Podcast appearances and mentions of ben seck

This week we look at the new set on Arena: Khans of Tarkir. Is it new though? Released in 2014, Khans is considered to be an all-time best draft set by many Limited experts. But 2014 is the time I was happily retired from Magic, so in order to get some valuable information and correct me where I am wrong in my evaluations, I invited a multi-Limmie award winning magic historian and pro player, Ben Seck. Yes. THE Ben Seck. You may and even should know him from being a regular guest in Limited Resources, the episodes where they talk about older sets. The result is a 2h talk on KTK, Limited in general, differences in set design over the years, mechanics, predictions and many more. I couldn't have wished for a better way to celebrate my 100th episode. You can find Ben on Twitter: twitter.com/TBSdash Reminder: This podcast is a recording of a stream, which relies heavily on graphics. Check the youtube recording of it to see any graphs that are hard to imagine in the audio-only format: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbfX_QNrvEE⁠ This podcast is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mtgazone.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/druhnK8yXn⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/sierkovitz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find all other things Sierkovitz here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/sierkovitz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme song: You Do You, Mana Junkie by essesq (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/essesq/61332⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ft: Mana Junkie

This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome Ben Seck back on the show to walk us through a pretty major change to how booster packs are constructed; Play Boosters, and the look back at Tempest, in many ways the forebearer of the set construction that would last for many years after it cme out. Enjoy! TBS on X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/tbsdash You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/limitedresources Your Hosts: Marshall Sutcliffe and Luis Scott-Vargas Marshall's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Marshall_LR Luis's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lsv LR Community Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/lrcast

Ben Seck is an Australian Magic: The Gathering player and Creative & Game Design Director. Ben is one of the top Limited format players in the game, and the only player to have won a Grand Prix in Africa. 2:58 intro 7:24 Seattle vs. Barcelona lifestyle 14:47 career progression in the American tech industry 18:58 Ben's parents / Asian upbringing / finding Magic 23:16 landing on a game design career / nature of learning 27:46 Magic's rise alongside the early World Wide Web 35:53 ethical play in Magic 38:13 Australian Magic community 40:17 nature of offenses / societal rules / inclusion 47:38 casual vs. competitive gaming communities 51:25 what would cause Magic to fail 58:57 inside Wizards of the Coast 1:02:36 "Magic is one of the best ways to self-actualize" 1:09:14 game design goals / digital ownership / mental models 1:18:57 behavioral psychology of players / moral obligations in design 1:22:34 how to have BALANCED game discourse 1:30:14 "Magic is getting too expensive" 1:37:53 meeting Brian David-Marshall / boat ride with BDM / cooking competition 1:47:51 cooking origin story / game design gig at Upper Deck 1:52:26 game design aspirations: "auditioning" for Wizards of the Coast 2:01:52 biggest learning at Upper Deck: listen first 2:10:02 how Ben views EDH / Magic as game engine 2:19:53 creating Limited content with LSV and Marshall Sutcliffe: planning & execution 2:26:57 Marshall Sutcliffe is the BEST at what he does 2:33:52 takeaways from recording "reverse set reviews" Show notes: humansofmagic.com/ Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagic

This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome The Ben Seck back on the show to review both Mirage and Visions! Mirage set the stage for the 3-block structure as well as was the first set designed with Limited in mind, and Visions gave us Man-o'-War. Nuff said.  LR is brought to you by FTX: FTX.US for US based customers and FTX.com for outside the US. Limited Resources is proudly sponsored by ChannelFireball.com Use the code LR at checkout on channelfireball.com to help support the show while you shop at CFB! You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/limitedresources Reminder: Marshall and Luis are not registered financial advisors, make sure you consult one before making investments of any kind. Your Hosts: Marshall Sutcliffe and Luis Scott-Vargas Marshall's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Marshall_LR Luis's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lsv Email: lr@lrcast.com LR Community Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/lrcast

