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Anyway, I’ve always thought about compiling my card design techniques in a textbook of sorts to share, but due to my relatively low score on the test and just general awareness of my shortcomings in card design, I always felt it was too pretentious and self-absorbed to execute.
GDS3 Test and answers: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/make-choice-part-1-2018-02-12
GDS1 Full Process: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/great-designer-search-2006-08-21
GDS2 Full Process: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/great-designer-search-2-2011-03-07-0
GDS3 Gauntlet Day: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/great-designer-search-3-final-day-2018-06-12
An Absolutely Amazing lecture by Rosewater on game design:
Annual State of Design Archive: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/state-design-2018-2018-08-20
Nuts and Bolts (THE Behind-the-scenes look at the official MTG set design process): https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/nuts-bolts-10-creative-elements-2018-03-26
Thank you for the links, I'll definitely check them all out I just can't do it tonight I'm still woozy from my oral surgery I had today. I'm on this pain killer hydrocodone among a couple other things. I will be checking the links out asap though!
Aww, thanks for the compliment, but I really did come in at a 68. It wasn't until after this test I even discovered Nuts & Bolts, New World Order, or State of Design (all unrelated to taking the test, mostly just things I found over time), so that may be something. It's also worth noting, I only learned the game in 2014, just before Khans came out, and only played in my first sanctioned mtg events, the last three Origins drafts and BFZ Prerelease (packed Gideon like a boss), in late 2015. I don't have a very big grasp on the old MTG lore or even the cards really, beyond the most iconic ones, so that's certainly points against me.
@sorinjace, I propose that we use the golbins vs merfolk duel decks (the ones with warren instigator and master of the tides or something like that!)
@Arceus8523 I've only got one year on you? Wow. It feels like you've been playing longer than me.
Yup! I’m a horrifically average high school senior MTG fan.
Yeah. I wasn’t even old enough to officially enter GD3. It was kinda disappointing.