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We love cube draft, cube design and chaos draft. We talk about the intersection between them and what is happening on the MTGO alternative play calendar.
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Cube&Chaos: &Custom Masters Sets with Cooper G. Frye (E026)
CubeCon 2024 is quickly approaching. Voting is live right now: Go and vote for your favorite Cubes! This episode Cooper G. Frye helps us expand our horizon: Somewhere between Standard legal sets and Cubes is the design space of Masters sets like Modern Masters. Cooper, who was one of the top contestants in the last Great Designer Search 3, has an expansive experience designing custom sets in the Modern Masters style.We also talk about draft hosted by the XMage Draft Historical Society (XDHS). You can join their discord here.You can contact Cooper on twitter or find him in our discord.
If you want to draft one of Coopers many creations, Cube or Chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us!Happy cubing! -
Cube&Chaos: Thinking about CubeCon with CaptainWacky (E025)
This year and with that CubeCon came and went. We look back at CubeCon 2023 and dream a bit about what 2024 might bring.Joining us is CaptainWacky
Who shared accommodation with Finite at CubeCon 2023.
His performance, summed up in this meme.
He is a pillar of the Cube community and a twitch mod in many channels.
We get to know him better via his signature spell book.
If you want to draft cube or chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us!Want to build your first cube? Come chat with us!Happy cubing! -
Cube&Chaos: Learning your Lesson with Amaz (E024)
This time we are joined by the Twitch streamer Amaz to talk about all things Cube and Chaos.As famous a he is, he still introduced himself with his signature spellbook.
Its best to find him on twitch, where he streams Magic among other cool games.
Give Amaz a follow on twitter!
We talk about his Cube designs and philosophy of how to deal with mistakes
Same mistake twice? A week of no food.His Cubes are well worth checking out:
Amaz's Peasant+ Cube was on MTGO some years ago, the legacy list is still on scryfall!
Amaz's Mindmap Cube is his higher power environment
If you want to draft cube or chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us!Want to build your first cube? Come chat with us!Happy cubing! -
Cube&Chaos: Feedback or not with Derek Gallen (E023)
This episode we hop on the bandwagon and invited Derek Gallen onto the show!As is tradition he introduced himself with his signature spellbook.
Give Derek a follow on twitter!
Derek is streaming Cube design on twitch
Our main topic this time is feedback. How it helps, and why giving honest feedback might be not be necessary.
We learn a lot by looking at Derek Cube designs:
The 4 Packs of Magic he brought to CubeCon last year
The easy to carry and frequently cloned Bar Cube
Check out our twitter!If you want to draft cube or chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us!Want to build your first cube? Want to play the next Chaos PT? Come chat with us!Happy cubing! -
Cube&Chaos: Insider Knowledge with CulticCube (E022)
This episode we are joined by John Terrill aka CulticCube!As is tradition he introduced himself with his signature spellbook.
Give John a follow on twitter!
Check out the Cultic Cube YouTube channel
One main topic is the first ever CubeCon!
Have a look at the CubeCon website
Or join their Discord
John gives us the story of his Cartographia cube and the process of getting it on MTGO!
The design article is on the mothership
The list can be found on CubeCobra
Among other things we also discuss
The Magic 30 cube
My recent article on CubeCobra
Check out our twitter!If you want to draft cube or chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us!Want to build your first cube? Want to play the next Chaos PT? Come chat with us!Happy cubing! -
Cube&Chaos: Believers in Modern Vintage Cube with Matt Grenier (E021)
This episode we are joined by Matt Grenier, Vintage Cube designer and host of the Vintage Cube Showdown!As is tradition he introduced himself with his signature spellbook.
Give Matt a follow on twitter!
You can find his stream on twitch.
There are "no hot takes" (citation needed) in this episode.We talk a lot about his "Modern Vintage" Cube
Which can be found on CubeCobra
Drafts are happening on our Discord:
most Wednesday evenings (US time, middle of the night EU time)
Sunday noon/evening (US and EU times respectively)
Come and play with Matt and us!
The coverage is hosted either on Matts Twitch channel or on the Vintage Cube Showdown channel.
We also talk about cube and magic design in general
How the role of the aggressor not changing makes for a bad game of Magic
How Magic can be like fighting games like Street Fighter
How to win and what are the flaws with the current MTGO Modern CubeWhich can be found on the mother ship
How its was Titans that changed the game for ever and not Planeswalkers
But there somehow is also time to talk about Chaos Draft!
How slow games impact card evaluationCheck out our twitter!If you want to draft cube or chaos draft with us join our discord and draft with us!Want to build your first cube? Want to play the next Chaos PT? Come chat with us!Happy cubing!