Lucky Paper Radio

Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox
Lucky Paper Radio

Lucky Paper Radio is a podcast about Magic: the Gathering hosted by lifelong friends Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox. Focused primarily on sandbox formats like Cube, which are free of banlists, rotation, and net decking, the show is about the best parts of Magic and how to get the most out of the game.

  1. 3 天前

    2–1 Into 3–0 Into 3–0 Into 3–0 Into Drop and Go Eat Ramen

    Andy and Anthony, are joined by perennial favorite, Patrick, to recap their experience at CubeCon 2024. They talk about how they approached the event, the Cubes they drafted, and the highs and lows of every deck they drafted throughout the event. Growing to almost 600 players in it’s third year, CubeCon continued to deliver on being an opportunity to play a huge range of novel environments, and catch up with old or meet up with new friends in the Cube community. View all cards mentioned in this episode Discussed in this episode: CubeCon The Fire Swamp The Way too Hybrid Cube The Good Old Days The Mono Red Cube Shrek Retold Wally the Dog & Patrick’s Shrek Costume Short Stack Eatery The Shadow Cube The Simple Cube C/Ube The Bodleian Cube 100 Ornithopters Klug’s Altered Ornithopter The Salt Box (Baltimore Cube Event) Lucky Paper Cube Events Calendar Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 5:00 - The Fire Swamp 17:43 - The Way too Hybrid Cube 21:21 - The Good Old Days 29:24 - The Mono Red Cube 34:40 - Spicy Ramen Cube 43:03 - Death’s Shadow Cube 46:06 - Alpha Reimagined 57:12 - The Simple Cube 1:02:12 - C/Ube 1:10:24 - The Bodleian Cube 1:15:30 - 100 Ornithopters 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 If want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube submit it on our website. 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 If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

    1 小時 32 分鐘
  2. 10月21日

    Bloomburrow and Duskmourn: House of Horror Cube Community Set Reviews

    Andy, Anthony, and Parker, belatedly discuss the results from the last two standard sets’ Cube community surveys, Bloomburrow and Duskmourn: House of Horror. They talk about the top cards that have the attention of the most Cube designers as well as their general observations about what from each set the community is responding to. View all cards mentioned in this episode Discussed in this episode: Documental The Steel Curtain Bloomburron Community Review Results Duskmourn: House of Horror Community Review Results Episode 217: Cards We Were Wrong About: 2024 Standard Rotation Episode 213: French Vanilla Face-Off Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 6:54 - Episode format overview 7:55 - Bloomburrow Overview 10:12 - On the decreasing number of survey respondents more broadly 14:21 - Bloomburrow top cards — Number 5. Hired Claw 19:51 - 4. Shoreline Looter 23:09 - 3. Kitsa, Otterball Elite 29:28 - 2. Fell 34:49 - 1. Emberheart Challenger  44:13 - Bloomburrow Commander Shout Out: Jacked Rabbit 46:06 - Duskmourn Overview 48:54 - Duskmourn top cards — Number 5. Overlord of the Mistmoors 55:11 - 4. Insidious Fungus 56:54 - 3. Wildfire Wickerfolk 1:01:23 - 2. Chainsaw 1:03:54 - The flavor of Duskmourn overall 1:07:44 - 1. Fear of Missing Out 1:10:47 - Cube Mechanical Miss: Survivor 1:13:25 - Cube Mechanical Miss: Rooms 1:16:16 - On Manifest Dread and Abhorrent Oculus 1:21:28 - Honorable Mention: Split Up 1:24:46 - Honorable Mention: Come Back Wrong 1:28:44 - Duskmourn Wrap-Up 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 If want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube submit it on our website. 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 If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

    1 小時 49 分鐘
  3. 10月14日

    Ryan Saxe’s Auto Battler Inspired Format

    Andy and Anthony talk with Ryan Saxe about his latest Magic passion project. Inspired by one of his favorite video game genres, AutoBattlers, Ryan has been working to create a Magic variant that incorporates the feeling of quick mini-games and constant upgrades and expansion of your arsenal. In his format, players face of in a series of mini-games with only a few cards available to each player. After each quick game, players get to modify and expand their available pool of cards to use by trading with a random new selection of cards from the Cube list. Players are eliminated as they accrue a certain number of losses leaving one the champion. The three talk about the design process, challenges and successes Ryan’s had through iterating on the rules system, and their experience drafting the AutoBattler cube. View all cards mentioned in this episode Discussed in this episode: George W. Hart’s Geometric Sculptures Pai Gow AutoBattler Cube Rules and Card List Ryan’s Autobattler Discord Ogre Battle Tactics: Match of the Black Queen Team Fight Tactics Loading, Ready, Run AutoBattler Stream Slay the Spire Timestamps 0:00 - AI Corner 13:01 - Introduction to Ryan’s new format 14:20 - What is an auto battler? 17:59 - How did Ryan go about applying the patterns of an auto battler to Magic? 28:42 - How does Ryan’s auto battler format work? 46:16 - Designing the rules system vs. designing the cube list 53:22 - A deep dive on the design details of the auto battler 1:33:45 - How Anthony would teach the auto battler format 1:35:40 - Is it productive to describe this as an auto battler? 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 If want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube submit it on our website. 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 If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

