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View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony scour the cutting room floor for unfinished gems. They offer up some of their half-baked, unfinished cube ideas for you to steal. Andy shares his ideas for an aesthetic sun-bleached cube, a cube where your deck is your life total, and an environment built around wishes. Anthony digs up an all alternate win conditions cube and a battle box where the entire game happens in one stack.Discussed in this episode:Anthony’s Alternate Win Condition CubeAnthony’s Single Stack Battle BoxCreatureless CubeDegenerate MicrocubeLoam CubeCompanion CubeArcane LessonsIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:19 - Main Topic: Steal Our Ideas1:57 - Sunbleached Cube6:59 - Alternate Win Cons Cube13:06 - No Life Total Cube24:33 - Where Do Ideas Come From27:33 - Omniscience Battlebox37:24 - Three Wishes Cube49:02 - Custom Ante Cards

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony are joined by Cube Person of the Year 2024, Ollie, to talk about whether it’s irresponsible to present a cube for drafting without any playtesting. What is the difference between ‘playing’ and ‘playtesting’? Can you design a cube iteratively without playtesting? Just how bad can a cube really be?Discussed in this episode:Upkeep NY/C4ACBodlean CubeCreatureless CubeEpisode 302 — Theory Drafting the Best Decks in Regular CubeThe Ball PitEpisode 206 — The Joy of Gaming with Richard Garfield100 OrnithoptersMarina Abramovic - The Artist is Present (2010)Boston Cube PartyIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro3:41 - Secret Project: Obscura9:13 - Playtesting16:46 - The Case Against Playtesting21:03 - Non-Playtest Data23:09 - The Process29:45 - Playing Vs Playtesting35:17 - Cube First Impressions43:33 - Expectations47:28 - Designing for an Experience52:10 - Marina Abramovic and Artistic Intent58:26 - Logistics

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony are joined by the de facto Cube judge — Bones! The three recap The Salt Box, a small Cube event in Baltimore. At this event, Andy debuted Take Five and Judge Bones Arcane Lessons. They share what they learned from players drafting their cubes for the very first time and their own experience as cube designers drafting cubes for the first time in a public event.Discussed in this episode:Salt BoxTake 5Take 5 Youtube VideosArcane LessonsBones on Cube CobraChangeling CubeSacred GeometryRegular Cubehttps://cubecobra.com/cube/about/regular?view=primerKulashov CubeThe WetlandsThe Red TerrorMagic History with Bones and DeinonychusIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy 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 Design002 On Terminology, Communication, and Community003 Reflections on Cube Drafts Past004 Building Skill vs. Building Community and Learning from Your Mistakes005 Playtesting and Cube FeedbackDiscussed in this episode:Upkeep NYEpisode 197: Cube Design Iron Chef: Goblin CharbelcherEpisode 182: Emergent Cube Design by ExampleCubes referenced:Bun Magic CubeCascade CubeTurbo CubeReading RainbowSacred GeometryThe Ball PitCompanion CubePerilous SeasDichotomy CubeUMA+ CubeTake FiveIf you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/p

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy 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 CubeSuper Magic Fun TimeDegenerate MicrocubeIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:27 - Main Topic: Theory Draft with Adam7:48 - RW Heroic18:04 - Metagaming23:50 - Anthony’s Zombie Deck26:58 - Comparing Draft, Constructed, and Rotisserie29:25 - Premium Removal31:03 - Mana34:31 - More Theorydrafting40:17 - Meta Shifts42:51 - Andy’s Ninjas Deck46:04 - Splashes51:05 - Anthony’s WG Landfall Deck53:51 - Adam’s Mono B Zombies54:32 - Sideboards1:03:23 - Reevaluations1:05:41 - The Control Deck1:08:31 - Final Thoughts

View all cards mentioned in this episodeFollowing 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 PhotosEpisode 299: How to Win with Young PyromancerEpisode 260: The ABC’s of MidrangeRed TerrorIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro4:33 - Main Topic: How to Play Green6:39 - Andy’s Midrange Woes12:05 - Mana Curve & Mulligans14:28 - Being the Beatdown20:58 - Combat & Blocking29:37 - Card Evaluation34:44 - Synergy39:23 - More Mana Curve40:42 - Cantrips43:54 - Grindy Cards & Flexibility46:07 - Manlands48:44 - Summary52:53 - Mailbag

View all cards mentioned in this episodeCelebrating 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 CubeShoeboxShrimp Welfare ProjectErich’s Packing CenterSockerbitGo BidetBooks:A Pattern Language,by Christopher AlexanderA People’s History of the United States) by Howard ZinnFrostbite by Nicola TwilleyCod by Mark KurlanskyThe Design of Everythings by Donald NormanThomas Thwaites, who attempted to make a toaster from scratchArtists:Yayoi KusamaJulie MehretuRobert HodginImpressionismwayne thiebaudIsaac LevitonGustave DoréVirgil FinlayTheo JansenDan FlavinRichard SerraJames TurrellOther Media:NTS RadioOff Menu, Podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James AcasterAlone, TV ShowIf you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon</

