Episode 218: State of the Game 2024 - Timestamps — Lucky Paper Radio

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3:32

Is this even for us? How invested are we in Magic these days?

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10:30

Is this year’s ‘State of Design’ article more shallow than previous years?

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12:57

2024’s Theme: Lack of Focus

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17:43

Lesson: Magic was too on the nose with its tropes

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26:53

Lesson: Some individual mechanics were too complex

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32:09

Lesson: More mechanics were polarizing than previous years

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49:41

Does R&D drive Magic these days?

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51:43

Our favorite thing from Magic this year: grassroots Cube events

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