Kitchen Table Magic

I want to thank everyone who’s listen to, shared, and supported Kitchen Table Magic throughout the years. I want to thank our sponsors, who have been so kind to me and the show, Brian of Paragon City Games, and Terra of Card Kingdom. I’ve always been so grateful for the unwavering support from both of these companies. They embody what all retailers in the Magic community should be. I want to thank the guests on Season 4: Aaron Forsythe, Meghan and Maria of Good Luck High Five, Reuben Bresler, Ashlen Rose, Matt Sperling, Seth Manfield, Andrew Magrini, Ian Dixon, David Williams and Gavin Verhey. I also want to thank all of my wonderful guests from all of our past seasons who generously shared their lives with us on the podcast. There have been so many wonderful stories shared in my past episodes, so if you haven’t listened to them, they’re all archived on KitchenTableMagic.org and HipstersoftheCoast.com. I want to thank all of my Patreon supports. Your generous support helped to pay for the audio equipment, editing software, web hosting, and postage for all the signed cards I sent out. I want to thank the Magic community at large for your kindness and friendship. Thank you for having me, and thank you for listening to the stories I produced. I want to thank Wizards of the Coast for helping me set up interviews with all of the WotC staff over the years. I’ll be working on a new project and traveling the world. I’ll be continuing to tell stories around the world with my camera, this time with photos and videos. You can stay in touch with me on Twitter @samotango, where I will announce my new project soon. If there’s one thing I’ve learned after interviewing four seasons worth of the Magic community, it’s that this game is nothing without its people. The Magic community is so vast and so diverse, that you could spend the rest of your life talking about it and still not know everything there is to know about Magic. I hope this show has inspired you, to try playing new formats, to meet more people, or to start your own podcast. Whatever it may be, I hope you know, that you matter, and after listening to the stories of everyone I interviewed, you see how much people can truly inspire each other. I’m your host, Sam Tang, and thank you for listening to Kitchen Table Magic. Music by the incredible YEYEY, "Wild Things" They just released an amazing new music video for their song Wild Things, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrVIfSRBhLQ

Let’s welcome Senior Magic Designer for Wizards of the Coast, Gavin Verhey to the show. Gavin has been making Magic for over 7 years and is the one to carry the creative torch into the future. Gavin has a background in creative writing, and he loves to bring new ideas to the Magic multiverse. He’s worked on so many modern era Magic sets and is bringing new mechanics to the game with Commander and multiplayer centric sets such as Conspiracy and Battlebond. Gavin’s passion for Magic is only enhanced by his open mindedness. He loves to travel and see the world. Gavin’s attitude on life and discovering new things is an inspiring message that I’m eager to share. I hope you enjoy my interview with Gavin Verhey. Music Credits (in order of appearance): The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview Clip: Wild Things by YEYEY I want to thank everyone who’s listen to, shared, and supported Kitchen Table Magic throughout the years. I want to thank our sponsors, who have been so kind to me and the show, Brian of Paragon City Games, and Terra of Card Kingdom. I’ve always been so grateful for the unwavering support from both of these companies. They embody what all retailers in the Magic community should be. I want to thank the guests on Season 4: Aaron Forsythe, Meghan and Maria of Good Luck High Five, Reuben Bresler, Ashlen Rose, Matt Sperling, Seth Manfield, Andrew Magrini, Ian Dixon, David Williams and Gavin Verhey. I also want to thank all of my wonderful guests from all of our past seasons who generously shared their lives with us on the podcast. There have been so many wonderful stories shared in my past episodes, so if you haven’t listened to them, they’re all archived on KitchenTableMagic.org and HipstersoftheCoast.com. I want to thank all of my Patreon supports. Your generous support helped to pay for the audio equipment, editing software, web hosting, and postage for all the signed cards I sent out. I want to thank the Magic community at large for your kindness and friendship. Thank you for having me, and thank you for listening to the stories I produced. I want to thank Wizards of the Coast for helping me set up interviews with all of the WotC staff over the years. I’ll be working on a new project and traveling the world. I’ll be continuing to tell stories around the world with my camera, this time with photos and videos. You can stay in touch with me on Twitter @samotango, where I will announce my new project soon. If there’s one thing I’ve learned after interviewing four seasons worth of the Magic community, it’s that this game is nothing without its people. The Magic community is so vast and so diverse, that you could spend the rest of your life talking about it and still not know everything there is to know about Magic. I hope this show has inspired you, to try playing new formats, to meet more people, or to start your own podcast. Whatever it may be, I hope you know, that you matter, and after listening to the stories of everyone I interviewed, you see how much people can truly inspire each other. I’m your host, Sam Tang, and thank you for listening to Kitchen Table Magic.

A preview from the Season 4 finale with Gavin Verhey, Senior Magic Designer at Wizards of the Coast. We'll be talking about making Magic, food, travel, and discovering life.

In this episode, I’m talking to the talented Magic player, poker player, and MasterChef finalist, David Williams. David first time play poker while at a Pro Tour many years ago. Through his love of strategy games and incredible skill, David went on to win a World Series of Poker bracelet and made a career from professional poker. David is fiercely competitive, and smart enough to dismantle any game he gets his hands on. And that’s how David got onto the show MasterChef, and beat out a room fill of competitors to make it to the finals. He’s been a pillar of the Magic community for a long time and I’m so happy to have him on the show. It was really cool hearing stories of David’s journey. It just goes to show that being competitive and thinking strategically bring success in many situations, from Magic, to poker, to competitive cooking shows. David is active on social, and you can connect with him on Twitter @dwpoker and also on Instagram dwpoker I hope you enjoy my interview with David Williams. Music Credits (in order of appearance): The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview Clip: Love Mode by Joakim Karud

Coming up on the next episode of KTM, pro poker and MTG player David Williams joins us to share about how his competitiveness at everything he does got him to the finals MasterChef, and even named his daughter.

