Lucky Paper Radio
218 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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Scholar of the Game
July 11, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBThe show notes for this episode are too long to fit in the RSS feed, so check out our website for linked timestamps, cards mentioned, and the full list of links. One of the great aspects of Cube is that it is somewhat all-encompassing — anything you like about Magic, whether it’s part a Commander deck, the Legacy metagame, or a specific sideboarding strategy in Pioneer, can inform how a cube is designed. On this episode, Andy and Anthony share all of the Magic podcasts, videos, and articles...
Introducing the Commander Map
July 05, 2022 12:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBView the Commander Map! Andy and Anthony are joined by Jett to talk about Lucky Paper’s brand new project: the Commander Map! The map visualizes the wide world of EDH showing every deck on EDHREC organized in 2d space based on the cards they contain. Like the Cube Map, the Commander Map algorithmically organizes every deck, (all 1.2 million of them!) into an interactive visualization showing patterns in the way people build decks. They discuss how the map was made, what else the dimension ...
Deciding Which Cards to Cut from Your Cube
July 04, 2022 11:18 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBView all cards mentioned in the episode → Most Cubes are ever-changing, with a constant stream of cards being added as new sets are released and the designer’s sensibilities evolve over time. There is a dark side to the joyous, Christmas-morning feeling of putting new cards in one’s cube, though: making cuts. On this episode, Andy and Anthony talk about how to find cuts from a cube, tackle some common pitfalls newer designers often fall into when removing cards from a Cube list, explore hig...
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate Cube Set Review
June 27, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBView all cards mentioned in the episode → View the full survey results → Andy, Anthony, and Parker talk about Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate, reviewing the results of the Cube Survey and what the new and returning mechanics offer for cube designers. Special thanks to Kennedy McAlister for this week’s intro music. Timestamps: 5:53 — New Mechanics 6:09 — Backgrounds 9:57 — The Initiative 15:43 — Myriad 17:00 — Gates 22:59 — Survey Overview 29:00 — Archivist of Oghma 34...
Regular Cube Draft Along
June 20, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBAndy and Anthony collaboratively draft a deck from Anthony’s Regular Cube, discussing how they approach the environment and the roles individual cards play. From the individual cards, they jump into bigger conversations about the environment and what they think successful draft strategies look like. Follow along with each pick of the draft to see the full set of cards in each pack. Draft the same seat on Cube Cobra to compare how your own approach. Discussed in this episode: Anthony’s Reg...
A Deep Dive on Disruption Density in Cube
June 13, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBAfter teasing it on their Centennial Retrospective, Andy and Anthony are revisiting the topic of one of their notable past episodes, number 31: Bread and Butter Breakdown. With some small revisions to his categorization system, Andy tallies up the density of disruptive cards in the current iteration of his Bun Magic Cube and compares them to the numbers from January of last year, with some surprising results. What starts as a nuts-and-bolts discussion of how the density and quality of disrup...
Centennial Retrospective
June 06, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBOn their milestone, 100th show, Andy and Anthony reflect on important past episodes and things they’ve learned in the last two years of Lucky Paper Radio. Timestamps: 4:15 - Overview of a Self-Indulgent Episode 6:49 - "Pack 1, Pick 1" (The Whitemane Lion Tier List) 18:58 - Episode 5: The Problem with 5 Color Good Stuff 24:03 - Episode 17: How and Why to Build a Cube 29:10 - Episode 24: Setting the Tempo 31:41 - Episode 31: Bread and Butter Breakdown 36:17 - Episode 39: A Flat Power L...
How To Build a Cube From Your Collection
May 30, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBHave you always wanted a Cube of your own? Do you have a box full of jank and draft chaff taking up space that you can’t bring yourself to get rid of? You’re in luck! On this week’s show, Andy and Anthony discuss how to build a Cube from your existing Magic collection. They talk about the pros of working within novel constraints. Building from a collection likely means working with cards you already have some connection and familiarity with. The unique constraint fuels coming up with unique ...
