Recross the Paths

This week, Trae is our spirit guide through Spirit Guide! In this fascinating landless cube, every card can be exiled for one mana of its color. Welcome to the home of wild card draw, wilder plays, and enough probability to satisfy any statistician. We discuss the journey from a constructed format to a limited format, radical context shifts, how Ancestral Recall may not be good, and much more.
Spirit Guide on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/cube/about/SpiritGuide?view=primer
Trae on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/user/view/6071aa5b00e3ff1066c31ca3
Trae is @trae__ on Discord
Trae's Discord server for funky formats (including Spirit Guide constructed):https://discord.gg/MnU5ypFQ5p
Email the show at recrossthepaths@gmail.com

This week Max and Sakari share about their experiences in cube together. From designing a masters set, to curating surprise drafts, to hosting Motticon - a growing cube tournament in their home country of Finland - there's a lot to be encouraged by. We discuss pursuing a re-draftable environment, the value of working together, why you should include Park Map in your next cube project, and much more.
Learn more about Motticon: https://motticon.com/
The Motticon website also has links to the Discord where you can connect with Max about their tournament app!
Sakari's Mono Blue Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/about/MonoUcube?view=primer
Max's Downward Spiral: https://cubecobra.com/cube/about/downward-spiral?view=primer
Three delightful blog posts about designing Premodern Masters:
https://premodernmagic.com/blog/introducing-premodern-masters/
https://premodernmagic.com/blog/designing-premodern-masters/
https://premodernmagic.com/blog/premodern-masters-the-digital-and-physical-experience/
Premodern Masters: https://premodernmasters.com/

Email the show at recrossthepaths@gmail.com

This week, Jay Dragon joins me to talk about game design through the lens of The Magpie's Cube, a whimsical sticker cube that gives players license to create. Jay is the Lead Game Designer at Steve Jackson Games and the Editorial Director at Possum Creek Games. We discuss the power and potential of stickers, the joy of unraveling Magic's grammar, outsmarting games (and being okay with being outsmarted), and much more.
Support Jay on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/possumcreek
Possum Creek Games: https://possumcreekgames.com/
Jay's delightful article on The Magpie's Cube: https://possumcreek.medium.com/the-magpies-cube-54eac20f36fd
Jay on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/user/view/5ee002664724960f538f6a5f
Jay on bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/jdragsky.bsky.social

Email the show at recrossthepaths@gmail.com

This week, Dan guides us through the wasteland of Mad Max Cube, a crushing desert environment that showcases the brutality of the Mad Max universe. There's precious little Blue, even less Green, and there's no deckbuilding! We discuss embracing your restrictions, drawing inspiration from possibly the worst format ever, how aesthetics shape design, and much more.
Mad Max Cube on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/cube/about/1t3q2?view=primer
Dan on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/user/view/5ddebd342e9e9a18f63ae37e
Dan is @danconsiglio on Discord

Email the show at recrossthepaths@gmail.com

This week, Ana welcomes us to The Vintage Cube Retirement Home (aka the Boomer Cube), a resting place for those cards that just can't cut it in the most contemporary Vintage environments. We explore the value of having a thesis, balancing powerful cards in a powerless environment, the joy of every draft being different, and much more.
The Vintage Cube Retirement Home on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/cube/about/077a945b-f5b0-403c-8900-27bfda429257?view=primer
Ana on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/user/view/603c2eb15a1ef3103ba4feb7
Ana is @squiddlyinks on Discord
Email the show at recrossthepaths@gmail.com