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Using Magic as an excuse to learn new things, meet new people, and try to make something cool. Mostly Cube and other casual formats. @andymangold for non-Magic.

Baltimore, MD
Joined February 2018
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Andy from Lucky Paper
4 months
Incredibly honored to be joined on the show this week by none other than Richard Garfield! We talked at length about Richards philosophy of games and relationship to Cube. I hope everyone gets as much out of the conversation as I did. Link below! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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6 months
Tonight is the inaugural flight of 100 Ornithopters! I’m real excited to see what happens.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
10 months
Cube designers be like
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Mark Rosewater
10 months
Here's my teaser for #MTGMKM #mtg #WotCStaff
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10 months
It is done.
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7 months
We've opened up pre-orders for our first playmat! I've been working really hard on it for a long time and am glad to finally be able to share it with everyone.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
6 months
Ended up on a very fair, almost controlling GW deck that I don’t think is maximizing its best cards. I think it’s a little bit of a miss, but we will find out! Really excited to see what everyone else did. 21 total for #cubetuesday
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
I have a ridiculous “problem”. I keep ordering damaged and HP copies of Time Spiral for my unsleeved cube and they keep arriving looking great 😅 I don’t want to ruin a perfectly good RL card, so looking to trade 1-for-1 for someone’s trashed copy.
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1 year
CubeCon, here we come. The van is large but the crew is larger.
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5 months
22 for #cubetuesday ! 100 Ornithopters is back by popular demand and I have a much better deck than last time.
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6 months
@rmorganslade They’re going to get tally marks for kills and winner of the draft gets to give a proper name to one in their pool! Thanks for inspiring this, ha.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
10 months
It's abundantly clear that the CubeCon committee was profoundly dysfunctional — all the members need to own that. Sexual harassment never should have become a proxy war for internal disagreement. Childish, public finger-pointing should not have forced the victim to share publicly
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Andy from Lucky Paper
6 months
@ahmattox @fourfourforfour And @ahmattox brings home the win, naming Ornithopter 55 “Mr. Burgers”, eternalizing his god awful chicken scratch on the cube for all time. He’s trying to do something!
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
Every time a skilled, competitive player posts their "top 50 cards in the MTGO Vintage Cube" list it very starkly highlights that a good player can pretty much do whatever they want (within certain limits) and find success.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
LGS was unexpectedly closed for Cube night, so we set up at an outdoor beer garden. As we were shuffling up someone at our table leaned over and asked "hey is that a cube?" He ended up taking a slot in the pod and played with us all night with a huge smile on his face.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
10 months
I am so disappointed that the CubeCon committee did not have procedures in place to handle this situation when it arose. I am so disappointed that it turned into a dramatic, public, he-said-she-said that effectively forced Jenn to share publicly. Just so disappointed.
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Jenn the Judge 👩‍⚖️
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My statement on the CubeCon discourse.
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5 months
All the mats are officially in! Starting to stuff tubes tonight 😮‍💨
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
We're excited to announce that we worked with the organizers of @MTGCubeCon and the designers of all of the featured cubes to create an exclusive print of the Cube Map to commemorate the event!
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Andy from Lucky Paper
4 months
On the train to Boston for @BostonCubeParty , playing Magic, finishing next week’s podcast edit, living our best life.
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1 year
@SaffronOlive The Panharmonicons will continue until morale improves
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Andy from Lucky Paper
5 months
I got the 3-0! I don’t know when or if I will win this cube ever again so I had to blow my favorite name I’ve dreamed up so far for a Ornithopter.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
3 years
I’m glad Triome fans are getting their cycle completed in New Capenna, but I’m over here just dreaming of completed bicycle lands. They’re such perfect game pieces.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
11 months
It's so awesome to see a huge, mainstream introduction to cube that doesn't assume the context of Magic's most powerful cards. It's also amazing to see ideas like double fetches (s/o @Trunkerss ) trickle all the way up to TCC! Bravo.
