Lucky Paper Radio
216 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago -Lucky Paper Radio is a podcast about Magic: the Gathering hosted by lifelong friends Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox. Focused primarily on sandbox formats like Cube, which are free of banlists, rotation, and net decking, the show is about the best parts of Magic and how to get the most out of the game.
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We Can Cut This if You Want
May 13, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBAndy and Anthony celebrate their 200th episode!! They look back at where they were and how they approached Magic when they started the podcast vs now. Andy reverse engineer’s his Cube list from the time and talks about how his tastes in Magic have changed. Anthony goes a little off the rails as they talk about how to still get the most enjoyment out of the game at a less involved level. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Infinite Jest On Food and Cooki...
Tutors in Cube Design: Creating Variety by Reducing Variety
May 06, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 55 MBAndy and Anthony talk about “tutors” in Cube and how cards that give you access to any card in your library impact the game. Historically, both of our hosts have tended to avoid them in most of their Cube designs, but the serve a unique function that could make them worth considering. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Intro 100 Ornithopters Neoclassical Cube Irregular Cube All Tutors on Scryfall The Cube Map Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 2:12 ...
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Cube Community Set Review
April 29, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBAndy, Anthony, and Parker review the results of our Cube community set survey for Outlaws of Thunder Junction. As with every set, we asked Cube designers which cards they’re excited about from Magic’s latest world of hats, and how confident they are in them remaining in their Cubes long-term. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Outlaws of Thunder Junction Cube Prospective Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander Cube Prospective Usman’s Deep Dive on OTJ ...
Cube Design Iron Chef: Goblin Charbelcher
April 22, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBAndy and Anthony revisit designing a Cube starting with a single card as inspiration. Starting with Goblin Charbelcher, they each explore themes and mechanics that could make the card relevant in a Cube, and build off those to create rough Cube skeletons. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Episode 182: Emergent Cube Design by Example Our Teaser on YouTube UberCube Event Lucky Paper Cube Events Page Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 3:11 - Overview of...
The Hardest Part is Just Getting Started, with Sam from Rhystic Studies
April 15, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBAndy and Anthony are joined by Sam from Rhystic Studies to talk about his first Cube design project. Sam, who produces thoughtful, carefully written videos on Magic, has been interested in Cube design for years and has finally made the leap to create his own list. They talk about what motivates Sam’s design goals, how he’s approached the project, and what he’s looking forward to in his first experiences playing it. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction...
Magic on the Holodeck: Outlaws of Thunder Junction First Impressions and Personal Cube Additions
April 08, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBOur Cube Prospective Surveys for Outlaws of Thunder Junction is now open! Let us know what you are testing in your cube from the latest set. Andy and Anthony talk about their first impressions of Outlaws of Thunder Junction and the cards their interested in for their own Cube lists. Anthony is not too impressed by the aesthetics of the set, but they manage to power through, talk about the mechanics and how they might be relevant to different Cube designers, and even a few individual cards t...
Striving for a More Accountable and Inclusive Playgroup
April 01, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBGuests Tara, Jenn, and Haiyue join Andy and Anthony for a discussion on making play spaces that are more accountable and inclusive to help grow more diverse playgroups. Tara brings her perspective as a professional diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant; Jenn, their experience organizing and judging events; and Haiyue what she’s learned managing the VML, and, from all of them, much much more. As Cube designers, our hosts and many of our listeners need to grow their communities as much ...
100 Ornithopters in a Trenchcoat
March 25, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBAndy and Anthony talk about Andy’s newest Cube experiment: a cube who’s only creatures are Ornithopters. Andy couldn’t help but entertain the idea of an all-ornithopter Cube in a humorous tweet, and a recent draft of it in the Cube Con discord inspired him to flesh out the idea even further. Our first playmat is currently available for pre-order! Illustrated by Andy and featuring gold, foiled details it expresses our love of the most punk rock Magic format. Pre-order a playmat here The sh...
The episode concerning the art provokes.
