Reading Series — The Creator of ‘Magic the Gathering’ Knows Exactly Where it All Went Wrong

Andy and Anthony read and comment on the entirety of a recent article on the early history of Magic and it’s creator’s struggles with the game. The article, including quotes from an interview with Richard Garfield, explores his complex relationship to his creation. It explores his perspective on games, and why he values them. Since it’s first publication, Richard has struggled to re-create the experiences he found most valuable from the pre-publication version. Our hosts unpack the article, give their own perspective, and inevitably tie it back to their own Cube experience.

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Discussed in this episode:

• The PDH Pod, Episode 100
• The Creator Of ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Knows Exactly Where It All Went Wrong, by Nick Zarzycki on Defector
• Six Man Zonk
• Yahtzee
• Radical Markets, by Eric A. Posner and Eric Glen Weyl
• Law of the Instrument
• Mindstorms, by Seymour Papert
• Keyforge
• Netrunner
• Orange (colour)
• Patrice O’Neal
• Hearthstone
• Shandalar, 1997 Computer Game
• Uber Cube Podcast
• Squares that Cube

Timestamps

0:00 - Introduction

1:54 - Overview of episode format

4:57 - Read Through Begins

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• Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube
• Anthony’s “Regular” Cube

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