Podcast appearances and mentions of aaron forsythe

Guest: Aaron Forsythe; Songs: Dragonfly, Better Off Without You, She Don't Like It - All by Aaron Forsythe

Zac and Phil engage with Magic: The Gathering figures Blake Rasmussen and Aaron Forsythe to discuss the evolution of content creation in the Magic community and the complexities surrounding the Legacy ban list. They highlight the changing landscape of content creation, the importance of community input, and the need for transparency from Wizards of the Coast regarding their decisions in terms of ban announcements. Takeaways The landscape of Magic content creation has evolved significantly over the years. There are still gaps in content creation, particularly in formats like Standard and Pioneer. The rise of short-form content has changed how creators engage with audiences. Community input is crucial for maintaining the integrity of formats like Legacy. Transparency in communication can help alleviate player cynicism towards Wizards of the Coast. Content creators should focus on producing consistent and high-quality content. The social aspect of gameplay is vital, especially in formats like Commander. Editing skills are essential for creating engaging Magic content. Wizards of the Coast is actively seeking new voices in the community. The importance of addressing player concerns about the ban and restricted list. Chapters 00:00 The Evolution of Magic Content Creation 17:20 Legacy and the Ban List: A Community Perspective HEAVY PLAY DECK BOXES AND SLEEVES www.heavyplay.com/eternaldurdles Use code ETERNALDURDLES for 10% off entire order. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt9PVLLPfdzI_pr1U9hZDtw/join JOIN US ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/hrC7PxQZTE Ad-free Listening on SPOTIFY! Subscribe here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eternaldurdles/subscribe Twitch: Twitch.tv/durdlemagus Eternal Durdles Moxfield: https://www.moxfield.com/users/EternalDurdles https://www.moxfield.com/users/Durdlemagus https://www.moxfield.com/users/ForceofPhil Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EternalDurdles Check out our song parodies on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/forceofphil Follow us on Twitter: Zac: @durdlemagus Phil: @ForceofPhil We are edited by: https://gullaudio.com & https://www.youtube.com/@PipGoblinBattleCaster OUR Background graphic: AA-vfx Art Store https://www.shaharhatfila.com/en AA VFX- 8K & 4K Most Viewed Motion backgrounds channel @aavfx @aa_vfx @aavfx_art http://4kmotionbackgrounds.blogspot.com/ Moving Backgrounds, Backdrops, Animated Live Wallpapers! HD & UHD Videos 2160p, 4320p , VJ Loops, VFX Animations! Dozens of playlists: Tutorials, Effects, Compilations: @dvdangor2011

Zac and Phil engage with Magic: The Gathering figures Blake Rasmussen and Aaron Forsythe to discuss the evolution of content creation in the Magic community and the complexities surrounding the Legacy ban list. They highlight the changing landscape of content creation, the importance of community input, and the need for transparency from Wizards of the Coast regarding their decisions in terms of ban announcements. Takeaways The landscape of Magic content creation has evolved significantly over the years. There are still gaps in content creation, particularly in formats like Standard and Pioneer. The rise of short-form content has changed how creators engage with audiences. Community input is crucial for maintaining the integrity of formats like Legacy. Transparency in communication can help alleviate player cynicism towards Wizards of the Coast. Content creators should focus on producing consistent and high-quality content. The social aspect of gameplay is vital, especially in formats like Commander. Editing skills are essential for creating engaging Magic content. Wizards of the Coast is actively seeking new voices in the community. The importance of addressing player concerns about the ban and restricted list. Chapters 00:00 The Evolution of Magic Content Creation 17:20 Legacy and the Ban List: A Community Perspective HEAVY PLAY DECK BOXES AND SLEEVES www.heavyplay.com/eternaldurdles Use code ETERNALDURDLES for 10% off entire order. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt9PVLLPfdzI_pr1U9hZDtw/join JOIN US ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/hrC7PxQZTE Ad-free Listening on SPOTIFY! Subscribe here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eternaldurdles/subscribe Twitch: Twitch.tv/durdlemagus Eternal Durdles Moxfield: https://www.moxfield.com/users/EternalDurdles https://www.moxfield.com/users/Durdlemagus https://www.moxfield.com/users/ForceofPhil Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EternalDurdles Check out our song parodies on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/forceofphil Follow us on Twitter: Zac: @durdlemagus Phil: @ForceofPhil We are edited by: https://gullaudio.com & https://www.youtube.com/@PipGoblinBattleCaster OUR Background graphic: AA-vfx Art Store https://www.shaharhatfila.com/en AA VFX- 8K & 4K Most Viewed Motion backgrounds channel @aavfx @aa_vfx @aavfx_art http://4kmotionbackgrounds.blogspot.com/ Moving Backgrounds, Backdrops, Animated Live Wallpapers! HD & UHD Videos 2160p, 4320p , VJ Loops, VFX Animations! Dozens of playlists: Tutorials, Effects, Compilations: @dvdangor2011

