About this episode

Mark Rosewater discusses the design of cards that have been banned or restricted in Magic: The Gathering.

This is part four of a new series, based on a talk I gave at MagicCon: Amsterdam, where I talk about the design of all the cards I had a major hand in that would later be banned or restricted.

People in this episode

Host: Mark Rosewater

Topics covered

• card design
• banned cards
• Magic: The Gathering
• game mechanics
• game design

Keywords

• Magic: The Gathering
• banned cards
• card design
• game design
• MagicCon

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