Recross the Paths

In this conversation, Daisy guides us through the Early 2010s Nostalgia Cube. We unpack how Daisy uses timeline restrictions to foster creativity and we explore design of several of her time capsule projects. We discuss carving your cube from marble, creative uses for double-sided proxies, that rules can be good actually, and much more.
Daisy on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/user/view/7360e0e5-2e48-4f7d-a247-dea7eb539717
Early 2010s Nostalgia Cube on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/cube/about/2010s-nostalgia-cube?view=primer
Daisy on bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/dazeydukes.bsky.social

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In this conversation, the incomparable aqua gives us a tour of aquaone powered, a heavily-customized powered cube that travels to cube events all over the country. There's a wealth of ideas to unpack as aqua gives us a peek into curating a not-quite-power-maxed environment that cultivates novel experiences. We discuss supporting artists and agents through alters, signatures, and proofs, the value of thinking like a "Johnny," not getting in your own way, and much more.
aquaone powered on CubeCobra (check out the alters and signatures!): https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/aquaone?board=mainboard&view=spoiler
aqua on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/user/view/5d705aaf3a7f9b57c628da25
aqua on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/aquaone.bsky.social
aqua is @ambroseseattle on Discord

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In this conversation, Nate (who likes frogs) guides us through Glory Tag Tournament XIV, a Nostalgia project that aims to bring a bygone era to new groups of players. This project helped reinvigorate Nate's enjoyment of MtG and there's a wealth of inspiration for other designers draw from it. We discuss the value of storytelling, encouraging table talk, not letting the past design your cube for you, and much more.
Glory Tag Tournament XIV on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/cube/about/GTTXIV?view=primer
Glory Days on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/cube/about/2n2tj?view=primer
Nate (natelikesfrogs) on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/user/view/60afe65f0d3264034277097f
Nate on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/natelikesfrogs.bsky.social
Nate is @natelikesfrogs on Discord

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This week, Ben Weitz, Senior Game Designer at Wizards of the Coast, offers a masterful overview of his Monored Cube. Ben shares insight from his wealth of experience as a professional player and as a part of Magic's Play Design team and the Council of Colors. We discuss targeting your ideal play experience in design, making the fun thing the good thing, why Red just might be the best color for a mono-colored cube, and much more.

Monored Cube on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/cube/about/95e54429-d20a-43e8-accc-806f20890123?view=primer
Ben on CubeCobra (check out the Combo Cube too!): https://cubecobra.com/user/view/1d98d114-9f87-4158-a304-9f4ade8b1a7b
Ben is on X: https://x.com/bsweitz123
Ben is on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/bsweitz123.bsky.social

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"I rather think that archives exist to keep things safe - but not secret." - Kevin Young
This week, Andrew takes us deep into The Archive, a charming showcase cube that includes at least three cards from (almost) every standard-release set since Magic's release. We discuss finding joy in the process of creating, using design packages to create cohesion, balancing the breadth of Magic's history, and much more.

The Archive on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/cube/about/thearchive?view=primer
Andrew is mapodofu on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/user/view/61daeed3b5cfd810331ba930
Andrew on bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/manaflare-mtg.bsky.social
Andrew is @aa099931 (MFlare) on Discord
Arena Gauntlet League: https://f2fleague.wordpress.com/
Explore Cogwork Librarian for your in-depth cube needs: https://coglib.sosk.watch/Email the show at [email protected]