March 18, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBOur first, limited edition playmat is now available for pre-order. The playmat is designed and illustrated by Andy and custom printed to order. Orders will only be available for a limited time. Pre-order a mat here. Andy and Anthony talk about “ART!” loosely as it relates to Magic: The Gathering. They talk about the role of creative work in the game, the nuances of art and illustration, how the approach to illustration has changed over the history of the game, and even the present and futur...
Vibes-Forward Cube Design with Ryan Overturf
March 11, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBAndy and Anthony are joined by Ryan Overturf, sharing his Cube design wisdom. Starting with Ryan’s articles on power outliers and letting fun drive Cube design, they talk about their approach to Cube design and how they let play experience, vibes, and taste inform their processes. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Ryan on Star City Games Power Level Outliers And How To Handle Them In Magic Cubes Magic Cube Design: Make The Fun Thing The Good Thing A...
Murders at Karlov Manor Cube Community Set Review
March 04, 2024 11:30 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBAndy, Anthony, and Parker review the results of the Murders at Karlov Manor Cube Community Survey and discuss the top cards, tested by the most Cube designers. They dig into some trends, patterns, and surprises in the cards people are giving a chance in their environments. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Usman’s Card-by-card MKM Review MKM Community Survey Results Characters of the Board Game Clue John Mulaney All about Clue on Stuff You Should K...
Second Order Interaction in Cube Design
February 26, 2024 11:30 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBAndy and Anthony talk about layers of interaction in Cube design. Some cards interact with particular effects. Other cards are, in turn, resistant to those responses. Inevitably other cards get around those resistances. Our hosts talk about how they approach these orders of interaction. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: GeoGuessr Wingspan Splendor Episode 31 on Density of “Bread and Butter” Effects Episode 101 on Density of Disruption Episode 111...
Peasant Cube, Accessibility, and Playing within Restrictions with Emma Partlow
February 19, 2024 11:30 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBWell, it’s my (Andy’s) final week of writing the show notes as punishment for losing a bet against Anthony. But that’s ok, because writing these particular notes is a privilege, as we are joined by special guest Emma Partlow on this episode! We’be been trying to get Emma on the show for a long time and I’m really glad we were finally able to make it happen. We use her Peasant Cube as a jumping off point to discuss playing Magic with rarity and budget restrictions, what traits describe the pl...
Murders at Karlov Manor and Ravnica: Clue Edition Personal Cube Additions
February 12, 2024 11:30 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBWell folks, it happened. I lost the bet on air last week about whether or not Wizards would include a physical, punch-out reminder for “suspected” creatures in the pre-release kit for Murders at Karlov Manor, so here I am writing the notes. I still think it’s weird that they literally include a counter for a mechanic that they explicitly designed to NOT include a physical counter, but I forgot the precedence set by Exert in Amonket, so that’s on me. This week is part two of our marathon, pr...
Murders at Karlov Manor and Ravnica: Clue Edition First Impressions
February 05, 2024 11:48 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBAndy and Anthony discuss the mechanics of Murders at Karlov Manor, along with satellite sets, and their first impressions of the set for Cube. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Set Surveys: Murders at Karlov Manor Mechanics Mothership Article A new Returning Mechanic, but Tweaked, @luckypapermtg on Twitter Boonta Vista Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 3:37 - Ward, Cloak, and Disguise 17:41 - Suspect 21:29 - Collect Evidence 26:16 - Cases 33:20 - Return...
Solving Game Design Issues with Marshmallows
January 29, 2024 11:30 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBAndy and Anthony talk about Anthony’s experimental Battle Box where players start at three life, can cast spells without paying their mana cost, and start the game with two Lightning Bolts on the stack. They talk about rapid prototyping and challenges in game design. The novel design didn’t initially play as hoped, and they brainstorm ideas to make it work. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Hedron Rockworks on YouTube Topaz D20 We Are Already Dead, An...
