Kitchen Table Magic

In this episode I’ll be talking to the future of Magic: The Gathering, our kids. Who are the little mages that will carry the planeswalker spark into the future? Dana Fischer, little Nissa cosplayer and GP grinder, is barely big enough to the hold the cards, but she knows how to cast them. She’s beaten many opponents playing Elves. Nathan Steuer, competes at almost every tournament he can. A member of Team Versus Games from the San Francisco bay area, he’s ready to chew up anyone that stands in his way. Ethan Brown, a wiz kid from Portland stunned the coverage team when he made it to the finals of GP LA piloting Modern Affinity. Armed with a fierce knowledge of the metagame, he is eager to return to the Pro Tour. Miley Chen, this young spellslinger from Boston enjoys EDH, draft, and most importantly griefing her dad, Mainn. They practice drafts together often so I won’t be surprised if I see Miley at the Pro Tour soon. Leo Strober-Cohen, hails from Magic’s home town of Seattle. He’s excited to brew up decks a

Preview clip for the Season 3 Finale of Kitchen Table Magic: These kids are the future of Magic: The Gathering! We’ve heard from the pros, the legends, and the veterans of the game. Now, let’s talk to the future of Magic, the next generation that will carry the torch onward. We’re talking to the kids of Magic. You just heard from Dana Fisher, Nathan Steuer, Ethan Brown, Miley Chen, Leo Strober-Cohen, and Quinn Keifer about what Magic means to them. I’ve been recording tape for this episode for about a year now. And I’m so excited to present, the Future of Magic: The Gathering, all on the Season 3 finale of Kitchen Table Magic.

Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts & iTunes! This is part 5 of our 5 part series on WUBRG. In this episode, we’re talking about Magic’s stompy side, Green. Master of Legacy Elves Daniel Nguyen returns to talk to us about why Green is the most fair color, and why playing Green is a pure form of Magic. The Beard-father, Magic pro, Chris VanMeter, shares with us his perspectives on how Green has had to evolve with Magic game design. How does green play so well with other colors? Is green actually the best color? Why is it both new player friendly and a favorite of veteran players? I hope you enjoy my conversations with Daniel Nguyen and Chris VanMeter on the color Green. Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Swing Tree by Discovery I’ve got a new

In this episode, I’m talking to local Seattle Magic player, Daniel Duterte. Daniel defended this house by winning the Legacy portion of GP Seattle 2018. Such is the dream, show up to your hometown GP, and win the whole thing. Daniel defeated some major pros during the 15 rounds of swiss and 3 rounds of single elimination Top 8, including Brian Braun-Duin and Sam Black. Daniel scooped to his friend in round 15, but other than that, he technically went undefeated throughout his entire run during the Legacy GP. That’s quite historic considering shortly after during the Standard GP, Chinese player Gan Yan also went undefeated with a staggering 18-0 to claim the Standard trophy. Wow, the hometown of Magic, Seattle, does not mess around. Back to back undefeated winners in the double GP in Seattle. I’m so happy to share my interview with the Seattle hometown hero, Daniel Duterte. Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreo

In this episode, it’s the walking talking Basic Mountain, legendary fire mage, Patrick Sullivan. Whenever I’ve asked anyone for advice playing burn, they would always tell me to watch features matches of Patrick. Patrick has a strong knowledge of how to carefully use resources in the game of Magic. His skill and experience with the game also makes him the best commentary buddy with Cedric Phillips. Together, Patrick and Cedric are the commentary phenomena that powers SCG coverage. Patrick is a game designer for Dire Wolf Digital making Eternal, and he also talks to us about the color Red from a game designer’s perspective. I hope you enjoy my interview with the legendary Patrick Sullivan. Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Welcome to the Jungle by Gu

Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts & iTunes! This is part 4 of our 5 part series on WUBRG. In this episode, we’re talking about Magic’s spiciest flavor of mana, Red. Commentator and streamer TJ Rogers joins us to talk about his favorite color, and why he loves Tibalt. Level 2 Judge, and Card Kindgom’s pricing expert, Kris Ferderer talks about why Red is the color of his youth playing Magic. And the legendary Patrick Sullivan give us his thoughts on Red from a game design perspective. Just like the chaotic nature of Red, this episode jumps around, so you’ll want to listen to every second of it. See what I did there? I hope you enjoy my conversations with TJ Rogers, Kris Ferderer, and Patrick Sullivan on the color Red. Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview cl

