Following Signposts - Aetherdrift
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This week is all about drift archetypes! We break down all ten from the new set along with their gold cards. Are they exciting? Believeable? Synergistic? This is a great way to get familiar with the components of the set's limited design. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes: Watch "Cars" for Pete's sake!
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First of Its Kind Challenge Review
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What is Magic missing? We listened to all of you! This month's challenge was to use a new creature type and we went through all your cards. Juliet's new game: Moonshot Patreon for Juliet's next project: Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes:
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Design Crossover - Joyride: Survival of the Fastest
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In this episode we learn about Joyride, a bumper car battle race board game. Along the way we brainstorm ideas in Magic inspired by this new game! Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes:
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Cube Concoctions! Reviewing Your Cube Pitches
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This week we're in the lab, talking all about cube experiments! Something between a normal limited format and a custom set, a cube is a way to test out all varieties of Magic in just the right conditions. To help him, Tim brings on cube organizer Alex and format mastermind Sam to go through more than a dozen cube pitches! Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes:
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The Beast Unleashed! Iterating a Set Mechanic
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Would you like to listen to two people say the word "Beast" about two hundred times each? We have the episode for you. Diving into "Call the Beast" from Wrenchmar, we talk all about how to package flavor and novelty into a showstopper mechanic. No need to know anything going in, we cover it all! Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes:
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Ways for You to Make a New Game in the New Year!
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Part of what makes Custom Magic fun is how easy it is to get into. Design a card, show it around, and done! For the New Year, Juliet wanted to tell us all about other ways to get involved in game design as a solo designer. There's so much in this pod!!! Some of the tools described: GB Studio Bitsy Renpy Button Shy downpour decker RPGMaker w/Pokemon Essentials Also look forward to Showcase Zero this Friday! Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes:
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Advent Sentinel Challenge Review
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We've got a ten pack of Defender-matters cards to review this month for our (Ad)vent Sentinel design challenge! The added twist here of getting the number 12 on a card really put our designers on an interesting track. Juliet's Castmas pod: Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes:
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Design Crossover - Teamfight Tactics w/Shawn Elizabeth Main!
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We've got a super cool guest for our episode this week! Principal game designer on the new Teamfight Tactics season, Shawn Elizabeth Main!! Not only that, Shawn was the lead on Conspiracy, so you know we're getting some multiplayer Magic talk in too. These Design Crossover eps are all about learning a new game and then riding that wave of inspiration back into some ideas for Magic. This one is for the multiplayer draft heads! The new TFT set/season, Into the Arcane: Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes:
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Unpacking - Wrenchmar
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Unpacking is where we go through a pack one card at a time and learn what we can just from that pack. No archetype lists, no explanation of mechanics, just what's on the cards. It's a great way to both see what the packs can tell us, but also brainstorm things that COULD be in a set but aren't. (also shh... we told Bradley he was recording an ep about Foundations so we could suprise him) The pack: Bradley's twitch: Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes:
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Design Crossover - Transformers Card Game
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We've got Bass back on the pod to tell us EVERYTHING about the short-lived Transformers TCG! This game burned short but burned bright. You start with your whole team in play, and each card has value both as a spell but also during the super cool "flip" phase of combat! Like all Crossover eps, we also sprinkle in plenty of ideas of how to cross those mechanics back into Magic. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes:
info_outlineWe're making good on June's "Halfway There" and designing cards to go with our favorite submissions from that challenge! Finding the right balance of flavor, deckbuilding, and explosive commander fun is a big challenge!
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