Designing and Playtesting a New Archetype for the Turbo Cube
January 22, 2024 11:30 - 1 hour - 62 MBAndy and Anthony talk about updates to Anthony’s Turbo Cube and how changing a few cards can impact the way a cube feels. In this environment, all spells and activated abilities cost generic mana less. They cut some of the most potent win conditions including Teferi's Tutelage, and added a handful of cards to bolster black discard focused strategies. View all cards mentioned in the episode → 0:00 - Introduction 4:09 - Small (but actually big) changes to the win conditions in the Turbo ...
Designing and Drafting a Cube on a Budget
January 15, 2024 11:30 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBAndy and Anthony talk about cubing on a budget. Between cards, sleeves, and other needs, putting a cube together is not without costs, but the format has some unique attributes that can still make it approachable on a budget. But first, they talk for a long time about Tetris. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: After 34 Years, Someone Finally Beat Tetris Tetris Just Got Beaten Again Fosbury Flop Four Minute Mile Radiolab: Stochasticity Lucky Paper ...
Emergent Cube Design by Example
January 08, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBAndy and Anthony talk through emergent cube design by example. Starting with a listener submitted card — Trade Routes — they explore ways to create a context where the card is a role player. Moving beyond direct synergies, they demonstrate how they’d use on card as a seed crystal to generate ideas for a mechanically coherent Cube. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Scryfall search "fo:/whenever.*you.*discard/" Our article about using Scryfall Our arti...
Gold Cards and You
January 01, 2024 11:30 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBAndy and Anthony talk about gold cards in Cube. They talk about how they effect decks and drafts and their roles in their own cubes. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Uber Cube Podcast Episode 21: Commander Legends and a Cube that Glitters How Many Lands Should You Include in Your Cube Lucky Paper Radio Cubesmas Special Power Thesaurus [Cheugy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheugy#:~:text=Cheugy%20(%2Fˈt%CA%83u%CB%90%C9%A1,or%20%22trying%20too%20h...
Live from Maro’s Lap: the Cubesmas Wishlist Spectacular
December 25, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBAndy, Anthony, and Parker climb up on Maro’s Lap and share their Christmas Cube wishes for the coming year: what cards do they want to see printed for their Cubes, what cycles do they want to see completed, and how much of a Grinch can Anthony be. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Timestamps 0:00 - A very long and involved series of intros 7:37 - Overview of episode structure 9:03 - Parker’s Cubesmas List 35:08 - Andy’s Cubesmas List 48:55 - Anthony’s Cubesmas Grinch Corner ...
The Changing Landscape of Magic — 2023 in Review
December 18, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 71 MBAndy and Anthony take a look back on 2023, and what a year it’s been! Our hosts discuss some of their favorite things happening this year, including the second annual CubeCon, and a growing number of Cube events. They talk about how valuable Magic has been as a vector for creative outlets. In a candid, critical discussion they share how Magic as a game, and a product, has fundamentally changed in the recent years and how in many ways it no longer supports the way they most deeply engaged wit...
Holiday Mailbag
December 11, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBAndy and Anthony open up the mailbag and answer questions from listeners. Our hosts answer all your burning questions about Cube, soup, and probably egg nog? View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: I got a fever of 103 Boonta Vista Murphy’s Law Moore’s Law Sturgeon’s Law Ship of Theseus Heraclitus Midnight Diner bigsofttitty.png Cubes Mentioned Regular Cube Ryan Saxe’s Buildaround Cube Caleb Gannon’s Synergy Cube The Neoclassical Cube Old Borde...
The Nature of Combo in Cube
December 04, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBAndy and Anthony talk about combos. What is a combo? Is it a spectrum? Almost certainly. How are they related to the aggro-midrange-control metagame? How do they affect the draft and gameplay of a given Cube? Does Anthony hate combos? Does Andy hate combos? Only one way to find out. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Lucky Paper Radio — The ABCs of Aggro Lucky Paper Radio — The ABCs of Control Bosh n Roll on YouTube Lucky Paper Radio — Guest Episode ...
