Chateau Cube

Wizards' Dungeons & Dragons Magic set is entirely spoiled, and it’s time to update the cubes! This episode combines both sections of my video review on Cultic Cube, where I run through the AFR cards that I am adding to my vintage unpowered and to my masters-level unpowered cubes.

Video Reviews:

Part 1: https://youtu.be/-Ke1BOWvXz4

Part 2: https://youtu.be/_2yX-nor7vg

Cubes Referenced:

Eleusis: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/culticcube 

Petty Nobility: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/pettynobility

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Modern Horizons 2 is more or less out now, and it’s time to update the cubes! In the second of a two part series, I run through the MH2 cards that I am adding to my lower power, synergy-driven cube.

Cubes Referenced:

Video version: https://youtu.be/sNfCnM-QTN8

Eleusis Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/culticcube 

Petty Nobility Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/pettynobility

Sources Cited:

Derek Gallen: https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/author/derekgallen/

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With Modern Horizons 2 entirely spoiled, it’s time to update the cubes! In the first of a two part series, I run through the MH2 cards that I am adding to my unpowered vintage cube.

Cubes Referenced:

Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI1-QN2jI6I

Eleusis Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/culticcube 

Petty Nobility Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/pettynobility

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Show Contact:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/culticcube 

Twitter: @CulticCube

Email: [email protected] 

Eleusis Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/culticcube 

The Cultic Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/cultic 

Petty Nobility Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/pettynobility

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I participated in WOTC’s Strixhaven Symposium live on Twitch, where I represented Quandrix College! My talk: “Manamancy: The origin, application, and exploitation of Magic's fundamental resource.” For those who didn’t catch the live lecture, I reprise it now on the Cultic Cube YouTube channel and on the Chateau Cube podcast!

The YT video version of this episode is fully transcribed (turn on closed captions): https://youtu.be/74ndpWv7dkE

Quandrix Lectures VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1005041444

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Works Cited:

Howells, William. The Heathens: Primitive Man and His Religions. 1949.

Niven, Larry. The Magic Goes Away. 1976.

http://www.allenvarney.com/av_mgcwords.html

https://twitter.com/Sierkovitz/status/1363915075430592516?s=19

https://twitter.com/Sierkovitz/status/1364001878170873856

https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/160910802053/mark-it-was-my-birthday-and-i-wanted-to-ask

https://infinite.tcgplayer.com/article/The-Trouble-with-Toss-Ups-Going-First-in-Standard/3aa0cda9-4162-4352-b073-3b945804a31c

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/level-one/play-or-draw-2015-03-16

https://articles.starcitygames.com/premium/taking-the-cultic-cube-on-magic-online-for-a-spin/

Show Contact:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/culticcube 

Twitter: @CulticCube

Email: [email protected] 

Eleusis Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/culticcube 

The Cultic Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/cultic 

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Magic streamer Floopy Minx joins us today! Floopy got her start in our beloved game by playing paper Vintage Cube. When she began her successful professional streaming career, she naturally gravitated toward Cube even as she embraced other formats. She explains today how building a community around her stream fosters goodwill and supports the visibility of non-cisgendered men in Magic.

Special thanks to Patreon members and to super patrons Djake Noose and Dylan Quern for their support!

Guest Resources:

https://www.twitch.tv/floopyminx

https://floopyminxtcg.com/

Resources Cited:

http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/6-things-you-can-do-to-get-more-women-into-magic/ 

http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/7-counterpoints-to-my-women-in-magic-article/

Charitable Organization Featured:

Black Girls Code: https://www.blackgirlscode.com/

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Show Contact:

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Linktree: https://linktr.ee/CulticCube

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Eleusis Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/culticcube 

The Cultic Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/cultic 

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Andrew Magrini, jankmaster extraordinaire and stalwart of the New York City cube scene, joins us to talk about how he conjoins the high-powered and the broken with the intricate and the idiosyncratic. We discuss Andrew’s vintage cube in the first part of the conversation, then move on to his new passion project, which brings 3 vs. 1 Archenemy game play to cube draft.

Special thanks to Patreon members and to super patrons Djake Noose and Dylan Quern for their support!

Guest Resources:

https://twitter.com/AndrewMagrini

https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/jank

https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/archenemycube

Charitable Organization Featured:

Next for Autism: https://www.nextforautism.org/

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Show Contact:

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Eleusis Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/culticcube 

The Cultic Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/cultic 

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J.J. the ManCub, cube design streamer and lover of cube curiosities, joins us to chat about his approach to creating cubes that express one’s own personality, interests, and principles. He shares joy he has found in bringing the community into his design process as he develops cubes live on stream. Then we chat about the advantages and disadvantages of many different approaches to cubing for two players. We share the methods with which we have had the most fun and success. Special thanks to Patreon members and to super patron Djake Noose for their support!

