For all of you that haven't seen this clip from the Olympics. #WotCStaff

Today's #mtgtrivia question: Onslaught introduced the morph mechanic. Who created morph? #WotCStaff

Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question: Jeska, Warrior Adept. Jeska is the sister of the story's protagonist, Kamahl. She would later become Phage, and ultimately part of Karona. #WotCStaff

Today’s #mtgtrivia question: What creature from Judgment later becomes part of Karona, False God? #WotCStaff

Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question: Cabal Therapy. ("Do you have...?") I originally made the card Go Fish in another set without flashback, but it was too weak. Adding flashback made the spell viable. #WotCStaff

Today's #mtgtrivia question: What Judgment card was called Go Fish in design? #WotCStaff

Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question: Treacherous Werewolf. Werewolf wouldn't become a creature type until original Innistrad. #WotCStaff

My second "Drive to Work" podcast (#1312) is all about Kai Budde who sadly passed away last week: share.transistor.fm/s/0b9a0a16 audio.transistor.fm/m/shows/2145... #mtgdtw #WotCStaff

My first "Drive to Work" podcast (#1311) is an interview with Neale LaPlante Johnson, the creative lead for #MTGLorwyn to talk all about the worldbuilding of the set: share.transistor.fm/s/622dfb0b audio.transistor.fm/m/shows/2145... #mtgdtw #WotCStaff

We want to know what you think of Lorwyn Eclipsed in our latest survey! Take it here: mtg.social/ECLSurvey

Today's #mtgtrivia question: What Judgment creature is the third one in Magic to have a specific creature type in its name, yet it doesn't have that creature type because we hadn't started using it yet? #WotCStaff

Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question: Sylvan Safekeeper. Olle Rade won the first Invitational, but didn't give us a card we could make. Years later he asked if he could still have his prize. I said yes, but in the art he had to look like he did when he won. (He had since cut his hair.)

I've seen a post or two floating around about an open position in Game Design over at @magic.wizards.com and am here to confirm... it's true! Play Design is hiring! If you think you've got the chops, here's a link to the job itself: careers.hasbro.com/careers/job/... #WOTCstaff

Today's #mtgtrivia question: What Judgment card did I agree to make with the following condition, "It has to have hair."? #WotCStaff

Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question: The Incarnations, because "if you strike them down, they become more powerful than you could possibly imagine." #WotCStaff

If you're coming to #MagicConLasVegas in May, there's a daily event called "Secret Lair: [REDACTED] presents not a Magic: The Gathering event with Mark Rosewater" (Fri. 5-9 & Sat./Sun. 12:30 to 4:30). Come play, for the first time, a new game designed by me. I heartily encourage you to sign up!

Mark Rosewater fails to kill Magic: The Gathering. Again. 😜 Watch @maro254.bsky.social on Game Knights Live on @commandcast.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZEW... And his episode of Shuffle Up & PLay with The Prof & fans here: youtu.be/mOAPEYoFZWU #MagicTheGathering

Today's #mtgtrivia question: What Judgment cards, all with the same creature type, were called Jedis in design? #WotCStaff

Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question: Mirari's Wake. It was a nod to Gauntlet of Might. #WotCStaff

Today's #mtgtrivia question: I designed one card in Judgment so that every player could know the joy of an Alpha artifact that I loved playing with. What Judgment and Alpha cards am I talking about? #WotCStaff

Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question: Ernham Djinn. #WotCStaff

Today's #MakingMagic column is part 2 (of 2) telling design stories abut #MTGLorwyn cards and the sets that inspired them: magic.wizards.com/en/news/maki... #mtg #WotCStaff

Today’s #mtgtrivia question: Magazine ads for Judgment focused on what creature from the set? #WotCStaff

Solution to yesterday’s #mtgtrivia question: Unhinge, one letter short of Unhinged. #WotCStaff

Today's #mtgtrivia question: What Torment card is one letter away from being the name of a Magic set? #WotCStaff

Answer to previous #mtgtrivia question: Mortal Combat was part of a 5-card alternate win cycle in Odyssey block. We left the black one for the set with more black cards. #WotCStaff

My second "Drive to Work" podcast (#1310) looks at a theme from #MTGLorwyn, "color matters": share.transistor.fm/s/d9f38aeb audio.transistor.fm/m/shows/2145...