The moderator of moderators, the Modfather, the God Mod, the one who wields the sword, Ian Dixon joins us to talk all about stream chat moderation. Ian has been moderating online communities early on, when Twitch was Justin TV and even before that when stuff was streamed on UStream with IRC chats. Ian established himself early on and was invited to moderate for Loading Ready Run. One gig lead to another and after a decade of timing ppl out, Ian has now created an entire network of moderators sharing and learning from each other. Much thanks to Ian for joining the show to share his knowledge and experience with us. There are many streamers looking for moderators, so if you love hanging out on streams, and you care about growing communities, consider becoming a moderator. Ian is always available to share his knowledge. You can reach out to him on Twitter @DixonIJ Music Credits (in order of appearance): The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview Clip: Dreams by Joakim Karud

The Modfather, Ian Dixon joins us to explain how important chat moderation is to building communities.

Let’s welcome MTG aficionado, and marketing professional, Andrew Magrini to the show. In this episode, Andrew and I are going to discuss the possible marketing direction that Wizards of the Coast is heading in. Andrew noticed an interesting press release from the Martin Agency, a big time ad agency that handles big time clients. The MTG community has been vocal at times about where Wizards is taking the game, and there has also been a lot of speculation about the future of Magic. For the past 4 seasons all of my guests have talked about Magic’s future as a digital game. Andrew and I put on our ad agency and marketing tin foil hats to break it down for you. This has been a fascinating topic for some time now. And since this interview was recorded a little bit ago, it’s interesting to see some of our predictions solidify as Wizards rolls out it’s strategy. If you’d like to ask Andrew questions or continue the convo on Twitter he’s @A_Magrini I hope you enjoy my conversation with Andrew Magrini. Music Credits (in order of appearance): The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview Clip: Chill by Joakim Karud

I'm talking to advertising and marketing expert Andrew Magrini about what's going in Wizards of the Coast marketing. What could be in store for the community? We put on our tin foil hats and stare into the tea leaves about a recent press release.

I’m happy to welcome pro player, 2015 World Champion, and Class of 2018 Pro Hall of Fame inductee, Seth Manfield. Seth is an incredible player, sweeping multiple GPs, crushing 2015 Worlds, and grinding almost every premier level tournament. Even as a kid, Seth was a skilled player, playing in the Junior Super Series and earning several Pro Tour invites, even when his mom didn’t let him go. Seth also loves to teach about the game, offering private coaching, and writing strategy for TCG player. Seth’s recent Pro Tour Ixalan win solidified him as player that’s here to stay and change the landscape of competitive Magic. Seth shares about his journey, and his pride as a father. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Seth Manfield! Links: Say hi to Seth on Twitter @SethManfield Read Seth's articles on TCGPlayer.com Music Credits (in order of appearance): The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview Clip: A Beautiful Mine - RJD2 (theme for Mad Men, see what I did there?)

Coming up in the next episode of Kitchen Table Magic. That was World Champion and Class of 2018 Pro Hall of Fame inductee Seth Manfield. Seth is a force to be reckoned with. A skilled player even in his early years, Seth has been tearing up the competitive scene since 2013. Seth’s recent Pro Tour Ixalan win solidified him as player that’s here to stay and change the landscape of competitive Magic. Seth shares about his journey, and his pride as a father, all on the next episode of Kitchen Table Magic.

I’m excited to have on the show longtime pro player, thoughtful critic, and commentator of happenings in the MTG community, Matt Sperling. Matt has been around the Magic scene for a long time and writes his popular column, Sick of It. He uses humor to make poignant remarks about the issues that are going on in the community. I took this opportunity to ask Matt what he thought of the future of Magic, how pro players should be using their time, and what he thinks is WotC’s responsibility to govern the community we have. If there’s one person in the Magic community I’d like to ask these tough questions to, it’s gotta be Matt Sperling. I hope you enjoy my conversation with the one and only, Matt Sperling. Links: https://twitter.com/sickofit https://www.channelfireball.com/author/matt-sperling/ Music Credits (in order of appearance): Ad music: The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview Clip: Canals by Joakim Karud

Coming up on the next episode of Kitchen Table Magic: I’m talking to the thoughtful critic, Matt Sperling. Matt is a long time pro player and commentator of happenings in the MTG community. His popular column, Sick of It, talks about the tough issues, and says the things we’re thinking, but don’t feel confident to say ourselves. But Matt isn’t just a curmudgeon, his hot takes are humorous and poignant. I’ll be asking Matt what makes him tick, and what he’s really sick of, all on the next episode of Kitchen Table Magic.

This week I’m hanging out with cosplayer, voice actress, streamer, and Magic personality Ashlen Rose. Ashlen can be found at many GPs, sharing her cosplay with fans and the community. She brings our favorite characters to life and she’s inspiring a whole new generation of Magic players. Ashlen has collaborated with many content creators including Game Knights, Tolarian Community College, Wizards of the Coast, Good Luck High Five, and Card Kingdom’s Local Game Show and The Chalice charity tournament. Ashlen also streams with the Viper Brood is well versed in big red and green monsters. There’s so much Ashlen is a part of these days and I’m so happy to have her on the show. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Ashlen Rose! Links: https://www.twitch.tv/ashlen_rose https://www.instagram.com/rawritsashlen/ https://twitter.com/ashlenrose https://www.facebook.com/Miss.Ashlenrose/ Music Credits (in order of appearance): Ad music: Chill by Joakim Karud Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview Clip: Wild Things by YEYEY

Coming up in the next episode of Kitchen Table Magic. I’m talking to cosplayer, streamer, voice actress, and Magic personality, Ashlen Rose. Ashlen has delighted the Magic community with her work as Bloodbraid Elf, Tiana, Nissa, Freyliese, Nahiri, and Admiral Becket Brass. Ashlen can be spotted at many GPs connecting with fans and spellslinging. Ashlen also streams with the Viper Brood on Twitch and also is part of the cast on the new show The Broken Pact. I hope you’ll join Ashlen and I as we talk cosplay, all on the next episode of Kitchen Table Magic!

Joining me this episode is the multi-talented Reuben Bresler. He’s a comedian, poker player, voice actor, and longtime Magic: The Gathering content creator. He co-hosts the weekly news show Magic Mics with Evan Erwin and Erin Campbell that sets the gold standard for happenings in the MTG community. Reuben is also the host of the new DnD show on Saving Throw titled, The Broken Pact. It’s the first DnD show crossing over into the Magic: The Gathering multiverse set on the plane of Ravnica. We get an exclusive first look into The Broken Pact. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Reuben Bresler. Links: https://twitter.com/MoxReuby http://savingthrowshow.com/portfolio-item/the-broken-pact/ https://www.twitch.tv/dnd https://www.patreon.com/magicmics Music Credits (in order of appearance): The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview Clip: Something Small by Minden

Reuben Bresler joins us next week to talk about a new DnD + MTG crossover The Broken Pact on Saving Throw.

