Lucky Paper Radio

• Cubing in Unsanctioned Spaces and The Ten-Year-Old Child Test

  View all cards mentioned in this episodeAfter five full years of Lucky Paper Radio, Andy and Anthony reflect on how their local playgroup, the podcast, and the broader cube community have evolved. They talk about their recent experience of keeping a weekly Cube night going without a local game store and how you can make it work. They also talk about the supportive, casual vibe of their local community and how a young player having a great time cubing is something of a litmus test for a strong community.Our hosts also introduce a new Patreon to support the show, the goal of which is to keep the show sustainable, covering the cost of an editor and other expenses. After years of hard work on Andy’s part, the show’s production needs to evolve to stay tenable. If they exceed that goal they have bigger ambitions of ways to support the Cube community.Andy and Anthony are excited to use this as an opportunity to record a bonus podcast for supporters: Magic Doesn’t Exist. All the Cube discussion will stay in the main feed available to everyone. The bonus feed will be an opportunity for our two hosts to talk about whatever else catches their interest. Anything at all, except Magic: hobbies, interests, books their reading, koji, mechanical watches, more koji probably until Anthony falls into a different rabbit hole, how they feel about Pokemon…If you want to support the show and hear more from our hosts, consider joining!Discussed in this episode:Our Patreon PageLucky Paper Expenses PageFadensonnenPeabody Heights BreweryCheck us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay.You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box:Lucky PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:31 - Our Fifth Anniversary and Starting Our Patreon8:26 - Our Reservations on Monetizing Our Labor of Love15:37 - Patreon Stretch Goals22:34 - Our Bonus Podcast: Magic Doesn’t Exist25:32 - Our Commitment to Transparency30:17 - The Lucky Paper Discord32:16 - Building a Cube Playgroup without a Local Game Store40:13 - The Logistics of Playing in Non-Magic Sanctioned Spaces48:51 - The Ten-Year-Old Child Test for Your Playgroup

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• Open Drafting the Neoclassical Cube

  View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony each draft the same seat of Andy’s Neoclassical Cube and then talk about it. They discuss strategy, what they were thinking as they went through each pick, and how they ultimately feel about the decks they drafted. Follow along with each, and see all of the cards from each pack they drafted on the cards mentioned page.If you want to draft this same seat as well, either before or after listening to the episode, follow these steps:Download the predetermined booster packsOn Draftmancer:Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay.You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box:Lucky PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro2:44 - Draft-along overview5:32 - An Overview of the Neoclassical Cube14:05 - Draft Breakdown — Pack 144:20 - Draft Breakdown — Pack 258:12 - Draft Breakdown — Pack 31:09:35 - Final Deck Thoughts and Lessons Learned

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• The Big, Beautiful World of Set Cubes with Jenn the Judge

  View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony are once again joined by Jenn who shares her expertise in designing set cubes. They talk about Jenn’s experience designing many many set and plane themed cubes and more broadly about the different ways to approach designing them.Discussed in this episode:Cube Con 2025 TicketsRavnica IdealizedBloodburrowKhans Expanded CubeEpisode 229: Fixing is Cringe with Jenn the JudgeSacred GeometryCheck us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay.You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box:Lucky PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro4:49 - Cube Con 2025 Overview12:31 - On Pack Collation in Set Cubes13:15 - What is a set Cube?23:56 - Multi-Set/Planar Theme Cubes25:34 - On Breaking Singleton in Theme Cubes29:55 - A Complete Introduction to Ravnica Idealized32:20 - Balancing Mechanical Gameplay and Vibes in Ravnica Idealized38:00 - Dealing With Power Creep in Multi-Set Cubes42:30 - Set Cubes as a Means of Exploring Flawed Limited Sets50:21 - Five Color Soup in Ravnica Idealized54:39 - Andy’s Sacred Geometry Artifact Deck Fail57:53 - Advice for First Time Set Cube Designers

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• A Eulogy for the Degenerate Micro Cube

  View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony send off Andy’s Degenerate Micro Cube. After many years, Andy has decided to take apart the Cube, reclaiming its cards, sleeves, and mental space. The Cube attempted to capture something about the most high powered vintage games with a twist on the typical draft format and a tiny deck size. They talk about why Andy’s decided to take it apart, it’s highs, and lows, and lessons learned from playing with it over the years.Discussed in this episode:Final Fantasy and Commander Set SurveysThe Degenerate Micro CubeAn Introduction to the Degenerate Micro CubeNeoclassical Cube100 OrnithoptersLPR covering Andy’s experience with Ensnaring Bridge in the Degenerate Micro CubeEggs for FourCheck us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay.You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box:Lucky PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro0:00 - An Announcement Regarding Future Set Reviews7:00 - A Eulogy for the Degenerate Micro Cube10:50 - What was the Degenerate Micro Cube17:29 - How Combo Is or Is Not in Dialogue with Fair Archetypes20:30 - The History of The Degenerate Micro Cube24:22 - On the Deck Size Requirement in the Degenerate Micro Cube28:39 - What Andy Still Likes about the Degenerate Micro Cube38:11 - The Cost of Rules Modifications42:18 - The cards Andy is going to miss playing with most from the Degenerate Micro Cube

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• A Tale of Two Cubes with Parker LaMascus

  View all cards mentioned in this episodeThis episode was recorded a few weeks ago, so forgive the untimely references to the Rhystic Studies video on 100 Ornithopters. At our weekly cube night, Andy and Parker swapped drafts of eachother’s simple cubes: Andy playing Parker’s cube Atavus and Parker playing Andy’s cube Sacred Geometry. On this episode we dive into the goals for each of these cubes, both of which focus on simple cards and strive to be an approachable cube to new drafters, and hear a draft report from both Andy and Parker. Finally, Anthony, as the elder statesman of ‘clean’ cubes, weighs in on who has better realized their goals.Discussed in this episode:TCG Player BoycottAtavusSacred GeometryRegular CubeEldrazi Domain CubeRyan Saxe’s Buildaround CubeEvery Cube Night has 12 Losers by Parker LaMascusCheck us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay.You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box:Lucky PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro5:25 - Introduction to ‘simple’ cubes and an overview of The Regular Cube10:20 - An overview of Atavus, Parker’s simple cube18:40 - An overview of Sacred Geometry, Andy’s simple cube27:55 - Parker’s draft report of Sacred Geometry42:30 - Andy’s draft report of Atavus1:07:32 - On color hate in Atavus

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