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy 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 CubeDeck Pics!Alternate Timeline cube by Joe DonkeyIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:03 - Sorting Cards9:07 - Helpin

View all cards mentioned in this episodeMost of the time when listeners suggest topics we’ve already recorded a whole episode dedicated to that subject. Sometimes we’ve even recorded three. It turns out almost six years is a long time to have a weekly podcast about a niche interest like Cube design. So when someone recently suggested we record an episode about ‘colorless cards’ I was surprised to discover that we have never actually dedicated an entire episode to the subject, and it turns out we have a lot to say!If you have questions for our 300th episodes please send them to [email protected] with the subject line ‘Episode 300 Question’.Discussed in this episode:Hedron NetworkRegular CubeTurbo Cube100 OrnithoptersBun MagicSacred GeometryNeoclassical CubeDevoid CubeIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:22 - Hedron Network Data3:47 - Episode 3006:39 - Colorless Cards11:20 - Thinking About the Color Pie13:05 - Sacred Geometry Diversion16:37 - Balancing Colorless Cards20:30 - Hole Filling22:19 - Supporting Monocolor28:29 - The Colorless Deck35:02 - Colorless Cards and Mana Fixing37:33 - Colorless v Col

View all cards mentioned in this episodeIn the third book club Episode, Anthony and Parker talk about Donald Norman’s The Design of Everyday Things. Originally published in 1988, the book was an influential criticism of the built world and interfaces establishing many concepts fundamental to user interface and industrial design today. It also introduces a metric ton of jargon per page.Our book club members talk about how these concepts apply to game and Cube design and their thinking about things more broadly.Discussed in this episode:The Design of Everyday Things by Donald NormanEnshittification concept and book by Cory DoctorowStatus and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change by W. David MarxBlank Space: A Cultural History of the Twenty-First Century by W. David MarxBlood In the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech by Brian MerchantOther Book Club EpisodesIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro2:42 - The Design of Everyday Things7:43 - Mental Models12:

View all cards mentioned in this episodeIn this explicit episode of Lucky Paper Radio, Andy, Anthony, and Patrick recap their experience at Shoebox in St Paul, Minnesota. Shoebox celebrated a range of casual formats including team limited, pauper, and, of course, Cube! They talk about highlights from the weekend and the decks they drafted.Discussed in this episode:The Monster FuckDee Dee Mega Doo DooArties CubeShoeboxEiganjo DriftAquaone PoweredPenrose CubeHeatherCubeBoudican Destruction Horizon100 LotusesIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro7:23 - Fistfights12:04 - Pottery Studio16:28 - Weather and Planes18:58 - Microfame20:32 - Andy’s Draft of Artemis’ Cube24:19 - What is Shoebox29:41 - Anthony’s Draft of Eiganjo Drift32:09 - Patrick’s Draft of aquaone Powered36:51 - Andy’s Draft of Penrose Cube41:33 - Anthony’s Draft of HeatherCube45:31 - Andy’s Stone Soup53:30 - Anthon

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony finally just talk about epistemology and sort of address Magic: the Gathering. They talk about the way we all generally learn things and incorporate them into our understanding of the world around us, and how that manifests in the smaller world of the game.Discussed in this episode:ContraPoints on YouTubeThe Beginning of Infinity by David DeutschEvery Living Thing by Jason Roberts100 OrnithoptersRegular CubeCascade CascadeCube MapIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro4:55 - Epistemology11:43 - The Enlightenment14:43 - Authority20:29 - Empiricism26:49 - Explanations29:58 - Science as a Creative Process33:18 - Knowledge in Magic37:04 - Emergent Properties41:54 - Aggro-Midrange-Control45:53 - Cube Experiments51:10 - Mailbag!

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk with Greg about his Companion Cube. In this Cube, each player chooses a card from their deck before each game to be their ‘companion’, which their guaranteed access to. They talk about the history of the cube and the difference between the early days of frequent edits and the longer stable phase with less frequent changes.Greg is also one of the organizers of Shoebox an event happening next week in St Paul, Minnesota. Shoebox will prominently feature Cube as well as other formats that don’t usually get center stage and much more.Discussed in this episode:”Still Alive” from PortalCompanion CubeC4AC StreamShoeboxMuseum of ModernTake 5If 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro2:27 - Greg AKA Dinrovahorror4:16 - Shoebox10:35 - Companion Cube15:57 - Cube as Nostalgia18:48 - Power Level27:49 - Responding to Feedback32:22 - New Player Pitfalls35:42 - Comparing Companions40:49 - Control Decks42:37 - Clones46:13 - The Future

