Lucky Paper Radio

View all cards mentioned in this episode
Andy and Anthony talk about expensive cards in Cube — how high mana value cards fit into their cube designs. They talk about specific expensive cards they love, break down some specific roles they see the cards playing, and how variety makes cubes more fun.
Discussed in this episode:
Status and Culture by W. David Marx
The Score by C. Thi Nguyen
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 - High Mana Value Cards
13:25 - Pseudo Expensive Cards
22:00 - Baneslayers
36:35 - Interaction
40:14 - Texture
43:02 - Board Wipes
44:31 - Other Threats
49:54 - Lessons

View all cards mentioned in this episode
In the first installment of Obscura cube design discussions, Andy and Anthony are joined by Ollie to talk about Anthony’s cube designed around the prompt “anti-war”. Moving past the literal interpretation of a cube without war, Anthony chose to make his cube all about presenting the profound horrors of war. The cube features cards that aesthetically or mechanically express brutality, hopelessness, greed, and resource extraction.
In the first half, recorded before the event, they talk about their hopes and expectations for the cube. In the second, post-event half they reflect on how well the design met its goals.
Discussed in this episode:
Anthony’s Anti-War Obscura Cube List
Pacifism Cube
C4AC Obscura
The Fire Swamp
Yayoi Kusama
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
5:42 - Anti-War
10:15 - Power Outliers and Balance
19:38 - Feedback
29:00 - Postgame
30:25 - Edits
35:08 - Titan of Industry
39:41 - Things Happening
42:19 - Reflections

View all cards mentioned in this episode
Andy and Anthony talk about recent trends in Cube design. After looking through the revealed Cube lists for the recent Cube for a Cause: Obscura our hosts noticed a few design features popping up again and again. They talk about them in the broader, evolving context of the Cube design community discussing if they reflect bigger trends. In particular, reflect on “art cards” — cards included for purely aesthetic reasons, desert cubes, cubes with no or minimal deckbuilding, and a casual approach to singleton breaks.
Discussed in this episode:
The Score
Take Five
Turbo Cube
100 Ornithopters
The Amonkar Desert
Loxodon Mierarchs Desert Cube
The Giver Cube
The Ball Pit
Goblin Game
Resplendent
Obscura Cube Lists:
Legacy by Gabor
Monument by Jane
Feudal by Andy
Synesthesia by Lincoln
Omelas by Zach Barash
Cavalier by Dan Schneider
Genesis by Maggie
Ritual by Parker
Collapse by Gabe
Dangerous by Ollie
Telemetry by Gwen
Redemption by John Clara
Sublimate by Max
Worship by Scott
Periodic by Jake
Antiwar by Anthony Mattox
Deja Vu by Brett
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
1:12 - Recent Cube Design Trends
8:18 - Art Cards
16:36 - Asystematic Singleton Breaks
30:05 - Desert Cubes
39:44 - Minimal Deckbuilding Cubes
47:48 - No Deckbuild Logistics
54:17 - Other Trends

View all cards mentioned in this episode
Sometimes a card design just sings — all of the individual elements come together to make an elegant, resonant game piece. In this episode Andy and Anthony talk about this concept through the lens of Andy’s cube Sacred Geometry as he considers committing even harder to the bit.
Discussed in this episode:
Feudal Cube Auction on Ebay
Sacred Geometry
Hellraiser
Regular Cube
Virtually French 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
4:07 - Sacred Geometry Ruminations
8:52 - Slots
11:42 - Tokens
13:07 - Fixing
15:29 - Card Naming Thesaurus
20:13 - Power Deltas
23:30 - Oracle Text
29:47 - Artifacts
40:14 - Artifact Ramp
43:14 - Resonance Problems
48:44 - Mindslaver
50:31 - Conclusions

View all cards mentioned in this episode
Andy and Anthony collaboratively draft Andy’s Take Five cube, discussing their strategy through a whole draft and how they might approach this unique environment. To follow along, or try the draft yourself before listening, you can download the seeded pack list and upload it to Draftmancer.
Also check out the cards mentioned page for the pack by pack view and final deck.
Discussed in this episode:
Download Pack List to upload to Draftmancer
Take Five
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
0:00 - Glasses
2:20 - Draft Along - Take Five
6:14 - Pack 1 Pick 1 - How Important are Lands?
16:29 - Scroll of Fate
27:18 - Pack 2
40:22 - Pack 3
49:45 - Final Cuts
53:34 - Review and Grade