Are Synergy and a High Density of Interaction Incompatible?
May 23, 2022 11:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBAfter watching Caleb draft his Powered Synergy Cube on Magic Online for hours, Andy is dying to support some more sweet, synergistic decks in his Bun Magic Cube. After some reflection, he’s not sure if that would even work, so he’s bringing his hopes and dreams to Anthony to discuss whether it’s even possible to support Bazaar of Baghdad, Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle, or Molten Vortex in a cube that is over one-third interaction. Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from Dona...
Lands That Do Things: All About Fetch Lands
May 16, 2022 10:49 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBIf you’d like to support the show, we’d love help annotating old episodes! Andy and Anthony are going deep on fetch lands. They discuss the long tail of exciting interactions, the powerful mana fixing, and the real costs to gameplay experience associated with them. What are their benefits as a player? What are their benefits as a Cube designer? What are their biggest downsides? Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from LuckyLooter’s Amonkar Desert Cube where players have t...
Streets of New Capenna Cube Community Set Review
May 09, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBAndy, Anthony, and Parker discuss the results of Lucky Paper’s Streets of New Capenna Cube Community Set review. They talk through the top cards most appealing to the largest portion of the Cube community, theorize on why cards may appear where they do, analyze interesting outliers, compare the results to past sets, and offer their own opinions of cards in the new set. View cards mentioned in the episode Timestamps: 2:42 — Explanation of Show Format 3:52 — Overview of New Capenna Command...
The Powered Synergy Cube with Caleb Gannon
May 02, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBOur Streets of New Capenna survey is open! Please take a few minutes to let us know what you’re testing in your cube from the new set. Caleb Gannon joins Andy and Anthony to talk about his Powered Synergy Cube which is about to be featured on Magic Online! Caleb goes into detail about the environment, which takes what’s loved about the MTGO Vintage Cube and dials up the synergistic aspects while tuning down other themes and cards that win the game on their own. The Cube is full of complex, ...
Cooking & Cube, Breaking Bread & Cracking Packs
April 25, 2022 11:00 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBOur Streets of New Capenna survey is open! Please take a few minutes to let us know what you’re testing in your cube from the new set. Andy and Anthony take a step back and talk about Cube and Cooking, the many things two of their favorite hobbies have in common, and what they love about them. Both are creative endeavors that are interesting things to master in their own right as well as tools to bring people together and serve as an entry point for broader personal growth. Our listener su...
Streets of New Capenna Cube Additions
April 18, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBOur Streets of New Capenna survey is open! Please take a few minutes to let us know what you’re testing in your cube from the new set. Andy and Anthony discuss each card their interested in giving a try in their own Cube environments, including Andy’s Bun Magic Cube, a high powered legacy environment, Anthony’s peasant-ish Regular Cube, and a few other more novel environments. Visit our website for detailed, linked show notes and a visual spoiler of every card mentioned in this episode in c...
Streets of New Capenna Mechanics & First Impressions
April 11, 2022 11:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBAndy and Anthony talk about the headline mechanics of Magic’s latest premier set, Streets of New Capenna, a set featuring five, three-color factions, the families, each with their own named mechanic. They discuss each abstractly, breaking down the possible design space, how they fit into existing contexts, and what kinds of individual card designs they’re hoping to see. 27 weeks to CubeCon! Timestamps: 5:33 — The mechanics of Streets of New Capenna 7:52 — The Brokers (Bant): Shield Count...
Rock, Paper, Scissors, Recap
April 04, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBAndy and Anthony revisit the topic of the rock, paper, scissors metagame on the axis of tempo and respond to listener feedback from last week’s episode. In addition, they share some highlights and bad-beats from a long weekend playing a range of Cubes. Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from Gasedup’s Micro Grixis Cube. Timestamps: 1:56 — Brags and Bad Beats: A Cube Weekend Recap 8:43 — Cube Con: The long anticipated, premier Cube event 14:28 — Pack 1, Pick one from G...
