your entries in our Four Weeks challenge, where designers had to make a spell you can cast for either 8 mana or 2 mana! We've got lots of Cleave and Prototype, some Spree, and plenty of other innovations. Yet another fun design deep-dive! Juliet's Bath & Butler Works pod on Moonshot: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bath-butler-3-of-122994563 Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Final Fantasy Hype! w/Ash Parrish

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 82:38


    Final Fantasy previews are here and we've assembled a heroic party to talk all about it! Tim and Juliet are joined by the wonderful Ash Parrish of the Verge to break down all the cards. We talk our favorite previews, then talk through some possibilities for the set. What color is Bahamut? Should Materia be a token? What are the famous dragons in Final Fantasy anyhow?  Ash's work: https://www.theverge.com/authors/ash-parrish Ash is on Insert Credit: https://insertcredit.com Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    You Make the Pack! But What One Should We Make??

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 53:42


    You Make the Pack is our community project where we build a pack of Magic cards, one card at a time! What starts as a blank slate quickly narrows into a specific vision. Past packs were Food Hell World, Declining Clockwork Empire, and The Beach That Makes You Old. For this episode we're looking at everyone's cards for this new YMTP. We've got snorf, story, spores and more. Come along with us as we explore all the possibilities. Khord's stuff: https://linktr.ee/khord22 Peter's new bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/peterofbeacon.bsky.social Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com Theme by Dee Culp, but listen to the end of the episode too...

    Following Signposts - Aetherdrift

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 84:47


    This week is all about drift archetypes! We break down all ten from the new set along with their gold cards. Are they exciting? Believeable? Synergistic? This is a great way to get familiar with the components of the set's limited design. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com Watch "Cars" for Pete's sake!

    First of Its Kind Challenge Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 105:14


    What is Magic missing? We listened to all of you! This month's challenge was to use a new creature type and we went through all your cards. Juliet's new game: https://mousewifegames.itch.io/princeton Moonshot Patreon for Juliet's next project: https://www.patreon.com/c/moonshotnetwork/posts Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Design Crossover - Joyride: Survival of the Fastest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 62:41


    In this episode we learn about Joyride, a bumper car battle race board game. Along the way we brainstorm ideas in Magic inspired by this new game! Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Cube Concoctions! Reviewing Your Cube Pitches

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 80:30


    This week we're in the lab, talking all about cube experiments! Something between a normal limited format and a custom set, a cube is a way to test out all varieties of Magic in just the right conditions. To help him, Tim brings on cube organizer Alex and format mastermind Sam to go through more than a dozen cube pitches! Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    The Beast Unleashed! Iterating a Set Mechanic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 55:53


    Would you like to listen to two people say the word "Beast" about two hundred times each? We have the episode for you. Diving into "Call the Beast" from Wrenchmar, we talk all about how to package flavor and novelty into a showstopper mechanic. No need to know anything going in, we cover it all! Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Ways for You to Make a New Game in the New Year!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 53:47


    Part of what makes Custom Magic fun is how easy it is to get into. Design a card, show it around, and done! For the New Year, Juliet wanted to tell us all about other ways to get involved in game design as a solo designer. There's so much in this pod!!! Some of the tools described: GB Studio https://www.gbstudio.dev Bitsy https://bitsy.org Renpy https://www.renpy.org Button Shy https://buttonshygames.com downpour https://downpour.games decker https://internet-janitor.itch.io/decker RPGMaker w/Pokemon Essentials https://essentialsdocs.fandom.com/wiki/Essentials_Docs_Wiki  Also look forward to Showcase Zero this Friday! Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Advent Sentinel Challenge Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 57:22


    We've got a ten pack of Defender-matters cards to review this month for our (Ad)vent Sentinel design challenge! The added twist here of getting the number 12 on a card really put our designers on an interesting track. Juliet's Castmas pod: https://moonshotpods.com/ill-be-pod-for-castmas/ Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Design Crossover - Teamfight Tactics w/Shawn Elizabeth Main!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 74:59


    We've got a super cool guest for our episode this week! Principal game designer on the new Teamfight Tactics season, Shawn Elizabeth Main!! Not only that, Shawn was the lead on Conspiracy, so you know we're getting some multiplayer Magic talk in too. These Design Crossover eps are all about learning a new game and then riding that wave of inspiration back into some ideas for Magic. This one is for the multiplayer draft heads! The new TFT set/season, Into the Arcane: https://teamfighttactics.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/set-overview/teamfight-tactics-into-the-arcane/ Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Unpacking - Wrenchmar

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 86:03


    Unpacking is where we go through a pack one card at a time and learn what we can just from that pack. No archetype lists, no explanation of mechanics, just what's on the cards. It's a great way to both see what the packs can tell us, but also brainstorm things that COULD be in a set but aren't. (also shh... we told Bradley he was recording an ep about Foundations so we could suprise him) The pack: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AmyuCVn_UGWJ_cGtpBhtX7abaEiGeLnGVbTuz98bBg4/edit?usp=sharing Bradley's twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bradleyrose Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Design Crossover - Transformers Card Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 110:10


