Afleveringen
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"Garden as though you will live forever" - William Kent
In this episode, Scott (the mind behind Upkeep New York and Cube for a Cause) shares his insight on The Garden, a context-shifting cube where players start with a Lotus Field in play. We discuss stretch goals, Type 1 cubes, the value of aesthetics in cube design, and much more.
The Garden on CubeCobra
Scott on CubeCobra
C4AC - Cube for a Cause
Scott on BlueSky
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May (also known as Myagic) unpacks finding the fun through May's Fae Cube! In this conversation we discuss aesthetics vs. gameplay, objective subjectivity, cube being like an ant farm, and much more.
May on CubeCobra
May's Fae Cube on CubeCobra
May on BlueSky
May is on the Uber Cube podcast!
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On this episode, Danny guides us through the graveyard-focused Soskube: the Second Hand. We also explore Cogwork Librarian, a tool he developed for advanced cube-building queries and creation. We discuss building toward target gameplay goals, reinventing projects that have lost their spark, using resources to go from idea to table more quickly, and more.
Dive into Cogwork Librarian at: https://coglib.sosk.watch/
Find Danny's personal projects at: https://danielsoskey.com/
Danny (soskube) on CubeCobra
Soskube: the Second Hand on CubeCobra
Danny is .jawnsnow on Discord
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"Creature spells? Where we're going, we don't need Creature spells!" - Ollie, probably
On this episode, Ollie guides us through The Creatureless Cube and - spoiler alert - there may be some creatures along the way. We discuss building with packages, cube as shared game design, serving your players, and more.
The Creatureless Cube on CubeCobra
Ollie on CubeCobra
Ollie on BlueSky
Ollie is @beeksy on Discord
Boston Cube Party official website
Boston Cube Party on BlueSky
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Join us in the Junderdome! In this episode, Tyler - the tyrant of The Jund Cube - guides us through this accessibly harsh tri-color environment. We discuss curating for an ethos, pitfalls and opportunities of color-restricted environments, ease-of-brain, and more.
The Jund Cube on CubeCobra
Tyler on CubeCobra
Tyler on BlueSky
Tyler is tylerpug on Discord
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Me: Can we draft Ikoria?
Mike: We have Ikoria at Home.
This week, Mike guides us through the 'big three' pillars of the Ikoria at Home cube - the iconic cycling archetype, kindred humans, and mutating monsters - and many of the design decisions that impact its ongoing curation. We discuss finding and building cohesion, balancing humility and intentionality, and more.
Mike (BigTears) on CubeCobra
Ikoria at Home on CubeCobra
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This week, Haiyue unpacks the art of casting for coverage and casting ultimatums! We discuss following an emotional cadence, building for greed, holding onto the reins of your own projects, and more.
Oops! All Pips on CubeCobra
Haiyue on Bluesky
Haiyue on Twitter
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"The modernity of yesterday is the tradition of today, and the modernity of today will be tradition tomorrow." - Jose Andres
In this thoroughly Modern conversation, Jabs takes us through The Modern Darlings Cube, a nostalgic museum of pre-Magic Origins constructed Modern with some thoughtful twists. We discuss digging deep to support archetypes, testing special seeded packs, not being afraid to seek out feedback, and more.
Jabs on CubeCobra
The Modern Darlings Cube on CubeCobra
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This week, Anthony of Lucky Paper talks through several of the cube design tools he's helped craft as well as the joy of curating cubes and play groups. We explore building thoughtful processes, chains of eroding frustrations, and doing the best you currently can.
All of the tools referenced are hosted on luckypaper.co
Anthony on CubeCobra
Anthony on Blusky
Anthony's Shuffling Article is complete!
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Blink and you'll miss it! This week, Ian shows off the value and fun of the Bant Cube. We also talk about his ongoing interview project, Cuberviews. We explore building from cards you own, designing in ways you enjoy, learning from varied perspectives, and more.
Find Cuberviews anywhere fine podcasts are hosted!