I’m talking to the dynamic duo, Meghan and Maria of Good Luck High Five, formerly known as Magic The Ameturing. Meghan Wolff and Maria Bartholdi have been making podcasts and videos about Magic for 6 years. Their fun and friendly content is great for new and casual players. Maria also sits at the news desk for official Wizards of the Coast coverage of premiere level Magic events such as Pro Tours and World Championships. Meghan also does coverage with articles and player interviews. I sat down with Meghan and Maria to talk about the community they’ve built and challenges of being content creators. Links: @MegTheWolff @MissMariapants @GLHFMagic GoodLuckHighFive.com Patreon.com/GLHFMagic Music Credits (in order of appearance): The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview Clip: Better Days by LAKEY INSPIRED

Meghan and Maria of Good Luck High Five miss the good old days when they just sat on the couch, in the dark, in their PJs while recording their podcast. I’m talking to the dynamic duo, Meghan and Maria of Good Luck High Five. Formerly known as Magic: The Ameturing, Meghan and Maria have created a tremendous amount of positivity and fun in the Magic community. Their YouTube videos and podcasts help Magic players of all kinds to enjoy the game. We talk content creation, and what it’s like to manage and demanding production schedule, all on the next episode of Kitchen Table Magic.

The first guest in Season 4 is the Senior Design Director of Magic the Gathering: Aaron Forsythe! I had the wonderful privilege of interviewing Aaron live at GP Vegas 2018. Special thanks to Channel Fireball and Wizards of the Coast for setting it up. It’s Magic’s 25 year anniversary and I’m excited to listen to Aaron share lots of cool stories about Magic’s history and his own life playing Magic. It’s always insightful to be able to speak with someone that’s lived through the rich history of Magic: The Gathering. I hope you enjoy my special live conversation with Aaron Forsythe. Hey everyone! It’s great to be back! I’ve had a very busy and productive summer making videos, hosting a Magic: The Gathering themed Local Game Show presented by Card Kingdom, and recording a lot of new interviews. I’m excited to share them with you. We’ve got a wonderful lineup of guests this season! Aaron Forsythe, Meghan and Maria of Good Luck High Five, Reuben Bresler of Magic Mics, cosplayer Ashlen Rose, GP Champion Jessica Estephan, Hall of Famer Seth Manfield, and legendary MTG pros such as David Williams, Matt Sperling, and more guests that you’ll be fascinated to hear interviews from. Thanks for being here! I hope you enjoy, Season 4, of Kitchen Table Magic! Links: Go say hi to Aaron on Twitter @MTGAaron Music Credits (in order of appearance): The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview Clip: Gold Standard by Minden

In this episode I’ll be talking to the future of Magic: The Gathering, our kids. Who are the little mages that will carry the planeswalker spark into the future? Dana Fischer, little Nissa cosplayer and GP grinder, is barely big enough to the hold the cards, but she knows how to cast them. She’s beaten many opponents playing Elves. Nathan Steuer, competes at almost every tournament he can. A member of Team Versus Games from the San Francisco bay area, he’s ready to chew up anyone that stands in his way. Ethan Brown, a wiz kid from Portland stunned the coverage team when he made it to the finals of GP LA piloting Modern Affinity. Armed with a fierce knowledge of the metagame, he is eager to return to the Pro Tour. Miley Chen, this young spellslinger from Boston enjoys EDH, draft, and most importantly griefing her dad, Mainn. They practice drafts together often so I won’t be surprised if I see Miley at the Pro Tour soon. Leo Strober-Cohen, hails from Magic’s home town of Seattle. He’s excited to brew up decks and experiment in the game of Magic. He cares about making Magic more accessible in cost to all players that love the game. Quinn Kiefer, proud member of the Kiefer Brothers trio, Quinn has battled with the biggest names in Magic. Quinn is attending his first Pro Tour later this year at Pro Tour 25th Anniversary. All of these rising stars are eager to compete at the Pro Tour and one day see themselves in the Hall of Fame. I hope you enjoy my conversations with Dana Fischer, Nathan Steuer, Ethan Brown, Miley Chen, Leo Strober-Cohen, and Quinn Kiefer. Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Finale music: Wild Things by Yeyey I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com/KTM With fast shipping, the best card sleeves, deck boxes, binders, and all the Modern, Legacy and Commander staples you could ever want, Card Kingdom is there with the hookup. If you’d like to support the show, just use our affiliate link, cardkingdom.com/KTM when you shop. Paragon City Games: Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

Preview clip for the Season 3 Finale of Kitchen Table Magic: These kids are the future of Magic: The Gathering! We’ve heard from the pros, the legends, and the veterans of the game. Now, let’s talk to the future of Magic, the next generation that will carry the torch onward. We’re talking to the kids of Magic. You just heard from Dana Fisher, Nathan Steuer, Ethan Brown, Miley Chen, Leo Strober-Cohen, and Quinn Keifer about what Magic means to them. I’ve been recording tape for this episode for about a year now. And I’m so excited to present, the Future of Magic: The Gathering, all on the Season 3 finale of Kitchen Table Magic.

Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts & iTunes! This is part 5 of our 5 part series on WUBRG. In this episode, we’re talking about Magic’s stompy side, Green. Master of Legacy Elves Daniel Nguyen returns to talk to us about why Green is the most fair color, and why playing Green is a pure form of Magic. The Beard-father, Magic pro, Chris VanMeter, shares with us his perspectives on how Green has had to evolve with Magic game design. How does green play so well with other colors? Is green actually the best color? Why is it both new player friendly and a favorite of veteran players? I hope you enjoy my conversations with Daniel Nguyen and Chris VanMeter on the color Green. Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Swing Tree by Discovery I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com/KTM With fast shipping, the best card sleeves, deck boxes, binders, and all the Modern, Legacy and Commander staples you could ever want, Card Kingdom is there with the hookup. If you’d like to support the show, just use our affiliate link, cardkingdom.com/KTM when you shop. Paragon City Games: Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

In this episode, I’m talking to local Seattle Magic player, Daniel Duterte. Daniel defended this house by winning the Legacy portion of GP Seattle 2018. Such is the dream, show up to your hometown GP, and win the whole thing. Daniel defeated some major pros during the 15 rounds of swiss and 3 rounds of single elimination Top 8, including Brian Braun-Duin and Sam Black. Daniel scooped to his friend in round 15, but other than that, he technically went undefeated throughout his entire run during the Legacy GP. That’s quite historic considering shortly after during the Standard GP, Chinese player Gan Yan also went undefeated with a staggering 18-0 to claim the Standard trophy. Wow, the hometown of Magic, Seattle, does not mess around. Back to back undefeated winners in the double GP in Seattle. I’m so happy to share my interview with the Seattle hometown hero, Daniel Duterte. Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Welcome to the Jungle by Guns and Roses I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com/KTM With fast shipping, the best card sleeves, deck boxes, binders, and all the Modern, Legacy and Commander staples you could ever want, Card Kingdom is there with the hookup. If you’d like to support the show, just use our affiliate link, cardkingdom.com/KTM when you shop. Paragon City Games: Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

In this episode, it’s the walking talking Basic Mountain, legendary fire mage, Patrick Sullivan. Whenever I’ve asked anyone for advice playing burn, they would always tell me to watch features matches of Patrick. Patrick has a strong knowledge of how to carefully use resources in the game of Magic. His skill and experience with the game also makes him the best commentary buddy with Cedric Phillips. Together, Patrick and Cedric are the commentary phenomena that powers SCG coverage. Patrick is a game designer for Dire Wolf Digital making Eternal, and he also talks to us about the color Red from a game designer’s perspective. I hope you enjoy my interview with the legendary Patrick Sullivan. Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Welcome to the Jungle by Guns and Roses I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com/KTM With fast shipping, the best card sleeves, deck boxes, binders, and all the Modern, Legacy and Commander staples you could ever want, Card Kingdom is there with the hookup. If you’d like to support the show, just use our affiliate link, cardkingdom.com/KTM when you shop. Paragon City Games: Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts & iTunes! This is part 4 of our 5 part series on WUBRG. In this episode, we’re talking about Magic’s spiciest flavor of mana, Red. Commentator and streamer TJ Rogers joins us to talk about his favorite color, and why he loves Tibalt. Level 2 Judge, and Card Kindgom’s pricing expert, Kris Ferderer talks about why Red is the color of his youth playing Magic. And the legendary Patrick Sullivan give us his thoughts on Red from a game design perspective. Just like the chaotic nature of Red, this episode jumps around, so you’ll want to listen to every second of it. See what I did there? I hope you enjoy my conversations with TJ Rogers, Kris Ferderer, and Patrick Sullivan on the color Red. Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Welcome to the Jungle by Guns and Roses I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com/KTM With fast shipping, the best card sleeves, deck boxes, binders, and all the Modern, Legacy and Commander staples you could ever want, Card Kingdom is there with the hookup. If you’d like to support the show, just use our affiliate link, cardkingdom.com/KTM when you shop. Paragon City Games: Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

In this episode, I’m talking to the pioneer of Magic streaming coverage, Rashad Miller. In 2009, Rashad set up a computer and pointed a 480p video stream at a pair of Magic players battling it out in a PTQ. The quality wasn’t great, you couldn’t really see the cards, and audio was dodgy, but it marked the beginning of a journey that would change the way how Magic gets broadcasted. After that, Rashad went on attend every Grand Prix he could, broadcasting matches of Magic across the internet. Eventually, Star City Games and then Wizards of the Coast picked up Rashad to produce Magic coverage as we see it today. Rarely do we have influencer that has helped the gaming community in so many ways, and I’m excited to share my interview with Rashad Miller. Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Sandstorm by Darude I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com/KTM With fast shipping, the best card sleeves, deck boxes, binders, and all the Modern, Legacy and Commander staples you could ever want, Card Kingdom is there with the hookup. If you’d like to support the show, just use our affiliate link, cardkingdom.com/KTM when you shop. Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

In this episode, we’re talking about the color Black with co-host of the vorthos podcast the Loregoyfs, Michelle Rapp, and Seattle Legacy grinder and master of Legacy Elves, Daniel Nguyen. Black is often cited as the villain of Magic. But is it really? What makes Black such a deviously fun color to play? And with Black dominating Legacy and Modern, it seems that almost every deck uses black in some way, or is prepared to go against it. We’ll be talking about our favorite black cards, and also a unique perspective on the evil side of the color pie. I hope you enjoy my conversations with Michelle Rapp and Daniel Nguyen about the color Black. Links: Say hi to Michelle on the Twitters @ninox_morpork Daniel Nguyen talks about Legacy Elves! The Magic Man Sam's video on Thoughtseize Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Sandstorm by Darude I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com/KTM With fast shipping, the best card sleeves, deck boxes, binders, and all the Modern, Legacy and Commander staples you could ever want, Card Kingdom is there with the hookup. If you’d like to support the show, just use our affiliate link, cardkingdom.com/KTM when you shop. Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

Preview of the next episode of the WUBRG series, Black.

In this episode, I’m talking to one of the OG’s of the MTG community, Ben Seck. Ben hails from down under, that’s Australia for all you non-Australian people! Ben was an early voice and community builder of the Magic scene in Australia many years ago. He organized tournaments, lent cards to pros like Kai Budde, and quickly found himself traveling the world, and playing Magic. Ben did quite well in Grand Prix and Pro Tours, and eventually landed a job in the gaming industry. Ben credits the opportunities he’s received getting jobs in the gaming industry to his involvement in Magic. Ben is excited to see the Magic community flourish. I hope you enjoy my interview with community builder and Magic personality Ben Seck. I too am looking forward to Magic’s future and I am eager for the community to grow and invite new players into the game. Ben Seck is on Twitter @TBSDash Hang out with Ben on his stream Twitch.tv/TBSDash I’ll have all the links in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com/KTM With fast shipping, the best card sleeves, deck boxes, binders, and all the Modern, Legacy and Commander staples you could ever want, Card Kingdom is there with the hookup. If you’d like to support the show, just use our affiliate link, cardkingdom.com/KTM when you shop. Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

