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It's Not Just a Phase, Mom

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Spurred by the idea of simultaneous combat, Peter and Tim delve into all the phases and steps of a turn! After honing our understanding of each one, we also break out into some free form ideas. Deleting the draw step? A "start turn" phase to match "end turn"? Multiplayer alternating main phase actions? Lots more discussed. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes:

Favorite Flavor - Esper

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Juliet and Esper witness the carefully-designed majesty of magister sphinxes on the white-blue-black Esper shard, from its played-everywhere cards to possibly the worst card in all of Magic: The Gathering. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes:

Moxtober Card Highlights! The Newbies are Here!

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Moxtober is our yearly event where we design cards based on a daily, one-word prompt. What would you design for "Alpha" or "Trial"? Our community designed a ton of cards. This year, we're putting the spotlight on all our new submitters (plus a who came back!). Moxtober is for everyone and this episode is a celebration of that! New members in this ep: Smell Hole - Smoking Gun Underworld Dreamer - Leyline of Inevitability The Real Eli - I Am Error Gluestick248 - Burning Slice YABO - Alpha Alpha Regal-Turtwig - Downfall of the Spire Talone - Limited Edition Alpha Ortuy - Escape Pursuit...

Going Ghost Challenge Review

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You all went quiet on us... but then came back! In the Going Ghost challenge, we asked for cards that blink out but take some time to come back. Plenty of spooky ghosts and funny flavor to be found in this ep! Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes:

Favorite Flavor - Skeletons

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Juliet and Mdub dig up the bones of Magic's Skeletons—from the ever-imitated Drudge Skeletons, to Skeletons that are Swamps, to modern Demilichs, not forgetting a number of cards that are clearly Skeletons in all but name. Along the way, we regenerate the design space for Skeletons of the future! Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes:

Following Signposts - Duskmourn

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We're back again with a deep dive on the uncommon gold cards of the newest set! We're honing our instincts on the design of these types of cards, and talk about how to apply it to our own designs. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes:

Mailbag Episode! Tim Answers Your Questions

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You've got questions, we've got an episode! We've got a whopping twenty-five questions packed into this episode, so you better press play! Theme music by Dee Culp "Misty Bog" by Eric Maytas soundimage.org Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes:

"To The Nines" Challenge Review

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We're putting on our finest outfits and securing our monocles as we review the "To the Nines" challenge review. You all submitted equipment, but you weren't allowed to use the Equip ability! We've got scarabs, fish, crowns and collars this week and it's all going to be fun! More Juliet content at Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes:

Designing for IPs and Moxtober Hype!

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Kayiu and Juliet tackle what makes designing for an IP swing or miss, covering Portal: Three Kingdoms and Chikyu: Ruined Future. Along the way, we break down some bad card design habits, some -1/-1 counter mechanics, Dynasty Warriors, a general acclaim for decayed, and a quick introduction to what makes Moxtober great! Juliet & Riley's Three Kingdom Spectacular is on Oct 1st at Kayiu's live set-design streams are Sundays at Schwa's article on fan-sets: Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes:

Champion's Podium! League Wrap-Up w/Provocative and Brad

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Our last pod about Design League 3 is here! We've got both league champ Prov and runner-up Brad here to talk about their process, the planes, and their ideas for the future! Be sure to catch our previous two league pods for some helpful context on this one. Recommendations Brad's twitch: Prov recommends: watching soccer! Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes:

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