Rock Beats Paper, Paper Beats Scissors, Scissors Beats Rock
March 28, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBAfter alluding to it in passing multiple times, Andy and Anthony are finally going deep on Andy’s contentious assertion that there are no intrinsically favored matchups between aggro, midrange, and control as the common heuristic suggests. In this episode, they define the macro-archetypes, talk about where they come from, and cover appropriate and innappropriate applications of these kinds of thought technologies. Then, they discuss how each matchup is won and lost for all the permutations o...
Slay the Spire with Parker LaMascus and Jason Waddell
March 21, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 65 MBAndy and Anthony are off this week, but fear not! Friends of the show Parker LaMascus and Jason Waddell are filling in and discussing one of their favorite, non-Magic card games: Slay the Spire. You do not need to have played Slay the Spire to appreciate this episode as Parker and Jason tie their experience with the game back to Cube design and Magic more broadly. Check out Jason’s Twitch stream where he has been playing Slay the Spire recently. If you have a question for the show, or want...
Hausman, Grid, and Beyond: Cube Drafting with Two Players
March 14, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBAndy and Anthony discuss the new, popular two player draft format, Hausman draft, where players draft a series of rounds exchanging cards from hidden hands with a shared, face-up, set of cards. They talk about their experience with the format, the kinds of decks it creates and pros and cons for this style of drafting. In closing, they touch briefly on the strengths and weaknesses of some other popular draft formats for two players. Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from ...
How To Use the Other Half of Your Cube
March 07, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 61 MBAndy and Anthony explore at length a question from the MTG Cube Reddit. As Cube designers, how do we think about cards with strong build-around, signaling potential when they seem like they may not be a good fit for the environment. View linked timestamps and our kitchen tier list on our website. Discussed in this episode: Birthday brunch Irregular Cube u/jselzo’s Reddit post on unintended signals Modern Greasefang Combo No one ever got fired for buying Microsoft Thermapen Cooking I...
My Deck Is a 7 With Mike Coyle & Andy Floury
February 28, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBAndy and Anthony are joined by guests Andy Floury and Mike Coyle of The Guardian Project Podcast to discuss their approach to Commander, which has a lot in common with Lucky Paper Radio’s approach to Cube. By figuring out how to use data to optimize for fun, recognizing that the most powerful cards do not always lead to interesting play patterns, and understanding that setting expectations is one of the most important factors in any game, Andy and Mike have established themselves as kindred ...
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Cube Community Set Review
February 21, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBAndy and Anthony are joined by Parker LaMascus to review the results from the Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Cube community set review. They talk about the set as a whole and the themes the community is most excited about. They go card by card through the top 16 cards the most respondents are trying in their cubes. Check out the complete results and our written analysis in our set review article. You can follow along with a visual spoiler of all the cards mentioned in the episode. Discussed in thi...
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Cube Additions
February 14, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBOur Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty and Neon Dynasty Commander cube surveys are open! Please take a few minutes to let us know what you’re testing in your cube from the new set. Andy and Anthony review Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty from the perspective of their own, growing stable of Cubes, talking about the cards they’re interested in for specific environments ranging from high-powered eternal cubes, low powered cubes, and even a few contexts with special rules. Our website has comprehensive, linked time...
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Mechanics & First Impressions
February 07, 2022 12:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBOur Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty survey is open! Please take a few minutes to let us know what you’re testing in your cube from the new set. The first of our three part set review for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty is here! Andy and Anthony are putting their designer hats on and talking about their first impressions of the triumphant return to Kamigawa. Neon Dynasty brings a handful of flexible mechanics along with a slew of new artifact and enchantment focused themes. Which mechanics are open-ended enou...