This is part 2 of our 5 part series on WUBRG. In this episode, we’re talking about the color Blue with Legacy grinder Jordan Aisaka, Judge Tournament Organizer Frank Stanley, and Magic personality Ben Seck. Blue is a hot topic in Magic. It used to be the best color and now it’s not. We’ll be talking about what makes Blue so cerebral as it is oppressive and hard to play. Blue dominates Legacy, but will it dominate again in Modern or Standard? What are the most notable cards in blue that create game states that are so interesting? What the history behind blue and where is blue headed in the future of Magic design? We’ll answer those questions and more. I hope you enjoy my conversations with Jordan Aisaka, Frank Stanley, and Ben Seck, about the color Blue. A big thank you to my guests Jordan Aisaka, Frank Stanley, and Ben Seck for leveling up our knowledge about Blue. Ben Seck is on Twitter @TBSDash Frank is on Twitter @ItsThatFrankGuy Jordan streams at Twitch.tv/aisokamtg I’ll have all the links in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org Remember, this is part 2 of a 5 part series on WUBRG so be sure to listen to the next episode on the color Black. I’ll have my full interview with Ben Seck out next week. Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com/KTM With fast shipping, the best card sleeves, deck boxes, binders, and all the Modern, Legacy and Commander staples you could ever want, Card Kingdom is there with the hookup. If you’d like to support the show, just use our affiliate link, cardkingdom.com/KTM when you shop. Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

Preview clip for the episode on Blue, part 2 of the WUBRG series.

In this episode, I’m speaking with the champion of white weenie, Craig Wescoe. Craig is a legendary pro player who’s been playing on the pro tour ever since he was a teenager. Craig used to roll with the old school players and decided to play Magic professionally after teaching philosophy at the university level. Craig’s understanding of critical thinking makes him a deep learner and a fierce competitor. Craig has also been writing Magic strategy content for years and recently published his millionth word online. Craig also shares with us his personal philosophy on his Christian faith, veganism, and the stewardship he has towards other people, animals, and the earth. Craig also tells us his thoughts on the color White of the MTG color pie. I hope you enjoy my interview with the champion of the Savannah, Craig Wescoe. Go say hi to him on Twitter @Brimaz4Life You can also check out Craig’s Magic strategy at TCGplayer.com. And his own personal writings on scripture at Swords to Plowshares: s2p.org Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com/KTM With fast shipping, the best card sleeves, deck boxes, binders, and all the Modern, Legacy and Commander staples you could ever want, Card Kingdom is there with the hookup. If you’d like to support the show, just use our affiliate link, cardkingdom.com/KTM when you shop. Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

Preview Ep 322 - Craig Wescoe The Champion Of The Savannah by Kitchen Table Magic

This is the first episode in a five part series on the five colors of Magic: The Gathering, White Blue Black Red and Green, better known as WUBRG. In this episode, we’re talking about the White color of mana with podcaster and MTG personality Michelle Rapp, streamer and commentator Zack Brady, and legendary pro player and champion of white weenie Craig Wescoe. What are the values of White as color identity in the game of Magic? What are the game mechanics? Which are the notable cards? We talk about the history of White and also where we think it’s going in the future of Magic game design. I hope you enjoy my conversations with Michelle Rapp, Zack Brady, and Craig Wescoe about the color White. Special thanks to Michelle Rapp, Zack Brady, and Craig Wescoe for sharing their knowledge and insight about the color White with us. Michelle is on Twitter @ninox_morpork Craig’s on Twitter @Brimaz4Life And Zack is on Facebook and Twitch.tv/exatraz I hope you enjoyed listening to this episode on White. I’ve been playing Magic for over 15 years and I learned so much in speaking with Michelle, Zack, and Craig. This was super fun. Remember, this is part 1 of a 5 part series. Stick around to the end of this episode to hear a preview of the next episode. Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com/KTM With fast shipping, the best card sleeves, deck boxes, binders, and all the Modern, Legacy and Commander staples you could ever want, Card Kingdom is there with the hookup. If you’d like to support the show, just use our affiliate link, cardkingdom.com/KTM when you shop. Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

In this episode, I’m talking to the master of Legacy Elves, Daniel Nguyen. Daniel is a Seattle Legacy player who dedicated himself to testing and grinding tournaments. Daniel’s experience and long history with the game lead to him creating a primer on Elves, which has been standard reading for Magic players around the world. Daniel talks with me about growing up playing Magic as a kid, and what he’s doing to help preserve Legacy in today’s Magic community. If you’re going to GP Seattle in April, I’m sure Daniel will be there. (And so will I, come by and say hi) Go say hi to him. He’s super friendly and knows a lot about Legacy. I caught up with Daniel the Summer of 2017. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Daniel Nguyen. Primers for Legacy Elves that Daniel wrote: MTG Salvation: Primer Combo Elves https://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/legacy-type-1-5/established-legacy/combo/535483-primer-combo-elves MTG the Source: Primer Elves! http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?26248-Primer-Elves! Star City Games: A Lesson In The Warrior's Way http://www.starcitygames.com/article/27195_Leaving-A-Legacy-A-Lesson-In-The-Warriors-Way.html Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Take Me Higher by Jahzzar Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Bolero by Maurice Ravel I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com/KTM With fast shipping, the best card sleeves, deck boxes, binders, and all the Modern, Legacy and Commander staples you could ever want, Card Kingdom is there with the hookup. If you’d like to support the show, just use our affiliate link, cardkingdom.com/KTM when you shop. Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

In this episode, I’m talking to the commentator, streamer, and host, TJ Rogers. TJ is an advocate of Magic streams, and wants to help more players and local game stores broadcast their games on the internet. TJ is interested in solving the technical challenges that comes along with streaming. What camera to buy, how to set up your computer, what the overlay should look like, what should the feature match area look like? TJ believes that live streaming matches with players on the internet builds community because it’s a way for more people to feel like they’re at the game store playing magic. TJ is also researching ways of integrating cutting edge card reader technology into live streaming to deliver a better viewing experience. I caught up with TJ in the fall of 2017. Please enjoy my interview with TJ Rogers. Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Take Me Higher by Jahzzar Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' by Michael Jackson I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com! The newest Un-set is available for preorder now! Unstable is looking fantastic with crazy contraptions, inside jokes, strange math, and squirrels, lots of squirrels. And most importantly, there’s John Avon full art borderless basic lands in Unstable! You can preorder them now and support the show using our affiliate link: CardKingdom.com/KTM Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

