A Conversation with Gabe, a New Magic Player

Support the show, join the community & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn On the 40th interview for the Herald's Horn, Cal is joined by his good friend (and new Magic player) Gabe Pyle! Gabe is an industrial design professor, in addition to other things, which gives him some interesting insights and reflections on his new player experience and that of others. Cal wanted to hear about this experience, being over a decade removed from his own beginnings, so here we are! Learn More about Gabe: https://gabepyle.com/ Herald's Horn Substack: https://heraldshorn.substack.com/ Cal's podcast about retro video games, Level Up: https://linktr.ee/leveluppod_ Follow us: https://bsky.app/profile/heraldshorn.com https://bsky.app/profile/moderatelymtg.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/blackgirlmage.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/emmapartlow.com https://bsky.app/profile/caljones.com ---------------------------- 0:00 - Intro 0:58 - Welcome Gabe! 2:09 - Reluctance to Get Into Magic 4:00 - Introduction to Magic & More 9:16 - Magic's Complexity is Interesting 15:12 - Is It Harder to Learn Magic Now? 20:59 - What Is It Like to See New Players Learn? 26:23 - User Personas & Player Archetypes 32:25 - How Do You Intro People to MTG? 42:42 - How's Opening Packs Going? 46:49 - Gabe's Final Thoughts!