Resources Cited:

JJ’s cube resources: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GhEFRrivKcyL_owO6u-JZ6KWPDm-vUZ5?usp=sharing

Two player draft variants: mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/the-cube-forum/articles-podcasts-and-guides/576611-cubing-with-two-a-guide-to-two-player-draft

Guest Resources:

linktr.ee/CubeOddity

twitch.tv/jjthemancub

twitter.com/cubeoddity

youtube.com/channel/UCbuzfB4IBeLLWU0wOoLA81Q

cubecobra.com/user/view/sirmancub

Charitable Organization Featured:

Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/

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Show Contact:

YouTube: youtube.com/culticcube 

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Twitter: twitter.com/CulticCube

Email: [email protected] 

Eleusis Cube: cubecobra.com/cube/list/culticcube 

The Cultic Cube: cubecobra.com/cube/list/cultic 

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Andy Mangold of Lucky Paper joins us for the conclusion of the conversation that we began last week. Today we focus on the Degenerate Micro Cube, a powerful cube environment that Andy pioneered and that has been his quarantine passion project. It has a novel mechanism for bringing Vintage constructed-level consistency to a limited environment. Special thanks to Patreon members and to super patron Djake Noose for their support!

Resources Cited:

Andy’s article introducing his new cube format: https://luckypaper.co/articles/an-introduction-to-the-degenerate-micro-cube/

Guest Resources:

Lucky Paper Podcast: https://luckypaper.co/podcast/ 

Lucky Paper Blog: https://luckypaper.co/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/luckypaperMtG

Charitable Organization Featured:

Sunrise Movement: https://www.sunrisemovement.org/

Support the Show:

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Show Contact:

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Eleusis Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/culticcube 

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Andy Mangold is the founder of Lucky Paper, a blog devoted to cube, battlebox, and other such sandbox environments. He co-hosts the Lucky Paper podcast, which has quickly proved itself a must-listen resource for cube enthusiasts. In this first segment of a two-part conversation, Andy and I set out to talk about cube in schematic terms, discussing how we approach cube curation largely without focusing on individual cards or strategies. Tune in next week for part two, when Andy will introduce us to a new cube format that he pioneered. Special thanks to Patreon members and to super patron Djake Noose for their support!

Resources Cited:

“Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio”: http://citizenarchitectfilm.com/

“Patchwork Girl,” Shelley Jackson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patchwork_Girl_(hypertext)

Guest Resources:

Lucky Paper Podcast: https://luckypaper.co/podcast/ 

Lucky Paper Blog: https://luckypaper.co/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/luckypaperMtG

Charitable Organization Featured:

Sunrise Movement: https://www.sunrisemovement.org/

Support the Show:

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Show Contact:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/culticcube 

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/CulticCube

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CulticCube

Email: [email protected] 

Eleusis Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/culticcube 

The Cultic Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/cultic 

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Jonathan Brostoff, a.k.a. TeamJBro, is a popular streamer and peerless master of cube play. He won the SCGCon Winter 2019 cube championship, and he is by far and away the most consistent trophy leader in MTGO cubes. CUBECON is very much Jonathan’s initiative as well, and I’m excited to be part of the team that is putting together a big, real-life competitive cube event. Jonathan sits down with me to chat about features of his favorite environments, how he analyzes cube lists when preparing to tackle new environments, and what he looks for in packs as he builds decks. Special thanks to Patreon members and to super patron Dylan Quern for their support!

Resources Cited:

Live the Dream Cube: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/cube-spotlight-series-live-dream-2020-09-07

Core Set Cube: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/cube-spotlight-series-core-set-cube-2018-10-30

Cultic Cube: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/cube-spotlight-series-john-terrills-cultic-cube-2020-05-18

Dekkaru Cube: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/cube-spotlight-series-gwen-dekkers-dekkaru-cube-2020-05-08

Cultic p1p1: https://cubecobra.com/cube/draft/5f737735190df80fd8208f33

Dekkaru p1p1: https://cubecobra.com/cube/draft/5f737947190df80fd820f67d

MTGO Data Analysis Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkm_AnhySN0

Guest Resources:

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/teamjbro 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jbrostoff 

Charitable Organization Featured:

Urban Underground: https://www.urbanunderground.org/ 

Support the Show:

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Show Contact:

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Twitter: @CulticCube

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Eleusis Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/culticcube 

The Cultic Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/cultic 

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