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Andy and Anthony discuss shifts in design philosophies for eternal cubes with guests Jake and Parker.

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony are joined by Jake and Parker to talk about their shifts in approach to each of their eternal cubes. While Jake, Parker, and Andy have long maintained generally “power motivated” eternal cubes, they’ve each grappled with concerns about aesthetics, complexity, or gameplay in the last few years of Magic releases. They talk about how they’ve changed their design philosophies in light of those changes and how they’ve reframed the way they make decisions about the cards they choose to play. Discussed in this episode: Bodleian Cube Bun Magic Cube Theseus Turbo Cube Atavus Pulp Nouveau Midwinter Cascade Cascade Four TCGs in Magic’s Trench Coat , article by Parker LaMascus 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andy Mangold, Anthony Mattox

Guests: Jake, Parker

Topics covered

• eternal cubes
• design philosophies
• gameplay styles
• power level
• Magic: The Gathering

Keywords

• eternal cubes
• design philosophy
• Magic: The Gathering
• gameplay
• power level

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lucky Paper, MTG Cube Talk Discord, Cube Cobra

Books & works: Bodleian Cube, Bun Magic Cube, Theseus Turbo Cube, Atavus Pulp Nouveau, Midwinter Cascade, Cascade Four TCGs in Magic’s Trench Coat

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