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Andy and Anthony talk about Andy’s latest Cube design concept. Inspired by The Ball Pit among other projects, Andy’s goal is to design a desert cube where players play all but 5 cards from their pool. In other words, after the draft, player simply “Take Five” cards out of their pool and get shuffling. Andy’s goal is to push players even harder to make something out of the cards they draft even if they don’t obviously stand well on their own. Our hosts talk about the design process, challenges they anticipate, and potential solutions to this draft structure.

Discussed in this episode:

• Take Five Song Recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet
• Take Five Andy’s Emerging Cube Idea
• The Ball Pit
• 100 Ornithopters
• Andy’s Take Five Brainstorming Videos on YouTube
• Goblin Game, mono-Red No-Deckbuilding Cube by Arlo
• Pack One Slick Ones - Episode #20 including Arlo’s Explanation of Goblin Game
• Degenerate Micro Cube
• Sacred Geometry
• Bun Magic Cube

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You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:

• Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube
• Anthony’s “Regular” Cube

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Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Intro
• 7:23 - Andy's New Cube Concept: "Take Five"
• 26:33 - Complexity Level
• 30:02 - Mana Fixing with Minimal Deckbuilding
• 35:25 - Cube Design Timeline
• 39:59 - Categories of Cards in the Cube
• 47:04 - Future Abandoned Ideas
• 58:26 - Wrap Up