Today's first "Drive to Work" podcast (#1309) is all about subgames: share.transistor.fm/s/08b2e3a5 audio.transistor.fm/m/shows/2145... #mtgdtw #WotCStaff

For those that might not know all that Kai did, this video does a great job of walking through his amazing accomplishments.

I'm so sad to hear of Kai Budde's passing. I spent eight years working the Pro Tour and it allowed me the opportunity to watch Kai first hand as he made the greatest run of professional Magic that has ever been, winning seven Pro Tours! It was an honor to get to know him. Rest in peace, Kai.

Someone on my blog asked what plane has the best pizza. One of the planes I chose was Ravnica, so another person asked which guild made the best pizza. It was “Another Day of R&D Productivity Lost” (for fans of my old “Tales from the Pit” comic). #WotCStaff

What card in Torment is part of a five-card cycle that runs through all of Odyssey block? #WotCStaff

Solution to previous #mtgtrivia question: Richard designed the "Nightmare mechanic" (cards that remove things for as long as the creature was in play). The mechanic which was centered in black would go on to be a staple of white. #WotCStaff

This week’s #MakingMagic article is part 1 (of 2) looking at #MTGLorwyn cards that reference original Lorwyn block and telling stories from both time periods: magic.wizards.com/en/news/maki... #mtg #WotCStaff

This week’s #MakingMagic column is part 1 (of 2) talking about #MTGLorwyn cards that reference things in original Lorwyn block, and design stories about both: www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/s... #mtg #WotCStaff

I was honored to play with @tolariancommunitycollege.com and two fans (who made our decks). It was a super fun game. Give it a look. : )

Today’s #mtgtrivia question: Richard Garfield was not actually on the Torment design team, but is listed as being on the team for coming up with what (unnamed) mechanic in Odyssey design that we premiered in Torment? #WotCStaff

Answer to yesterday’s #mtgtrivia: The set had colors not appearing in (roughly) the same number. The set had more black cards and less green and white cards. Judgment, the next set, did the opposite. We learned not to do that again. #WotCStaff

Today’s #mtgtrivia question: Torment did something, set structure-wise, we had never done before. What was it? #WotCStaff

Answer to yesterday’s #mtgtrivia: Cease-fire. After the art swaps, we had that art and that rules text. I had the name and flavor text to help tie them together. I was very proud of the name. #WotCStaff

Today’s #mtgtrivia question: Near the end of Odyssey development, we moved around a bunch of the art (something we no longer do), which resulted in us having a card effect and art that didn’t match. I said I’d connect them with the name. What card am I talking about? #WotCStaff

Answer to yesterday’s #mtgtrivia question: Squirrel Nest. #WotCStaff

Today’s second “Drive to Work” podcast (#1308) is about the vision design of #MTGLorwyn: share.transistor.fm/s/05c0279e audio.transistor.fm/m/shows/2145... #mtgdtw #WotCStaff

Today’s first “Drive to Work” (#1307) talks about why blocks won’t be returning: share.transistor.fm/s/52adac08 audio.transistor.fm/m/shows/2145... #mtgdtw #WotCStaff

Today’s #mtgtrivia question: The Magic brand team, at the time, was worried that Squirrels were “too cute”, so I came up with the art description in the set to show Squirrels could be a bit darker. What card am I talking about? #WotCStaff

Answer to yesterday’s #mtgtrivia question: Gorilla Titan. When I saw “ I want a banana *this* big.” I said, “That’s it!” #WotCStaff

Today’s #mtgtrivia question: For one piece of Odyssey flavor text, I hung the art on a wall and asked people to come up with flavor text that matched it. What card am I talking about? (Hint: the flavor text was in the top 5 *and* bottom five in market research.) #WotCStaff

Answer to yesterday’s #mtgtrivia question: Repentant Vampire & Gallantry. (A blonde woman and reformed vampire killing vampires - you might be able to guess my favorite show in the 90’s.) #WotCStaff

Today’s #mtgtrivia question: What two Odyssey cards are different parts of a larger illustration? #WotCStaff

Answer to yesterday’s #mtgtrivia question: Flame Burst. It was turned in for a blue flyer with protection from red. #WotCStaff