Alternate Worlds
Brian Schneider, Tronster, Lan D. Ho, Zac Hill, Jeremy Jarvis, Adam King, James Laird, Jossie Haines, Michael JimenezBehind-the-scenes stories from Magic the Gathering’s history and conversations with legendary creators.
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The Blue Danube
(I wrote this a handful of years back, and was reminded of it again tonight, after chatting with my daughters. Saving it here as it’s likely the right home for it. In memory of Sarah Sabia.)
Sarah was the first teacher Micah really connect...
Tinker and the Cold Hard Floor
My brother Jeremy and I visited Chris Pikula, David Price and Tony Tsai in Philadelphia.
I can’t remember why we were there, per se, but we were there. :) I’d guess we were practicing for some upcoming event.
We’d parked in a spot not kno...
Skaff Elias
Skaff Elias was a major force in helping Wizards of the Coast & Magic: the Gathering start off on the right foot, and is remembered fondly by many.
Before his time at WotC, Skaff was a Math PhD student at Penn, and joined the cadre of grad...
You Have to Put in the Work
By senior year of college, I was spending my time focused on other things — Magic was fading from view.
I hadn’t dated anyone seriously for four years, since high school, and one day this bubbly African-American girl from Houston knocked o...
Stephen Radney-MacFarland
Alternate Worlds Podcast: Stephen Radney-MacFarland and the TTRPG journey.
This episode explores the evolution of tabletop role-playing games through the career of Stephen Radney-MacFarland, whose work spans organized play, game design,...
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Game designer, builder, data scientist, girl dad. Author of Alternate Worlds (the book), home of the Alternate Worlds (the podcast), about life’s journey through games.
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