This week on Limited Resources Marshall welcomes The Ben Seck back on the show to help us break down the Organized Play changes and how they affect you, the Limited focused player! He also Takes us back in time to when there were Limited-only professional events, and what it was like to attend them.  TBS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tbsdash LR is brought to you by FTX: FTX.US for US based customers and FTX.com for outside the US. Limited Resources is proudly sponsored by ChannelFireball.com Use the code LR at checkout on channelfireball.com to help support the show while you shop at CFB! You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/limitedresources Reminder: Marshall and Luis are not registered financial advisors, make sure you consult one before making investments of any kind. Your Hosts: Marshall Sutcliffe and Luis Scott-Vargas Marshall's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Marshall_LR Luis's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lsv Email: lr@lrcast.com LR Community Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/lrcast

This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome The Ben Seck back on the show for another walk down memory lane! Get your coats and gloves because the guys are heading back to 1995 for Ice Age and Alliances! These sets had a lot going on, laying the framework for the block structure that followed, but they weren't without their issues either! Enjoy!  LR is brought to you by FTX: FTX.US for US based customers and FTX.com for outside the US. Check out the FTX app and site for a safe, regulated place to deal in crypto, NFTs, and other digital assets. Limited Resources is proudly sponsored by ChannelFireball.com Use the code LR at checkout on channelfireball.com to help support the show while you shop at CFB! You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/limitedresources Reminder: Marshall and Luis are not registered financial advisors, make sure you consult one before making investments of any kind. Your Hosts: Marshall Sutcliffe and Luis Scott-Vargas Marshall's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Marshall_LR Luis's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lsv Email: lr@lrcast.com LR Community Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/lrcast

Today I'm joined by long time player, grinder, and game designer Ben Seck, and we have a fantastic chat about what makes Magic such a compelling game! This Episode is brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Coalesce AD, and Archidekt.

This week on Limited Resources Marshall is joined by The Ben Seck once again! This time he's here to answer listener questions in the popular LR Q&A Format! TBS brings his perspective as a gaming executive and long time Magic semi-pro to the table and you won't want to miss it!  TBS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tbsdash MTG Vegas Info: https://strategy.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/home/channelfireball-announces-50000-mtg-las-vegas-weekend/ Casual Magic episode with Shivam Bhatt and Marshall as a guest:  https://casualmagic.libsyn.com/casual-magic-episode-92-marshall-sutcliffe-and-content-creation LR is brought to you by FTX: FTX.US for US based customers and FTX.com for outside the US. Check out the FTX app and site for a safe, regulated place to deal in crypto, NFTs, and other digital assets. Limited Resources is proudly sponsored by ChannelFireball.com Use the code LR at checkout on channelfireball.com to help support the show while you shop at CFB! You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/limitedresources Reminder: Marshall and Luis are not registered financial advisors, make sure you consult one before making investments of any kind. Your Hosts: Marshall Sutcliffe and Luis Scott-Vargas Marshall's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Marshall_LR Luis's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lsv Email: lr@lrcast.com LR Community Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/lrcast

This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome TBS back on the show to do another lookback at the old sets of Magic. This time they look at Fallen Empires, Homelands, and Chronicles!  Find TBS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tbsdash Use the code LR at checkout on channelfireball.com to help support the show while you shop at CFB! CFB Pro is now available, check out the details here: https://www.channelfireball.com/pro/ Limited Resources is proudly sponsored by ChannelFireball.com You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/limitedresources Your Hosts: Marshall Sutcliffe and Luis Scott-Vargas Marshall’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Marshall_LR Luis’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/lsv Email: lr@lrcast.com LR Community Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/lrcast

This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome their friend The Ben Seck on the show to take a long look back at two of the earliest sets in Magic; Legends, and The Dark! The guys break down what was good and bad about these sets, the impact they had on Magic, and how the look under the modern design lens. Some of the best and worst cards from the sets are cards you can't miss! Find Ben here: https://twitter.com/tbsdash Use the code LR at checkout on channelfireball.com to help support the show while you shop at CFB! CFB Pro is now available, check out the details here: https://www.channelfireball.com/pro/ Limited Resources is proudly sponsored by ChannelFireball.com You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/limitedresources Your Hosts: Marshall Sutcliffe and Luis Scott-Vargas Marshall’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Marshall_LR Luis’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/lsv Email: lr@lrcast.com LR Community Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/lrcast Direct Download

