What do you want out of a cube draft? In this episode, Sam talks through his experience as an avid retail limited player and how it relates to cube play and design. We discuss building toward open-endedness, power-forward design, the Twobert module, and much more. To hear more of Sam, check out his podcast, Rough Drafts!

Rough Drafts (Sam's limited podcast): https://open.spotify.com/show/4OnYIYmoCdnnlC7pUVyM0A

Sam on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/user/view/610c165b750a931047aa23b6

Samp's Arena Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/samp

Sam on bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/sampratt.bsky.social

Sam on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/samp_mtg

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This week, Parker of Lucky Paper walks us through Atavus, an accessibility-focused environment that asks (and answers) foundational questions. In this conversation we discuss curatorial triangulation, helping players navigate a cloud of probability, Braum's ice cream, not listening to feedback, and much more.

Parker on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/user/view/5d35b48796dd684d71e9fc2d

Atavus on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/atavus

Parker on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/parker.luckypaper.co

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We're having a ball! In this conversation, Jane unpacks her inaugural experiences with The Ball Pit, a desert cube where every card can be played face-down as Chromatic Sphere. Join us on this wild ride as we explore cultivating community, competitive improvisation, gravedigging for artists, and much more.

The Ball Pit on CubeCobra

A Firsthand Account of "The Ballpit Incident"

Inland Northwest Cube Fest - https://www.tixtree.com/e/inw-cubefest-2025-17d12a2cb4ed

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This week, Illuminous gives us an overview of the Chromatic Cube project, a mono-colored (and colorless) exploration of color-focused cubes. We discuss singleton breaks, striving for an ideal goal, building on cube clones, and more.

Illuminous is @tobyknight2013 on Discord

Illuminous on CubeCobra - https://cubecobra.com/user/view/62bd188b9ed2640f77bbdf3c

The Red Cube on CubeCobra - https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/The%20Red%20Cube

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A G.O.A.T. by any other name would still be a sweet draft! This week, Dave guides us through his synergy-driven peasant environment. We discuss designing for synergy in an increasingly powerful game, "the Box," inspiration for your own cube invitational, and more.

Dave is dnolan08 on Discord

Dave on CubeCobra https://www.cubecobra.com/user/view/5d8e33c43b499239566b7c91

The G.O.A.T. Peasant Cube on CubeCobra https://www.cubecobra.com/cube/overview/GOAT_peasant

Dave on Bsky https://bsky.app/profile/dnolan08.bsky.social

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In this conversation, Alex and I talk about cube and not about cube. We explore Upkeep, Alex's zine about cube as an outlet for other creativity, community, and chaos. Buckle up and enjoy the ride through unintentional therapy, a probably-stolen binder, heartache about foil stamps, and much more.

Alex on CubeCobra - https://cubecobra.com/user/view/5f1f15788b0b670fce74a752

Alatta - https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/alatta

Alex is Alveric on Discord

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Enjoy a brief archival recording this week! Jake, Joe, Bones, and I talk about feedback on a quick car ride.

Midwinter: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/midwinter

World War of the Spark: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/wwrav

"Garden as though you will live forever" - William Kent

In this episode, Scott (the mind behind Upkeep New York and Cube for a Cause) shares his insight on The Garden, a context-shifting cube where players start with a Lotus Field in play. We discuss stretch goals, Type 1 cubes, the value of aesthetics in cube design, and much more.

The Garden on CubeCobra

Scott on CubeCobra

C4AC - Cube for a Cause

Scott on BlueSky

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May (also known as Myagic) unpacks finding the fun through May's Fae Cube! In this conversation we discuss aesthetics vs. gameplay, objective subjectivity, cube being like an ant farm, and much more.

May on CubeCobra

May's Fae Cube on CubeCobra

May on BlueSky

May is on the Uber Cube podcast!

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On this episode, Danny guides us through the graveyard-focused Soskube: the Second Hand. We also explore Cogwork Librarian, a tool he developed for advanced cube-building queries and creation. We discuss building toward target gameplay goals, reinventing projects that have lost their spark, using resources to go from idea to table more quickly, and more.

Dive into Cogwork Librarian at: https://coglib.sosk.watch/

Find Danny's personal projects at: https://danielsoskey.com/

Danny (soskube) on CubeCobra

Soskube: the Second Hand on CubeCobra

Danny is .jawnsnow on Discord

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