In this episode, I’m talking to the animator of the Magic community, Geoffrey Palmer, of Living Cards MTG. If you’ve seen anything from The Professor, Magic: The Amateuring, Game Knights, Loading Ready Run, or a Channel Fireball GP, you’ve seen Geoffrey’s work. Geoffrey is a professional motion graphics designer and uses his talents to bring our favorite cards to life. Geoffrey has animated Anger of the Gods, Bouncing Beebles, Liliana, Force of Will, Sol Ring, Treasure Cruise, Ponder, and more. Geoffrey now works at Channel Fireball doing their graphics, and he’s excited to push the boundaries of his craft every chance he gets. Geoffrey also talks to us about his appreciation for art and his creative process. I caught up with Geoffrey the in the Fall of 2017. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Geoffrey Palmer of Living Cards MTG. Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Take Me Higher by Jahzzar Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Dreams by Joakim Karud I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com! The newest Un-set is available for preorder now! Unstable is looking fantastic with crazy contraptions, inside jokes, strange math, and squirrels, lots of squirrels. And most importantly, there’s John Avon full art borderless basic lands in Unstable! You can preorder them now and support the show using our affiliate link: CardKingdom.com/KTM Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

In this episode, I’m talking to journalist, writer, and Jund enthusiast, Keith Capstick. Keith is an editor at MSN.com and also writes for Face to Face Games Toronto that runs Mana Deprived.com. Keith and I share a love of the modern archetype Jund. Jund’s not doing so hot these days with that all stupid Tron and Death’s Shadow running around. Coming up soon is Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan, which will be a Modern Pro Tour, so hopefully Reid Duke can help a homie out and win with Jund. Keith and I discuss the finer things about Jund, how it’s positioned, and why you should play Jund. We also discuss how Black Green White, also known as Junk, got it’s name. I spoke with Keith in the summer of 2017. I hope you enjoy my Jund-y interview with Keith Capstick. Go say hi to him on Twitter @KeithCapstick Keith's article on Mana Deprived, the BGx Bible: http://manadeprived.com/the-bgx-bible/ Keith's "Just Jund Them" article on 401 Games: http://www.401games.ca/articles/just-jund-them/ Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Lowrider by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Take Me Higher by Jahzzar Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Enjoy by Joakim Karud I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com! The newest Un-set is available for preorder now! Unstable is looking fantastic with crazy contraptions, inside jokes, strange math, and squirrels, lots of squirrels. And most importantly, there’s John Avon full art borderless basic lands in Unstable! You can preorder them now and support the show using our affiliate link: CardKingdom.com/KTM Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

In this episode, I’m talking to platinum pro Donald Smith Jr. Donald started playing when Theros was released. In just a little over 4 years, Donald grinded his way to become a platinum pro and got himself an invite to the Magic World Championships 2017. After playing a lot of aggro decks, Donald qualified for the Pro Tour. Donald continued playtesting and dedicated himself to stay on the Pro Tour. I caught up with Donald in the summer of 2017. Go say hi to Donald on Twitter @DonaldWSJr I hope you enjoy my conversation with Donald Smith Jr. Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Monday by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Take Me Higher by Jahzzar Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Wild Things by YEYEY I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com! The newest Un-set is available for preorder now! Unstable is looking fantastic with crazy contraptions, inside jokes, strange math, and squirrels, lots of squirrels. And most importantly, there’s John Avon full art borderless basic lands in Unstable! You can preorder them now and support the show using our affiliate link: CardKingdom.com/KTM Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

In this episode, I’m talking to veteran pro player Christian Calcano. Christian has been on the pro tour for over 7 years, and recently Top 8’d his first one at Pro Tour Amonkhet. His emotional response was celebrated by his team and the community as he was interviewed by Brian David-Marshall. Christian shares with us about his early days playing Magic, slowing making his way to the top. Christian is an expert in limited, and he gives us valuable advice about drafting. I caught up with Christian in the summer of 2017. Go say hi to him on Twitter @CCalcano He’s also on Facebook.com/Calcano I hope you enjoy my conversation with Christian Calcano! Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Griptape by Joakim Karud & David Cutter Music Card Kingdom ad music: Take Me Higher by Jahzzar Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Redbone by Childish Gambino I hope you enjoyed my interview with Christian. Go say hi to him on http://twitter.com/CCalcano He’s also on http://facebook.com/Calcano I’ll have all the links in the show notes at http://KitchenTableMagic.org I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com! The newest Un-set is available for preorder now! Unstable is looking fantastic with crazy contraptions, inside jokes, strange math, and squirrels, lots of squirrels. And most importantly, there’s John Avon full art borderless basic lands in Unstable! You can preorder them now and support the show using our affiliate link: CardKingdom.com/KTM Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

In this episode, I’m talking to Brazilian Hall of Famer, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa. Paulo has been on the professional scene for almost two decades and he’s the youngest player to reach 300 lifetime pro points. Recently, Paulo won Pro Tour Hour of Devastation and has the second most Pro Tour Top 8’s behind Jon Finkle. Paulo shares with us about his life as a professional Magic player, how he got started playing Magic, and his life in Brazil. Paulo also talks to us about improving at Magic, his competitive mindset, and his thoughts on his Semifinals match with Yam Wing Chun at Pro Tour Hour of Devastation. I caught up with Paulo in the summer of 2017. Go say hi to him on Twitter @PVDDR You can also read his articles that he posts on Channel Fireball. I’ll have all the links in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org. https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Paulo_Vitor_Damo_da_Rosa https://www.channelfireball.com/author/paulo-vitor-damo-da-rosa/ http://twitter.com/PVDDR http://facebook.com/paulo.vitor.52459615 I hope you enjoy my conversation with Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa. Music Credits (in order of appearance) Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Lowrider by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Take Me Higher by Jahzzar Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Wild Things by Yeyey I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com! The newest Un-set is available for preorder now! Unstable is looking fantastic with crazy contraptions, inside jokes, strange math, and squirrels, lots of squirrels. And most importantly, there’s John Avon full art borderless basic lands in Unstable! You can preorder them now and support the show using our affiliate link: CardKingdom.com/KTM Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