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk about cutting a long-standing, controversial card from 100 Ornithopters: Echoing Boon. They talk about gameplay experiences with the card and why Andy decided to include a conspiracy in the cube in the first place. The ‘always on’ nature of conspiracies put certain constraints on the cube’s design. Andy talks about some of those limitations and changes he’s planning to make after they’re gone.Discussed in this episode:100 OrnithoptersCube For a CauseRhystic Studies Video on 100 OrnithoptersShoebox, St Paul, Minnesota, Mar 13-15, 2026If 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro4:46 - Echoing Boon13:20 - Why Cut Echoing Boon22:30 - Regrets25:23 - Leyline of Resonance30:55 - Blazing Shoal33:39 - Reverse Dunning-Kruger35:46 - “Must Cuts”38:20 - More Additions47:29 - City on Fire50:06 - Lunar Frenzy51:25 - Slip Through Space53:12 - Actual Cuts54:35 - Time Sieve57:51 - Mailbag

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony discuss how they think about themes within cubes. As always, our hosts beginning with a thorough defining of terms. They talk about how they think about thematically related sets of cards and how many they think can fit, or would want to, in a Cube. Andy has been exploring fitting a tight network of synergistic cards in his cube Take Five.They also talk about a new app Anthony built specifically for mapping synergies between cards within a cube. It lets you create a force directed diagram of every card in a cube and draw connections between individual or sets of cards. Give it a try with your own cube!Discussed in this episode:Regular CubeNew App: Cube Synergy MapperTake Five CubeAndy’s Take Five VideosCommander Spellbook - Magic Combo DatabaseSacred GeometryShoeboxMagic Card List SpellcheckerIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro3:01 - Cube Packages and Themes9:56 - Theme's in Anthony's Regular Cube14:41 - New App For Mapping Synergies withing a Cube16:46 - More Regular Cube Themes21

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk about the concept of power level band or range in Cubes. It’s sometimes said a Cube should have a pretty even power level, with the strongest card being not too much stronger than the weakest, is a good idea. Our hosts talk about why that doesn’t always make sense and strategies for making Cubes with a wide band of power that still make sense.Discussed in this episode:Regular CubeSacred GeometryRecross the PathsNeoclassical CubeBun Magic Cube100 OrnithoptersIrregular CubeIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro4:48 - Power Levels16:34 - Against a Narrow Power Band19:55 - Absolute vs Relative Power24:09 - Bombs26:37 - Enablers vs Finishers32:01 - Absolute Game Impact36:28 - Power Curve46:35 - Summary

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy, Anthony, and Patrick recap their experience at Lunch Box, a 1 day Cube event in their home town of Baltimore raising funds for the Maryland Food Bank. They discuss the cubes they drafted, the highs and lows of their matches, and their overall experiences at the event.Discussed in this episode:Lunch BoxTwilight CubeRed TerrorLibrary of BabelScience CubeIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro2:34 - Lunchbox7:33 - Andy Draft 1 of Maggie's Twilight Cube13:45 - Patrick Draft 1 of Red Terror16:19 - Anthony Draft 1 of Red Terror20:04 - Andy Draft 2 of Library of Babel27:16 - Can we lose graciously?36:46 - Patrick and Anthony's Draft 2 of the

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk about Star Magic, a unique multiplayer format that also happens to be a way to accommodate a draft with 5 players — a notoriously awkward number.In a Star Magic game, 5 players engage in a free-for-all game with a specific win condition. The game ends when any one player eliminates the two others seated furthest from them. Players sitting next to each other are neutrally affiliated but are motivated to collaborate by their one shared enemy, or not to if another is about to defeat both of their enemies.Our hosts talk about their recent exploration of the format and how they feel it’s a multiplayer experience that both applies to their own gameplay tastes, and to a typical cube not intentionally designed for multiplayer, than a full free-for-all game.Discussed in this episode:Star Magic Draft Format ExplanationStar Magic on the MTG WikiSacred GeometryRegular CubeIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:32 - Star Magic6:20 - Rules17:14 - First Impressions21:48 - Scaling from 1v125:46 - Politicking33:22 - Choosing a Cube for Star Magic41:22 - Munchkin46:54 - Final Thoughts

View all cards mentioned in this episodeIt’s been said that Cube Will Outlive Magic, but would it really? Andy and Anthony wildly speculate on the future in a thought experiment: what if Wizards of the Coast stopped existing tomorrow and no new cards were designed or printed. They theorize about how it would impact different elements of the player base and how it would impact their own relationship to the game, despite their relative independence from the flow of new cards.Discussed in this episode:King of Collectibles on NetflixNetrunnerIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro3:16 - The Death of Magic10:39 - Optimism12:49 - Pessimism15:02 - Playgroup Decay22:40 - Content Creators26:16 - Kitchen Table Players36:17 - Logistics44:59 - Spending Money on Cards is Kind of Dumb47:33 - A Called Shot53:36 - Netrunner

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony each draft the same seat in a virtual pod of Andy’s Sacred Geometry Cube. They talk through each of their picks and their overall draft strategy and the final decks they end up with.If you want to draft this same seat as well, either before or after listening to the episode, follow these steps:Download the predetermined booster packsOn Draftmancer:If you enjoy this episode, check out our previous draft episodes.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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro7:28 - Pack 141:48 - Pack 253:03 - Pack 301:03:59 - Draft Results

