Inaugural Draft of the Irregular Cube

Andy and Anthony talk about recent drafts of the Irregular Cube, Anthony’s newest Cube which features ‘rare’ cards, and Andy’s Bun Magic Cube. They review their own drafts, what was working, what was problematic, and how the rare cards influenced the experience. They hypothesize reasons why the draft was not universally enjoyed and how the environment might be changed to improve the experience and better set expectations.

They start things off with a pack 1, pick 1 from the Irregular Cube.

Follow along with all the mentioned cards.

Discussed in this episode:

The Irregular Cube
The Best Ramen in Baltimore
The Regular Cube
The Bun Magic Cube
The Turbo Cube
The Mono Black Cube
Andy’s Deck from the Bun Magic Cube
PVDDR on Mulligans
No Land Beyond
Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning
Drafting the Hard Way
Anthony’s Chicken Stack for Ramen and More
The Essential Pepin

Timestamps:

3:35 — Introduction to the Irregular Cube
5:39 — Pack 1, Pick 1
10:39 — Draft recap: Andy’s deck and setting expectations with the group
21:02 — Is Sprout Swarm fun? Is it too good?
27:19 — Draft recap: Anthony’s deck and the relativity of powerful cards
34:50 — The benefits of variance
39:08 — The pleasantly surprising underperformance of 5 color goodstuff
41:58 — The role of combos and draft diversity in the Irregular Cube
46:55 — How Magic history limits new card design
49:55 — Bun Magic Cube: Brags and Bad Beats
1:01:41 — Recipe corner

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