What a long strange trip it's been... from Chicago to Seattle! On this week's show, Stan shares stories and highlights from his visit to Wizards of the Coast headquarters. Then we look at the first batch of Modern results since the Nadu ban, and breath a sigh of relief at a format finding its footing. The Break Down: The Sights and Sounds of Renton, WA The Dive Down: Energy Looks Good, Modern Looks Better Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2024 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com Get 10% off your first 2 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN_8LU And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 5:13 - Heavy Play is better than Mountain Dewmwake 7:13 - This week's show/housekeeping 12:25 - The Break Down begins: Stan went to WOTC! 41:40 - Stan interviews Blake Rasmussen 51:45 - Stan interviews Aaron Forsythe, Mike Turian, and Carmen Klomparens 1:04:14 - The Dive Down begins: Post-ban Modern 1:23:29 - Dave played Hollow One 1:34:47 - Devon played Naya Energy 1:48:34 - Wrapping up Links from this week's episode: Samalia Combo: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6612111#paper Devon's Naya Energy: https://x.com/d00mwake/status/1830402879229755474 Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

Blake is joined by Aaron Forsythe to preview the Scouring of the Shire, Goldberry, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Jumpstart cards, and a whole bunch of Box Toppers for the upcoming set.

Brian David-Marshall is a Magic player, Magic Pro Tour historian, and co-founder of Neutral Ground. -- 0:04:00 on being starstruck 0:07:56 Brian on family 0:13:03 Brian's comic book career 0:23:10 letter from Jerry Siegel / Brian starts his own comic business 0:30:17 first contact with Magic 0:37:51 being part of Magic's earliest tournaments 0:43:43 Neutral Ground 0:50:10 memorable interactions with Magic players 0:56:07 historical context - early era Magic, Alpha to Revised editions 0:59:51 opening a Revised edition booster pack at Magic 30 1:00:54 the early days of Wizards of the Coast / Wizards sanctioned events 1:05:58 Richard Garfield introduced Booster Draft to Brian (!) 1:09:24 thoughts on the Magic Hall of Fame 1:16:34 Dr. Garfield's legacy / the first IRL net-deck ever 1:20:18 James's love letter to the Star Wars CCG 1:24:27 Brian's start in Magic coverage / the Aaron Forsythe email 1:35:19 standing on the shoulders of coverage giants 1:40:29 "coverage is pretty lonely" 1:43:43 "is Jon Finkel the greatest ever?" 1:51:48 what kept Brian in coverage for so long 1:55:48 most memorable commentary interviews / art of conversation 2:05:50 Brad Nelson 2:11:03 the overall metagame of Magic 2:14:13 thoughts on coverage in 2022 / Hall of Fame induction wishlist 2:21:15 the evolution of pro players shifting to Commander 2:24:24 the era of perfect information 2:27:47 recording Shuffle Up And Play with The Professor and Sheldon Menery 2:38:06 Brian interviews James about Star Wars / "Andor is f***ing great" -- Show notes: humansofmagic.com Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagic

The crew discusses Golden Packs on Arena, Transformers coming to MTGO, answers Aaron Forsythe's question about why paper Standard is dying and breaks down Bank of America's take on Hasbro, Wizards and Magic before answering #MTGFishmail.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Weekly Roundup #5, published by Zvi on November 11, 2022 on LessWrong. A note about what isn't in this roundup: Nothing about the midterms or crypto/FTX. I wrote about Twitter earlier this week. The midterms are better covered elsewhere, I do not have anything unique to say about them. As for the situation with FTX, it is rapidly developing and I do not yet feel I have sufficient handle on it that saying things would be net helpful. I continue to recommend starting on that topic by reading Matt Levine (both in general, and for this in particular). There were going to bea few additional things related to Twitter and Musk, but the section rapidly spiraled out of control as news came on top of news and I didn't know if my statements were current, so I'm moving it to another draft and we'll see if it ends up making it or not. For now, I will simply say that how badly and quickly you want to Find Out, which can only be done by Fing Around, is increasingly the question of our age. It is indeed weird to have so much going on and have that result in having less to say for the moment, while thoughts are gathered and things become clearer. Seems right, though, and also some background writing tasks got more urgent this week. Bad News More on the chess cheating scandals (via MR). My main contention continues to be that we are far too unwilling to punish competitors on the basis of statistical evidence in cheating cases. FIDE's ‘99.999% sure' policy, or whatever exactly it is, is Obvious Nonsense. No one is going to jail or being executed, and there are plenty of options well short of ‘can never again play competitive chess.' Where would I put the bar? I don't think it is crazy to put it at 51% if your estimates are fair and well calibrated. Certainly if I thought someone was 50/50 to be a savage cheater, I would not invite them to join my Magic (or chess) team or play group, help promote them, or anything like that. If I was running an invitational chess tournament, I would consider even a 10% chance to be a rather severe demerit to the extent that I had the freedom to consider it. My guess is that in practice the right answer for Serious Official Punishments is in the 75%-90% range. Uber tests using push notifications to deliver ads. I am trying to imagine a world where this is a good business decision and failing. Are falling retirement ages good or bad for people? Joe's question also raises the question of, if we are or become importantly poorer than we used to be, we should progressively raise the age to collect full benefits. On reflection, I continue to think that this is an area where people are going to make decisions poorly, in both directions. Some people will retire far too early, either run out of funds or grow bored and lonely and have their health degenerate faster than it otherwise would have. Those that realize this is happening will then mostly have few good options to undo what was done. Others will refuse to retire for too long, although I expect this group to be smaller. My guess is that of those who keep working too long at their job, a lot of them would benefit from changing jobs and actively doing something else more than they would benefit from full retirement. Do I plan to retire? My basic answer is no, at least not until very late in the game when I am unable to meaningfully work. I do not see such a decision improving my life. My hope is that I can fully retire from having to do work for or because of the money while continuing to do plenty of work. I don't want to be keeping up quite this pace of work indefinitely, I likely should be taking more time to relax than I am as it is. I'm working on that. In Magic: The Gathering, Aaron Forsythe asks why the Standard format is dying and gets a lot of answers, including this one by Brian Kowal. Standard was ...

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Weekly Roundup #5, published by Zvi on November 11, 2022 on LessWrong. A note about what isn't in this roundup: Nothing about the midterms or crypto/FTX. I wrote about Twitter earlier this week. The midterms are better covered elsewhere, I do not have anything unique to say about them. As for the situation with FTX, it is rapidly developing and I do not yet feel I have sufficient handle on it that saying things would be net helpful. I continue to recommend starting on that topic by reading Matt Levine (both in general, and for this in particular). There were going to bea few additional things related to Twitter and Musk, but the section rapidly spiraled out of control as news came on top of news and I didn't know if my statements were current, so I'm moving it to another draft and we'll see if it ends up making it or not. For now, I will simply say that how badly and quickly you want to Find Out, which can only be done by Fing Around, is increasingly the question of our age. It is indeed weird to have so much going on and have that result in having less to say for the moment, while thoughts are gathered and things become clearer. Seems right, though, and also some background writing tasks got more urgent this week. Bad News More on the chess cheating scandals (via MR). My main contention continues to be that we are far too unwilling to punish competitors on the basis of statistical evidence in cheating cases. FIDE's ‘99.999% sure' policy, or whatever exactly it is, is Obvious Nonsense. No one is going to jail or being executed, and there are plenty of options well short of ‘can never again play competitive chess.' Where would I put the bar? I don't think it is crazy to put it at 51% if your estimates are fair and well calibrated. Certainly if I thought someone was 50/50 to be a savage cheater, I would not invite them to join my Magic (or chess) team or play group, help promote them, or anything like that. If I was running an invitational chess tournament, I would consider even a 10% chance to be a rather severe demerit to the extent that I had the freedom to consider it. My guess is that in practice the right answer for Serious Official Punishments is in the 75%-90% range. Uber tests using push notifications to deliver ads. I am trying to imagine a world where this is a good business decision and failing. Are falling retirement ages good or bad for people? Joe's question also raises the question of, if we are or become importantly poorer than we used to be, we should progressively raise the age to collect full benefits. On reflection, I continue to think that this is an area where people are going to make decisions poorly, in both directions. Some people will retire far too early, either run out of funds or grow bored and lonely and have their health degenerate faster than it otherwise would have. Those that realize this is happening will then mostly have few good options to undo what was done. Others will refuse to retire for too long, although I expect this group to be smaller. My guess is that of those who keep working too long at their job, a lot of them would benefit from changing jobs and actively doing something else more than they would benefit from full retirement. Do I plan to retire? My basic answer is no, at least not until very late in the game when I am unable to meaningfully work. I do not see such a decision improving my life. My hope is that I can fully retire from having to do work for or because of the money while continuing to do plenty of work. I don't want to be keeping up quite this pace of work indefinitely, I likely should be taking more time to relax than I am as it is. I'm working on that. In Magic: The Gathering, Aaron Forsythe asks why the Standard format is dying and gets a lot of answers, including this one by Brian Kowal. Standard was ...