Bottling an Iconic Mirror Match: the Jeskai Control Battle Box
January 31, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBAndy and Anthony linger on the topic of Battle Box for a second week in a row, discussing a novel design: Andy’s Jeskai Control Battle Box, modeled after what some have called Magic’s most interesting mirror match. They start things off by drawing and comparing opening hands from the list and then go deep on the benefits of designing an environment for a more narrow range of play and what can be learned from playing it. Follow along with the visual spoiler of all cards mentioned in the epis...
Just Slap It Down and Start Playing
January 24, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBAndy and Anthony discuss Anthony’s updated Battle Box which started as an update and turned into a complete refresh. They talk about how Anthony’s goals have changed and clarified and how that translates to logistical and card choices. They breakdown the gameplay experience, comparing it to their goals and the experience of the previous iteration. To start things off, they each draw a hand from the box and evaluate its strengths and weaknesses. Follow along with the cards mentioned page, a ...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Magic
January 17, 2022 12:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBAndy and Anthony talk about the language we use to talk about Magic. Language is fundamental to social experiences, our favorite game included. Creating new language helps us communicate more effectively and helps us think about and compartmentalize concepts, shaping how we thing about things. But jargon has its drawbacks. View cards mentioned in the episode Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from Mozart’s Cube. Timestamps: 4:02 — Introduction to language and Magic 4:...
Open Drafting the Bun Magic Cube
January 10, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBAndy and Anthony each draft the same seat in Andy’s Bun Magic Cube and compare how they navigate the draft seat by seat. Draft the same seat yourself here on Cube Cobra and compare your own choices! Andy and Anthony’s draft logs are available on the cards mentioned page. Decklists are available on our website. Tune in Tuesday, the day after this episode airs, to The Guardian Project’s stream to see Andy battle his goblin commander deck against The Guardian Project’s hosts and Jason Alt! Ti...
Power Cuts Both Ways
January 03, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBSee the full timestamps on our website or follow along with a visual spoiler of all the cards mentioned in this episode. In an attempt to record a canonical episode about the concept of power level and how it applies to cube, our heroes are chatting about the advantages and disadvantages playing with the most powerful cards and effects. How is power level actually defined? How is it related to the speed and removal density of a format? What deck from Anthony’s Irregular Cube could possibly ...
Looking Backwards; Moving Forwards
December 27, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBIn this 2021 retrospective episode, Andy and Anthony look back on the year and discuss the highs and lows for Cube and how their relationship with Magic continues to evolve. They follow the format of Lucky Paper’s 2021 Cube in Review article, giving their own answers to the questions posed to prominent community members therein, and end up going deep on how changes to competitive Magic and the content and community surrounding it has sharpened their commitment to Cube and other sandbox forma...
Inaugural Draft of the Irregular Cube
December 20, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBAndy 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. ...
Un-Cards for Cube
December 13, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBAndy and Anthony talk about all things un-. They discuss the history of silver-bordered and other non-tournament Magic cards, how they’re designed, and the categories they fall into so you can choose if and how to play them in your Cube. Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from Myagic’s Storytime Cube featuring fairytale themes and a sprinking of un-cards. Discussed in this episode: Drive to Work: Unglued Drive to Work: Making Un-Cards Munchkin The Misery Cube Unstab...
All About Brainstorm
December 06, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBAndy and Anthony spend a whole episode talking just about the iconic cantrip Brainstorm. They talk about how and why it works, how it behaves in different contexts and different cubes, how unique it is, and the many relevant interactions with other cards. Brainstorm can be a controversial topic among Cube players and designers. Some claim it’s over-rated as a carryover from formats it single handedly shapes. Andy argues a high power level rating is justified, and our hosts go deep on the ma...