Ian on CubeCobra
The Bant Cube on CubeCobra
Ian is ianbraverman on Discord and Reddit
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When in Loam... This week, Gwen guides us through the intricacies of Loam Cube and talks about his role as the founder and admin of CubeCobra. We unpack considering archetypes in a color-imbalanced environment, convincing players to try new cubes, the joys and challenges of passion projects, and more.
Gwen is dekkaru on Discord
Loam Cube on CubeCobra
CubeCobra on Bluesky
Opportunities to support Gwen's work on CubeCobra including the CubeCobra Patreon
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This conversation is a landing place for curious designers and players about the particulars of building and interpreting land-restricted draft environments - Desert Cubes! Bones brings his tremendous expertise on the format to help highlight numbers, design ideas, and high-level ideas to help guide you toward your own positive Desert experience.
The Desert Cube (Corince) by Loxodon_Meyerarch
Amonkar Desert by Bones
Devoid Cube by Isticle
Dragons of Winter's Night by ChillMTG
The Monopoly by UberBear
Midwinter by Deinonychus
Giver Cube by The Oinkinator
Loam Cube by dekkerglen
Desert Rose by strogie
Post-Apocalyptic Cube by dinrovahorror
The Labyrinth by Bones
The Fire Swamp by aibretty
Pulp Nouveau by Parker (landofmordor)
Pulp Nouveau - A Tribute to Drafting Basic Lands by Parker LaMascus
Want more primers along with ongoing interviews? Let me know by emailing the show at [email protected]
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This week, Arlo, the famous (or infamous) gaytransmulldrifter, guides us through a wild ride of projects and philosophy. We discuss how boring Jace, the Mind Sculptor is, building things your friends enjoy, whether you can actually be good at cube design, and more.
Arlo's Podcast on Soundcloud
Arlo on CubeCobra
Pushstart on CubeCobra
The $5 Fair 'Nuff Cube on CubeCobra
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This week, Rojja shows off the bespoke and eclectic Rusty Box o' Goblins (also called the Cash Box). We discuss moonshine-flavored cards, jam sessions, the dangerous idea that other people were right all along, and more.
Rusty Box o' Goblins on CubeCobra
Photos of the Box!
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I took things slow for the holidays this week, so enjoy a totally self-indulgent custom design retrospective with my friends Bones and Kyle. Bones and I have worked on several custom projects over the years and we burn some windshield time reminiscing on the good, the bad, and everything in between. Regular interviews will resume next week!
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Color pie? Where we're going, we don't need the color pie! Dan guides us through the Devoid Cube and the Colorshifted Cube, two projects that challenge notions of color in cube construction. We discuss color balance (or lack thereof), using cube size as a tool, embracing dangerously refreshing confusion, and more.
Dan on CubeCobra
Devoid Cube on CubeCobra
Colorshifted Cube on CubeCobra
Dan on Bluesky
Cube 'Starter Pack' on Bluesky
Dan is isticle on Discord
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As iron sharpens iron, so one drafter sharpens another! Matt coordinates weekly drafts for designers and players in preparation for CubeCon. We discuss the process of hosting a digital draft for play on Magic Online, evaluating novel environments, the value of consistent scheduling, and more.Matt is mattbelcher on Discord
Join the CubeCon Discord at the following link and be sure to request the Digital Drafter role: https://discord.gg/pMgPQHCMQj
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This week, Joe guides us through the Alternate Timeline, a curated world without the peculiarities of modern Magic. We discuss intentional exclusions, Lunchables, balancing feedback with goals, and more.
Joe on CubeCobra (Check out more 5 Alive projects here)
Alternate Timeline on CubeCobra
Joe is JoeDonkey on Discord
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Dive into the gold mine of Daniel's Reading Rainbow cube this week, an all-multicolor experience! We discuss building projects you care about, balancing an opportunity-rich environment, making your cube fun, and more.
Daniel on CubeCobra
Reading Rainbow on CubeCobra
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All aboard! Join TrainmasterGT as he leads us through the Highball 4K. We discuss capturing a nostalgic feeling, using (and not using) format barometers, trains, and more.
Highball 4K on the RiptideLab forums
Highball 4K on CubeCobra
TrainmasterGT on CubeCobra
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