Category Archives: Magic: The Gathering

Linkpost: M21 Review: We Have Normality

Posted on June 24, 2020 by TheZvi

You can find it here.

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Linkpost: A Comprehensive Review of Ikoria, Lair of Behemoths

Posted on April 15, 2020 by TheZvi

If Magic: The Gathering is relevant to your interests, enjoy it at CoolStuffInc.

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Game Analysis Index

Posted on January 21, 2019 by TheZvi

This post links to this blog’s posts discussing game design, balance, economics and related topics, as well as any strategy posts. It does not contain new content. Much of the blog is relevant to gaming, but these are the explicitly … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Games Other Than Magic, Magic: The Gathering, Reference, Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Complexity Is Bad

Posted on July 25, 2017 by TheZvi

Previously: Choices are Bad, Change Is Bad Meta Note: Early drafts were too complex. Complexity is Bad. I simplified. Mark Rosewater, head of design at Magic: The Gathering who I recently praised for writing down his process, has a podcast called Drive … Continue reading →

Posted in Magic: The Gathering, Rationality, Reference, Uncategorized | Tagged | 25 Comments

Write Down Your Process

Posted on July 24, 2017 by TheZvi

Previously: Help Us Find Your Blog (and others) Mark Rosewater is the lead designer of the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering. This means he is part of Magic’s R&D department, one of the world’s few pockets of cooperation, sanity and … Continue reading →

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Wizards Implements Ochlocracy

Posted on July 2, 2015 by TheZvi

Today, a player who recently made the Top 8 at a Grand Prix was banned for life from tournament Magic: The Gathering. His account on Magic Online was seized, and he will be given a check for what Wizards thinks … Continue reading →

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Team New York City

Posted on May 13, 2015 by TheZvi

I have decided that I will not be working with Channel-Fireball: The Pantheon for Pro Tour: Magic Origins. The logistics involved in going to a team house for a week, and leaving my family for a week and a half, … Continue reading →

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Magic Articles I’ve Written

Posted on March 10, 2011 by TheZvi

Update 4/23/2017: I now write for Channel-Fireball. This is a link to my author page. Posts in the Amonkhet and Kaladesh eras through 4/23/2017: Decks: Mardu Planeswalkers Red Drake Empty Hand of the Gods Set Preview: Amonkhet’s Overlooked Cyclers Analysis: … Continue reading →

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