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony discuss feedback received by a fellow cube designer: that particular decks are sometimes too dominant when they go uncontested, or as they put it “The Open Lane Problem”. They talk about whether or not this is a real problem in different contexts and ways you might be able to mitigate it.Discussed in this episode:100 OrnithoptersBun Magic CubeRegular CubeNeoclassical CubeTurbo CubeSupport The Podcast on PatreonIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro2:43 - Mailbag!7:35 - The Open Lane Problem14:19 - The Effect of Narrow Cards26:44 - Powering Up Archetypes35:36 - Player Preferences42:09 - Solving the Open Lane Problem45:34 - Changing Cube Size

View all cards mentioned in this episodeBy popular demand, Andy and Anthony rush back into their series exploring modal mechanics through Magic’s history. Continuing where they left off, they talk about mechanics from Return to Ravnica to Fate Reforged. They argue over some mechanics fit a useful definition of “modal” and what the mechanics, and individual modal cards, offer to Cube designers.Discussed in this episode:Song-Poem DocumentaryModal Mechanics 001 — Some Nonzero Number of Mechanics Are KickerModal Mechanics 002 — Some Modal Mechanics Evoke a Strong ResponseReading Rainbow Cube100 OrnithoptersThe Design of Everyday ThingsLucky Paper PatreonIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro3:03 - Modal Mechanics: Part 0034:44 - Scavenge9:03 - Bloodrush17:17 - Fuse27:30 - Bestow36:03 - Monstrosity37:59 - Will of the Council42:27 - Sieges48:41 - Planeswalker Addendum

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony look back at their last year playing Magic. They talk about their highs and lows, playing cube while engaging little with Magic’s release cycle, the continued grown of community, and Lucky Paper’s projects.Discussed in this episode:Lucky Paper Events Page100 Ornithopters in a Cube-Shaped Box by Rhystic Studies on YouTubeLucky Paper PatreonCube Fellowship and Supporter PinsHow to Quickly Shuffle Your MTG Cube Anthony’s Article on the Broadcast ShuffleList FormatterList DifferXKCD Is It Worth the Time? and AutomationThe Ball PitIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:52 - Year In Review7:22 - High: Regional Scene Development11:47 - High: Weekly Cube Nights12:56 - High: Ignoring Magic Product16:32 - High: Rhystic Studies Video18:23 - High: Patreon21:13 - High: Cube Fellowship22:41 - High: Playmat V224:18 - High: Deepening Relationships26:58 - High: Broadcast Shuffle29:46 - High: List Formatter31

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk about bad cards. Why do “bad cards” even exist? Can’t all the cards just be good?Our hosts talk about why they like playing with bad Magic cards and how Cube gives them the flexibility to play with whatever cards they like regardless of how they stack up to the other 30,000 cards in the game. They talk about ways they conceptualize a bad card in different formats and the inevitability of their existence. They also reflect on the differences between thinking about Magic as a player vs a designer and how player mentality and hamper design thinking. And also, for some reason, wolves.Discussed in this episode:Mark Rosewater’s When Cards go BadParkers Article on Bad CardsThe Alpha Myth Episode of Unexplainable about Alpha WolvesAndy’s Take Five Brainstorming Videos on YouTubeThe Oldest SchoolThe Ball PitTurbo CubeIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro3:55 - Bad Cards6:42 - What is a Bad Card22:05 - The Fundamental Constants of Magic29:44 - In Defense of Bad Cards35:18 - Bad Cards in Cube Design43:58 - Combat is Beautiful49:30 - Recontex

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony continue their roughly chronological journey through Magic’s modal mechanics. From transmute, to evoke, to reinforce and everything in between they talk about every mechanic they’d categorize as “modal” from the prospective of gameplay and Cube design.But first, they have to revisit their age old question of whether or not Lightning Bolt counts as a modal spell.Discussed in this episode:Modal Mechanics 001Colin Furze on YouTubeDrive to Work PodcastTake Five Video with JaneTake Five Video with with Ryan OverturfIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:04 - Main Topic, Modal Part 27:40 - Transmute15:06 - Forecast20:24 - Evoke27:59 - Planeswalkers33:54 - The Moment of Modality38:37 - Sagas vs Planeswalkers41:48 - Lorwyn Comman

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk through some of their recent drafts from their weekly Cube night. They talk about what they drafted and their impressions of the cubes, including Anthony’s Turbo Cube and a mystery cube brought by a new participant in Cube night.Discussed in this episode:Turbo CubeIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:49 - Main Topic Start5:24 - Turbo Cube32:56 - Mystery Cube50:51 - Takeaways from Mystery Cube57:06 - Wrap Up