    We've got Bass back on the pod to tell us EVERYTHING about the short-lived Transformers TCG! This game burned short but burned bright. You start with your whole team in play, and each card has value both as a spell but also during the super cool "flip" phase of combat! Like all Crossover eps, we also sprinkle in plenty of ideas of how to cross those mechanics back into Magic. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Going Nova Challenge Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 77:37


    Who needs to cast spells when you can sit back and let your creatures do the casting? Just the easy life for us! Fortunately our listeners didn't take it easy and instead submitted a baker's dozen creatures-that-cast spells cards for us to review. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com Thunder sound by SoundBible

    Design Crossover - Wingspan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 73:19


    We're back with a new crossover episode! Peter explains everything Tim needs to know about Wingspan, then they ride the wave of inspiration into a variety of mechanics for Magic! You don't need to know anything about Wingspan to listen (Tim didn't!) Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com Bird sound by SoundBible Music by Dee Culp

    It's Not Just a Phase, Mom

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 61:53


    Spurred by the idea of simultaneous combat, Peter and Tim delve into all the phases and steps of a turn! After honing our understanding of each one, we also break out into some free form ideas. Deleting the draw step? A "start turn" phase to match "end turn"? Multiplayer alternating main phase actions? Lots more discussed. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Favorite Flavor - Esper

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 59:56


    Juliet and Esper witness the carefully-designed majesty of magister sphinxes on the white-blue-black Esper shard, from its played-everywhere cards to possibly the worst card in all of Magic: The Gathering. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Moxtober Card Highlights! The Newbies are Here!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 55:08


    Moxtober is our yearly event where we design cards based on a daily, one-word prompt. What would you design for "Alpha" or "Trial"? Our community designed a ton of cards. This year, we're putting the spotlight on all our new submitters (plus a who came back!). Moxtober is for everyone and this episode is a celebration of that! New members in this ep: Smell Hole - Smoking Gun Underworld Dreamer - Leyline of Inevitability The Real Eli - I Am Error Gluestick248 - Burning Slice YABO - Alpha Alpha Regal-Turtwig - Downfall of the Spire Talone - Limited Edition Alpha Ortuy - Escape Pursuit Therandomguyhi/Alastar - Alpha Agonizer sky.net - Break the Mirror PlaidWeaselVT - Animal, Loose Cannon Evan - Thunderous Sozu Spiderify - Gracinda Hamadyne - Barely Alive   Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Going Ghost Challenge Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 73:13


    You all went quiet on us... but then came back! In the Going Ghost challenge, we asked for cards that blink out but take some time to come back. Plenty of spooky ghosts and funny flavor to be found in this ep! Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Favorite Flavor - Skeletons

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 59:45


    Juliet and Mdub dig up the bones of Magic's Skeletons—from the ever-imitated Drudge Skeletons, to Skeletons that are Swamps, to modern Demilichs, not forgetting a number of cards that are clearly Skeletons in all but name. Along the way, we regenerate the design space for Skeletons of the future! Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Following Signposts - Duskmourn

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 127:27


    We're back again with a deep dive on the uncommon gold cards of the newest set! We're honing our instincts on the design of these types of cards, and talk about how to apply it to our own designs.  Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Mailbag Episode! Tim Answers Your Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 66:27


    You've got questions, we've got an episode! We've got a whopping twenty-five questions packed into this episode, so you better press play! Theme music by Dee Culp "Misty Bog" by Eric Maytas soundimage.org Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    "To The Nines" Challenge Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 67:18


    We're putting on our finest outfits and securing our monocles as we review the "To the Nines" challenge review. You all submitted equipment, but you weren't allowed to use the Equip ability! We've got scarabs, fish, crowns and collars this week and it's all going to be fun! More Juliet content at https://www.twitch.tv/moonshotnetwork Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Designing for IPs and Moxtober Hype!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 47:18


    Kayiu and Juliet tackle what makes designing for an IP swing or miss, covering Portal: Three Kingdoms and Chikyu: Ruined Future. Along the way, we break down some bad card design habits, some -1/-1 counter mechanics, Dynasty Warriors, a general acclaim for decayed, and a quick introduction to what makes Moxtober great! Juliet & Riley's Three Kingdom Spectacular is on Oct 1st at https://www.twitch.tv/moonshotnetwork Kayiu's live set-design streams are Sundays at https://www.twitch.tv/kayiu102 Schwa's article on fan-sets: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CcsU5xtDLNSm2DWh4zZDY46gDuvZkHBh3beFj3qioPk/edit?usp=sharing Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Champion's Podium! League Wrap-Up w/Provocative and Brad