    1 小時 47 分鐘
  4. 10月7日

    Commander Bans and Consumption as Self Expression

    Andy and Anthony take a step aside from their typical focus on Cube and reflect on the recent shake ups in Commander. They talk about the major bans that have rattled the format and their feelings about Wizards of the Coast formally taking control of the fan-made format which has become the dominant form of the game. View all cards mentioned in this episode Discussed in this episode: Commander RC banned and restricted announcement WotC’s announcement on taking over the Commander format WeeklyMTG with Gavin Verhey and Aaron Forsythe Dana Roach’s response on Twitter Degenerate Micro Cube Bosh’N’Roll’s video on the bans Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 1:10 - Basic rundown of the events of the past two weeks in Magic 5:00 - The banning of Dockside Extortionist, Nadu, Winged Wisdom, Mana Crypt, and Jeweled Lotus in Commander 12:02 - “Rule Zero” and why it does not work 15:58 - The respective strengths and flaws of Commander and Cube 23:48 - On the deplorable backlash from a vocal subset of Magic players 39:16 - A clarification of our stance on proxies 44:02 - Magic and consumption as self expression 58:30 - What about Sol Ring? 1:02:21 - Wizard’s of the Coast’s concept about managing the Commander format with a series of tiers 1:09:39 - Summary and conclusions 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 If want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube submit it on our website. 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 If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Musical production by DJ James Nasty

    1 小時 15 分鐘
  5. 9月30日

    Boromir Sucks and Oko is a Joke-O: Sweeping Updates to the Turbo Cube

    Andy and Anthony talk about a big batch of updates to Anthony’s Turbo Cube. In this Cube, all spells and activated abilities cost {2} less. They talk about their general philosophy of updating Cubes, what types of strategies Anthony is hoping to bolster with these updates, and talk through the changes card by card. View all cards mentioned in this episode Discussed in this episode: The Turbo Cube Frank Karsten’s Mana Math Good Morning Magic: Unfinished Land Cycles in Commander Decks BoshNRoll: Miraculous Revival! Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 0:51 - Draft report: Boromir Sucks 3:25 - Episode overview 6:20 - What is the Turbo Cube? 10:48 - Broad goals and philosophies underpinning these changes 13:01 - A bold new direction for lands 24:55 - Black improvements and a focus on discard synergies 37:04 - Why cut Reckoner Bankbuster? 39:10 - Changes to green 44:14 - Minor tweaks to red 48:34 - The smallest changes: blue and white 1:03:01 - Changes to colorless cards 1:10:30 - Andy’s suggestion corner 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 If want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube submit it on our website. 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 If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

    1 小時 19 分鐘
  6. 9月23日

    State of the Game 2024

    Andy and Anthony reflect on the Mark Rosewater’s reflection on the past year in Magic. Every year, Magic’s lead designer shares lessons learned and strengths from each booster set. This year’s felt lacking a bit of thematic focus, but maybe the lack of focus is emblematic of this last year in Magic. View all cards mentioned in this episode Discussed in this episode: Mark Rosewater’s State of the Game 2024 Episode 163: State of the Game 2023 Episode 109: State of the Game 2022 Episode 206: The Joy of Gaming with Richard Garfield Episode 211: Book Club: The Beauty of Games by Frank Lantz Drive to Work Podcast Drive to Work: Designing for an Eternal World Blogatog Lucky Paper Events Page Polar Bear Encounter Frostbite by Nicola Twilley Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 3:32 - Is this even for us? How invested are we in Magic these days? 10:30 - Is this year’s ‘State of Design’ article more shallow than previous years? 12:57 - 2024’s Theme: Lack of Focus 17:43 - Lesson: Magic was too on the nose with its tropes 26:53 - Lesson: Some individual mechanics were too complex 32:09 - Lesson: More mechanics were polarizing than previous years  49:41 - Does R&D drive Magic these days? 51:43 - Our favorite thing from Magic this year: grassroots Cube events 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 If want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube submit it on our website. 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 If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

    1 小時 9 分鐘
  7. 9月9日

    Randomness Revisited — Strategy vs. Tactics in Game Design

    Andy and Anthony revisit randomness in Magic with more resources and input form listeners. They talk about decision making at large and small scales in games: strategy vs tactics, and how randomness impacts what kind of planning are rewarded. View all cards mentioned in this episode Discussed in this episode: Stardew Valley bdouble0 on YouTube Florian Gadsby on YouTube Board Game Design Day: White, Brown, and Pink: The Flavors of Tabletop Game Randomness Andy’s coaching video with Brian Coval The Cascade Cube Ben Brode on the Search Engine Podcast Edward Snowden on the Joe Rogan Experience Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 6:29 - Input Randomness vs. Output Randomness 10:05 - Strategy vs. Tactics 21:34 - Is there a fundamental difference in randomness between Bloodbraid Elf and Fact or Fiction? 39:52 - Chess vs. Poker in the Strategy vs. Tactics Dichotomy 46:04 - Why numerous random events converge on predictability and how that describes Xerox Theory 52:05 - Neverwinter Hydra vs. Carnage Tyrant 59:58 - Randomness laundering skill disparities 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 If want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube submit it on our website. 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 If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

    1 小時 9 分鐘
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Lucky Paper Radio is a podcast about Magic: the Gathering hosted by lifelong friends Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox. Focused primarily on sandbox formats like Cube, which are free of banlists, rotation, and net decking, the show is about the best parts of Magic and how to get the most out of the game.

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