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Distraction Makers @UCk1hPhyO9y9dH8UTutNfpgw@youtube.com

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Gavin Valentine and Forrest Imel, two artists and game desig


16:48
Why Other TCGs Can't Beat Magic: The Gathering
22:45
The Most Underrated Type of Card In Magic: The Gathering
14:06
The Secret Behind D&Ds Best Dungeons
28:19
What If Commander Was Different?
18:28
How Data is Destroying Games
15:04
Why You Shouldn't Attack Early In Commander
21:44
Why Commander Is The Best Way To Play MTG
17:40
What Actually Makes A Game Casual?
16:01
Competitive Commander (cEDH) Has a Huge Problem
19:57
Why Luck is so Important in Magic: The Gathering
20:38
Why Paper Magic: The Gathering is More Important Than Ever
16:42
Is Commander Actually Casual?
16:41
The Three Ways to Win in Magic: The Gathering
14:36
Is Magic:The Gathering A Good Game?
17:21
Is Elden Ring Poorly Designed?
18:05
Magic Has Changed
19:26
We Need To Talk About Magic: The Gathering
18:07
MTG Commander Has A Big Problem
13:06
The Most Dreadful Resource In Magic: The Gathering
17:59
The Overlooked Influence of Mana In Magic:The Gathering
21:24
How The Hidden Structure of Magic: The Gathering Creates Deck Archetypes
15:45
This Mechanic Created A New Way To Design Magic: The Gathering Cards
20:28
How Commander Changes The Strategy Of Magic The Gathering
24:57
The Hidden Way Magic: The Gathering and Elden Ring Are Related
22:25
Game Designer Plays Yu-Gi-Oh For The First Time... And Likes It?
17:19
This Mechanic Created One Of The Most Iconic Moments In Magic History
23:03
The Hidden Structure of Strategy In Magic: The Gathering
16:02
The Mechanic That "Fixed" Magic's Most Broken Cards
26:47
Why Magic: The Gathering Is The Most Complex Game Ever Made
17:32
How Magic's Strangest Creatures Help New Players Learn The Game
15:00
How A Hidden Interaction Broke Magic: the Gathering
22:41
Vanilla Creatures Are Dead, Long Live Vanilla Creatures!
13:20
Should We Let Other Players Win In Commander Magic?
27:04
How Boosters Solved One Of Magic's Biggest Problems and Why They Don't Anymore
19:30
Why Some Magic Cards Suck
29:02
Was Duelyst The Most Underrated CCG Ever?
19:16
The Real Reason Commander Players Don't Play Removal
18:33
Why Reading The Card Doesn't Explain The Card Anymore
21:02
How Playing Magic Turns You Into A Game Designer
14:47
How Ravnica Changed Everything For Magic The Gathering
24:30
What It's Like Being An Artist For Magic The Gathering - With MTG Artist Forrest Imel
24:35
The Forbidden Strategy of Magic: The Gathering
29:51
Why Magic Designers Avoid This Type Of Design and Why We Need More Of It
26:34
What Can Game Designers Learn From Legends of Runeterra?
23:34
Why Giving Players What They Want Destroyed Legends of Runeterra
12:51
The Mechanic That Violated the Laws of Magic
19:11
What Made Magic: The Gathering The Best TCG
11:48
The Mechanic That Changed Magic Forever
14:56
What Can The Most Sadistic Deck In Magic Teach Us?
20:25
The Foundational Mechanics of Magic: The Gathering
21:24
The Failure of Artifact - Lane 3
23:18
The Failure of Artifact - Lane 1
24:23
The Failure of Artifact - Lane 2
09:10
Why Do Magic Cards Have So Much Text Now?
15:08
The Lie That Kept Magic The Gathering Alive For 30 Years
22:55
What Can Game Designers Learn From Behavioral Psychology?
12:30
Why Does Magic: The Gathering Have Two Main Phases?
12:23
The Essential Design Technique That Creates Broken Cards
20:30
Why Commander is Cursed
11:53
Why Is The Strategy Of Magic: the Gathering So Different?