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Andy and Anthony are joined by returning guest Zach Barash. They talk about about different lenses Cube designers can use to approach designing a new cube. They finish on a pack 1, pick 1 from Andy’s new cube Take Five.
Previous episodes with Zach:
001 The Principles of Game Design
002 On Terminology, Communication, and Community
003 Reflections on Cube Drafts Past
004 Building Skill vs. Building Community and Learning from Your Mistakes
005 Playtesting and Cube Feedback
Discussed in this episode:
Upkeep NY
Episode 197: Cube Design Iron Chef: Goblin Charbelcher
Episode 182: Emergent Cube Design by Example
Cubes referenced:
Bun Magic Cube
Cascade Cube
Turbo Cube
Reading Rainbow
Sacred Geometry
The Ball Pit
Companion Cube
Perilous Seas
Dichotomy Cube
UMA+ Cube
Take Five
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You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:
Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube
Anthony’s “Regular” Cube
You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box:
Lucky Paper
PO Box 4855
Baltimore, MD 21211
Musical production by DJ James Nasty.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - Guest: Zach Barash
4:59 - Lenses for Approaching Cube Design
14:12 - Making a “Good Cube”
15:05 - Duplication
19:28 - Balance
24:13 - Homage
25:18 - Powermaxing Diversion
33:39 - Novelty
37:14 - Balancing Goals vs Taste
42:01 - Icebergs
46:11 - Restrictions
51:33 - Head vs Heart
53:43 - Summary
58:01 - Crack-a-Pack of Take Five

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Andy and Anthony and joined by Adam, a local player who suggested a novel way to cube. All players involved built what they thought would be the best deck that could ever be drafted from Anthony’s Regular Cube. They talked about the decks they built, their processes for building, and what it revealed about an environment which is typically intended to be drafted.
Discussed in this episode:
Regular Cube
Super Magic Fun Time
Degenerate Microcube
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You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:
Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube
Anthony’s “Regular” Cube
You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box:
Lucky Paper
PO Box 4855
Baltimore, MD 21211
Musical production by DJ James Nasty.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - Main Topic: Theory Draft with Adam
7:48 - RW Heroic
18:04 - Metagaming
23:50 - Anthony’s Zombie Deck
26:58 - Comparing Draft, Constructed, and Rotisserie
29:25 - Premium Removal
31:03 - Mana
34:31 - More Theorydrafting
40:17 - Meta Shifts
42:51 - Andy’s Ninjas Deck
46:04 - Splashes
51:05 - Anthony’s WG Landfall Deck
53:51 - Adam’s Mono B Zombies
54:32 - Sideboards
1:03:23 - Reevaluations
1:05:41 - The Control Deck
1:08:31 - Final Thoughts

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Following their previous episode about playing with Young Pyromancer Andy and Anthony talk about how to win with proactive green decks. They look back at some of Anthony’s successful decks and try to get some insight into what makes them tick, exploring card types and distribution and gameplay heuristics.
Discussed in this episode:
Deck Photos
Episode 299: How to Win with Young Pyromancer
Episode 260: The ABC’s of Midrange
Red Terror
If you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.
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
You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box:
Lucky Paper
PO Box 4855
Baltimore, MD 21211
Musical production by DJ James Nasty.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
4:33 - Main Topic: How to Play Green
6:39 - Andy’s Midrange Woes
12:05 - Mana Curve & Mulligans
14:28 - Being the Beatdown
20:58 - Combat & Blocking
29:37 - Card Evaluation
34:44 - Synergy
39:23 - More Mana Curve
40:42 - Cantrips
43:54 - Grindy Cards & Flexibility
46:07 - Manlands
48:44 - Summary
52:53 - Mailbag

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Celebrating 300 episodes, Andy and Anthony answer listener submitted questions. They address their favorite gummy candies, opinions on the free will of jellyfish, the most technologically advanced things they could build from scratch on a desert island, and so much more.
Discussed in this episode:
Arena Cube
Shoebox
Shrimp Welfare Project
Erich’s Packing Center
Sockerbit
Go Bidet
Books:
A Pattern Language,by Christopher Alexander
A People’s History of the United States) by Howard Zinn
Frostbite by Nicola Twilley
Cod by Mark Kurlansky
The Design of Everythings by Donald Norman
Thomas Thwaites, who attempted to make a toaster from scratch
Artists:
Yayoi Kusama
Julie Mehretu
Robert Hodgin
Impressionism
wayne thiebaud
Isaac Leviton
Gustave Doré
Virgil Finlay
Theo Jansen
Dan Flavin
Richard Serra
James Turrell
Other Media:
NTS Radio
Off Menu, Podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster
Alone, TV Show
If you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.
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
You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box:
Lucky Paper
PO Box 4855
Baltimore, MD 21211
Musical production by DJ James Nasty.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
4:18 - Episode 300 Q&A!
5:03 - Origins of Lucky Paper and the Podcast
8:45 - Shoebox
10:24 - Do Jellyfish Have Free Will?
12:26 - Being Opinionated
13:31 - Processed Cheese
21:00 - Pinatas
23:35 - What do you admire most about each other?
24:44 - Life Improvements
29:49 - Influential Books
34:21 - Who Could Build a More Technologically Advanced Thing?
40:21 - FMK
41:28 - Cube Soundtracks
46:04 - Non Magic LPR Listeners
49:15 - Higher Education
53:09 - Survival Reality Television
57:45 - Our Ideal High Speed Transit
59:13 - Visual Art
1:03:03 - Our Hosts First Impressions of Each Other
1:10:53 - The Future of Cube
1:17:52 - Hopes for Baltimore Cubing
1:22:33 - Mailbag
1:24:19 - Favorite Drinks

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Andy and Anthony talk about one of Andy’s all time favorite cards Young Pyromancer. After a recent draft of a peasant cube at their weekly cube night, Anthony realized that despite it’s iconic status, it’s not a card he feels like he know’s how to optimize. Andy shares his experience with the card, what he thinks it takes to support it, and a handful of his cube draft decks it headlined.
View the full decklists of Andy’s referenced drafts on the  cards page.
Discussed in this episode:
Library of Babel, Local Peasant Cube
Deck Pics!
Alternate Timeline cube by Joe Donkey
If you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.
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
You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box:
Lucky Paper
PO Box 4855
Baltimore, MD 21211
Musical production by DJ James Nasty.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:03 - Sorting Cards
9:07 - Helping Anthony with Young Pyromancer
18:40 - Card Quality
24:06 - How to Draft the Young Pyromancer Deck
29:33 - Why Blue-Red Pyromancer
34:51 - Modal Double Faced Cards
36:20 - How Many Counterspells
37:34 - Mulligans
44:30 - Off-Strategy Splashes
49:42 - Wrap Up
55:17 - Andy is Bad at Big Games