Episode 18 – Breaking the Rules Done Right

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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)
  • Ben’s prediction about movie theaters starts to come true
• Bad At English (5:51-8:00)
  • Jam tomorrow (idiom, British): an expression for a never-fulfilled promise 
• Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (8:00-)
  • Josh’s article on Paper vs. Digital Magic: the Gathering
  • How to draft Magic: the Gathering
  • The people love Monsters!
  • Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths video trailer
• Breaking the rules done right (36:43-end)
  • Is Superman Boring?
  • The Magic card back
  • “Gimme a Break” by Mark Rosewater (2004)
    1. Rules should be broken only when a card [storytelling, gameplay, innovation] demands it
    2. Broken rules have to feel natural
    3. Check the reason for the rule you’re breaking
    4. Breaking rules is a test for the future
    5. 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
  • For next time:
    • Try ‘The Stanley Parable’ (2013) on Steam
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