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Beacon of Creation Beacon of Creation
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A show about design in Magic: the Gathering. Each week we cover both official cards and custom cards made by the community. The weekly design challenge gives you the opportunity to make it on the show! Hosted by Tim, Juliet, Kayiu and Markus, with guests!
Music used with permission: https://www.youtube.com/user/daleculp
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Survey of Extra Turns Cards
This week we are Beacon of Tomorrows, a podcast about time! We look over all the ways Magic has to take extra turns and try to brainstorm some new directions. From Alpha to Dr Who there are many ways to keep it going.
Moonshot Patreon Pledge Drive: https://www.patreon.com/moonshotnetwork
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Elder Dragon Challenge Review
March's challenge was all about designing new twists on the elder dragons! Nicol and family, Tarkir dragons, Strixhaven, and a few other twists. Guest Cole AKA EclipseMeteor hops in to gush about all these sweet designs!
Cole's new pod: https://twitter.com/HBVC_MTG
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Exciting! Mechanics Draft - First Ten Years
Super fun ep!!! We strategize, agonize, and finally pick mechanics from Magic's past, one at a time, snake drafted between Tim, Gabe, and Peter! What starts as a simple exercise turns into a thrilling competition. Everything from the pre-Modern era of Magic is on the table except for those pesky evergreen keywords.
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Unpacking Settling Idyll
This week we are looking at the custom set Settling Idyll by Provocative! As usual with Unpacking, we know next to nothing going in. We only know a single image: a heroic mech guarding a town.
Settling Idyll PS: https://www.planesculptors.net/set/settling-idyll
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Unpacking the Plundering of Guemhill w/Dodger
The Beacon community finished a second You Make the Pack, where we build a 15 card pack together. This week Kayiu brings on guest Dodger to see how we did! Hear about the new mechanics, get Dodger's insight, and maybe even design a bonus card for the pack at the end.
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Set Skeleton Megaton News!
Mark Rosewater dropped a huge design article about Play Booster set skeletons this week! Skeletons are the outline of a Magic set, so we had to convene a pod to dissect all this new info. Design League champ platypeople and new guest Gabe Lincoln help Tim break down all the cool details of the article.
Maro article: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/making-magic/nuts-and-bolts-16-play-boosters
Gabe's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gabelincoln0
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Customer Reviews
An Excellent Design Podcast
Beacon of Creation is a fantastic podcast about Magic Design. Each week the hosts Bradley and Adam lead listeners through each incremental step of the design of their very own set! Their incredible amount of listener interaction, joined with their incredibly likable audio personas transforms the podcast into a must-listen for anyone interested in design, Magic the Gathering, or creativity in general.