We've got long-time community member, Goblin Artisan contributor, and long-necked avian Wobbles on the podcast this week. The topic is Wobbles' cycle of monocolor mini-cubes, each tackling the constraint in a new way. You can check the lists here: https://goblinartisans.blogspot.com/2021/09/cubelets-mini-cubes.html?m=1 These are inspired by several things, including: Ryan Overturf's Twoberts: https://articles.starcitygames.com/magic-the-gathering/select/introducing-the-tempo-twobert/ Aaron Forsythe's Duplicate Sealed: https://twitter.com/ajlvi/status/1469746172436885509 You can submit a card to our new When Pigs Fly challenge on Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh

I sit down with Designer Aaron Forsythe to talk about the design of Lorwyn.

RAKDOSCAST 301 - O Mundo de Kamigawa (com Rafa Seiz)Bans, spoilers e o worldbuilding de Kamigawa com o maior fã do plano.Spotify: https://sptfy.com/rakdoscastDownload: https://archive.org/download/rakdos-cast-301-mundode-kamigawa-com-seiz/RakdosCast-301-MundodeKamigawaComSeiz.mp3Manutenção - (00:17:46)Combate - (01:31:44)Principal - (01:49:40)Final - (02:38:35)Links:* Links do Formato For Fun: Canal: https://www.youtube.com/c/FormatoForFun/featuredPadrim: https://www.padrim.com.br/formatoforfunApoia.se: https://apoia.se/5a0d0325bcb42503004cb06bCatarse: https://www.catarse.me/formatoforfun?ref=project_link* Artigo Heli: https://www.ligamagic.com.br/?view=artigos/view&aid=4048 * Rebalanceamento de cartas pro Alchemy: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/alchemy-rebalancing-january-27-2022  * Falta de ban no Modern? Aaron Forsythe https://twitter.com/mtgaaron/status/1486413738181758979?s=20* unfinity https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/unfinity-release-date-change-2022-01-20?s=08 * Site para avaliar PL de decks de CMD: http://www.mtgrobot.com.br/* Torneios HG Team - reformulação e criptomoeda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7Ve53KnIs8* SL Kamigawa Legends com artes do Adriano Kitani - https://twitter.com/amkitani/status/1484142729026314241?s=20 * Sanduba no pt https://twitter.com/sandoiche_13/status/1485422686063009793?t=iQ93NtS8OpUH-ZQPNdhsew&s=19 Music: Back and Forth - Silent PartnerAdventures by A Himitsu https://soundcloud.com/a-himitsu / Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Rev - EveninglandSupport by RFM - NCM: https://bit.ly/2xGHypMBENSOUND http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-musicCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 

