Tag: MTG

Design

Psychographic Profiling Miniature Game Players

Magic the Gathering has a system and established vocabulary for the types of players it designs towards to sell their game. To simplify psychographic profiling, it’s basically why the player is interested in their game and what motivates them. Every gaming company does this (or should if they don’t) but the lead magic designer, Mark …

Development

Improving Magic the Gathering’s Resource System

I remember some of the first games of Magic the Gathering I played in middle school outside on the bare and hot cement with some friends. Later on dirty lunch tables in highschool and finally years playing in competitive events with carefully sleeved cards. What hasn’t really changed is the game itself. Sure there’s some …