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk about Andy’s latest Cube design concept. Inspired by The Ball Pit among other projects, Andy’s goal is to design a desert cube where players play all but 5 cards from their pool. In other words, after the draft, player simply “Take Five” cards out of their pool and get shuffling. Andy’s goal is to push players even harder to make something out of the cards they draft even if they don’t obviously stand well on their own. Our hosts talk about the design process, challenges they anticipate, and potential solutions to this draft structure.Discussed in this episode:Take Five Song Recorded by the Dave Brubeck QuartetTake Five Andy’s Emerging Cube IdeaThe Ball Pit100 OrnithoptersAndy’s Take Five Brainstorming Videos on YouTubeGoblin Game, mono-Red No-Deckbuilding Cube by ArloPack One Slick Ones - Episode #20 including Arlo’s Explanation of Goblin GameDegenerate Micro CubeSacred GeometryBun Magic CubeIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211M

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk about and dispel what they see as the most prevalent myths about Cube drafting and design. While the format has seen a ton of growth in the last few years, it’s still not uncommon for people to think of Cube as primarily defined by the MTGO Cube. Other myths like Cube being only for the most enfranchised players or requiring exactly 8 people are still pervasive.Discussed in this episode:The Chive GuyDouble-slit ExperimentThe Top 5 Casual Formats Of Magic: The Gathering (not commander) from the Tolarian Community College on YouTubeStone Soup Draft Explanation on YouTubeMany Ways to Draft with Less than 8 Players ExplainedEpisode 277: Building the Lords of Limited Cube with Ben and Ethan of the LOL PodcastEpisode 206: The Joy of Gaming with Richard Garfield with Richard Garfield, Magic’s creatorBroadcast Shuffle: The Fast Method for Shuffling a CubeThe Magic Multiverse ProjectCubes Mentioned:MTGO Vintage Cube Cube List on Cube CobraAndy’s 100 OrnithoptersAquaone Powered a Heavily Altered Powered Vintage CubeAnthony’s Turbo CubeAndy’s Neoclassical CubeAndy’s Sacred GeometryAnthony’s Regular CubeCompanion CubeIf you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony are joined by Jane to talk about her novel Cube The Ball Pit. In this cube, every card is treated as a modal double faced card with Chromatic Sphere on the back side. On top of that, the Cube is also a desert cube, so players must draft their lands and don’t have access to additional basics, and every card drafted must be played in your deck. They talk about Jane’s process designing the cube and how the rules relate to the particular cards included.Discussed in this episode:The Ball PitData Generated Vintage CubeRecross the Paths Discussing the Ball PitInland Northwest Cube FestCubeConThe Dashcon Ball PitIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro0:42 - The Ball Pit10:21 - Unconventional Cube Maintenance13:33 - Psychographics18:34 - Evaluating Deck Photos20:55 - THE STINKERS24:43 - Ball Pit At CubeCon and Addressing Issues31:06 - Cloudpost32:22 - Reducing Mental Load34:40 - Addressing Long Games46:38 - The Future of The Ball Pit53:00 - Selecting Card Printings54:54 - Final Thoughts

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony are joined by Ethan and Ben of the Lords of Limited podcast to talk about their new found enthusiasm for Cube and their new Lords of Limited Cube. Inspired to make a cube emblematic of their podcast and limited experience, their cube pulls from all the sets they’ve discussed on the podcast, starting with Hour of Devastation. They talk with Andy and Anthony about refining the list to something ready for playtesting. They talk about proportions of different effects, rough skeletons for color and type breakdowns, and what their goals for this new cube are.Discussed in this episode:Cube Will Outlive Magic Playmat, Second Edition PreorderLords of LimitedInitial List for the Lords of Limited CubeEpisode 274: Cube Design Iron Chef: Genesis Wave17 LandsThe Fire SwampRegular CubeIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro0:57 - Episode Start5:21 - Lords of Limited Cube6:30 - Cube Design by Committee12:48 - 17 Lands15:34 - Supporting Pet Cards and Addressing Power Band25:16 -

View all cards mentioned in this episodeFor this special bonus episode, Andy talks with Wildflower, one of the members of the Cube Fellowship, about her experience at Cube Con 2025. If you’d like to support the Lucky Paper Cube Fellowship you can purchase a supporter pin. All of the profits from those pin sales are given directly to Cube Fellows.Discussed in this episode:Lucky Paper Cube FellowshipCubeCon15 Card HighlanderThe Ball PitTabletop Cube100 Ways to DraftA Study in HarmonyBreaking the Oath CubeIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro0:55 - Interview Start3:45 - 15 Card Highlander7:34 - The Ball Pit12:32 - Tabletop Cube14:50 - 100 Ways to Draft18:44 - A Study in Harmony23:16 - Oathbreaker Cube26:51 - Wrap Up/Wildflower’s Cube

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony recap Andy’s experience at the fourth annual CubeCon. They talk about how the event went overall, their thoughts on changes to the event structure — in particular separating open play and main event tickets — and Andy’s drafts throughout the weekend.Discussed in this episode:CubeConSacred GeometryRed TerrorBoudican Destruction Horizon cube by DarthPinkHippoWorld Champ CubeLords of Limited × Lucky Paper EpisodeMuseum of Modern cube by Judge BonesPringlesman’s CubeEpisode 275: In the Kitchen Making Stone Soup of Lucky Paper RadioIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:25 - Presents from Listeners2:57 - CubeCon Recap4:21 - CubeCon Open Play Area vs Main Event11:30 - Draft 1 of Joe’s World Champs Cube23:06 - Draft 2 of Pringlesman's Cube29:58 - Draft 3 - Stone Soup46:36 - Draft 4 of Red Terror46:57 - Too Many Cubes52:34 - Draft 5 of Sacred Geometry56:02 - Wrap Up</

