About this episode

Andy and Anthony discuss cards in their cubes that players hate and the reasons behind these dislikes.

View all cards mentioned in this episode Riffing on last week’s slightly divisive topic, Andy and Anthony talk about cards in their own cubes that players hate. They comb through their cubes discussing the many reasons players might dislike a card and why they might still be justifiable inclusions. Discussed in this episode: Numberphile Episode 307: Hate Cards in Cube Sacred Geometry Regular Cube Bun Magic Cube Irregular Cube 100 Ornithopters Episode 293: The Last Echo of a Boon 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 5:20 - Hated Cards 10:00 - What Makes a Card a “Groaner” 11:57 - Bun Magic 22:52 - Irregular Cube 25:37 - Mill 28:31 - Silver Border 32:02 - Conspiracies 36:49 - 100…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andy Mangold, Anthony Mattox

Topics covered

• cube cards
• player preferences
• card design
• game mechanics
• cube gameplay

Keywords

• cube
• hate cards
• game design
• Magic: The Gathering
• card preferences

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Bun Magic Cube, Regular Cube, Irregular Cube, 100 Ornithopters, Thrumming Stone, Sacred Geometry, Neoclassical Cube

Books & works: Numberphile Episode 307: Hate Cards in Cube, Episode 293: The Last Echo of a Boon

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