When Worlds Collide, Part I    • Boards   • Print Author Image
The letter W!elcome to Conflux Previews, Week 1 (of 2—small sets
have two previews weeks while large sets have three). I have a
preview card for you as always, but I'm going to wait a little
before I show it off. First I need to set the stage. And with
this block, it is truly a world stage.  Meet the Confluxians (Or
Is That Confluxites?)  Let me start by introducing you to the
Conflux design team.  Bill Rose  Bill Rose (lead)  I'm running
out of things to say about Bill. If you listed the top ten most
influential people on Magic of all time, Bill easily makes the
list (actually he easily makes the top five). Bill started as
one of the original playtesters, meaning that Bill has been
playing Magic longer than the game has been out. (I, for
contrast, merely started with Alpha.) Bill lead his first design
team, Mirage, before he even came to work for Wizards. Only
eight people in the building have been working for Wizards
longer than Bill. (I'm at t