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Tolarian Community College
11 months
Everything You Need To Know To Build, Play And Maintain A Magic: The Gathering Cube Watch our updated guide here: #MagicTheGathering
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Andy from Lucky Paper
3 months
Cube events per year: 2022 - 1 2023 - 2 2024 - 15 and counting! If this trend continues we'll all be attending a Cube event every hour of every day of 2027.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
9 months
TFW @ahmattox is talking about split cards on the set review episode
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Andy from Lucky Paper
8 months
It’s @ahmattox ’s Birthday! 21 players, 3 pods of ONLY Anthony’s cubes. Extremely unadvisedly forced UG curiosity in the Regular Cube and about to queue up against someone who has never drafted before in round 1
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
When you finally convince that one friend to draft your cube for the first time and they’ve been thinking about their p1p1 for 6 minutes
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Andy from Lucky Paper
6 months
This is a board state in the finals! @ahmattox vs @fourfourforfour
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Andy from Lucky Paper
7 months
Ok so I am officially building 100 Ornithopters in paper. Decided to go with the Mirrodin printing because it's the best canvas for alteration. Going to number them soon, and @UberCubeMTGPod had the _VERY_ cool idea to number them with Roman numerals...
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
Flat tire 100 miles from home on an 850 mile driving day? Not good. Drafting the Neoclassical Cube at the Flying J in Hancock, MD waiting for the roadside assistance? The spirit of Cube Con @MTGCubeCon
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
Was away from my computer most of the day after this morning's poll closed — thank you everyone for voting for my Bun Magic Cube! I will be hard at work refining things between now and October to make sure I bring the best possible version of this cube for everyone to play <3
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CUBEFEST
1 year
#CUBECON #CubeOff polling begins NOW. Round 1 features a bunch of heavy hitters in the #mtgcube community. Vote for the Cube that YOU would like to see in the Main Event! Links to the Cubes follow. 1/5
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
TFW you have SEVENTEEN people come out for Cube night on a TUESDAY. We’ve been putting in the work by being consistent and spreading word through our local Magic community and it’s paying off ☺️
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
(First annual?) holiday rotisserie draft!
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
24 for #cubetuesday !!! A blessed number!
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1 year
17(!) for #cubetuesday !!! I am more than happy to sit out for two full pods of Cube
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Andy from Lucky Paper
6 months
We welcome @RhysticStudies on this week's episode to talk about why Cube is his "end game in Magic" and to bask in that just-before-the-first-draft-of-a-new-Cube glow with him.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
11 months
We don't share a lot of our metrics publicly (they're not that important to us and I think posting about them is a recipe for a few kinds of feel-bads) but very honored that 365 of you, just on Spotify, listen to our podcast more than any other!
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
Had to make up some special tokens for my old-border Urza EDH deck. The original Beast of Burden art by Ron Spears and the flavortext are a perfect fit. I know the rules text isn’t technically correct, but I had to keep that old school */*
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
What a weekend
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Andy from Lucky Paper
4 months
The Cube Community owes Austin so much. These opportunities to meet in person are critical to solidifying online friendships and building a real, actual community, and there is zero reason for him to do this other than he wants it to exist.
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Austin // Bones
4 months
Had an absolute blast in Boston this weekend! Here is the (now traditional) staff photo, and my growing collection of large-cube-event trophy pins. Gwen and Ollie (and Gia!) did an incredible job on the organization side, and my floor judges Andy, Ben, and Justin were fantastic!
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
Shuffled up and ready for Cube night!
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1 year
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
Many cube designers seem to feel the need to justify their inclusions with overly complicated, theoretical language, when the vast majority of the time it just comes down to "I like this card". Over-intellectualizing is really off putting!
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
Hit diggity I love #mtgcubecon @MTGCubeCon
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
Picked up one of my non-card Magic grails this past week after a couple years of patient eBay trawling. It's in perfect condition, I *almost* feel guilty using it.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
When our 17th episode topped the Magic subreddit, I thought for sure we would never get our regular listener base higher than that one week spike. Approaching our 100th episode and getting closer and closer to overtaking it. Onward and upward!
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
Man it is so triggering to listen to people talk about a very specific and narrow kind of vintage/legacy cube as if it were the objectively most powerful kind of Magic. Some people have been playing the same Cube for 10 years and can't conceive of other powerful alternatives.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
It’s @MTGCubeCon or bust baby
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Andy from Lucky Paper
6 months
20 for an outdoor #CubeTuesday . I’m playing blue green in the neoclassical cube.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
What kind of cubes might you want to see high quality, paper play of?