Innistrad: Crimson Vow Cube Community Set Review
November 29, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBAndy and Anthony are joined by Parker LaMascus to share the results of the Innistrad: Crimson View cube community survey. They look at the top cards that the most people are interested in for their cubes, what makes them appealing, and what contexts they fit best in. Follow along with every card mentioned in the card image gallery. Timestamps (includes spoilers!): 4:42 — A new theory for why cube designers are so interested in powerful cards 9:42 — Survey structure and introduction to co...
Innistrad: Crimson Vow Cube Additions
November 22, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBOur Innistrad: Crimson Vow survey is open! Please take a few minutes to let us know what you’re testing in your cube from the new set. Andy and Anthony talk about Innistrad: Crimson Vow through the lens of their many specific cubes, including the themes, mechanics, and individual cards that fit into particular contexts. They dig into many of the most powerful cards of the set relevant for Andy’s main cube, a few interesting twists on lower power cards for Anthony’s, and look at the set from...
Innistrad: Crimson Vow Mechanics & First Impressions
November 15, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBOur Innistrad: Crimson Vow set survey is open! Please take a few minutes to let us know what you’re testing in your cube from the new set. Andy and Anthony take a first look at Innistrad: Crimson Vow, breaking down themes, mechanics, and cycles for Cube. They talk about opportunities the headline mechanics including Blood, cleave, and yet another influx of double faced cards could offer for all manner of cubes. They also explore the less obvious, unnamed mechanics of the set that reinforce ...
The Use and Abuse of Archetype Driven Design
November 08, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBAndy and Anthony talk about archetypes in Cube design. They discuss what archetypes are, why they’ve become a fundamental part of limited set design, and the uses and limitations of applying the same process to Cube design. Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from Cassie’s cube, The Facedown Slide, heavily featuring morph, cycling and related mechanics. Timestamps: 5:24: Listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 13:59: What is an archetype? 15:35: 10, 2-color archetypes in lim...
A Farewell to Cube Tutor
November 01, 2021 11:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBFor a transcript of this week's scripted opening, see our website. Music for this episode was adapted from Matt McInerney’s EP Mined. Thanks, Matt. We’ll be back next week with a regular episode. If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.
Evolving Cubes and the Power of Novelty
October 25, 2021 11:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBAndy and Anthony talk about a few loosely related Cube topics. They kick things off with a pick from a spooky cube, reflect on some recent drafts and how different playgroups can evaluate environments drastically differently, some individual cards, and the power of novelty. Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from listener Anthony’s very spooky Horror Cube. Timestamps: 3:17 — Spooky listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 9:42 — Getting your fill of individual cards 15:32 — ...
A Normal Conversation About Magic Cards
October 18, 2021 11:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MBWe’re compiling an audio memorial to CubeTutor, so please share your reflections on the site and the role its played in our community, or just your thanks to Ben, with us by sending a voice memo to [email protected]. If I don’t confirm receipt of your message within 48 hours send me a message on Twitter or Discord (andymangold#5271). Andy and Anthony talk about a handful of individual cards from each of their Cubes: why they like them, how they’ve shaped the format or changed as the for...
Mark Rosewater is My Personal Design Intern with Jason Waddell
October 11, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 80.5 MBAndy and Anthony talk with Jason Waddell about Cube, game design, and the complications of Magic as a hobby. Jason share’s his experience with the ups and downs of his relationship with the game. Follow along with the card image gallery. View complete show notes and timestamps on our website. Discussed in this episode: Riptide Lab Who’s the beatdown UB Trippin (not actually by PVDDR, please excuse Andy’s mistake) Jason’s CFB Article Archive Bike Burnout on A Path Less Pedaled Three d...
CubeTutor Shutdown
October 06, 2021 23:23 - 8 minutes - 7.39 MBAndy and Anthony talk about the imminent shutdown of CubeTutor. Don’t forget to export your data! We’re compiling an audio memorial to CubeTutor, so please share your reflections on the site and the role its played in our community, or just your thanks to Ben, with us by sending a voice memo to [email protected]. If I don’t confirm receipt of your message within 48 hours send me a message on Twitter or Discord (andymangold#5271). Discussed in this episode: Anthony’s Rotisserie Draft S...
