Mana Reflections
Rich Bucey talks game design for (mostly) Magic: the Gathering
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Paupering Brainstorm
Fair warning: this article may insult and offend you. This article is full of hard truths, facts, and logic. It may also be one of the most important articles you have ever read, although it pains me to say something so conceited and presum...
Stasis
Welcome! Mana Reflections is a Magic: the Gathering game design blog where we discuss the game design elements of Magic: the Gathering and sometimes other table top games too. My name is Rich Bucey and I’m a Game Designer at Kingdom Death:...
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Thanks again for Brad Goren-Wilson for joining me.
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Plans for Rest of January
Hi all! Just wanted to give you an update on where I am and what you can expect from Mana Reflections the rest of the month and generally speaking going forward!
We’re Doing Two Posts a Month:
When I started Mana Reflections I was inte...
Dragon Design: Rorix Bladewing with Brad Goren-Wilson
I’m trying out something new and making an Audio version of Mana Reflections that I’ve dubbed ‘group reflections.’ I still plan on having most posts be text based but I figured it’s nice to change up the format and hear takes from someone e...
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Rich Bucey talks game design for (mostly) Magic: the Gathering
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