View all cards mentioned in this episodeIn preparation for this year’s CubeCon, Andy and Anthony dive through some of Andy’s collection to put together a Stone Soup card pool for Andy to bring to the event. In this format, each player brings 45 cards of their choice. All the cards are combined and shuffled up and drafted like a collaboratively built cube. They talk about considerations for the kinds of cards to include while exploring stacks of cards, and ultimately picking out the 45 to bring.Discussed in this episode:Episode 265: Stone Soup, A Magical Community Stew with D.S.B.Cube Will Outlive Magic, Second Run Playmat Preorders on Stitcher’s SupplyThe Design of Everyday Things by Don NormanIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro3:00 - What is a stone soup draft10:55 - Choosing lands for the soup16:09 - Removal for the soup25:54 - 10 cool cards38:14 - Anthony critiques the soup45:58 - Full soup contribution recap50:36 - Addressing color imbalance in the soup54:41 - Second run of "Cube Will Outlive Magic" playmat preorders

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony brainstorm a brand new cube starting from a single card: Genesis Wave. Like the two previous episodes, featuring Goblin Charbelcher and Trade Routes, they expand from a single card considering what kind of environment it would make sense in. They take a few further steps considering more layers of cards that fit together in different ways. They end up with a rough sketch for a cube idea, including some general themes and a few open questions still to answer to turn their initial brainstorm into a playable list.Discussed in this episode:Second Edition of the Cube Will Outlive Magic Playmats Available for PreorderLucky Paper PatreonEpisode 197: Cube Design Iron Chef: Goblin CharbelcherEpisode 182: Emergent Cube Design by Example starting with Trade RoutesIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro3:30 - Building a Cube Starting from Genesis Wave7:55 - Why Andy Doesn't Like Genesis Wave16:34 - Level 1 Cards23:52 - Permanent Based Interaction26:54 - Landfall30:42 - ETB Payoffs34:28 - Level 2 Cards42:01 - Vendilion Clique Corner51:57 - Open Questions Remaining57:46 - Approaching the Manabase1:01:54 - Conclusion

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk about each of their top 5 favorite cards from the history of the game. They talk about where they first encountered them whether it was an exciting level up moment in a draft or as a key card that inspired a deck.Discussed in this episode:CubeConLucky Paper Cube FellowshipThe Eternal Glory PodcastAnthony’s First Ever 3-0 Deck Featuring Archfiend of IfnirEric Klug’s Peasant CubeRecross the PathsLords of LimitedIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro2:24 - Episode Start6:02 - Anthony Favorite Cards #1 Whitemane Lion12:43 - #2 Noosegraf Mob17:29 - #3 Genesis Wave21:45 - #4 Archfiend of Ifnir26:32 - #5 Sphinx's Tutelage34:40 - Andy Favorite Cards History36:55 - #1 Masticore42:10 - #2 Managorger Hydra48:49 - #3 Skeleton Ship53:55 - #4 Portent59:26 - #5 Ornithopter

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk about the last year in Magic and, in broad strokes, where they think the game stands from a design and product perspective. They start with Mark Rosewater’s own annual retrospective and talk about wether or not they agree on his take on the past year’s sets.Discussed in this episode:Mark Rosewater’s 2025 State of Design ArticlePack One Slick Ones - Episode #18 - Having a Healthy Relationship with Magic, Especially Outside of CubeGeneral Apathy on YouTubeOrnithological Studies Secret LairIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro05:48 - State of Design 202528:05 - The end of "hat" sets?46:48 - Meditations on Fandom Culture50:01 - State of Design Lighting Round

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony, along with Zach, Gabor, and Scott, recap their drafts from the most recent Capitol Cube Championship. The five of them, at sixty other players, spent a whole Saturday in DC Cube drafting. They talk about the cubes and decks they each drafted and highlights from the event.Discussed in this episode:Capitol Cube ChampionshipBodleian CubeAtomic CubeBun Magic CubeCompost CubeDepleted LandsPenrose CubeTresserhorn GardensAlattaTime Spiral Altered100 OrnithoptersIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro00:54 - Capitol Cube Champs03:30 - Compost Cube07:34 - Depleted Lands25:20 - Penrose Cube37:58 - Tresserhorn Gardens55:58 - Alatta01:02:26 - Time Spiral Altered01:10:56 - 100 Ornithopters01:23:31 - Anthony's Top Eight Draft