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Cube Set Review
October 04, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 80.6 MBAndy and Anthony are Joined by Parker to dive into Innistrad: Midnight Hunt and all the cards and mechanics they’re interested in for cubes of all kinds. For detailed, linked timestamps view the episode on our website. You can also follow along with the brand new card image gallery, which includes images of every card mentioned in the episode, in chronological order. Discussed in this episode: Lucky Paper’s Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Cube Prospective Episode 64: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Me...
Brags & Bad Beats
September 27, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 71 MBLast call for our Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Cube survey! This is your only chance to let us know what you’re testing in your cube from the new set. Andy and Anthony talk about updates to Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube, including cards on their way in an Innistrad: Midnight Hunt update. They share some bad beats and successes from the a draft of Anthony’s Regular Cube. Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from Eric’s Ideal Cube. Discussed in this episode: Foundation Series by Isa...
Cube Feelbads: Breaking Zero-Sum Fun in Magic
September 20, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBOur Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Cube survey is open! Please take a few minutes to let us know what you’re testing in your cube from the new set. Andy and Anthony talk about the ‘feelbad’ moments in Magic and the cards that are more likely to create them. This seemingly narrow topic turns out to be one of the most critical and easy to take for granted aspects of Cube design: how do we make it fun? They pick out some of the most likely cards they play that can lead to negative experiences, why t...
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Mechanics and First Impressions
September 13, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 72 MBAndy and Anthony take a first look at Innistrad: Midnight Hunt breaking down the mechanics from a design perspective for Cube and other casual formats. They discuss the many different variations of transform mechanics, the challenges and opportunities they create for Cube designers, and how the new mechanics relate to the old. Timestamps: 6:20 — Day and Night 16:09 — Disturb 20:55 — Flashback 21:22 — Other transform cards and a note on the variety of DFCs in MID 25:06 — Coven 30:23 —...
Single Card Discussion
September 06, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBAndy and Anthony indulge themselves in talking about a few individual cards they find interesting in the context of Cube, using them as a jumping off point into an array of cube topics. Andy brings Field of the Dead to the table, leading to a discussion about card evaluation, single card archetypes, and fixing. Anthony shares why he thinks Feather, the Redeemed is a power outlier that creates positive gameplay experiences in his cube, contrasting it with Kess, Dissident Mage which for differ...
Atomic Spells: The Role of One Mana Cards in Cube
August 30, 2021 10:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBAndy and Anthony talk about the role of one mana spells in Cube. The first play of the game can be fundamental to starting off the game with a plan. The atomic unit of the game’s resource shapes the decisions players have and the way plays can be sequenced. Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from nettlesomeReflexion’s Public Library Cube, emulating their first experience with Magic at their local public library: old school cards with a vanguard twist. Discussed in this e...
Live from Cube Weekend '21
August 23, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBThis is a special, ‘live’ episode of Lucky Paper Radio. The audio quality is not to our normal standards — if you’ve never heard the show before we do not recommend starting with this one! Andy and Anthony decompress with the draft crew in the middle of a long weekend of many, many cube drafts, sharing the greatest and saltiest moments in a rare, unfiltered episode of Lucky Paper Radio. Our cube weekend featured: Parker’s Midrange Cube Alex’s Peasant Cube Jay’s Vintage Cube Andy’s Bun ...
Cube Logistics: Sleeves, Storage, Shuffling, and More
August 16, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBAndy and Anthony talk about the logistics of Cube including everything from storage and sleeves, to basic basic lands and tokens. They cover everything you need to know when setting out to build a new cube that isn’t what cards to include. As with most things Cube, there’s no right answer to any of these questions for all players, but our hosts explore all the options, and how to find what works for you. Detailed timestamps available on our website! Discussed in this episode: Boonta Vista...