Recross the Paths

This week, the legendary Nick Floyd teaches us how to Fish! Nick is the designer of Forgetful Fish (Dandân), Rock Paper Scissors, and a wealth of other rule-bending Magic variants. There's a lot to explore, so make sure to check out the design doc (linked below) for more ways to play. We discuss building toward what's interesting, balancing discovery and refinement, how Nick has made his mark on Magic: the Gathering, and much more.

Nick's complete list of Variants and rules: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mazINq5xarND70aq3nB3CabDcHr_pM_KjokM6CaF5WY/edit?tab=t.0
Check out Nick's Magic and Dandân-related stories (Danecdotes) on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkJaAxbrIqymnT7sSEqHRsw
Nick's Variant-focused Discord channel: https://discord.gg/UmZEHDvGEmail the show at recrossthepaths@gmail.com

This week, Brandon graciously connects with me all the way from Scotland. Brandon is a writer, cube designer, event organizer, Old School and Premodern aficionado, and an avid enjoyer of old-bordered cube across the globe. We discuss cube being a "net-zero" environment, the value of loving insistence when building community, why you should take your cube on vacation, and much more.
Brandon is u/HD114 on Reddit
Check out more old-bordered cube on Reddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/Oldbordercube/
Rocky Mountain Yeti Dominaria Cantos Cube on CubeCobra: https://www.cubecobra.com/cube/about/36gu8?view=primer
Faith Before Evidence: Navigating The Layers of Fun in Cube - https://rockymountainyeti.online/2026/05/09/faith-before-evidence-navigating-the-layers-of-fun-in-cube/
Read more of Brandon's articles at the Rocky Mountain Yetis page: https://rockymountainyeti.online/

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YOU FIGHT FOR HONOR, SOLDIER; FOR THE EMPIRE'S AND YOUR OWN! This week, Gabe guides us through Trenchfight, a white-leaning, de-desert-ed version of Weenies in the Desert where every card is 2 mana value or less. We discuss lessons learned from a cube that was doing a lot, the journey of totally transforming a cube, leaning into the community around you, and much more.
Trenchfight on CubeCobra: https://www.cubecobra.com/cube/about/Trenchfight
Gabe on CubeCobra: https://www.cubecobra.com/user/view/e7f2b867-924a-4fe9-9837-829156d4e71a
Gabe is @softmaurice on Discord
Check out Gabe's band, Darling on Spotify - their new album Return on Investment is out now!: https://open.spotify.com/album/3ard6pWMOVsXr0R7MSWeOg?si=7WCtcyp9SEKjXhg54woxWw

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This week Ryan Overturf and I wax poetic about all facets of cube design and enjoyment, ranging from Twoberts to Mundanity (a new project about everything not exciting in fantasy) to art philosophy. We discuss the joys and challenges of sharing your work, cube as a form of expression, how rest is part of the creative process, and much more.
Listen to more of Ryan on 180 MtG: https://open.spotify.com/show/0E9q00OVjvnOo4V26bOwom?si=270abd0592c4437b
Ryan on CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/user/view/5e88d0f7df3ffb7493f5655c
Ryan on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/ryanoverdrive.bsky.social

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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
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