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk about the the new draft format Wizard’s intends for playing their latest release: Marvel’s Spider-Man. Designing the set approachable for small play groups, they propose a four player draft where each player takes two cards at a time from sealed booster packs. Our hosts talk about the design of the format, and the constraints in packaging and communication that informed it. They talk about the ways they prefer to draft with small groups and the options available to them as Cube organizers that they can take advantage of to have fun with any number of players.Discussed in this episode:Gavin’s Video Explaining Pick 2Good Luck High Five’s Episode on Pick 2 DraftHousman DraftGrid DraftDouble Decker DraftWimbledon DraftAlpha Reimagined CubeIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro2:34 - Main Topic: Pick 2 Draft8:04 - Potential Downsides of Pick 2 Draft20:49 - Other Implications of Double Picks27:29 - Fan Made Small Pod Draft Formats30:19 - Drafting with Smaller Pack Sizes33:44 - Housman Draft40:32 - Grid Draft43:46 - Ryan

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony co-draft Anthony’s Turbo Cube, talking through each of their picks as they navigate putting a deck together in this novel environment. In the Turbo Cube, all spells and activated abilities cost 2  mana less. While they draft, they discuss how the rules change effects each pick and their overall strategy.Because of the unique environment, our hosts collaborativly draft with eight real players rather than separately drafting the same simulated seat as they have in previous draft along episodes.Follow along with their draft on the cards mentioned page to see the full set of cards in each pack.Discussed in this episode:Turbo CubeNext “Book Club” Read: The Design of Everyday Things, by Donald NormanRecross the Paths, Episode with Andy Discussing the Cube FellowshipCube FellowshipPrevious open drafting episodes:The Bun Magic CubeRegular CubeNeoclassical CubeIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro5:27 - Book Club - The De

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAnthony is one again out sick, and trying to fill his sizable shoes are both judge Bones and Kade from Recross the Paths for a discussion with a potpurri of topics. They recap Cube for a Cause, talk about how to divorce player experience from the outcome of their matches, and, of course, The Devil Went Down to Georgia.Discussed in this episode:Cube for a Cause Coverage on YouTubeCube For A Cause (C4AC)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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro8:55 - Main Topic Start18:58 - The Devil Went Down to Georgia31:20 - Vibe Curation40:33 - H** O***42:40 - Okay Maybe Winning Does Matter53:06 - Bones’ Judge Corner

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Parker look back at all the cards rotating out of Standard this summer. They look at the specific cards they were interested in for their cubes and talk about what they were right and wrong about.Search your own past survey submissions here.Discussed in this episode:2025 Standard Rotation Article by Parker LaMascusTheseusPulp NouveauSacred GeometryBun MagicNeoclassicalRegularCube for a Cause UMA Cube DraftIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro2:24 - Main Topic: Post Rotation Cube Survey Retrospective10:47 - Surprising Trends17:14 - Parker’s Lessons36:32 - Andy’s Picks50:07 - Correct Predictions57:29 - Wrap Up

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk about how and why designers can present their cubes in ways that resonate with players. They talk about the presentational aspects available to communicate through, the values of making a connection, and how valuable it can be to set expectations with players.Discussed in this episode:Double Black Diamonds Cube (formerly “Mono Decent”)100 OrnithoptersTurbo CubeRegular CubeDon’t Call It That by Eli AldmanThe Fire SwampThe Giver CubeThe Red TerrorThe Mono Red CubeThe Jund CubeBun Magic CubePenrose CubePenrose Aperiodic TilingDichotomy CubeSacred GeometryMTGO Vintage CubeThe Pauper CubeThe CampaignMay’s Fae CubeCascade CubeThe BallpitEsper Bouncy CastleIf 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<a href

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony are joined by Dan, a.k.a. “D.S.B” to talk about one of his favorite cube adjacent formats — Stone Soup. 8 players (or as many as you’ve got!) each bring their own selection of 45 sleeved cards to the draft. All the contributions are shuffled up and drafted as you would any other Cube. They talk about their experience drafting a Stone Soup and how the format plays. Choosing what cards to bring, especially if players don’t discuss their choices in advance, is an interesting question, and our hosts go deep into the nuance of it.Inevitably they also meander off the path and talk a little bit about a lot of topics, and a lot about The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin.Huge thanks to Rush Coil for granting us permission to use his great chiptune version of “Too Many Cooks” as the backing track for our intro week.Tune in to our Twitch channel this weekend, August 23-24, for some live paper Cube coverage from Cube for a Cause in New York!Discussed in this episode:Stone Soup MTG Draft on YouTubeStone Soup Folk Tale100 Monkeys EffectRupert Sheldrake - Morphic FieldsE. coli Long-Term Evolution ExperimentMultiple DiscoveryConvergent EvolutionNarrative IdentityBroadcast ShuffleCube Draft FormatsMilkshake DuckTo make a thief, make an owner; to create crime, create laws.Nothing is yours. It is to use. It is to share. If you will not share it, you cannot use it.― Ursula K. Le Guin, The DispossessedIf 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

