In this episode, I’m talking to Dan Burdick, the lead of Play Design, a new division of R&D for Magic: The Gathering.

While Mark Rosewater is trying to break the game, Dan and his crazy team of wizards is making sure Magic stays functional and playable.
Dan considers all the cards available in the game of Magic to make up the physics engine that governs the MTG universe.

He uses this unique way of thinking to balance the play environment for players.
Dan has a motley crew of spell slinging professionals to help him make sure Kitty Combo doesn’t happen again…

Melissa DeTora, Paul Cheon, Andrew Brown, Ian Duke, Bryan Hawlee, Adam Prosak, and Andrew Veen are the members of the new Play Design team.
Stick around to the end so you can find out how to get a special signed card from Dan Burdick himself!

Read Dan’s article On the Shoulders of Giants.

Go say hi to the Play Design team on Twitter:

Melissa DeTora @Melissa DeTora

Paul Cheon @HAUMPH

Ian Duke @mtg_ianduke

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 on YouTube at http://YouTube.com/c/playmtg

Follow the new show on Twitter @play_mtg

It’s on Facebook.com/playmtg

I’m looking forward to creating content in video!

Thanks everyone for listening to this episode of Kitchen Table Magic.

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And as a community, we’ve come a long way since the game first started.

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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.

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