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Cube Community Set Review
November 27, 2023 11:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBAndy, Anthony, and Parker discuss the results of The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Cube community survey. As always, we asked cube designers to share what cards they’re interested in from Magic’s newest premier set. Our hosts discuss the results: the top, and top rated, cards, as well as other patterns and surprises they found in the results. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Community Review Lost Caverns Commander Community Review...
What Can and Cannot Be Learned From Studying Draft Pools
November 20, 2023 11:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBFollowing CubeCon 2023, all pool lists were released to let Cube owners learn about what was successful, or not, in their environments at the event. Andy and Anthony review and discuss the decks drafted from their cubes, how they feel about each environment, and how the outcomes may inform future changes. If you drafted the Bun Magic Cube, Regular Cube, or Turbo Cube we’d love your feedback including how you built your deck and highs and lows of your games. Get in touch! and be sure to shar...
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan First Impressions, Mechanics, and Personal Cube Additions
November 13, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBAndy and Anthony take a first look at The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. They talk about the set in broad strokes, what they think about the mechanics and how they can potentially slot into different Cube environments. Then the look into individual cards they’re interested in for their own, curated environments. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: “It’s Not Too Late” — Trueanon with Dr. Norman Finkelstein “The Gaza Cauldron” — Intercepted “West Palestine” — B...
Riding Siege Rhinos to Victory with Tim Meyers
November 06, 2023 11:45 - 1 hour - 93.6 MBAndy and Anthony are joined by Tim Meyers, a.k.a. donald_k_magic, CubeCon 2023 Champion who shares his wisdom and experience of his path to ultimate Victory! In a field of 400 Cube enthusiasts, Tim’s love of the game carried him to a spot in the top 64, to 3-0 is draft to earn a spot in the top 8 draft, and finally, working with a deck he felt had some rough edges, to win the entire main event. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: MTG Cube Talk Discord Chi...
Refreshingly Dangerous Confusion with Dom Harvey
October 30, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBDom Harvey joins Andy and Anthony for a recap of the second annual CubeCon. They discuss their experience at the con, the variety of cube they played, and get Dom’s take on how to be successful when approaching new, and sometimes strange, environments. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: MTG Cube Con Worlds 2012 Cube Draft CubeCon VODs Sam Black’s Podcast Episode about Cube Dominaria’s Judgment Matisse’s “The Dance” Dr. Who Survey Parker’s Article...
Cube Accessibility: Making Magic Approachable and Welcoming
October 23, 2023 10:30 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBAndy and Anthony talk about accessibility in Cube design: why it’s important, especially to the many of us who are trying to expand our local Cube playgroups, and key things to consider. They talk about the practical, surface level issues of cards that can be difficult to understand, as well as ways to design a Cube to make drafting it for the first time feel easier. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from Finn’s F360, a classi...
The Road to CubeCon 2023
October 19, 2023 10:30 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBWe’re on our way to the second annual CubeCon! If you’re not able to attend, make sure to tune into the live stream, which Andy, Justin, and the rest of the coverage team have been working really hard on. If you’re attending CubeCon, we can’t wait to meet you or see you again. Please introduce yourselves and remind us of your online handle, if relevant, as we are old and have awful memory. We are sorry. Shout out to the Uber Cube Podcast for all of their thorough primer episodes for Cubes...
In Praise of Lower Mana Curves
October 16, 2023 10:25 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBAndy and Anthony talk about mana curves in cubes. They talk about how it influences gameplay and the relationship between curve, speed, and the more difficult to pin down “power level”. They also talk about how they as cube designers think about the mana curve. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: You Look Nice Today Lonely Sandwich Magic Data Science CubeCon Analysis Thread Anthony’s Stats of Cube Con Article Spike University Part 1 and Part 2 The T...
Spike University Part Two with Justin Parnell
October 09, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBAndy, Anthony, and Justin continue last weeks discussion through the Cubes that will be featured in the imminent Cube Con of 2023 reviewing the second half of the cubes that will be featured on live and recorded coverage. They talk about their approaches to drafting each unique environment and what to expect. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Spike University Part 1 Cube Con Schedule Cube Con Stream (NRG Esports) Creatureless Cube Old Border Foil C...