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk about control decks in Andy’s 100 Ornithopters Cube. Control decks flush with disenchants often perform better than Andy expects them to, getting a surprising density of what seems like should be premium cards for all players. They talk about why that might be the case, the kinds of decks they think should be able to combat these decks, and Andy’s plans to change the Cube to make the gameplay better fit the expectations he sets for players.Discussed in this episode:100 OrnithoptersBun Magic CubeIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro7:48 - Thopterless Control30:35 - Anecdote Time41:20 - Bow of Nylea45:49 - List Changes

View all cards mentioned in this episodeBack from a Cube adventure to the west coast, Andy and Anthony recap their drafts at the first Inland Northwest CubeFest. The event included four drafts with over 50 players and a chance for our hosts to draft some very different cubes from their local scene. They also started the weekend with a “Stone Soup” draft with each player contributing 45 cards of their choosing that they’ll talk about in more detail in a future episode.Discussed in this episode:Inland Northwest CubeFestAlternate Timeline CubeThe CitadelThe Ball PitAquaone VintageCabbages and KingsIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by <a href

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAfter spending a long weekend in a cabin in the woods with 8 friends playing 8 Cubes, Andy and Anthony recap their drafts. Each player brought a cube to share which they drafted back to back over course of the weekend.Discussed in this episode:Regular CubeSacred Geometry Cube100 OrnithoptersDocumentalThe DrownyardVertex Cube EventsThe Oldest SchoolJoe’s Anarchy CubeBodleian Cube100 OrnithoptersRhystic Studies 100 Ornithopters videoDoubleton SynergyThe Bolt CubeIf 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” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro4:43 - Andy’s Draft of The Drownyard7:19 - Anthony’s Draft of The Drownyard10:19 - Andy’s Draft of The Oldest School14:33 - Anthony’s Draft of The Oldest School17:01 - Andy’s Draft of Anarchy Cube20:41 - Anthony’s Draft of Anarchy Cube23:21 - Andy’s Draft of The Regular Cube<li

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk with Joe Anderson, proprietor of Cali Cube Champs, host of Joe’s Week in Magic, and a model local cube scene organizer about their theory of Cube Design and some of their favorite game moments.Discussed in this episode:Support Lucky Paper on PatreonLucky Paper Cube Fellowship ApplicationNutritious CubeSacred Geometry CubeThe 540The Third PowerSolely SingletonBun Magic CubeAtomic CubeCompanion CubeAquaone’s Powered CubeCheck us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay.You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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

View all cards mentioned in this episodeContinuing on their archetype breakdown series, Andy and Anthony talk about midrange decks. They talk about the theory behind the tempo based meta-game and where midrange decks fit. They talk about ways to think of midrange in different cube environments, or if it even makes sense to. They also discuss strategy and how it can be used as a framework for thinking about the way a particular deck can win games.Discussed in this episode:Monster FactoryThe Jund CubeTheseus CubeAlso in the series:The ↑↑↓↓←→←→ABCs of ComboThe ABCs of ControlThe ABCs of AggroCheck us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay.You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro2:43 - What is a midrange deck?11:50 - Does every cube have a midrange deck?26:12 - The Relationship Between Midrange Decks and Synergy Decks36:30 - How the Color Pie Sees Midrange48:29 - How To Think About Midrange as a Cube Designer

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAfter five full years of Lucky Paper Radio, Andy and Anthony reflect on how their local playgroup, the podcast, and the broader cube community have evolved. They talk about their recent experience of keeping a weekly Cube night going without a local game store and how you can make it work. They also talk about the supportive, casual vibe of their local community and how a young player having a great time cubing is something of a litmus test for a strong community.Our hosts also introduce a new Patreon to support the show, the goal of which is to keep the show sustainable, covering the cost of an editor and other expenses. After years of hard work on Andy’s part, the show’s production needs to evolve to stay tenable. If they exceed that goal they have bigger ambitions of ways to support the Cube community.Andy and Anthony are excited to use this as an opportunity to record a bonus podcast for supporters: Magic Doesn’t Exist. All the Cube discussion will stay in the main feed available to everyone. The bonus feed will be an opportunity for our two hosts to talk about whatever else catches their interest. Anything at all, except Magic: hobbies, interests, books their reading, koji, mechanical watches, more koji probably until Anthony falls into a different rabbit hole, how they feel about Pokemon…If you want to support the show and hear more from our hosts, consider joining!Discussed in this episode:Our Patreon PageLucky Paper Expenses PageFadensonnenPeabody Heights BreweryCheck us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay.You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony each draft the same seat of Andy’s Neoclassical Cube and then talk about it. They discuss strategy, what they were thinking as they went through each pick, and how they ultimately feel about the decks they drafted. Follow along with each, and see all of the cards from each pack they drafted on the cards mentioned page.If you want to draft this same seat as well, either before or after listening to the episode, follow these steps:Download the predetermined booster packsOn Draftmancer:Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay.You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou 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 PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro2:44 - Draft-along overview5:32 - An Overview of the Neoclassical Cube14:05 - Draft Breakdown — Pack 144:20 - Draft Breakdown — Pack 258:12 - Draft Breakdown — Pack 31:09:35 - Final Deck Thoughts and Lessons Learned