Refreshingly Dangerous Confusion with Dom Harvey

Dom 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.

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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: Pulp Nouveau — A Tribute to Drafting Basic Lands
Anthony’s Article: Intellect and Emotion in Game Design: A Personal Cube Journey

Cubes Mentioned

Regular Cube
Cascade Cube
Changeling Cube
Bun Magic Cube
The Buildaround Cube
The Creative Cube
Emma’s Peasant Cube
Data Generated Vintage Cube
Uber Bear’s Artifact Cube
The Companion Cube
Aquaone Vintage Cube
AlphaFrog Vintage Cube

Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction

3:33 - CubeCon Results Recap

7:19 - What are the skills of a successful Cube player? What allowed Dom specifically to find success at CubeCon?

23:07 - On strong players and their draft preferences

27:50 - Dom’s Thoughts on his Two Drafts of the Bun Magic Cube

38:08 - How did Dom evaluate cubes before playing them?

48:26 - How did Dom ‘break’ the Changeling Cube?

1:01:15 - Dom’s Favorite Cubes from the Weekend

1:17:34 - Closing thoughts

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You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:

Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube
Anthony’s “Regular” Cube

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Musical production by DJ James Nasty.