In this episode, I’m talking to rapper, comedian, filmmaker, and Magic player, Billy the Fridge. Billy started with local rap battles in the Seattle area and making his own films on a budget. Soon, his creativity made it to the front page of Reddit and where his thoughtful lyrics and edgy visual style caught the attention of millions. Billy is true Magic player at heart, writing and performing Cardboard Crack, an ode the game we love. Since then, Billy has completed his latest album “ill!” which is out now. Billy met up with me last summer 2017 to talk about music, his creative process, and of course Magic: The Gathering. I hope you enjoy my conversation with rapper, Billy the Fridge. Music Credits (in order of appearance) Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Giveaway music: Flix & Chill by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Take Me Higher by Jahzzar Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Casin by glue70 I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com! The newest Un-set is available for preorder now! Unstable is looking fantastic with crazy contraptions, inside jokes, strange math, and squirrels, lots of squirrels. And most importantly, there’s John Avon full art borderless basic lands in Unstable! You can preorder them now and support the show using our affiliate link: CardKingdom.com/KTM Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

In this episode, I’m talking to Eric Dupuis from Wyrmwood Gaming. Wyrmwood Gaming is the premier company making expertly crafted wooden deck boxes, dice vaults, and other gaming accessories. Eric has a background in both carpentry and business, and he shares with us the journey of how Wyrmwood started to how it became a household name today. All of Wyrmwood products showcase quality lumber from around the world with colors and patterns that naturally occur in the wood. Wyrmwood then masterfully designs products using ancient and modern techniques. Eric also talks about a new addition to Wyrmwood’s product lineup, the Prophecy gaming table, available in all different kinds of woods. I caught up with Eric during the summer of 2017. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Eric Dupuis of Wyrmwood Gaming. Music Credits (in order of appearance) Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Giveaway music: Flix & Chill by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Take Me Higher by Jahzzar Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Cardboard Crack by Billy the Fridge I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com! The newest Un-set is available for preorder now! Unstable is looking fantastic with crazy contraptions, inside jokes, strange math, and squirrels, lots of squirrels. And most importantly, there’s John Avon full art borderless basic lands in Unstable! You can preorder them now and support the show using our affiliate link: CardKingdom.com/KTM Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

In this episode, I’m talking to the founder of Chessex, Donald Reents. Chessex makes a variety of high quality dice in different shapes, color combinations, and designs. Donald has been in the gaming industry for decades as an avid chess and backgammon player. Donald cares about the quality of his products and one day decided that he needed to take matters into his own hands and make his own beautiful dice. When he found the right factory in Germany, Donald’s creativity took off with a myriad of designs and color combinations. For over 25 years, Donald and Chessex has brought fun and quality to the gaming community. I caught up with Donald during the summer of 2017. You can check out Chessex’s catalog at chessex.com, that’s http://chessex.com. You can find Chessex dice at almost every local game store that sells table top games and Magic: The Gathering products. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Donald Reents, the founder of Chessex. Music Credits (in order of appearance) Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Card Kingdom ad music: Take Me Higher by Jahzzar Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Gold Standard by Minden I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com! The newest Un-set is available for preorder now! Unstable is looking fantastic with crazy contraptions, inside jokes, strange math, and squirrels, lots of squirrels. And most importantly, there’s John Avon full art borderless basic lands in Unstable! You can preorder them now and support the show using our affiliate link: CardKingdom.com/KTM Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

I’m talking to legendary player, Jay Schneider, the creator of the first Burn Deck, popularly known as Paul Sligh Red. Jay created Sligh Red because it was play tested to beat his good friend Paul Sligh, who ironically was an avid blue player. In doing so, Jay created the concept of the Mana Curve, which is now a foundation of how Magic is played and decks are built. Jay also worked for Wizards R&D where he helped play test paper products and had a big role in developing the hugely successful Duels of the Planeswalker game for Xbox. I’m amazed to hear of Jay’s contributions to Duels of the Planeswalkers as it was a milestone for Wizards of the Coast in their journey to create a widely adopted digital game. And now that Magic Arena has been announced I hope to see some design elements from Duels. If you want to read up more from Jay, I’ve included links at KitchenTableMagic.org to his past articles about the original Paul Sligh Red deck. Please enjoy my interview with the legendary Jay Schneider. Music Credits (in order of appearance) Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Take Me Higher by Jahzzar Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Lowrider - Joakim Karud I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on http://YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on http://Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on http://Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at http://KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Card Kingdom.com! The newest Un-set is available for preorder now! Unstable is looking fantastic with crazy contraptions, inside jokes, strange math, and squirrels, lots of squirrels. And most importantly, there’s John Avon full art borderless basic lands in Unstable! You can preorder them now and support the show using our affiliate link: CardKingdom.com/KTM Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at http://KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

I’m talking to the legendary collector of all things Vintage Magic, Daniel Chang, the President and CEO of Vintage Magic.com. Daniel has seen it all, the rarest of the rare, Alpha sets, Power 9, Black Lotus, original art, even cards that are rumored not to exist. Daniel travels the world connecting buyers and sellers with priceless artifacts of history. Daniel shares with us his passion for preserving the historical artifacts of Magic: The Gathering and his thoughts on MTG finance. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Daniel Chang of Vintage Magic. Super special thanks to Daniel Chang for sharing his stories with us. Follow Vintage Magic on Twitter @VintageMTG Vintage Magic is on Facebook.com/VintageMTG Support Vintage Magic on Patreon.com/VintageMagic for super cool deals on rare MTG collectables And watch Daniel’s vlogs on YouTube, just search for Vintage Magic. I’ll have all of the links in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org Music Credits (in order of appearance) Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon: Flix and Chill by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Take Me Higher by Jahzzar Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Disco Inferno - The Trammps I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on http://YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on http://Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on http://Facebook.com/playmtg I’ll have a link in the show notes at http://KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Card Kingdom! Are you looking for a Modern, Legacy, Commander or Standard staple? Card Kingdom has it in stock! Pre-order Ixalan now and get your singles when the new set drops! Support the podcast and use our affiliate link: http://CardKingdom.com/KTM when you shop. Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at http://KitchenTableMagic.org If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