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 66:03


    Our last pod about Design League 3 is here! We've got both league champ Prov and runner-up Brad here to talk about their process, the planes, and their ideas for the future! Be sure to catch our previous two league pods for some helpful context on this one.   Recommendations Brad's twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bradleyrose Prov recommends: watching soccer! Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Eight Legs Challenge Review w/Squares that Cube

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 115:41


    Two-thirds of the Squares that Cube podcast join the pod this week to break down YOUR submissions to our Octopus-Overloaded challenge, Eight Legs a Week! Will our six arms be enough?? Squares that Cube feed: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2298320 StC Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rM876ypRLwnF7rodNaUAZ StC's Pacific NW drafters Discord: https://discord.gg/eu4nthkkf5 Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Sunset Sacrifice! League Finals Entry from Provocative

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 79:19


    Our league finalists had to invent a whole standard deck, along with making up ideas for a variety of standard sets to go in it! This week is Provocative's entry, and you'll hear all about some new tokens, Rakdos planeswalkers, and why the sun is bad! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    I Wanna Rock! League Finals Entry from Bradley Rose

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 67:33


    Our league finalists had to invent a whole standard deck, along with making up ideas for a variety of standard sets to go in it! This week is Bradley Rose's entry, and you'll learn about it along with us. Super exciting! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Running an All-Magic Weekend

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 84:47


    Calming beach views, cooking for your friends, and all the Magic you could want! Tim and guest Shobi make the case for taking out a whole weekend with friends for playing Magic. Too much? Or not enough? They also go through all the cool drafts they did over the course of three days of Magic. Shobi's show in Portland: https://www.funhouselounge.com/burwesque/ Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Spinning Templates! Tightening Rules Text

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 67:50


    Bloomburrow's rules change to "enters" has us hungry for more! Can we shorten "once a turn", "flicker", "end of turn", and more? Join our tour of rules text minutiae. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Following Signposts - Bloomburrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 100:16


    Bloomburrow is here! We've had a look at the archetypes, and it's time for us to break down the design of each of them. For that, we have our four categories: Excitement: Is this a cool new strategy? Do these two cards inspire us? Accuracy: Do we believe decks will actually be able to play this strategy? Synergy: Does this make unused cards great? Are these cards only good in the right deck? Raw Strength: Are these two cards useful on their own? Do these cards lead me to this color pair? This is less abuut how to pick the best cards to win games, and more about the impression these archetypes might make on players picking up the set. With these tools we can also improve how we design our own sets. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    777 Jackpot Challenge Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 79:04


    This month's challenge is all about making a mana fixing card! Even better if we can get some heist flavor in there. From jewels to rads to chains we've got a pile of cards to dive into! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com Music by Dee Culp

    Live Design - Our Other Half

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 58:07


    We're making good on June's "Halfway There" and designing cards to go with our favorite submissions from that challenge! Finding the right balance of flavor, deckbuilding, and explosive commander fun is a big challenge! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com Music by Dee Culp

    Frog-et Me Not! Making a Splash in Bloomburrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 53:19


    Tim liked what he saw in Bloomburrow previews ordered up a frog burger with a side of flies and Juliet serves up the A-B-Cs of F-R-O-Gs! We talk a little Bloomburrow, dive deep on the history of frogs in Magic, then explore some design ideas for frogs in the future. Juliet's July/December Christmas pod: https://moonshotpods.com/ill-be-pod-for-castmas/ Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Cool Cards from Design League!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 68:05


    Our competition, the Design League, just finished its first half. Come listen to the great cards designed for this competition. Along the way you'll also get the POV of both a competitor and a judge for the league. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    "Halfway There" Challenge Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 78:06


    This month's challenge review takes on Partner With commanders. We've got a whole bunch of great submissions from Kithkin to Moby Dick! Lots of crazy flavor, technology, and even some mystery. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Lorwyn and Ravnica Collide in a New Pack

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 52:37


    We built a pack together and it came out very Lorwyn-y! Patrick and khord22 hop on the pod to tell Tim all about it. Listen in to learn about collaborating on Magic designs! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Ancient Kamigawa and Environment Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 72:58


    We bring the past into the present! Returning guest thesixthroc describes how they tried errata and custom cards to bring original Kamigawa to the present. Along the way we dive into designing for an audience, the cost of errata, highlighting hidden themes, and... Channel Mutate?? thesixthroc's Kamigawa list: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/kamigawa_block_revisited Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Cascade Challenge Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 83:50


    We asked for your gold Cascade + Discover designs and you responded! A full seventeen submissions for this challenge, all inspiring fun ways to play with cards off the top. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

    Hat Trick! Random Hats with Random Legends

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 43:57


    Coming off fedoras on Faerie Detectives and Stetsons on Homarids, Redbay cooked up a "hats for legends" generator! He and MonoWhiteBorder grab some hats, put them on some fan favorites, and do some live design. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh Show Notes: https://beaconofcreation.com

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