RAKDOSCAST 301 - O Mundo de Kamigawa (com Rafa Seiz)Bans, spoilers e o worldbuilding de Kamigawa com o maior fã do plano.Spotify: https://sptfy.com/rakdoscastDownload: https://archive.org/download/rakdos-cast-301-mundode-kamigawa-com-seiz/RakdosCast-301-MundodeKamigawaComSeiz.mp3Manutenção - (00:17:46)Combate - (01:31:44)Principal - (01:49:40)Final - (02:38:35)Links:* Links do Formato For Fun: Canal: https://www.youtube.com/c/FormatoForFun/featuredPadrim: https://www.padrim.com.br/formatoforfunApoia.se: https://apoia.se/5a0d0325bcb42503004cb06bCatarse: https://www.catarse.me/formatoforfun?ref=project_link* Artigo Heli: https://www.ligamagic.com.br/?view=artigos/view&aid=4048 * Rebalanceamento de cartas pro Alchemy: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/alchemy-rebalancing-january-27-2022  * Falta de ban no Modern? Aaron Forsythe https://twitter.com/mtgaaron/status/1486413738181758979?s=20* unfinity https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/unfinity-release-date-change-2022-01-20?s=08 * Site para avaliar PL de decks de CMD: http://www.mtgrobot.com.br/* Torneios HG Team - reformulação e criptomoeda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7Ve53KnIs8* SL Kamigawa Legends com artes do Adriano Kitani - https://twitter.com/amkitani/status/1484142729026314241?s=20 * Sanduba no pt https://twitter.com/sandoiche_13/status/1485422686063009793?t=iQ93NtS8OpUH-ZQPNdhsew&s=19 Music: Back and Forth - Silent PartnerAdventures by A Himitsu https://soundcloud.com/a-himitsu / Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Rev - EveninglandSupport by RFM - NCM: https://bit.ly/2xGHypMBENSOUND http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-musicCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 

I sit down with Designer Aaron Forsythe, and we talk about the design of Magic 2010.

Blake is joined by Aaron Forsythe (vice president of R&D) and Ian Adams (senior game designer for MTG Arena) to discuss and reveal a new packet in the upcoming MTG Arena-exclusive release, Jumpstart: Historic Horizons, before answering a host of viewer questions.

Today I'm joined by Wizards of the Coast Vice President Aaron Forsythe to discuss Modern Horizons 2 and also his relationship with Commander and the community at large. This episode was recorded over zoom, so I apologize for the variance in sound quality.

Aaron Forsythe and I share memories about working on the design of Time Spiral.

In this podcast, I'm interviewing my boss and longtime Magic collaborator, Aaron Forsythe.

A slightly late episode this week as we experienced our first-ever lost recording! But we went and re-recorded the podcast for you fine folks anyway, with Alan and Ciaran giving a full rundown of their European Modern Series Qualifiers last weekend and a discussion of what we've been having success with in Standard over the past week. Aaron Forsythe's tweet that there will be no emergency ban. Tweet us @Skullcraic Check us out on Facebook Email us at skullcraicpodcast@gmail.com "Skullcraic Theme" composed and performed by Barry Cannon. Barry's YouTube Barry's Twitter

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.