Happy Halloween Everyone! In this very special episode, we’re diving into the Magic community’s spookiest mystery, the Séance Buyout. Two years ago, reddit user jobs141910 created a post giving users a bounty to purchase and destroy as many copies of Séance as possible. Then, about a year ago, the same mysterious user offered a reward of $40k worth of bitcoins to whoever pilots a Séance deck to prominence on the Pro Tour. Joining us today, MTG finance expert Jason Alt joins us to enlighten us on the mystery that is Séance guy. Then, pro player and renowned deck builder, Zac Elsik talks to us about how to brew up a competent Séance deck. Then our third guest, joining us from deep in the internet, Séance Guy jobs141910 himself is joining us to answer our burning questions! I hope you enjoy my interviews with Jason Alt, Zac Elisk, and reddit user jobs141910. Go say hi to Jason Alt on Twitter @JasonEAlt Go say hi to Zac Elisk on Twitter @UTDZac Go say hi to Seance Guy on Reddit /u/jobs141910 Music Credits (in order of appearance) Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) The Halloween Theme song is Thriller by Michael Jackson. And if you didn't know that you need to go listen to some music or something... Patreon: The Way It Is, The Prodigy (it samples Michael Jackson's Thriller, see what I did there?) Card Kingdom ad music: Take Me Higher by Jahzzar Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Price Tag - Jessie J I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg (all one word) I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Card Kingdom! Are you looking for a Modern, Legacy, Commander or Standard staple? Card Kingdom has it in stock! Pre-order Ixalan now and get your singles when the new set drops! Support the podcast and use our affiliate link: CardKingdom.com/KTM when you shop. Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org. If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

Coming up on next episode of Kitchen Table Magic. I’m talking to pro player Zac Elsik and MTG finance expert Jason Alt about the Magic community’s spookiest mystery, Séance! Two years ago, reddit user jobs141910 created a post giving users a bounty to purchase and destroy as many copies of Séance as possible. Then, about a year ago, the same mysterious user offered a reward of $40k worth of bitcoins to whoever pilots a Séance deck to prominence on the Pro Tour. Pro player Zac Elsik talks to us about how to build a competent Séance deck. MTG finance expert Jason Alt joins us to enlighten us on the mystery that is Séance guy. And if we Séance hard enough, the person at the center of this mystery, reddit user jobs141910, might reach out to us through the depths of the internet. Join us for this special Halloween episode where we conjure the ghosts and spirits of Magic reddit, all on the next episode of Kitchen Table Magic.

In this episode, I’m talking to Jadine Klomparens, pro player, writer, and tournament grinder on the SCG Tour. Jadine is a skilled player and rose to prominence when she got to the finals of GP Chicago 2014. And ever since, Jadine’s been grinding it out at GPs, the Pro Tour, and on the SCG Tour. Jadine has written for TCG Player and Star City Games for years and regularly guests on Emma Handy’s stream. Jadine talks to us about the valuable lessons she’s learned playing competitive magic and tells us some hilarious stories about playing on the Pro Tour. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Quiet Fish, Jadine Klomparens. Go say hi to Jadine on http://twitter.com/thequietfish Music Credits (in order of appearance) Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon: Shine by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Take Me Higher by Jahzzar Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Ghosts N Stuff - Deadmau5 (get it? it's a preview for the Seance Halloween episode and I used Ghosts N Stuff? I'm a genius!) I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg (all one word) I’ll have a link in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Card Kingdom! Are you looking for a Modern, Legacy, Commander or Standard staple? Card Kingdom has it in stock! Pre-order Ixalan now and get your singles when the new set drops! Support the podcast and use our affiliate link: CardKingdom.com/KTM when you shop. Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org. If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.

In this episode, I’m talking to Josh Lee Kwai, co-host of the Command Zone Podcast and Game Knights. Josh is a professional in the movie industry and you might have seen his work from Disney princess movies, the Fast and the Furious, Scott Pilgrim vs the World, and Star Wars. Running for over 180 episodes, Josh and Jimmy host the Command Zone, a weekly podcast about all things Commander. Josh brings his special effects wizardry to the realm of Magic to direct and produce Game Knights, a YouTube series that’s leading the way with live gameplay footage of Magic. Josh also has a Patreon Supporters gift, so stick around. I hope you enjoy my conversation with one of the innovative minds behind the Command Zone and Game Knights, Josh Lee Kwai. Music Credits (in order of appearance) Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Josh's Patreon Gift: Prodigal Sorcerer Shine by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Take Me Higher by Jahzzar Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Random bosa nova elevator music I found on YouTube I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel Play MTG by Sam Tang! It’s an upbeat, fast paced new YouTube Channel featuring deck techs from Pros, learn to play tutorials, expert difficulty level up advice, single card discussion, MTG community news, and more. I’ve only got 1 video uploaded right now about my vlog from Hascon. So if you wanna see what I look like, go check me out on Twitter and Facebook. It’s at on https://YouTube.com/c/playmtg Follow the new show on https://Twitter.com/play_mtg It’s on https://Facebook.com/playmtg (all one word) I’ll have a link in the show notes at https://KitchenTableMagic.org I’m looking forward to creating content in video! Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by: Card Kingdom! Are you looking for a Modern, Legacy, Commander or Standard staple? Card Kingdom has it in stock! Pre-order Ixalan now and get your singles when the new set drops! Support the podcast and use our affiliate link: https://CardKingdom.com/KTM when you shop. Paragon City Games! Kitchen Table Magic is brought you by Paragon City Games. They’re a community focused game store in Draper Utah that cares deeply about their player base. They invite you to join their in store stream at https://Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames for weekly Legacy and Modern events. Hipsters of the Coast: Hey everyone! Great news! Kitchen Table Magic is now on Hipsters of the Coast. They’re the mages with the curly beards and the vegan potion options! Hipsters of the Coast is the premier news and strategy blog for the Magic: The Gathering Community. And Kitchen Table Magic is honored to be joining their lineup. If you’re listening to me right now from Hipsters of the Coast, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re going to love all the guests I have lined up for Season 3. And be sure to check out past episodes at KitchenTableMagic.org. If you’re new to the HotC blog, head on over to https://HipstersoftheCoast.com to get strategy and content for all your favorite formats.