Cautionary Questions – “They fall behind and are slowly crushed”: Board Games and Economics with Richard Garfield 

19 December, 2025

Christmas is the time of year to worry about two things: running out of money, and playing board games. To mark the festive season,  Tim is joined by creator of Magic: The Gathering, Richard Garfield, for a special Q&A about economics and game design.

How should you go about designing a game? Will Magic ever be made into a movie? Why was there an intentional crash of the Magic stock market?  Why do so many people hate monopoly? Plus, Richard has a bone to pick with Tim about a previous episode of Cautionary Questions. 

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