Spike University Part One with Justin Parnell
October 02, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 102 MBThis is your last chance to pre-order a Cube Map Print for Cube Con! Pre-order now Andy and Anthony are joined by Justin Parnell to talk about the Cubes that will be featured on coverage in Cube Con 2023. They go through the first half, cube by cube, and talk about what the Cube is, and how they’d approach drafting it, ending with a pack 1 pick one from every Cube. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut NRG @cloudgoatranger ...
Bun Magic Cube Draft Primer
September 25, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBAndy and Anthony give a primer on drafting Andy’s Bun Magic Cube. They talk about how the environment compares to similar Cubes that play many of the most iconic, powerful cards in the game. They discuss key cards, strategies, and potential pitfalls players could fall into. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Cube Con 2023 Cube Map Print Regular Cube Draft Primer Episode Turbo Cube Draft Primer Episode The Bun Magic Cube Cultic Cube on MTGO Timestam...
Wilds of Eldraine Cube Community Set Review
September 18, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 81 MBAndy, Anthony, and Parker review the results of the Cube community set review of Wilds of Eldraine. They discuss the top cards from the set. No surprise, adventure cards dominate. They also reflect on some of the potentially changing attitudes of the Cube community reflected in the differences between this, and past set reviews. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 5:27 - Overview of episode 9:06 - Breakdown of the popularity of the set’s mechanics 24:14...
The ABCs of Control
September 11, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBAndy and Anthony talk finally follow up on episode 6 and discuss control decks. They talk about what makes a control deck, what it takes to make them functional, and the different ways they look in different Cube environments. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Episode 132: Designing Set Cubes with Aran Episode 6: The ABCs of Aggro Control Decks | MAGIC: THE GATHERING Next Level Deckbuilding PV’s Playhouse – Control WOE Survey 4c control in legacy...
Wilds of Eldraine First Impressions, Mechanics, and Personal Cube Additions
September 04, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBAndy and Anthony talk about their first impressions of Wilds of Eldraine. Fresh off the new set’s prerelease they talk about the mechanics, both returning and brand new, and what they offer Cube designers. Then they dive into the specific cards each of them is giving a try in their Cubes. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Wilds of Eldraine Cube Prospective Survey Good Luck High Five WOE Rules with Judge Rob Drive to work #1065 and #1066 Magic the Gath...
Draft Matters
August 28, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBAndy and Anthony talk about mechanics and cards that interact with drafting. Coming just from the two conspiracy sets this small, unique set of cards change based on when they’re drafted or let players take additional actions during the draft. They focus in particular on Cogwork Librarian that’s a perfect draft twist that finds its way into many cubes. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Settlers of Catan Carcassonne Rotisserie Draft Irregular Cube D...
State of the Game 2023
August 21, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBAndy and Anthony talk about Mark Rosewater, Magic’s lead designer’s, yearly article on the game’s state of design for 2023. They reflect on the past year’s sets and how Mark’s internal design perspective lines up with their own experience. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Labyrinth Oppenheimer Mark Rosewater’s State of Design 2023 Lucky Paper Radio State of the Game 2022 Heritage: Legacy with Only Premier Set Cards The Dark Crystal Bojack Horseman...
Admiring and Analyzing Aquaone’s Powered Cube
August 14, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBAndy and Anthony’s plan for this week’s episode fell through, so instead they’re sharing the audio from a stream in which they discussed Aquaone’s legendary Powered Cube with the designer himself. Discussed in this episode: Aquaone’s Powered Cube Caleb Gannon’s Algomancy on Kickstarter Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube Anthony’s “Regular” Cube If want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cub...