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Tolarian Community College
1 year
Sounds like there's a lot of interest in us doing more Cube videos! What other kinds of Cubes would you like to see in the future?
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Andy from Lucky Paper
9 months
One of the coolest top down designs in years.
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matt grenier
9 months
This is funny, but it’s *really* funny that it has flashback. The chaos that ensues on the runback.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
One of my goals for the year is focusing on improving as a player, which can be challenging given that I basically only play paper Cube drafts. Anyway here is 2 hours of @BoshNRoll coaching me on a Cube match!
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
Did you ever want 4000+ words on how many lands you should include in your cube? Because here is 4000+ words on how many lands you should include in your cube.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
Hnnnggghhhhhhhh
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
Thanks to @Kadilac87 I finally have a Time Spiral befitting the Neoclassical Cube
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Andy from Lucky Paper
10 months
Magic often feels predominantly white, male, and cis. Has anyone written anything on building a local, paper community explicitly trying to address this all-too-prevalent lack of diversity? Anyone that has had success themselves?
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Andy from Lucky Paper
4 months
It’s @BostonCubeParty time! I’m letting it ride in round one and not ranking any cubes, ended up playing @GwenDekker ’s Tiny Leaders list. Currently 1-0 with an Esper Deck with an off color leader because I didn’t see a single Esper leader 😅
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
This is what you have in store for you if you come cube with us in Baltimore
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Slick Jagger @ 🏡
1 year
The ultimate thirst trap @luckypaperMtG
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Andy from Lucky Paper
8 months
20 for #cubetuesday ! Doing a mental 12 pod of the Irregular Cube. EVERYBODY DRAFTS
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
Come find us at MagicCon today and say hi! @ahmattox , @parkerlamascus , and I look like this!
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
Excited to announce that we will be doing a panel at MagicCon Philadelphia with myself, Parker, @ahmattox , @JParnell1 and @GwenDekker all about — you guessed it — Cube! Parker has done a ton of research on the history of the format you won't want to miss.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
3 years
Every card is cube-worthy! It's just a matter of finding the right cube.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
7 months
When we started the podcast I never expected the most rewarding and impactful episodes we would make would be the ones focused on community. The discussions we've had about growing your local playgroup and finding people to Cube draft with have really resonated with people.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
It is absolutely bone-chilling to hear artists and creative people reference “trends” and “market forces”.
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Mark Rosewater
1 year
To clarify something I said earlier today. We do a lot of future forecasting. Had trends continued the way they were going, we believed the draft booster were in danger of going away due to market forces. No one in Wizards/Hasbro was trying to get rid of limited play. #WotCStaff
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Andy from Lucky Paper
10 months
On this week's show, @ahmattox and I are practicing what we preach and walking through how we would use a single card as inspiration to lay the groundwork for a whole cube. It's emergent Cube design by example!
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
I have big news for everyone quote tweeting this… your favorite card is still playable in cube! In fact, it’s a bomb!
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☁️🍜 John Ryan Hamilton 🦉🏠
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What’s your favorite card that used to be badass but is now basically unplayable everywhere? This post brought to you by: I miss my buddy Saint Traft.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
LGS owners/managers: if someone was trying to organize a regular Cube night in your store, what would you want them to know? What would it take for you to support or endorse that effort?
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
Making paper Magic content for YouTube
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
Those of us designing cubes, battleboxes, and other sandbox Magic formats should take a lesson from Dandan: branding and messaging has a big impact on how your environment is received.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
Is $160 for access only to Magic 30 for the weekend, plus more for entry into individual events, a little steep for you? Did you know that for $125 you can get full access INCLUDING as many Cube drafts as you can manage at @MTGCubeCon , one week before Magic 30?
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
@CubeApril I think anyone who loves or even likes a “company” is being misled. I love Magic the game and I’m thankful for all of the creative people that make it, but the company is just an intermediary extracting value on both sides. Companies are not anyone’s friend!
