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Andy 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 Cube
• Sacred Geometry
• Recross the Paths
• Neoclassical Cube
• Bun Magic Cube
• 100 Ornithopters
• Irregular Cube

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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 mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box:

Lucky Paper
PO Box 4855
Baltimore, MD 21211

Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Intro
• 4:48 - Power Levels
• 16:34 - Against a Narrow Power Band
• 19:55 - Absolute vs Relative Power
• 24:09 - Bombs
• 26:37 - Enablers vs Finishers
• 32:01 - Absolute Game Impact
• 36:28 - Power Curve
• 46:35 - Summary

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Andy, 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 Box
• Twilight Cube
• Red Terror
• Library of Babel
• Science Cube

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 mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box:

Lucky Paper
PO Box 4855
Baltimore, MD 21211

Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Intro
• 2:34 - Lunchbox
• 7:33 - Andy Draft 1 of Maggie's Twilight Cube
• 13:45 - Patrick Draft 1 of Red Terror
• 16:19 - Anthony Draft 1 of Red Terror
• 20:04 - Andy Draft 2 of Library of Babel
• 27:16 - Can we lose graciously?
• 36:46 - Patrick and Anthony's Draft 2 of the Science Cube
• 42:39 - Event Highlights

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Andy 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 Explanation
• Star Magic on the MTG Wiki
• Sacred Geometry
• Regular Cube

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 mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box:

Lucky Paper
PO Box 4855
Baltimore, MD 21211

Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:32 - Star Magic
• 6:20 - Rules
• 17:14 - First Impressions
• 21:48 - Scaling from 1v1
• 25:46 - Politicking
• 33:22 - Choosing a Cube for Star Magic
• 41:22 - Munchkin
• 46:54 - Final Thoughts