This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome The Ben Seck back on the show to do the follow-up to the Alpha set review, a set review of both Arabian Nights and Antiquities, Magic's first expansion sets! The guys go deep on the sets and break them down by the impact they had on Magic design, their favorite cards, best designs, worst designs, and much more! Follow TBS here: https://twitter.com/tbsdash Limited Resources is proudly sponsored by ChannelFireball.com You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: patreon.com/limitedresources Your Hosts: Marshall Sutcliffe and Luis Scott-Vargas Marshall’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Marshall_LR Luis’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/lsv Email: lr@lrcast.com LR Community Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/lrcast

This week on Limited Resources Marshall welcomes back The Ben Seck to talk about the 5 things you simply must know before you go to your first major Magic tournament. There are a lot of little things that will help make your first big tournament go a lot more smoothly, and the guys break them all down here in this episode. TBS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tbsdash TBS's insane feature match from his sign off: https://youtu.be/40mUi6iQAD0 Limited Resources is proudly sponsored by ChannelFireball.com You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: LR Patreon Page Your Hosts: Marshall Sutcliffe and Luis Scott-Vargas Marshall’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Marshall_LR Luis’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/lsv Email: lr@lrcast.com LR Community Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/lrcast Contact Marshall_LR on Magic Online if you’d like to join the Limited Resources clan.

This week on Limited Resources Marshall welcomes Ben Seck back on the show for the M19 Set Review: Rare and Mythic Rare. Marshall and Ben go over every single rare and mythic in M19 in detail so that you’ll have the upper hand going forward on the new set! Red: 00:05:57 Green: 00:29:20 White: 00:57:42 Blue: 1:16:08 Black: 01:30:57 Gold/Colorless/Land: 01:50:52 Ben’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/tbsdash MTG Breakdown YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTCCxFODs6BAuJGXSEichUw You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: LR Patreon Page Your Hosts: Marshall Sutcliffe and Ben Seck Marshall’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Marshall_LR Email: lr@lrcast.com LR Community Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/lrcast Contact Marshall_LR on Magic Online if you’d like to join the Limited Resources clan.

This week on Limited Resources Marshall welcomes Ben Seck back on the show for the big M19 Set Review: Commons and Uncommons! Marshall and Ben go over every single common and uncommon in M19 in detail so that you'll have the upper hand for your prerelease, release, and subsequent events!  Gold Pair Cards: 0:6:00 Red: 00:28:13 Green: 01:16:00 White: 01:57:30 Blue: 2:44:17 Black: 03:27:20 Colorless/Land: 04:00:17 Ben's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tbsdash MTG Breakdown YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTCCxFODs6BAuJGXSEichUw You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: LR Patreon Page Your Hosts: Marshall Sutcliffe and Ben Seck Marshall’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Marshall_LR Email: lr@lrcast.com LR Community Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/lrcast Contact Marshall_LR on Magic Online if you’d like to join the Limited Resources clan.

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.

This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome The Ben Seck back on the show to go deep on the best and most important Magic set of all time, Alpha. The guys walk you through the groundwork and innovation that Alpha laid out for the future of Magic, talk about how so much of it is still relevant today, and even look at some of the quirky mistakes that were made in Magic's first set. You don't want to miss this one!  Find TBS on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/tbsdash Limited Resources is proudly sponsored by ChannelFireball.com MTG Breakdown YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTCCxFODs6BAuJGXSEichUw You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: LR Patreon Page Your Hosts: Marshall Sutcliffe and Luis Scott-Vargas Marshall’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Marshall_LR Luis’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/lsv Email: lr@lrcast.com LR Community Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/lrcast Contact Marshall_LR on Magic Online if you’d like to join the Limited Resources clan.

This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome long time Magic Pro Ben Seck on the show to talk PT Insider testing for Pro Tour Hour of Devastation.  Ben's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBSdash MTG Breakdown YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTCCxFODs6BAuJGXSEichUw Limited Resources is proudly sponsored by ChannelFireball.com You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: LR Patreon Page Your Hosts: Marshall Sutcliffe and Luis Scott-Vargas Marshall’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Marshall_LR Luis’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/lsv Email: lr@lrcast.com LR Community Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/lrcast Contact Marshall_LR on Magic Online if you’d like to join the Limited Resources clan.  

Ben Seck talks Standard!

Ben Seck talks Standard!

All hail Ben Seck for giving us traitors another preview card. This time we bring you what is sure to be a money card, Moonstar, Danielle Moonstar. Check out vsrealms.com for the card image.