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

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

Support the show! http://patreon.com/magicmics Visit the website: http://magicmicspodcast.com Visit our sponsor: http://www.coolstuffinc.com Visit our co-sponsor: http://www.cardhoarder.com Check out the twitch channel: http://twitch.tv/magicmics Visit our subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/magicmics Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/magicmicscast Like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/magicmics Want the 2hr+ NSFW Extended experience? Support us on Patreon!   Airdate - 2/9/18   First Pick & Giveaway Giveaway: Draft Set of Masters 25! https://gleam.io/dJsoM/win-a-draft-set-of-masters-25 LIVESTREAM UPDATE - Erin on Sunday! First Pick - The Pro Tour, Modern, and Lantern Congrats to the winner Luis Salvatto & runner-up Gerry Thompson PT Fantasy Draft: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15ddUHzHt0bwMCBOINDTxnveQC6VxZnaxoWjBOwSMK8M/edit#gid=0 Aaron Forsythe: https://twitter.com/mtgaaron/status/960265127290290176 46,000+ viewers for the finals https://i.redd.it/pcdz97zp4ge01.jpg Gather the Townsfolk Masters 25 (#mtga25) Packaging - Jace the Mind Sculptor, Azusa, Lost but Seeking, Phyrexian Obliterator https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/masters-25-packaging-2018-02-02 https://imgur.com/a/iJ45n Set symbol watermarks https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/7wepz6/recent_experience_with_card_stock_and_tournament/ - Card Quality is Poop. https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2018/02/interview-with-wizards-of-the-coast-president-ceo-chris-cocks-mtg-dungeons-and-dragons/ - Interview with Chris Cocks "We have 600 people at Wizards. In the two or so years I've been here, we've probably hired 150 of them. A lot of them have been in our digital initiatives." " Organized Play grew by about 5-7% in terms of total number of players and about 30% in terms of new players who participated." Coverage: "You will see high level competitive events that will be focused on digital versions of the game and you'll see likely even more competitive events that is focused on the paper version of the game. Probably, maybe it's a year or two down the road, a hybrid events where both are kind of showcased." "Davide [Bonati, Senior Director, Competitive Gaming & Esports] joined us from Wizards Europe and he runs our Organized Play team." "As long as MTGO fans play it, we're committed to MTGO." Coming to Mac (via Unity groundwork) FNM Promos returning with Dominaria https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/friday-night-magic-nontoken-promo-cards-return-dominaria-2018-02-05 Chinese New Year promo Treasure tokens, envelopes https://imgur.com/ieXrGml Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts - http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=14439&writer=Thea+Miller&articledate=2-7-2018 Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors images, packaging (Ezuri image? Legends changing?) https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-preview/duel-decks-elves-vs-inventors-packaging-and-previews-2018-02-06 Desperate Ravings Pauper ban list / making it paper-legal: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/7vi76k/wotc_please_put_an_end_to_all_the_bickering_about/ https://www.channelfireball.com/cards-legal-in-channelfireball-pauper-tournaments/ - Silly list of legal cards. Magic The Gathering M, MOBA game? https://venturebeat.com/2018/02/05/magic-the-gathering-and-netmarble-announce-project-m-for-mobile/ Going Infinite Pauper event decks: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/7v2vm3/pauper_event_decks_the_professor_proposes_a/ Giveaway Time! The Finisher Earlier this week, Meghan and Maria from Magic: The Amateuring launched their Patreon pledge month to help fund their new headquarters in the great white north of Minnesota. And you can be a founding member, getting your name of their Ravnica wall, with a donation to their efforts on their website. The new Amateuring HQ will join the ranks of Magic content production houses like LoadingReadyRun and Tolarian Community College, which got me thinking: If we were to, ya know, do that, what should we do for our big fundraiser?

The guys are back and all in one place at the same time. Junaid and Zeki invade Brian’s townhome to review some things we missed last year and talk about our plans for the year ahead.   ** This was also Junaid's final appearance on the cast.**   Mary Ellis Grave/Loews Cinema - http://weirdnj.com/stories/cemetery-safari/mary-ellis-rt-1-parking-lot-grave/ Duplicate Sealed Article by Aaron Forsythe - http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/event-coverage/building-duplicate-sealed-card-pool-2006-05-10-0 Brian’s appearance on Not Another Magic Podcast - http://mtgcast.com/mtgcast-podcast-shows/active-podcast-shows/not-another-magic-podcast/not-another-magic-podcast-047-xxxmas-special-2015   Check Out Our Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/669935343108314/ RSS Feed - http://willofthecouncilcast.libsyn.com/rss Contact Info - You can find the cast on www.mtgcast.com or at www.cardconfidants.com Twitter – @willofthecast Email – WilloftheCast@gmail.com Zeki can be found at - @Zektown on Twitter Junaid can be found on Twitter- @junaidster91 Brian can be found on Twitter - @inkyscholar Zeki and Brian also write for Card Confidants Eternal shout out to @BalduvianBears and Houston @TNSGingerAle .  Follow them and check out their podcast - Tap N Sac Our intro/outro music “Is Good vs. Looks Good” by cast friends Loud House is available at – https://loudhousephl.bandcamp.com/releases

Blake has Mark Heggen and Aaron Forsythe on the show to answer questions about the upcoming Secret Lair X The Walking Dead and more.