In this episode, I’m talking to the pioneer of Magic streaming coverage, Rashad Miller. In 2009, Rashad set up a computer and pointed a 480p video stream at a pair of Magic players battling it out in a PTQ. The quality wasn’t great, you couldn’t really see the cards, and audio was dodgy, but it marked the beginning of a journey that would change the way how Magic gets broadcasted. After that, Rashad went on attend every Grand Prix he could, broadcasting matches of Magic across the internet. Eventually, Star City Games and then Wizards of the Coast picked up Rashad to produce Magic coverage as we see it today. Rarely do we have influencer that has helped the gaming community in so many ways, and I’m excited to share my interview with Rashad Miller. Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds b

In this episode, we’re talking about the color Black with co-host of the vorthos podcast the Loregoyfs, Michelle Rapp, and Seattle Legacy grinder and master of Legacy Elves, Daniel Nguyen. Black is often cited as the villain of Magic. But is it really? What makes Black such a deviously fun color to play? And with Black dominating Legacy and Modern, it seems that almost every deck uses black in some way, or is prepared to go against it. We’ll be talking about our favorite black cards, and also a unique perspective on the evil side of the color pie. I hope you enjoy my conversations with Michelle Rapp and Daniel Nguyen about the color Black. Links: Say hi to Michelle on the Twitters @ninox_morpork Daniel Nguyen talks about Legacy Elves! The Magic Man Sam's video on Thoughtseize Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Pa

Preview of the next episode of the WUBRG series, Black.

In this episode, I’m talking to one of the OG’s of the MTG community, Ben Seck. Ben hails from down under, that’s Australia for all you non-Australian people! Ben was an early voice and community builder of the Magic scene in Australia many years ago. He organized tournaments, lent cards to pros like Kai Budde, and quickly found himself traveling the world, and playing Magic. Ben did quite well in Grand Prix and Pro Tours, and eventually landed a job in the gaming industry. Ben credits the opportunities he’s received getting jobs in the gaming industry to his involvement in Magic. Ben is excited to see the Magic community flourish. I hope you enjoy my interview with community builder and Magic personality Ben Seck. I too am looking forward to Magic’s future and I am eager for the community to grow and invite new players into the game. Ben Seck is on Twitter @TBSDash Hang out with Ben on his stream Twitch.tv/TBSDash I’ll have all the links in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org Music Credits (in order of

This is part 2 of our 5 part series on WUBRG. In this episode, we’re talking about the color Blue with Legacy grinder Jordan Aisaka, Judge Tournament Organizer Frank Stanley, and Magic personality Ben Seck. Blue is a hot topic in Magic. It used to be the best color and now it’s not. We’ll be talking about what makes Blue so cerebral as it is oppressive and hard to play. Blue dominates Legacy, but will it dominate again in Modern or Standard? What are the most notable cards in blue that create game states that are so interesting? What the history behind blue and where is blue headed in the future of Magic design? We’ll answer those questions and more. I hope you enjoy my conversations with Jordan Aisaka, Frank Stanley, and Ben Seck, about the color Blue. A big thank you to my guests Jordan Aisaka, Frank Stanley, and Ben Seck for leveling up our knowledge about Blue. Ben Seck is on Twitter @TBSDash Frank is on Twitter @ItsThatFrankGuy Jordan streams at Twitch.tv/aisokamtg I’ll have all the links in the show no

Preview clip for the episode on Blue, part 2 of the WUBRG series.

In this episode, I’m speaking with the champion of white weenie, Craig Wescoe. Craig is a legendary pro player who’s been playing on the pro tour ever since he was a teenager. Craig used to roll with the old school players and decided to play Magic professionally after teaching philosophy at the university level. Craig’s understanding of critical thinking makes him a deep learner and a fierce competitor. Craig has also been writing Magic strategy content for years and recently published his millionth word online. Craig also shares with us his personal philosophy on his Christian faith, veganism, and the stewardship he has towards other people, animals, and the earth. Craig also tells us his thoughts on the color White of the MTG color pie. I hope you enjoy my interview with the champion of the Savannah, Craig Wescoe. Go say hi to him on Twitter @Brimaz4Life You can also check out Craig’s Magic strategy at TCGplayer.com. And his own personal writings on scripture at Swords to Plowshares: s2p.org Music Cr

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This is the first episode in a five part series on the five colors of Magic: The Gathering, White Blue Black Red and Green, better known as WUBRG. In this episode, we’re talking about the White color of mana with podcaster and MTG personality Michelle Rapp, streamer and commentator Zack Brady, and legendary pro player and champion of white weenie Craig Wescoe. What are the values of White as color identity in the game of Magic? What are the game mechanics? Which are the notable cards? We talk about the history of White and also where we think it’s going in the future of Magic game design. I hope you enjoy my conversations with Michelle Rapp, Zack Brady, and Craig Wescoe about the color White. Special thanks to Michelle Rapp, Zack Brady, and Craig Wescoe for sharing their knowledge and insight about the color White with us. Michelle is on Twitter @ninox_morpork Craig’s on Twitter @Brimaz4Life And Zack is on Facebook and Twitch.tv/exatraz I hope you enjoyed listening to this episode on White. I’ve bee