Man vs. Machine 2: Judgment Day
August 07, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 66 MBAndy and Anthony look at the cards recommended by Cube Cobra’s ‘recommender’ which analyzes every Cube on Cube Cobra, and generates a list of cards that are unusual among similar lists. They look at the ‘suggested cuts’ for their main cubes and talk about why, or why not, they think these unique inclusions make sense. They also take a step back and talk about how these tools can be useful, but where they are not, and things we need to consider when interpreting their suggestions. View all ...
Restrictions Breed Podcast Topics
July 31, 2023 10:30 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBAndy and Anthony talk about Cube restrictions. As they often say, restrictions breed creativity, but they can also provide an identity and structure to Cubes. Our hosts discuss how and why players choose design constraints, the advantages they bring to the table, and when to loosen up on them. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Barbie Movie Oppenheimer The Pauper Cube Local Cube group “logos” on “Twitter” The Breya Cube and Forgiveness Cube TPug’s Th...
Wishes, Lesson/Learn, and Companions: The Dynamics of Outside the Game Mechanics
July 24, 2023 10:30 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBAndy and Anthony talk about Wishes! Wishes are a special class of cards that let you access cards from outside your game. In competitive play and drafts, this means any card from your sideboard. In casual play anything at all from your collection. Andy talks about why it’s interesting to him and the challenges he’s faced trying to design a Cube focused around the wish cards. Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from Deinonychus’s The Bodleian Cube. Thanks, Deinonychus! Vie...
Cheese Two Ways
July 17, 2023 10:30 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBAndy and Anthony dig into two kinds of cheese: “cheesing people out” in games of Magic and how to serve it up when hosting game nights. They talk about moments in games where it feels like one player steals a game that they shouldn’t have won. Are these positive or negative experiences and how can we curate Cubes to enable to discourage them? Next they talk about how they approach hosting and cooking for groups, discussing the things to consider and some of the meals and approaches that wor...
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Cube Community Set Review
July 10, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBAndy, Anthony, and Parker review the Cube community response to The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. Magic’s first full, draftable crossover set comes with plenty of opportunities, and some surprises, for the Cube community. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: Community Set Review Article Commander Review Part one of our LTR Cube Set Review Magic: the Gathering is Easy to Understand ThrabenU Episode on Call of the Ring Ryan Overturf’s LTR S...
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Mechanics & Cube Additions
July 03, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBThis is your last week to fill out the Lord of the Rings and associated commander deck surveys! Share your own perspective on the new set. Andy and Anthony take a first look at Magic’s first, full crossover set: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. They talk about the mechanics and their first impressions of the set. Share some of the cards their interested in trying out in their own Cube environments. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: LTR Mech...
Deeper than Winrate: Measuring Growth as a Player in Casual Magic
June 26, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBAfter tracking his wins and losses across all of his Cube drafts for six months, Andy is reviewing the results with Anthony and discussing why he is abandoning this practice. But, if he’s not tracking the results of his Cube matches, how does he know if he is growing as a player? What actually matters, and how do you measure it? Plus, our hosts ask an important question: is playing Magic fun? View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: The Quantified Self Feltr...
Live from SCGCon Baltimore 2023: Bun Magic Cube Rotisserie Draft Review
June 19, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBAfter a long weekend of Cube drafts, Andy doesn’t have time to edit a proper episode of the show, so instead he piles four of his buddies into his cozy little basement studio to talk about a recent rotisserie draft of his Bun Magic Cube. Which deck came out on top? Are newer, more committal and synergistic cards pulling their weight? If Andy finally adds Scrabbling Claws is everyone going to draft it and put it in their decks like they say they will? Unfortunately there are no timestamps fo...
In Defense of Forcing: How to Draft Cube Successfully with Ryan Saxe
June 12, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 85.9 MBAndy and Anthony are joined once again by the legendary Ryan Saxe to talk about his approach to drafting and how he applies that to Cube. Building off the approach Ryan describes in an episode of Limited Level Ups they discuss about how and when it makes sense to ‘force’ a draft and focus on optimal outcomes over investing in reading the table. View all cards mentioned in the episode → Discussed in this episode: The Art of Forcing on Limited Level Ups From Picks to Paths Drafting the ...