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Show Notes:
- Ben and Josh finally talk about Magic again which leads to a discussion on the right way to break the rules
- COVID-19 update (0:00-5:51)
- Bad At English (5:51-8:00)
- Jam tomorrow (idiom, British): an expression for a never-fulfilled promise
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (8:00-)
- Breaking the rules done right (36:43-end)
- Is Superman Boring?
- The Magic card back
- “Gimme a Break” by Mark Rosewater (2004)
- Rules should be broken only when a card [storytelling, gameplay, innovation] demands it
- Broken rules have to feel natural
- Check the reason for the rule you’re breaking
- Breaking rules is a test for the future
- Not every rule can be broken
- The Captain is back and he didn’t skip leg day
- Firefly scene: The Negotiator (1:07)
- Swiffer, 1999
- Banksy’s shredder stunt
- This is not a flamethrower
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