Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

#1382: What Went Wrong – March of the Machine: The Aftermath

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

Show Notes

This is the start of a new series I'll do from time to time called "What Went Wrong?" In it, I examine something we made that didn't work out. I'll explain why we made it and examine the problems it had. I begin by discussing March of the Machine: The Aftermath.

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