Spike University Part One with Justin Parnell

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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.

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Discussed in this episode:

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
NRG
@cloudgoatranger on Twitter

Cube Con 2023 Cubes featured on Coverage:

The Live the Dream Cube
The Bun Magic Cube
The Modern Darlings Cube
Cartographia
The Creative Cube
Creatureless Cube
Old Border Foil Cube
Regular Cube
Emma Partlow’s Peasant Cube
MTGO Vintage Cube

Also discussed:

MTGDS’s Cube Con stats thread on Twitter
Paths not Picks by Ryan Saxe
Uber Bear Podcast with John about Cartographia Cube

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

6:00 - Announcement of Featured Cubes at Cube Con

13:02 - David McDarby’s Live the Dream Cube

37:15 - Andy Mangold’s Bun Magic Cube

54:54 - Andrew Jabs Modern Darlings Cube

1:15:50 - John Terrill and Cultic Cube’s Cartographia Cube

1:32:36 - Mike Kerby’s Creative Cube

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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 cube submit it on our website. Send in questions to the show at [email protected]. You can also find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord.

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Musical production by DJ James Nasty.