In this episode, I’m talking to the master of Legacy Elves, Daniel Nguyen. Daniel is a Seattle Legacy player who dedicated himself to testing and grinding tournaments. Daniel’s experience and long history with the game lead to him creating a primer on Elves, which has been standard reading for Magic players around the world. Daniel talks with me about growing up playing Magic as a kid, and what he’s doing to help preserve Legacy in today’s Magic community. If you’re going to GP Seattle in April, I’m sure Daniel will be there. (And so will I, come by and say hi) Go say hi to him. He’s super friendly and knows a lot about Legacy. I caught up with Daniel the Summer of 2017. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Daniel Nguyen. Primers for Legacy Elves that Daniel wrote: MTG Salvation: Primer Combo Elves https://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/legacy-type-1-5/established-legacy/combo/535483-primer-combo-elves MTG the Source: Primer Elves! http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?26248-Primer

In this episode, I’m talking to the commentator, streamer, and host, TJ Rogers. TJ is an advocate of Magic streams, and wants to help more players and local game stores broadcast their games on the internet. TJ is interested in solving the technical challenges that comes along with streaming. What camera to buy, how to set up your computer, what the overlay should look like, what should the feature match area look like? TJ believes that live streaming matches with players on the internet builds community because it’s a way for more people to feel like they’re at the game store playing magic. TJ is also researching ways of integrating cutting edge card reader technology into live streaming to deliver a better viewing experience. I caught up with TJ in the fall of 2017. Please enjoy my interview with TJ Rogers. Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Take

In this episode, I’m talking to the animator of the Magic community, Geoffrey Palmer, of Living Cards MTG. If you’ve seen anything from The Professor, Magic: The Amateuring, Game Knights, Loading Ready Run, or a Channel Fireball GP, you’ve seen Geoffrey’s work. Geoffrey is a professional motion graphics designer and uses his talents to bring our favorite cards to life. Geoffrey has animated Anger of the Gods, Bouncing Beebles, Liliana, Force of Will, Sol Ring, Treasure Cruise, Ponder, and more. Geoffrey now works at Channel Fireball doing their graphics, and he’s excited to push the boundaries of his craft every chance he gets. Geoffrey also talks to us about his appreciation for art and his creative process. I caught up with Geoffrey the in the Fall of 2017. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Geoffrey Palmer of Living Cards MTG. Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card

In this episode, I’m talking to journalist, writer, and Jund enthusiast, Keith Capstick. Keith is an editor at MSN.com and also writes for Face to Face Games Toronto that runs Mana Deprived.com. Keith and I share a love of the modern archetype Jund. Jund’s not doing so hot these days with that all stupid Tron and Death’s Shadow running around. Coming up soon is Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan, which will be a Modern Pro Tour, so hopefully Reid Duke can help a homie out and win with Jund. Keith and I discuss the finer things about Jund, how it’s positioned, and why you should play Jund. We also discuss how Black Green White, also known as Junk, got it’s name. I spoke with Keith in the summer of 2017. I hope you enjoy my Jund-y interview with Keith Capstick. Go say hi to him on Twitter @KeithCapstick Keith's article on Mana Deprived, the BGx Bible: http://manadeprived.com/the-bgx-bible/ Keith's "Just Jund Them" article on 401 Games: http://www.401games.ca/articles/just-jund-them/ Music Credits (in order

In this episode, I’m talking to platinum pro Donald Smith Jr. Donald started playing when Theros was released. In just a little over 4 years, Donald grinded his way to become a platinum pro and got himself an invite to the Magic World Championships 2017. After playing a lot of aggro decks, Donald qualified for the Pro Tour. Donald continued playtesting and dedicated himself to stay on the Pro Tour. I caught up with Donald in the summer of 2017. Go say hi to Donald on Twitter @DonaldWSJr I hope you enjoy my conversation with Donald Smith Jr. Music Credits (in order of appearance): Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Monday by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Take Me Higher by Jahzzar Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview clip music: Wild Things by YEYEY I’ve got a new YouTube Channel called Play MTG Woo! And if you like the Kitchen Table Magic podcast by Sam Tang, you’re gonna love the new YouTube channel P