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
Going live in 10 minutes with @Jbrostoff for @MTGCubeCon day 2! We’re covering the Old Border Foil Cube this morning.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
For some mysterious reason I've gotten a ton of comments from people saying they started listening to the show recently and are now binging the back catalog, and I cannot tell you how genuinely happy that makes me.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
9 months
Lots of people think that building a cube is really expensive, but in reality it's one of the most affordable ways to play Magic. We're offering up some tips on how to keep costs down in this week's episode:
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Andy from Lucky Paper
8 months
A perfect 16 for #cubetuesday ! Drafting the Bun Magic Cube and have a UW control deck I really like. I think it’s one Treasure Cruise away from perfection.
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10 months
17 for #cubetuesday , drafted four color persist combo in a heavily altered/proxied synergy cube.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
Cube swaps day! Rows 1 & 3 getting cut for rows 2 & 4.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
6 months
20 for #cubetuesday ! I am drafting a brand new unsleeved cube where you get to start with one land from your deck in play. The designer introduced this because the curve is high, I intend to demonstrate that it is broken!
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Andy from Lucky Paper
6 months
It only took us 3+ years, but we've finally recorded a new and improved teaser for the podcast and updated our show art!
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
I set a ridiculously aggressive download goal for the podcast to try and hit by the end of the year, and we didn't get there, but we got way closer than I thought we would. Thanks to everyone for listening and sharing the show ♥️
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
It’s #cubetuesday , and we’re drafting the Bun Magic cube to do a dry run of my @MTGCubeCon setup! I may or may not have made little envelopes containing all the tokens each card produces and labeled them with the card art
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Andy from Lucky Paper
7 months
@RhysticStudies I would first identify what your true goals are: is this an exercise in game design for you? Just means by which to cube draft with your playgroup? An expression of something you love about the game that isn’t elsewhere captured?
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Andy from Lucky Paper
5 months
The biggest nood I have ever seen, courtesy of @ahmattox
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
TFW you have too many people show up for cube night so you have to go home to get another cube ☺️
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
This is what happens when you attend @MTGCubeCon !
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PleasantKenobi
1 year
If you really want to cultivate a play experience that achieves aesthetic, mechanic or nostalgic goals - y'all should consider building a Cube to play. Its one of the best ways to pick what you like about Magic the most, and share that with people.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
9 months
Exciting news! Thanks to a new feature from YouTube, our entire podcast back catalog is now up on our channel and new episodes will be automatically added there in the future!
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
Cube remains unassailable.
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Tolarian Community College
1 year
Modern is the new Legacy. Pioneer is the new Standard. Standard is the new Extended Commander is the new Draft Draft is the new Magic Online Oathbreaker is the new Pioneer Pauper is the new Canadian Highlander I will not be taking any questions at this time.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
3 years
Letter of recommendation: attend one of @ahmattox ’s cube drafts
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
Everything else aside, it’s pretty surprising to me that @SheldonMenery suggests that Elesh Norn is not good for Commander and was not designed with Commander in mind, because I am pretty sure everyone else on the planet saw that card and thought, ‘ah, obvious commander card’.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
10 months
If you’re on Twitter this late on Christmas Eve you deserve a little teaser for tomorrow’s holiday spectacular episode
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
Busted set of duals for the unsleeved Neoclassical cube is complete! It really is satisfying to actually get to _touch_ these, as intended.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
I am one trashed Volcanic Island away from completing my set of duals for my unsleeved cube! I know someone out there has a water damaged, creased, stapled, stained Volc for me. Slide into my DMs! Let’s finish this thing!
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
Studio photos! Until I get around to making a proper video explaining our recording setup this is a preview.
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Chill MTG
2 years
I love these "behind-the-scenes" photos. Lots of work goes into making cube content and these photos show a portion of that work and passion. Listen to the Uber Cube Pod here:
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Andy from Lucky Paper
2 years
Played a ton of cube this weekend. Also picked up a bunch of treats for the Neoclassical Cube! Without trying I am racking up quite a few Rob Alexander signatures. Why are so many of his signed cards totally trashed?
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Andy from Lucky Paper
1 year
This is the ideal Cube design philosophy. You may not like it, but this is what peak Magic looks like.
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Christopher
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@luckypaperMtG My cube design philosophy has basically morphed into "how do I make X card dope AF," and it's made for some fun thought experiments.
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Andy from Lucky Paper
4 months
Was feeling more and more weird for my PFP here to be our logo. This account is not and has never really been a 'brand', just me, so making that more clear now!
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